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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Gulf Coast Restoration Act''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACT OF 1998.

(a) In General.--Section 173(a) of the Workforce Investment Act of
1998 (29 U.S.C. 2918(a)) is amended--
(1) by striking ''and'' at the end of paragraph (3);
(2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (4) and
inserting ''; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
''(5) to provide assistance to the Governor of any State
within the boundaries of an area that is the subject of a
Presidential determination that additional resources are
necessary to respond to an incident related to a spill of
national significance declared under the National Contingency
Plan provided for under section 105 of the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980
(42 U.S.C. 9605) ('covered incident') by providing oil spill
relief employment in the area in accordance with subsection
(h).''.
(b) Oil Spill Relief Employment Assistance Requirements.--Section
173 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2918) is amended
by adding at the end the following:
''(h) Oil Spill Relief Employment Assistance Requirements.--
''(1) In general.--Funds made available under subsection
(a)(5)--
''(A) shall be used to provide oil spill relief
employment on projects with respect to cleaning,
restoration, renovation, repair, and reconstruction
(including the construction of infrastructure to
facilitate ecosystem and habitat restoration,
protection, creation, enhancement and species
repopulation) of lands, marshes, waters, structures,
and facilities, located within an area of a covered
incident, as well as offshore areas related to such
incident, and projects that provide food, clothing,
shelter, and other humanitarian assistance to
individuals harmed by the covered incident;
''(B) shall be used to establish general cleanup
standards approved by the Secretary for the selection
of remedial actions for an area of a covered incident
(including offshore areas related to such incident);
''(C) may be expended through public and private
agencies and organizations engaged in projects
described in subparagraph (A);
''(D) may be expended to provide employment and
training activities;
''(E) may be expended to provide personal
protective equipment to workers engaged in oil spill
relief employment described in subparagraph (A);
''(F) may be used to increase the capacity of
States to make available the full range of services
authorized under this title and provide information (in
languages appropriate to the individuals served) about,
and access to, the variety of public and private
services available to individuals adversely affected by
the covered incident at one-stop centers described in
section 134(c) and other access points (including other
public facilities, mobile service delivery units, and
social services offices); and
''(G) may be used to provide temporary employment
by public sector entities, in addition to the oil spill
relief employment described in subparagraph (A).
''(2) Priority.--An individual shall be given priority
consideration for the oil spill relief employment described in
subsection (a)(5) if such individual--
''(A) is temporarily or permanently laid off as a
consequence of a covered incident with respect to which
such employment is being provided;
''(B) is a dislocated worker;
''(C) has been an unemployed individual for a
prolonged period; or
''(D) meets such other criteria as the Secretary
may establish.
''(3) Prevailing wages.--The Secretary shall require that
each State receiving support under subsection (a)(5) provide
reasonable assurance that all employees and contractors
employed in the performance of a project for which the support
is provided will be paid wages at rates not less than those
prevailing on similar work in the locality as determined by the
Secretary of Labor in accordance with subchapter IV of chapter
31 of part A of subtitle II of title 40, United States Code
(commonly referred to as the 'Davis-Bacon Act').
''(4) Limitations on oil spill relief employment
assistance.--An individual shall be employed under subsection
(a)(5) in oil spill relief employment with respect to a covered
incident for a period of 6 months. Such period of employment
may be subject to an extension for a period determined by the
Secretary.
''(5) Reimbursement.--Each party responsible for a covered
incident under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2701 et
seq.) shall, upon the demand of the Secretary of the Treasury,
reimburse the general fund of the Treasury for the costs
incurred by the United States under subsection (a)(5) with
respect to such incident, as well as the costs of the United
States in administering its responsibilities under subsection
(a)(5) with respect to such incident. If a responsible party
fails to pay a demand of the Secretary of the Treasury pursuant
to subsection (a)(5), the Secretary shall request the Attorney
General to bring a civil action against the responsible party
or a guarantor in an appropriate district court to recover the
amount of the demand, plus all costs incurred in obtaining
payment, including prejudgment interest, attorneys fees, and
any other administrative and adjudicative costs involved. Such
reimbursement shall be without regard to limits of liability
under the section 1004 of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33
U.S.C. 2704).
''(6) Use of available funds.--Funds appropriated for
fiscal years 2009 and 2010 and remaining available for
obligation by the Secretary to provide any assistance
authorized under this section shall be available to assist
workers affected by a covered incident, including workers who
have relocated from areas in which a covered incident has been
declared. Under such conditions as the Secretary may approve,
any State may use funds that remain available for expenditure
under any grants awarded to the State under this section to
provide any assistance authorized under subsection (a)(5).
Funds used pursuant to the authority provided under this
paragraph shall be subject to the reimbursement requirements
described in paragraph (5).
''(7) Requirements for grant applications.--In order to
receive funds under subsection (a)(5), a State shall submit an
application at such time, in such manner, and containing such
information as the Secretary may require. Such application
shall include a detailed description of--
''(A) how the State will ensure the capacity of
one-stop centers described in section 134(c) and other
access points to--
''(i) provide affected individuals with
information, in languages appropriate to the
individuals served, about the range of
available services; and
''(ii) provide affected individuals with
access to the range of needed services;
''(B) how the State will prioritize individuals who
are temporarily or permanently laid off as a
consequence of the covered incident in the assignment
of temporary employment positions; and
''(C) any other supporting information the
Secretary may require.''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take
effect immediately upon the date of the enactment of this section and
shall apply to all responsible parties under the Oil Pollution Act of
1990 (33 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.), including any party determined to be
liable under such Act for any incident that occurred prior to the date
of the enactment of the amendments made by this section.

