(vi) the Committee on Education and 
Workforce of the House of Representa-
tives; and 
(B) make the report under subparagraph 
(A) available to the public. 
(g) GRANT REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARD.—As a condi-
tion of receiving a grant under the program, any 
building or structure that is part of an eligible 
project, including existing buildings, shall comply 
with, or, in the case of an existing building, be ren-
ovated to comply with, environmental standards de-
termined by the Secretary, that are at least as strin-
gent as the Leadership in Energy and Environ-
mental Design (LEED) standards of the United 
States Green Building Council. 
(2) WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), an eligible entity that re-
ceives a grant under the program shall use not 
less than 5 percent of the funds from the grant 
to fund workforce development training, includ-
ing registered apprenticeships and other labor 
management training programs, as part of the 
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zero-emission transition plan of the eligible enti-
ty described in subsection (e)(1). 
(B) EXCEPTION.—The Secretary may re-
duce the amount set aside under subparagraph 
(A) for workforce development training with re-
spect to an eligible entity if the eligible entity 
certifies that a smaller percentage of grant 
funds is sufficient to fund the workforce devel-
opment training described in that subpara-
graph. 
(3) RAILWAY LABOR.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a rail 
project that receives a grant under the pro-
gram, the eligible entity shall— 
(i) comply with subsections (b), (c), 
and (d) of section 22905 of title 49, 
United States Code; and 
(ii) ensure that work on the project is 
carried out by workers who are part of the 
existing workforce of the eligible entity, to 
the maximum extent possible. 
(B) EMPLOYEE
PROTECTIONS.—In the 
case of a rail project that receives a grant 
under the program, the eligible entity shall 
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comply with section 22404 of title 49, United 
States Code. 
(4) USE OF RENEWABLE ENERGY.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—As a condition of re-
ceiving a grant under the program, any eligible 
project that, after completion of the project, 
uses electrical energy shall use electrical energy 
in a manner that does not increase usage of 
nonrenewable energy sources, in accordance 
with subparagraph (B). 
(B) METHODS.—An eligible entity may 
comply with subparagraph (A) by— 
(i) purchasing new renewable energy 
or renewable energy credits for the eligible 
project; 
(ii) generating new renewable energy 
for the eligible project; 
(iii) converting to use of renewable en-
ergy for another project of the eligible enti-
ty in an equivalent quantity of nonrenew-
able energy used for the eligible project; or 
(iv) any combination of the methods 
described in clauses (i) through (iii). 
(C) REPORT.—An eligible entity that re-
ceives a grant under the program shall report 
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to the Secretary annually on the percentage of 
renewable energy used and steps taken for en-
ergy conservation in the eligible project. 
(5) LABOR REQUIREMENTS.—As a condition of 
receiving a grant under the program, the eligible en-
tity shall submit to the Secretary a certification that 
the eligible entity is in compliance with subsection 
(m). 
(6) COMPLIANCE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary deter-
mines that an eligible project is not in compli-
ance with any provision of this subsection, the 
Secretary shall promptly notify the eligible enti-
ty of the noncompliance. 
(B) WITHHOLDING OF FUNDS FOR NON-
COMPLIANCE.—If an eligible entity that receives 
a notification of noncompliance under subpara-
graph (A) is not in compliance with this sub-
section beginning on the date that is 180 days 
after the date of the notification under subpara-
graph (A), the Secretary shall withhold from 
the State in which the eligible project is located 
10 percent of the amount required to be appor-
tioned to the State under section 104(b) of title 
23, United States Code, from that State until 
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the eligible project is in compliance with this 
subsection. 
(h) DISTRIBUTION OF GRANTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—For each fiscal year, in car-
rying out the program, the Secretary shall ensure 
that grants are provided— 
(A) on an equitable geographical basis, in-
cluding with respect to Tribal communities; 
(B) in a manner that achieves an appro-
priate balance in addressing the needs of urban-
ized areas and rural areas; and 
(C) in a manner that prioritizes eligible 
projects in areas described in section 301(a) of 
the Public Works and Economic Development 
Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3161(a)). 
(2) STATE AMOUNTS.— 
(A) MINIMUM AMOUNT.—For each fiscal 
year, the total amount awarded to eligible 
projects in each State shall be not less than the 
lesser of— 
(i) 0.8 percent of the amounts made 
available to carry out the program for that 
fiscal year; and 
(ii) the total amount requested for eli-
gible projects in that State for that fiscal 
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year for which the Secretary has deter-
mined meet the selection criteria under the 
program. 
(B) MAXIMUM AMOUNT.—For each fiscal 
year, the total amount provided under the pro-
gram for eligible projects in a single State shall 
not exceed an amount equal to 8 percent of the 
amounts made available to carry out the pro-
gram for that fiscal year. 
(3) RURAL
AREAS, URBANIZED
AREAS, AND 
FRONTLINE, 
VULNERABLE, 
OR
DISADVANTAGED 
COMMUNITIES.— 
(A) RURAL AREAS.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—Of the amounts 
made available to carry out the program 
for each fiscal year, not less than 30 per-
cent and not more than 40 percent shall be 
used for eligible projects located in rural 
areas. 
(ii) GRANT AMOUNT.—The amount of 
a grant provided under the program for a 
project in a rural area shall be not less 
than $1,000,000. 
