,i  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #fhad  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #ac1        
#bjah,ms4 ,kaptur 7= h]self & ,mr4      
,wel*7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to require !      
,secret>y ( ,en]gy to e/abli% & c>ry out
 a program to provide f9ancial assi/ance
 to units ( local gov]nm5t impact$ by ! 
r$uction 9 tax rev5ue f nucle> p[]      
plants4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may  
be cit$ z ! ,tr\bl$ ,nucle> ,p[] ,plants
 ,communities ,assi/ance ,act4  #b4     
,assi/ance = communities ) tr\bl$ nucle>
 p[] plants program  7a7 ,f9d+s ,!      
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,! m>kets
 = electricity g5]ation are rapidly     
evolv+ due to ! v l[ co/ ( natural gas  
su* t _m nucle> p[] plants are no long] 
economically competitive4  7#b7 ,ov] !  
pa/ #e ye>s1 #ah nucle> p[] plants h    
p]man5tly clos$ or h ann\nc$ plans to   
close4  7#c7 ,! impact ( closure ( a    
nucle> p[] plant on ! local economy c be

 sev]e due to ! loss ( jobs & a r$uc$   
tax base4  7#d7 ,closure ( a nucle> p[] 
plant typically means ! loss ( #djj to  
#gjj highly paid work]s4  7#e7 ,a       
typical reactor has e/imat$ wages =     
work]s ( #dj million annually4  7#f7    
,nucle> p[] plants are among ! l>ge/    
taxpay]s 9 ! jurisdictions 9 :i* !y are 
sit$1 typically contribut+ t5s (        
millions ( doll>s 9 local taxes4  7#g7  
,:5 calculat+ ! total tax impact 7direct
 & second>y71 ! av]age nucle> p[] plant 
provides ov] #ajj million 9 tax rev5ue  
ea* ye> to ! local & ,/ate gov]nm5ts4   
7#h7 ,! closure ( a nucle> p[] plant    
causes significant negative impacts to !
 ,g,d,ps ( ! affect$ ,/ates4  7#i7 ,/r&$
 sp5t nucle> fuel prev5ts communities f 
r$evelop+ sites :]e nucle> p[] plants   
previ\sly op]at$ :i* fur!r inhibits tax 
rev5ues4  7b7 ,assi/ance = ,communities 
) ,tr\bl$ ,nucle> ,p[] ,plants ,program 
7#a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,! ,secret>y ( ,en]gy  
%all e/abli% & c>ry out a program to be 
kn[n z ! ,assi/ance = ,communities )    

,tr\bl$ ,nucle> ,p[] ,plants ,program 79
 ?is section ref]r$ to z ! ,program7 to 
provide f9ancial assi/ance to units (   
local gov]nm5t :o h exp]i5c$ a r$uction 
9 tax rev5ue f nucle> p[] plants4  7#b7 
,unit ( local gov]nm5t ,9 ?is section1 a
 unit ( local gov]nm5t includes a c\nty1
 city1 t[n1 village1 s*ool di/rict1 &   
special di/rict4  7#c7 ,eligibility ,to 
be eligible to receive f9ancial         
assi/ance "u ?is section1 a unit ( local
 gov]nm5t %all submit to ! ,secret>y (  
,en]gy an application t includes        
docum5tation t--  7,a7 ! unit ( local   
gov]nm5t has exp]i5c$1 or is pr$ict$ to 
exp]i5ce1 dur+ a cal5d> ye> beg9n+ aft] 
,decemb] #ca1 #bjad1 & end+ be=e ,janu>y
 #a1 #bjbe--  7i7 a r$uction ( n less   
?an #bj p]c5t 9 ov]all tax rev5ue       
receiv$ by su* unit ( local gov]nm5t =  
su* ye> comp>$ ) ! av]age ( su* tax     
rev5ue = ! previ\s #e ye>s2 &  7ii7 a   
r$uction 9 tax rev5ue attributable to a 
nucle> p[] plant receiv$ by su* unit (  
local gov]nm5t = su* ye>1 comp>$ ) !    

av]age ( su* tax rev5ue = ! previ\s #e  
ye>s1 t is n less ?an #bj p]c5t ( !     
av]age = su* previ\s #e ye>s ( ! ov]all 
tax rev5ue receiv$ by su* unit2 &  7,b7 
sp5t nucle> fuel is /or$ at ! site ( su*
 nucle> p[] plant4  7#d7 ,assi/ance     
7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,subject to am\nts made   
available 9 advance 9 appropriations    
,acts1 f9ancial assi/ance provid$ "u ?is
 section to a unit ( local gov]nm5t %all
 be made ) respect to ea* ye> ( ! #h-ye>
 p]iod beg9n+ on ! fir/ day ( ! cal5d>  
ye> describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#c77;,a74  7,b7
 ,am\nt ( assi/ance ,subject to am\nts  
made available 9 advance 9              
appropriations ,acts1 f9ancial assi/ance
 provid$ "u ?is section to a unit (     
local gov]nm5t = a ye> ( an #h-ye> p]iod
 %all be equal to ! less] ( #aj1jjj1jjj 
&--  7i7 9 ! case ( ! fir/ ye> ( !      
#h-ye> p]iod1 #hj p]c5t ( ! loss        
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#c77;,a77ii7 )     
respect to su* unit2  7ii7 9 ! case ( ! 
second ye> ( ! #h-ye> p]iod1 #gj p]c5t (
 su* loss2  7iii7 9 ! case ( ! ?ird ye> 

( ! #h-ye> p]iod1 #fj p]c5t ( su* loss2 
7iv7 9 ! case ( ! f\r? ye> ( ! #h-ye>   
p]iod1 #ej p]c5t ( su* loss2  7v7 9 !   
case ( ! fif? ye> ( ! #h-ye> p]iod1 #dj 
p]c5t ( su* loss2  7vi7 9 ! case ( !    
six? ye> ( ! #h-ye> p]iod1 #cj p]c5t (  
su* loss2  7vii7 9 ! case ( ! sev5? ye> 
( ! #h-ye> p]iod1 #bj p]c5t ( su* loss2 
&  7viii7 9 ! case ( ! eigh? ye> ( !    
#h-ye> p]iod1 #aj p]c5t ( su* loss4  7c7
 ,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re is 
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to c>ry out  
?is section #hj1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal  
ye>s #bjai ?r\gh #bjca4