S. 4306 (Introduced in Senate) — Marshall Plan for Coal Country Act of 2020

Section 1 Short title; table of contents

(a)

Short title— This Act may be cited as the “Marshall Plan for Coal Country Act of 2020”.

(b)

Table of contents— The table of contents for this Act is as follows:

Sec. 2 Findings

Congress finds that—

(1)

the United States is undergoing a rapid energy transformation, particularly in the power sector;

(2)

booming natural gas production, declining costs for renewable energy, increases in energy efficiency, flattening electricity demand, and updated clean air standards are changing the way electricity is generated and used across the country;

(3)

the trends described in paragraph (2) are—

(A)

producing cleaner air and healthier communities and spurring new jobs and industries; but

(B)

simultaneously impacting workers and communities who have relied on the coal industry as a source of good jobs and economic prosperity, particularly in the Midwest and Appalachia; and

(4)

a Marshall plan for the Midwest would make necessary investments into communities that have powered the United States and ensure that those communities are able to benefit and prosper in the energy transition taking place in the United States.

Marshall Plan for Coal Country Act of 2020

Section 1 Short title; table of contents

Sec. 2 Findings

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