I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4318 
To provide economic stabilization resources to distressed rural communities 
directly impacted by the closure of an electric generating station, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 12, 2019 
Mr. O’HALLERAN (for himself, Mr. STANTON, Mrs. KIRKPATRICK, and Mr. 
GALLEGO) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Edu-
cation and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To provide economic stabilization resources to distressed 
rural communities directly impacted by the closure of 
an electric generating station, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Providing Recovery 
Opportunities & Mitigating Industry’s Shifting Economics 
(PROMISE) Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
The table of contents for this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title. 
Sec. 2. Table of contents. 
Sec. 3. Definitions. 
TITLE I—CLOSURE OF ELECTRIC GENERATING STATIONS 
Sec. 101. Closure of electric generating stations. 
TITLE II—WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT 
Sec. 201. Dislocated Worker Project. 
TITLE III—FUNDS FOR LOSS OF REVENUES 
Sec. 301. Funds for loss of revenues. 
TITLE IV—SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED FEDERAL COMMUNITY 
ECONOMIC ADJUSTMENT PROGRAM 
Sec. 401. Function of the Secretary. 
Sec. 402. Functions of program. 
Sec. 403. Economic Adjustment Committee. 
Sec. 404. Office of Economic Adjustment of the Department of the Interior. 
Sec. 405. Responsibilities of executive agencies. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act, the following apply: 
(1) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘‘Department’’ 
means the Department of the Interior. 
(2) ELECTRIC GENERATING STATION OWNED IN 
PART
BY
THE
DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘‘electric 
generating station owned in part by the Depart-
ment’’ means an electric generating station in which 
the Department or any of its subagencies owns or 
has the right to use more than 20 percent of the 
electricity generated at a facility that currently pro-
duces over 2,000 megawatts of electricity. 
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(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
TITLE I—CLOSURE OF ELECTRIC 
GENERATING STATIONS 
SEC. 101. CLOSURE OF ELECTRIC GENERATING STATIONS. 
(a) REUSE STUDIES.—Whenever the Secretary or the 
operator of an electric generating station owned in part 
by the Department announces that an electric generating 
station owned in part by the Department is a candidate 
for closure or that a final decision has been made to close 
an electric generating station owned in part by the De-
partment and the Secretary determines, because of the lo-
cation, facilities, or other particular characteristics of the 
electric generating station that it may be suitable for some 
specific Federal, State, Tribal, or local use potentially ben-
eficial to the Nation, the Secretary may conduct such 
studies, including the preparation of an environmental im-
pact statement in accordance with the National Environ-
mental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and 
consultations with Indian Tribes as required by the De-
partment, in connection with the electric generating sta-
tion and such potential use as may be necessary to provide 
information sufficient to make sound conclusions and rec-
ommendations regarding the possible use of the property. 
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