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Gulf Coast Restoration Act

Introduced: June 30, 2010 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 9 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 13, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.
Oct 13, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
Jul 1, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Jul 1, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
Jun 30, 2010
Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure
Jun 30, 2010
Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.
Jun 30, 2010
Referred to House Education and Labor
Jun 30, 2010
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1258)
Jun 30, 2010
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

What's happening now October 13, 2010

Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.

 Committees of jurisdiction 6
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3