15-U.S.C.-720K
§720K – Alaska Pipeline Construction Training Program
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- Reference: Section 720k
- Legend: §720K – Alaska Pipeline Construction Training Program
- USCode Year: 2013
Provision Content
(a) Program
(1) Establishment
The Secretary of Labor (in this section referred to as the Secretary) shall make grants to the Alaska Workforce Investment Board—
(A) to recruit and train adult and dislocated workers in Alaska, including Alaska Natives, in the skills required to construct and operate an Alaska gas pipeline system; and
(B) for the design and construction of a training facility to be located in Fairbanks, Alaska, to support an Alaska gas pipeline training program.
(2) Coordination with existing programs
The training program established with the grants authorized under paragraph (1) shall be consistent with the vision and goals set forth in the State of Alaska Unified Plan, as developed pursuant to the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.).
(b) Requirements for grants
The Secretary shall make a grant under subsection (a) only if—
(1) the Governor of the State of Alaska requests the grant funds and certifies in writing to the Secretary that there is a reasonable expectation that the construction of the Alaska natural gas pipeline system will commence by the date that is 2 years after the date of the certification; and
(2) the Secretary of Energy concurs in writing to the Secretary with the certification made under paragraph (1) after considering—
(A) the status of necessary Federal and State permits;
(B) the availability of financing for the Alaska natural gas pipeline project; and
(C) other relevant factors.
(c) Authorization of appropriations
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section $20,000,000. Not more than 15 percent of the funds may be used for the facility described in subsection (a)(1)(B).
(Pub. L. 108–324, div. C, §113, Oct. 13, 2004, 118 Stat. 1264.)
References in Text
The Workforce Investment Act of 1998, referred to in subsec. (a)(2), is Pub. L. 105–220, Aug. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 936, as amended. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 9201 of Title 20, Education, and Tables.
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