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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Mercury Reduction and Energy
Security Act of 2010''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The Environmental Protection Agency (''EPA'') was
required by the terms of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990
and a 1998 consent agreement to determine whether regulation of
mercury from electric utility steam generating units under
section 112 of the Clean Air Act was appropriate and necessary.
(2) In a December 2000, regulatory finding, the EPA
concluded that regulation of mercury from electric utility
steam generating units was appropriate and necessary.
(3) In 2005, the EPA withdrew its 2000 regulatory finding
in favor of a national cap-and-trade system for mercury
emissions from electric utility steam generating units, the
Clean Air Mercury Rule (''CAMR'').
(4) CAMR was subsequently challenged in petitions for
review filed by 17 States.
(5) The United States Court of Appeals for the District of
Columbia Circuit vacated the rule on February 8, 2008, finding
that once the EPA had listed electric utility steam generating
units as a source of hazardous air pollutants, it was required
by law to proceed with Maximum Achievable Control Technology
(''MACT'') regulations under section 112 of the Clean Air Act
unless it delisted the source category, under procedures set
forth in section 112(c)(9).
(6) Mercury control technologies for coal-fired electric
utility steam generating units have advanced rapidly in the
last few years.
(b) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to protect public health
and welfare, and the environment, through mercury emission reductions
from electric utility steam generating units.

SEC. 3. MERCURY EMISSION REDUCTIONS.

The Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.) is amended by adding at
the end the following new title:

''TITLE VII--MERCURY REDUCTIONS

''SEC. 701. DEFINITIONS.

''In this title:
''(1) Affected unit.--The term 'affected unit' means a
coal-fired electric steam generating unit (including a
cogeneration unit) that--
''(A) has a nameplate capacity greater than 25
megawatts; and
''(B) generates electricity for sale.
''(2) Cogeneration unit.--The term 'cogeneration unit'
means a stationary, coal-fired boiler or a stationary, coal-
fired combustion turbine having equipment used to produce
electricity and useful thermal energy for industrial,
commercial, heating, or cooling purposes through the sequential
use of energy that produces during the 12-month period starting
on the date the unit first produces electricity and during any
calendar year after which the unit first produces electricity--
''(A) for a topping-cycle cogeneration unit--
''(i) useful thermal energy not less than 5
percent of total energy output; and
''(ii) useful power that, when added to
one-half of useful thermal energy produced, is
not less than--
''(I) 42.5 percent of total energy
input if useful thermal energy produced
is 15 percent or more of total energy
output; or
''(II) 45 percent of total energy
input if useful thermal energy produced
is less than 15 percent of total energy
output; and
''(B) for a bottoming-cycle cogeneration unit,
useful power not less than 45 percent of total energy
input.
''(3) Inlet mercury.--The term 'inlet mercury' means the
quantity of mercury found--
''(A) in the as-fired coal used by an affected
unit; or
''(B) for an affected unit using coal that is
subjected to an advanced coal cleaning technology, in
the as-mined coal used by the affected unit.

''SEC. 702. MERCURY REDUCTION PROGRAM.

