Renewable Energy Jobs Act This bill requires the Department of Labor to carry out a pilot program to train individuals for careers in renewable energy and energy efficiency industries, specifically: the energy-efficient building, construction, or retrofits industry; the renewable electric power industry, including the wind, solar, and geothermal energy industries; or the energy efficiency assessment industry that serves the residential, commercial, or industrial sectors. Labor must also award grants under the program to the five states with the highest installed alternative energy power capacity, which is the amount of wind, solar, and geothermal power generation installed in a state.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Labor and Employment
Alternative and renewable resourcesBuilding constructionElectric power generation and transmissionEmployment and training programsEnergy efficiency and conservationEnvironmental technologyResidential rehabilitation and home repairVocational and technical educationWages and earnings
To provide for the establishment of a pilot program to train individuals for employment in the renewable energy and energy efficiency industries.
USA115th CongressHR-2726| House
| Updated: 5/25/2017
Renewable Energy Jobs Act This bill requires the Department of Labor to carry out a pilot program to train individuals for careers in renewable energy and energy efficiency industries, specifically: the energy-efficient building, construction, or retrofits industry; the renewable electric power industry, including the wind, solar, and geothermal energy industries; or the energy efficiency assessment industry that serves the residential, commercial, or industrial sectors. Labor must also award grants under the program to the five states with the highest installed alternative energy power capacity, which is the amount of wind, solar, and geothermal power generation installed in a state.
Alternative and renewable resourcesBuilding constructionElectric power generation and transmissionEmployment and training programsEnergy efficiency and conservationEnvironmental technologyResidential rehabilitation and home repairVocational and technical educationWages and earnings