(iii) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal 
share of the cost of an eligible project in 
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a rural area carried out with a grant under 
the program may exceed 90 percent, at the 
discretion of the Secretary. 
(B) URBANIZED AREAS.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—Of the amounts 
made available to carry out the program 
for each fiscal year, not less than 60 per-
cent and not more than 70 percent shall be 
used for eligible projects located in urban-
ized areas. 
(ii) 
METROPOLITAN
PLANNING 
AREA.—Amounts made available under 
clause (i) may be used for eligible projects 
in the metropolitan planning area estab-
lished under section 134 of title 23, United 
States Code, that encompasses the urban-
ized area. 
(C) FRONTLINE, VULNERABLE, OR
DIS-
ADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES.— 
(i) 
IN
GENERAL.—Of 
the 
total 
amounts made available to carry out the 
program for each fiscal year under sub-
paragraphs (A) and (B), not less than 40 
percent shall be used for eligible projects 
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located in frontline, vulnerable, or dis-
advantaged communities. 
(ii) GRANT AMOUNT.—The amount of 
a grant provided under the program for a 
project in a frontline, vulnerable, or dis-
advantaged community shall be not less 
than $1,000,000. 
(iii) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal 
share of the cost of an eligible project in 
a frontline, vulnerable, or disadvantaged 
community carried out with a grant under 
the program may exceed 90 percent, at the 
discretion of the Secretary. 
(i) GRANT AMOUNT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), a grant under the program shall be in an 
amount that is not less than $2,000,000. 
(2) PLANNING
GRANTS.—A grant under the 
program for the planning, preparation, or design of 
an eligible project shall not be subject to a minimum 
grant amount. 
(j) FEDERAL SHARE.—Except as otherwise provided 
in this section, the Federal share of the cost of a project 
carried out with a grant under the program shall be, at 
the discretion of the eligible entity— 
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(1) not more than 90 percent, for the purpose 
of planning, design, and construction of the project; 
and 
(2) up to 100 percent of the operation and 
maintenance costs of the project for the first 10 
years of the project. 
(k) TIFIA; RRIF.—For each fiscal year, the Sec-
retary may use an amount equal to not more than 20 per-
cent of the amounts made available to carry out the pro-
gram for that fiscal year to pay the subsidy and adminis-
trative costs of projects eligible for Federal credit assist-
ance under chapter 6 of title 23, United States Code, or 
chapter 224 of title 49, United States Code, if the Sec-
retary finds that such use of those amounts would advance 
the purposes of the program. 
(l) BUY AMERICA.—Section 70914 of the Infrastruc-
ture Investment and Jobs Act (41 U.S.C. 8301 note; Pub-
lic Law 117–58) shall apply to an eligible project that re-
ceives a grant under the program. 
(m) LABOR PROVISIONS.— 
(1) EMPLOYEE
WAGES
AND
PROTECTIONS.— 
Each contractor and subcontractor for an eligible 
project carried out under the program shall comply 
with the following: 
(A) MINIMUM WAGE.— 
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(i) IN GENERAL.—All employees em-
ployed in the performance of the eligible 
project shall be paid at a rate of not less 
than— 
(I) $17.00 an hour, beginning on 
the date of enactment of this Act; and 
(II) beginning on the date that is 
1 year after such date of enactment, 
and annually thereafter, the amount 
in effect under this clause for the pre-
ceding year, increased by the annual 
percentage increase, if any, in the me-
dian hourly wage of all employees as 
determined by the Bureau of Labor 
Statistics and rounded up to the near-
est multiple of $0.05 (if not otherwise 
a multiple of $0.05). 
(ii) CALCULATION.—In calculating the 
annual percentage increase in the median 
hourly wage of all employees for purposes 
of clause (i)(II), the Secretary of Labor, 
through the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 
shall— 
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(I) compile data on the hourly 
wages of all employees to determine 
such a median hourly wage; and 
(II) compare such median hourly 
wage for the most recent year for 
which data are available with the me-
dian hourly wage determined for the 
preceding year. 
(iii) PREVAILING WAGES FOR LABOR-
ERS AND MECHANICS.— 
(I) IN
GENERAL.—All laborers 
and mechanics employed by contrac-
tors or subcontractors in the perform-
ance of construction, alteration, or re-
pair work carried out, in whole or in 
part, with assistance made available 
under the program shall be paid 
wages at rates not less than the great-
er of— 
(aa) the rates prevailing on 
similar construction in the local-
ity as determined by the Sec-
retary of Labor in accordance 
with subchapter IV of chapter 31 
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of title 40, United States Code; 
or 
(bb) the rate required under 
clause (i). 
(II) AUTHORITIES.—With respect 
to the labor standards specified in 
subclause (I)(aa), the Secretary of 
Labor shall have the authority and 
functions set forth in Reorganization 
Plan Numbered 14 of 1950 (64 Stat. 
1267; 5 U.S.C. App.) and section 
3145 of title 40, United States Code. 
(B) EMPLOYEE
PROTECTIVE
ARRANGE-
MENTS.—The contractor or subcontractor shall 
ensure the interests of employees employed in 
the performance of the eligible project shall be 
protected under arrangements the Secretary of 
Labor concludes are fair and equitable in ac-
cordance with section 5333(b) of title 49, 
United States Code, and meet the requirements 
of such section. The solicitation for the grant 
under this section shall specify the arrange-
ments. 
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