''(a) Annual Limitation for Affected Units.--Except as provided in
subsection (f), an affected unit in operation before or after the date
of enactment of this title shall be subject to the following emission
limitations on an annual average calendar year basis with respect to
mercury:
''(1) Calendar years 2012 through 2014.--For the period
beginning on January 1, 2012, and ending on December 31, 2014,
the less stringent limitation of the following (calculated on a
one-year rolling average):
''(A) 80 percent capture of inlet mercury.
''(B) An emission rate of 1.60 pounds of mercury
per trillion British thermal units of input coal.
''(2) Calendar year 2015 and thereafter.--For calendar year
2015 and each calendar year thereafter, the less stringent
limitation of the following (calculated on a one-year rolling
average):
''(A) 90 percent capture of inlet mercury.
''(B) An emission rate of 0.80 pounds of mercury
per trillion British thermal units of input coal.
''(b) Averaging Across Units Within a Facility or State.--(1) An
owner or operator of more than one affected unit at a single facility
may demonstrate compliance with the applicable annual average emission
limitations under subsection (a) by averaging emissions from all
affected units at that facility, weighted by total input coal British
thermal units.
''(2) An owner or operator of more than one affected unit or units
within a State may demonstrate compliance with the applicable annual
average emission limitations under subsection (a) by averaging
emissions from all affected units owned or operated by that owner or
operator within such State, weighted by total input coal British
thermal units, if all affected units are owned or operated by the same
entity.
''(3) If an affected unit is owned or operated by more than one
entity, the State in which the affected unit is located shall allocate
to each such owner or operator an appropriate portion of the generation
from the affected unit for purposes of averaging emissions pursuant to
paragraph (1) or (2).
''(c) Reference Methods for Measuring Mercury Emissions.--(1) The
owner or operator of an affected unit shall use any of the following
methods as a reference method to calibrate the instruments used to
measure the mercury concentration in emissions from affected units:
''(A) ASTM D6784-02, 'Standard Test Method for
Elemental, Oxidized, Particle-Bound and Total Mercury
in Flue Gas Generated from Coal-Fired Stationary
Sources' (Ontario Hydro Method).
''(B) 40 C.F.R. Part 60, Appendix A-8, Method 29,
'Determination of Metals Emissions from Stationary
Sources'.
''(C) 40 C.F.R. Part 60, Appendix A-8, Method 30A,
'Determination of Total Vapor Phase Mercury Emissions
from Stationary Sources (Instrumental Analyzer
Procedure)'.
''(D) 40 C.F.R. Part 60, Appendix A-8, Method 30B,
'Determination of Total Vapor Phase Mercury Emissions
from Coal-Fired Combustion Sources Using Carbon Sorbent
Traps'.
''(2) The Administrator may revise or supplement the list of
permitted methods set forth in paragraph (1) to reflect improvements or
other developments in the measurement of mercury emissions from coal-
fired electric steam generating units.
''(d) Monitoring System.--(1) The owner or operator of an affected
unit shall install and operate a continuous emissions monitoring system
(CEMS) to measure the quantity of mercury that is emitted from each
affected unit.
''(2) For purposes of complying with paragraph (1), the owner or
operator of an affected unit may use--
''(A) any CEMS that meets the requirements in Performance
Specification 12A (PS-12A), 'Specifications and Test Procedures
for Total Vapor-Phase Mercury Continuous Monitoring Systems in
Stationary Sources';
''(B) a mercury concentration CEMS that meets the
requirements of 40 C.F.R. Part 75; or
''(C) a sorbent trap monitoring system that meets the
requirements of 40 C.F.R. 75.15 and 40 C.F.R. Part 75, Appendix
K, 'Quality Assurance and Operating Procedures for Sorbent Trap
Monitoring Systems';
''(3) The Administrator may revise or supplement the list
of permitted monitoring systems set forth in paragraph (2) to
reflect improvements or other developments in mercury emissions
reduction technologies and mercury emissions monitoring
systems.
''(e) Excess Emissions.--(1) Except as provided in subsection (f),
the owner or operator of an affected unit that emits mercury in excess
of the applicable annual average emission limitation under subsection
(a) shall pay an excess emissions penalty determined under paragraph
(2).