SEC. 3. GULF COAST COMMUNITY CONSERVATION CORPS.

(a) Authority.--From the amounts appropriated to carry out this
section, the Corporation for National and Community Service (in this
section referred to as the ''Corporation''), pursuant to section 126(b)
and subtitle E of title I of the National and Community Service Act of
1990 (42 U.S.C. 12576(b)), shall carry out the activities authorized
under this section.
(b) Establishment.--
(1) In general.--There is established a Gulf Coast
Community Conservation Corps (in this section referred to as
the ''Gulf Coast CCC''), to be administered by the Corporation
directly, or by grant or contract, to carry out full- or part-
time service national service programs that provide oil spill
relief in accordance with subsection (d) in areas that are the
subjects of a Presidential determination that additional
resources are necessary to respond to a covered incident.
(2) Existing grants or contracts.--A grant or contract
awarded under paragraph (1) may be awarded to an entity with
which the Corporation has an existing grant or contract.
(c) Participants.--
(1) Eligibility.--To be eligible to participate in a
national service program carried out by the Gulf Coast CCC, an
individual--
(A) shall be participating in a national service
program under the national service laws; or
(B) shall be determined to be eligible in a manner
that is consistent with the determination of
eligibility under the national service laws.
(2) Benefits.--An individual selected to participate in a
national service program carried out by the Gulf Coast CCC
shall be eligible for any living allowances, educational
awards, and other support that are authorized for a participant
under the national service laws.
(3) Priority.--In selecting participants under paragraph
(1), priority shall be given to unemployed individuals between
the ages of 18 through 24.
(4) Training.--Training for participants serving in the
Gulf Coast CCC shall include an environmental education
component.
(d) Programs.--National service programs carried out by the Gulf
Coast CCC shall--
(1) include programs--
(A) involving the cleaning, restoration,
renovation, repair, and reconstruction (including the
construction of infrastructure to facilitate ecosystem
and habitat restoration, protection, creation,
enhancement and species repopulation), of lands,
marshes, waters, structures, and facilities located
within the area of the covered incident, as well as
offshore areas related to such incident; and
(B) providing food, clothing, shelter, and other
assistance to communities and individuals harmed by the
covered incident; and
(2) comply with the nonduplication and nondisplacement
provisions of section 177 of the National and Community Service
Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12637).
(e) Educational Assistance.--From funds appropriated to carry out
this section, the Corporation may transfer funds to the National
Service Trust established under section 145 of the National and
Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12601) to provide in-service
or post-service benefits to, or funds to otherwise support, individuals
participating in a national service program carried out by the Gulf
Coast CCC.
(f) Reimbursement.--Each party responsible for a covered incident
under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.) shall,
upon the demand of the Secretary of the Treasury, reimburse the general
fund of the Treasury for the costs incurred by the United States under
this section with respect to such incident, as well as the costs of the
United States in administering its responsibilities under this section
with respect to such incident. If a responsible party fails to pay a
demand of the Secretary of the Treasury pursuant to this section, the
Secretary shall request the Attorney General to bring a civil action
against the responsible party or a guarantor in an appropriate district
court to recover the amount of the demand, plus all costs incurred in
obtaining payment, including prejudgment interest, attorneys fees, and
any other administrative and adjudicative costs involved. Such
reimbursement shall be without regard to limits of liability under the
section 1004 of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2704).
(g) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) In general.--The term ''national service laws'' has the
meaning given such term in section 101 of the National and
Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12511).
(2) Covered incident.--The term ''covered incident'' means
an incident related to a spill of national significance
declared under the National Contingency Plan provided for under
section 105 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9605).
(3) Unemployed individual.--The term ''unemployed
individual'' has the meaning given such term in section 101 of
the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801).
A:
Gulf Coast Restoration Act - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to authorize the Secretary of Labor to award national emergency grants to a state to provide oil spill relief employment assistance for an area of the state that has been affected by an oil or hazardous substances spill of national significance (covered incident).

Makes assistance available to: (1) provide oil spill relief employment of unemployed or dislocated workers on projects to clean, restore, or reconstruct lands, marshes, waters, and structures located within an area of a covered incident, as well as for food, clothing, shelter and other humanitarian assistance to affected individuals; (2) establish cleanup standards; (3) provide employment and training of, and protective equipment to, workers; (4) increase a state's capacity to provide information about public and private services at one-stop centers and other access points to individuals adversely affected by a covered incident; and (5) provide temporary employment by public sector entities.

Requires the Secretary to require states receiving oil spill relief employment assistance to provide assurance that Davis-Bacon Act (locality pay) wages are paid to all employees and contractors who work on such projects.

Limits an individual's oil spill employment to six months, subject to extension for a period determined by the Secretary.

Establishes a Gulf Coast Community Conservation Corps (Gulf Coast CCC), administered by the Corporation for National and Community Service, to carry out national service programs that provide a covered incident area with oil spill relief specified in this Act.

Authorizes the Corporation to transfer funds from the National Service Trust Fund to provide in-service or post-service national service educational benefits to individuals participating in a Gulf Coast CCC national service program.

Requires parties responsible for a covered incident to reimburse the federal government for costs incurred in carrying out the activities authorized under this Act.