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(4) soliciting and receiving feedback from com-
munity-based transition hubs receiving grants pursu-
ant to section 1007; and 
(5) producing a report within 2 years of estab-
lishment, and every 2 years thereafter, and make 
recommendations, including actions that could be 
taken under executive authority and new legislation. 
(d) RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE STAKEHOLDER 
ADVISORY COMMITTEE.—The Director shall provide a 
written response to each recommendation submitted in a 
report under subsection (c) to the Director by the Stake-
holder Advisory Committee by not later than 180 days 
after the date of submission of such report. 
(e) COMMITTEE MEETINGS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Stakeholder Advisory 
Committee shall meet not less frequently than 3 
times each calendar year. 
(2) OPEN TO PUBLIC.—Each meeting of the 
Stakeholder Advisory Committee shall be held open 
to the public. 
(3) DUTIES OF THE DIRECTOR.—The Director 
(or a designee) shall— 
(A) be present at each meeting of the 
Stakeholder Advisory Committee; 
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(B) ensure that each meeting is conducted 
in accordance with an agenda approved in ad-
vance by the Director; 
(C) provide an opportunity for interested 
persons— 
(i) to file comments before or after 
each meeting of the Stakeholder Advisory 
Committee; or 
(ii) to make statements at such a 
meeting, to the extent that time permits; 
and 
(D) ensure that a high-level representative 
from each department and agency from the 
Interagency Energy and Economic Transition 
Task Force convened pursuant to section 1004 
are invited to, and encouraged to attend, each 
meeting of the Stakeholder Advisory Com-
mittee. 
(f) PUBLIC MEETINGS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act, and each year 
thereafter, the Director, in coordination with the 
Stakeholder Advisory Committee, shall hold public 
meetings to gather input with respect to the duties 
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of the Office of Energy and Economic Transition 
and implementation of this title. 
(2) OUTREACH TO ADVERSELY AFFECTED COM-
MUNITIES.—The Director, in advance of the meet-
ings described in subsection (a), shall hold meetings 
in multiple adversely affected communities to pro-
vide meaningful community involvement opportuni-
ties. 
(3) COORDINATION
WITH
COMMUNITY-BASED 
TRANSITION HUBS.—The Director, in advance of the 
meetings described in subsection (a), shall coordi-
nate and solicit comments from entities receiving 
grants under section 1007. 
(g) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—A member of the Stake-
holder Advisory Committee may be allowed travel ex-
penses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at such 
rate as the Director determines to be appropriate while 
away from the home or regular place of business of the 
member in the performance of the duties of the Stake-
holder Advisory Committee, including participation in a 
public meeting pursuant to subsection (f). 
(h) DURATION.—The Stakeholder Advisory Com-
mittee shall remain in existence unless otherwise provided 
by law. 
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SEC. 1006. ASSISTANCE FOR ADVERSELY AFFECTED COM-
MUNITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall establish a pro-
gram to provide assistance to eligible local government en-
tities, including making payments to temporarily replace 
eligible local revenues of such entities. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—In implementing the program 
in subsection (a), the Director shall— 
(1) identify problems of counties, regions, met-
ropolitan areas, Tribal governments, and commu-
nities that result from the cessation of operations by 
impacted employers; 
(2) use and maintain a uniform socioeconomic 
impact analysis; 
(3) apply consistent policies, practices, and pro-
cedures in the administration of Federal programs 
that are used to assist counties, Tribal governments, 
regions, metropolitan areas, communities, and busi-
nesses; 
(4) encourage effective Federal, State, Tribal, 
county, regional, metropolitan, and community co-
operation and involvement of public interest groups, 
labor organizations, and private sector organizations 
in community adjustment activities; 
(5) serve as a clearinghouse to exchange infor-
mation among Federal, State, county, Tribal, re-
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gional, metropolitan, and community officials in-
volved in community adjustment activities. Such in-
formation may include reports, studies, best prac-
tices, technical information, and sources of public 
and private financing; and 
(6) support planning activities of counties, 
Tribal governments, regions, metropolitan areas, and 
communities to promote diversification of local 
economies. 
(c) COMMUNITY ADJUSTMENTS TO ELIGIBLE LOCAL 
GOVERNMENT ENTITIES.—The Director shall make an-
nual payments under this section to eligible local govern-
ment entities to replace eligible local revenues due to the 
cessation of operations by impacted employers located 
within the jurisdiction of such local government entities. 
(d) ORDER OF PAYMENT.—The date of submission 
of an eligible local government entity’s application for as-
sistance shall establish the order in which assistance is 
paid to program applicants, except that in no event shall 
assistance be paid to a local government entity until such 
time that an impacted employer has been closed. Any local 
government entity seeking assistance under this section 
shall submit an affidavit to the Director that an impacted 
employer has ceased operating and an estimation of eligi-
ble local revenues. After receipt of such an affidavit under 
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this subsection, the Director shall confirm such informa-
tion. 
(e) CONDITIONS ON PAYMENTS AND ASSISTANCE.— 
An eligible local government entity shall— 
(1) be eligible for not more than one payment 
each fiscal year under this section; and 
(2) not receive payments under this section for 
more than 8 fiscal years. 