''(2) The excess emissions penalty for mercury shall be an amount
equal to $50,000 for each pound of mercury emitted in excess of the
applicable annual average emission limitation under subsection (a).
Such penalty shall be prorated for each fraction of a pound.
''(f) Best Practices.--(1) Effective, January 1, 2015, if the owner
or operator of any affected unit fails to achieve the annual average
emission limitation under subsection (a)(2), such owner or operator may
notify the Administrator of such failure prior to March 1, 2015, and
request an alternate emissions limitation for mercury with respect to
such affected unit. Such owner or operator shall submit to the
Administrator mercury emissions data measured by a CEMS that complies
with subsection (d) for evaluation. If the Administrator determines
that such owner or operator has properly installed and operated such
CEMS and control technology designed to achieve such annual average
emission limitation and is unable to meet such limitation, the
Administrator may, not later than April 1, 2016, establish an alternate
emissions limitation for mercury with respect to such affected unit
based on the optimal performance of properly installed and operated
control technology.
''(2) With respect to any affected unit, for any year for which an
alternate emissions limitation for mercury is in place for such
affected unit, the Administrator may review such alternate emissions
limitation and impose a more stringent emissions limitation for mercury
for the subsequent year based on new data regarding the demonstrated
control capabilities of the type of control technology installed and
operated at such affected unit.
''(3)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), an owner or
operator of an affected unit failing to achieve the annual average
emission limitation under subsection (a)(2) that notifies the
Administrator of such failure and requests and alternate emissions
limitation for mercury pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be considered in
compliance with this section (and not subject to any excess emissions
penalty) for the period beginning on January 1, 2015, and ending on the
date such an alternate emissions limitation is implemented.
''(B) An owner or operator described in subparagraph (A) shall pay
an excess emissions penalty, as determined under subsection (e)(2), for
the period described in such subparagraph, if such owner or operator
operates or maintains the affected unit, including any associated air
pollution control equipment, in a manner that is inconsistent with good
air pollution control practices for the minimization of mercury
emissions, as determined by the Administrator. In determining whether
the owner or operator of the affected unit operates and maintains the
affected unit in a manner that is consistent with good air pollution
control practices for the minimization of mercury emissions, the
Administrator may review the emissions monitoring data and operating
and maintenance procedures of the affected unit and may inspect the
affected unit.
''(4)(A) With respect to any affected unit for which an alternate
emissions limitation for mercury is in place under this subsection, the
owner or operator of such affected unit that emits mercury in excess of
such alternate emissions limitation shall pay an excess emissions
penalty determined under subparagraph (B).
''(B) The excess emissions penalty for mercury for an owner or
operator of an affected unit described in subparagraph (A) shall be an
amount equal to $50,000 for each pound of mercury emitted in excess of
the alternate emissions limitation for mercury in place for such
affected unit. Such penalty shall be prorated for each fraction of a
pound.
''(g) Sole Limitation on Mercury.--This title shall apply the sole
emission standard or limitation under this Act with regard to the
emission of mercury from electric utility steam generating units and
shall supersede any other such requirement under section 112 or any
other provision of this Act.
''(h) Relationship to Other Law.--Except as otherwise specifically
provided in this title, nothing in this title precludes a State or
political subdivision of a State from adopting or enforcing any
additional requirements for the control or abatement of mercury
emissions, except that no State or political subdivision thereof shall
adopt or attempt to enforce any standard relating to the reduction or
control of mercury emissions from electric utility steam generating
units that is less stringent than the standards provided in this
title.''.

Ex Output:
Mercury Reduction and Energy Security Act of 2010 - Amends the Clean Air Act to require affected units (coal-fired electric steam generating units that have nameplate capacities greater than 25 megawatts and generate electricity for sale) to reduce mercury emissions by the less stringent limitation of: (1) 80% capture of inlet mercury or an emission rate of 1.6 pounds of mercury per trillion British thermal units (Btu) of input coal for the period beginning on January 1, 2012, and ending December 31, 2014; and (2) 90% capture of inlet mercury or an emission rate of 0.8 pounds of mercury per trillion Btu of input coal by 2015 and each year thereafter.

Specifies methods that owners or operators of affected units are required to use as reference methods in calibrating the instruments used to measure the mercury concentrations in emissions from affected units.

Establishes excess emissions penalties for mercury. Sets forth compliance provisions.

Authorizes: (1) owners or operators of affected units that fail to achieve such limitations to request an alternate emission limitation; (2) the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish alternate limitations if the Administrator determines that the owner or operator has properly installed and operated continuous emissions monitoring system and control technology designed to achieve such limitations and is unable to achieve such limitations; and (3) the Administrator, after granting alternate limitations, to impose more stringent emissions limitations in subsequent years. Makes such alternate limitations effective January 1, 2015.

Provides that this Act supersedes any other requirement in such Act with regard to the emission of mercury from electric utility steam generating units.

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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Firefighters Special Operation Task
Force Act''.

SEC. 2. GRANTS FOR FIREFIGHTING TASK FORCES.

The Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2201
et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

''SEC. 37. ASSISTANCE FOR FIREFIGHTING TASK FORCES.

''(a) Definitions.--In this section:
''(1) Critical infrastructure.--The term 'critical
infrastructure' has the meaning given that term in section
1016(e) of the Critical Infrastructures Protection Act of 2001
(42 U.S.C. 5195c(e)).
''(2) Firefighting personnel.--The term 'firefighting
personnel' has the meaning given that term in section 33(a).
''(3) Incident response.--The term 'incident response'
means a response by a task force or task force unit to--
''(A) a terrorist attack, including such an attack
that utilizes a weapon of mass destruction;
''(B) a release of a hazardous material;
''(C) a natural disaster; or
''(D) any other emergency for which a response by a
fire service is appropriate.
''(4) Member.--The term 'member', with respect to a task
force, means a fire service that is a party to the cooperative
agreement establishing the task force.
''(5) Task force.--The term 'task force' means 2 or more
fire services that collectively consist of at least 50
firefighting personnel, operating pursuant to a cooperative
agreement for the purpose of coordinating incident response
among such fire services.
''(b) Grant Authority.--The Administrator may award not more than
100 grants for task forces each fiscal year for the purposes described
in subsection (c).
''(c) Purposes.--A grant awarded under this section shall be used--
''(1) to provide salary and benefits to hire firefighting
personnel or rehire firefighting personnel who have been laid
off to provide services to the task force, including salary and
benefits;
''(2) to pay expenses related to the participation of
firefighting personnel in appropriate training courses;
''(3) to provide training related to incident response to
firefighting personnel;
''(4) to obtain appropriate equipment, including
firefighting vehicles or support systems for members of the
task force;
''(5) to improve the ability of a member of a task force to
communicate with a local police department or hospital, or with
any other appropriate governmental or private sector entity;
and
''(6) to ensure the compatibility and interoperability of
training and equipment with those obtained by other task
forces.
''(d) Application Guidance.--The Administrator shall make available
to potential applicants for assistance under this section a description
of a model task force configuration, which shall include--
''(1) an administrative unit, consisting of 2 chief
officers, 2 captains, and 2 lieutenants, to coordinate training
programs, logistics, and maintenance of equipment, which shall
operate at least 40 hours per week;
''(2) a command unit, consisting of 1 chief officer serving
as the task force commander and 1 firefighter serving as
communications coordinator, which shall operate at all times;
''(3) at least 1 hazardous materials company, consisting of
1 company officer and 5 firefighters, which shall operate at
all times;
''(4) at least 1 rescue company, consisting of 1 company
officer and 5 firefighters, which shall operate at all times;
and
''(5) 6 squad companies, each consisting of 1 company
officer and 5 firefighters, which shall operate at all times,
and which may serve, as appropriate, as a hazardous materials
company or rescue company as described in paragraphs (3) and
(4).
''(e) Application Requirements.--Each task force desiring
assistance under this section shall submit an application to the
Administrator at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such
information as the Administrator may reasonably require. In order to
qualify for a grant, an applicant's proposal shall provide for--
''(1) prompt incident response;
''(2) a unified command system;
''(3) common training and equipment for task force members;
''(4) maximum coverage in the task force region, taking
into account population, business centers, vital
infrastructures, transportation corridors, and government
centers; and
''(5) preservation during the life of the grant of the
overall personnel level for each fire service, at least at the
level in effect at the time the application was submitted.
''(f) Selection Priority.--In selecting a task force to receive
assistance under this section, the Administrator shall give priority to
task forces that serve a geographic area that--
''(1) has a high population density; or
''(2) is located not more than 50 miles from--
''(A) a facility that produces nuclear power;
''(B) a large facility that produces, treats, or
refines chemicals or petroleum products;
''(C) a business district of national significance;
or
''(D) a location with one or more critical
infrastructures.
''(g) Matching Requirement.--The Administrator may provide
assistance to a Task Force under this section for a fiscal year only if
the task force agrees to obtain from non-Federal sources for such
fiscal year at least 55 percent of the costs of the task force. The
non-Federal contributions may be in-kind contributions, including
personnel, personnel overtime, vehicles, equipment, administrative
costs, fuel, maintenance, contractor services, and rental space.
''(h) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to the Administrator to carry out this section such sums
as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2016.''.