(f) DETERMINATION OF PAYMENT AMOUNT.—The 
amount of a payment under this section shall be deter-
mined by the Director based on the eligible local revenues 
from one or more impacted employer to an eligible local 
government entity equal to— 
(1) 90 percent of eligible local revenues in the 
first and second years; 
(2) 75 percent of eligible local revenues in the 
third and fourth years; 
(3) 50 percent of eligible local revenues in the 
fifth and sixth years; and 
(4) 25 percent of eligible local revenues in the 
seventh and eighth years. 
(g) ADJUSTMENT
OF PAYMENT AMOUNTS.—Not-
withstanding subsection (f), if the Director determines 
that the total amount of payments to eligible local govern-
ment entities in any year would exceed the amount of 
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funding made available to carry out this section for that 
year, the Director may reduce each eligible local govern-
ment entity’s payment on a pro rata basis. 
(h) REPORT TO THE DIRECTOR.—An eligible local 
government entity receiving payment under this section 
shall be required to submit an annual report to the Direc-
tor explaining the use of payments, including a description 
of funding used for— 
(1) infrastructure; 
(2) telecommunications; 
(3) education; 
(4) health care; 
(5) public safety, including police, fire, emer-
gency response, or other community support serv-
ices; 
(6) drinking water and wastewater services; 
(7) economic development and diversification; 
(8) employment training, counseling, and place-
ment services for dislocated workers; and 
(9) counseling and other social services for dis-
located workers. 
(i) COMMUNITY ADJUSTMENTS, ECONOMIC DEVEL-
OPMENT, AND ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION PLANNING.— 
The Director may make grants and supplement other Fed-
eral funds in order to assist a county, municipality, school 
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district, special district, or Tribal government in planning 
for community adjustments, economic development, and 
economic diversification even if such entity is not currently 
eligible for assistance under this section if the Director 
determines that there exists a reasonable likelihood that 
such entity may become eligible in the future. 
(j) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are nec-
essary for carrying out this section. 
(k) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ELIGIBLE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ENTITY.— 
The term ‘‘eligible local government entity’’ means a 
county, municipality, school district, special district, 
or Tribal government that has one or more impacted 
employer located within the jurisdiction of such enti-
ty that has ceased operations within the two years 
prior to submitting an application to the Director, 
resulting in at least a 25 percent reduction in total 
revenues from the real property tax collections, roy-
alties, lease payments, transaction privilege taxes 
and sales taxes, or payments in lieu of taxes owed 
to such entity. 
(2) ELIGIBLE
LOCAL
REVENUES.—The term 
‘‘eligible local revenues’’ means the amount of real 
property taxes, royalty or lease payments, trans-
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action privilege taxes and sales taxes, and payments 
in lieu of taxes owed by one or more impacted em-
ployers to a county, municipality, school district, 
special district, or Tribal government, based on the 
average annual amount owed by such an impacted 
employer for the 3 years prior to the cessation of op-
erations by such impacted employer. 
SEC. 1007. COMMUNITY-BASED TRANSITION HUB PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall establish a pro-
gram to award grants to entities described in subsection 
(b), to be known as Community-Based Transition Hubs, 
to carry out the activities described in subsection (d). 
(b) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive a grant 
under subsection (a), an entity shall demonstrate to the 
Director that the entity— 
(1) has existing relationships, or could readily 
establish relationships, with local employers and em-
ployees, local county, municipal, and Tribal govern-
ments, local and regional economic development and 
planning organizations, workforce development, edu-
cational, and job training resources, economic devel-
opment organizations, community organizations that 
provide social services, and other organizations de-
termined appropriate by the Director; 
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(2) is capable of carrying out the duties de-
scribed in subsection (d); 
(3) can meet the standards described in sub-
section (e); and 
(4) can provide information consistent with the 
standards developed under subsection (f). 
(c) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this sec-
tion, the Director shall prioritize grants to entities located 
in communities that— 
(1) receive assistance under section 1006; or 
(2) the Director determines there is a reason-
able likelihood may receive assistance under section 
1006 within 5 years. 
(d) DUTIES.—An entity that receives a grant under 
this section shall— 
(1) coordinate with the Office of Energy and 
Economic Transition and relevant Federal depart-
ments and agencies regarding the latest information, 
financial and technical assistance opportunities, and 
best practices to support workers and communities 
adversely affected by the Nation’s energy transition 
to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions; 
(2) provide capacity-building support and tech-
nical assistance, including grant writing assistance, 
to local leaders and organizations, including elected 
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leaders, community leaders, business owners, and 
labor leaders, to facilitate community-driven plan-
ning processes and on-going program development 
and implementation related to assistance to dis-
placed workers and economic development and diver-
sification; 
(3) advise communities that apply for assist-
ance under this title or under other Federal and 
State programs, including providing guidance on the 
procedures and deadlines for applying or petitioning 
for such assistance; 
(4) conduct public education activities, includ-
ing outreach to adversely affected workers with re-
spect to services and assistance available through 
local, State, and Federal programs; 
(5) provide information related to, and when 
appropriate, facilitate enrollment in— 
(A) training, employment counseling, em-
ployment opportunities, and placement services 
for adversely affected workers, available in local 
and regional areas, including information on 
how to apply for such training and services; 
(B) training programs and other services 
provided by a State pursuant to title I of the 
Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 
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