Ex Output:
Firefighters Special Operation Task Force Act - Amends the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 to authorize the Administrator of the U.S. Fire Administration to award up to 100 grants for task forces (two or more fire services that collectively consist of at least 50 firefighting personnel, operating under a cooperative agreement to coordinate incident response) each fiscal year for: (1) salary and benefits to hire firefighting personnel; (2) training; (3) equipment or support systems; (4) communications between task force members and a local police department or hospital or with any other appropriate governmental or private sector entity; and (5) compatibility and interoperability of training and equipment.

Requires the Administrator to give priority to task forces serving geographic areas that have a high population density or that are located within 50 miles of: (1) a nuclear power facility; (2) a large facility that produces, treats, or refines chemicals or petroleum products; (3) a business district of national significance; or (4) a location with one or more critical infrastructures.

Requires grantees to obtain non-federal matching funds of at least 55% of the amount awarded by the Administrator for each fiscal year.

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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Healthy Activity for Lifelong Energy
Act of 2008''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

Congress finds the following:
(1) Obesity in the United States has reached crisis
proportions. According to the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), more than a third of all American adults are
now overweight. Of even greater concern, the percentage of
children and adolescents who are overweight leaped to 16
percent in 2006, a percentage which has more than doubled since
1980.
(2) Overweight adolescents are likely to become overweight
adults, at risk of developing obesity-related, life-threatening
diseases such as cancer, type 2 diabetes, stroke, heart
disease, arthritis, and breathing problems. They will join an
adult population struggling with a staggering 61 percent
overweight rate. Not only will the Nation's children face life-
threatening diseases at younger ages, they will face academic
challenges due to poor health behaviors--resulting in even
greater risk to their future health and earning and the
Nation's economic growth and worldwide competition.
(3) Obesity and insufficient physical activity are not
merely personal issues. Rather, these are public health
problems with wide-ranging implications for the Nation's
economy and quality of life. Research shows that a significant
community-based response can halt the rising tide, and a
comprehensive, multi tiered approach shows the greatest promise
of success and sustainability. A program thrives when it works
for change not only on the individual level, but also within
communities and across a broad spectrum of society. In
addition, it is vitally important to understand the cultural
context of each community and to partner with them in building
relevant and meaningful programs.
(4) State chronic disease programs have depended heavily
upon the CDC for funding to address obesity. The obesity
epidemic has outpaced Federal support, contributing to the
escalating rise of obesity in an increasingly younger
population. Clearly the obesity epidemic is also affecting the
preparedness of the United States. Health and fitness have
always been a critical concern to the Nation's military,
police, fire departments, and first responders.
(5) Military sources state that 80 percent of recruits who
exceed the military weight-for-height standards at entry leave
the military before they complete their first term of
enlistment. This in turn increases the cost of recruitment and
training. These issues threaten the long-term welfare and
readiness of United States military forces and associated
preparedness responders such as police, fire departments, and
first responders.
(6) Obesity and overweight are not just a public health
issue, but also a national security issue. If the Nation's
society is not physically fit, we will not be able to defend
ourselves and the Nation's common interests.
(7) This Act rises to the obesity challenge, with
innovative ways to help children and young adults be physically
active and eat more nutritiously.

SEC. 3. COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAM TO PROMOTE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND GOOD
NUTRITION AND PREVENT OBESITY AND CHRONIC DISEASE.

Part B of title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 243
et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 317S the following:

''SEC. 317T. COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAM TO PROMOTE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND
GOOD NUTRITION AND PREVENT OBESITY AND CHRONIC DISEASE.

''(a) Grants.--For the purpose of enabling State health departments
to maintain a community action team program described in subsection
(d), the Secretary shall--
''(1) make an allotment each fiscal year for the health
department of each State in an amount determined under
subsection (c); and
''(2) make a grant to the health department of the
allotment if the health department submits an application in
accordance with subsection (f).
''(b) Implementation; Consultation.--The Secretary shall carry out
this section--
''(1) acting through an appropriate agency or office of the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, such as the
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health
Promotion; and
''(2) in consultation with appropriate nonprofit
organizations, such as the National Association of Chronic
Disease Directors.
''(c) Amount of Grants.--
''(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary
shall determine the amount of a grant under this section to a
State health department for a fiscal year on a competitive
basis.
''(2) Program management.--The Secretary may not provide
more than $100,000 under this section for a fiscal year to any
State for management and administration of activities.
''(3) Community funding.--The Secretary shall provide a
minimum of $300,000 under this section to each State receiving
a grant under this section for the fiscal year involved.
''(d) Community Action Teams.--A funding agreement for a grant
under this section is that the State health department involved will
expend the grant only for the following:
''(1) The State health department will use the grant to
establish and implement community action teams.
''(2) Each such community action team--
''(A) will work within the local community to
promote healthier lifestyles through physical activity
and good nutrition and thereby prevent obesity and
chronic disease; and
''(B) will serve for a period of 3 years.
''(3) The State health department will maintain a total of
4 to 8 community action teams within the State in any given
fiscal year
''(4) At the end of the first 3-year period described in
paragraph (2)(B), and every 2 years thereafter, the State
health department will establish new community action teams in
communities which have not yet had such a team.
''(5) The State health department will provide technical
assistance to the community action teams.
''(e) Program Evaluation.--A funding agreement for a grant under
this section is that the State health department involved, in
collaboration with the Secretary, will collect data on the
effectiveness of the department's community action team program under
this section.
''(f) Application for Grant.--For purposes of subsection (a)(2), an
application for a grant under this section is in accordance with this
subsection if the application--
''(1) contains each funding agreement required by this
section; and
''(2) is in such form, is submitted in such manner, and
contains such agreements, assurances, and information as the
Secretary may require.
''(g) National Activities.--The Secretary shall--
''(1) conduct training institutes to jump-start the work of
community action teams funded through this section;
''(2) provide such teams with access to national experts in
ongoing community change; and
''(3) disseminate information about successes achieved
through this section to communities across the Nation.
''(h) Definition.--In this section, the term 'State' means the
several States and the District of Columbia.
''(i) Funding.--
''(1) Authorization of appropriations.--To carry out this
section, there is authorized to be appropriated $40,000,000 for
each of fiscal years 2009 through 2013, of which--
''(A) $26,450,000 shall be made available to State
health departments through grants under this section,
of which--
''(i) $21,350,000 shall be made available
to community action teams; and
''(ii) $5,100,000 shall be used by State
health departments to administer their
community action team programs, including
through provision of technical assistance;
''(B) $7,500,000 shall be available to the
Secretary to carry out subsection (g); and
''(C) $6,050,000 shall be available to the
Secretary for management and evaluation.
''(2) Insufficient appropriations.--If the amount of funds
appropriated to carry out this section is less than $20,000,000
for any fiscal year, the Secretary, notwithstanding subsection
(a)(1), may choose to make grants under this section on a
competitive basis instead of making a grant to each State
health department that submits an application in accordance
with subsection (f); and''.

Ex Output:
Healthy Activity for Lifelong Energy Act of 2008 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to enable state health departments to maintain community action teams to work within the local community to promote healthier lifestyles through physical activity and good nutrition and thereby prevent obesity and chronic disease. Requires such departments to collect data on the effectiveness of the community action team program.

Requires the Secretary to: (1) conduct training institutes to jump-start the work of such teams; (2) provide the teams with access to national experts in ongoing community change; and (3) disseminate information about success achieved through the teams to communities across the nation.