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<section article="gpu" article_name="Public Utilities" number="7-1202" title_number="7" title_name="Gas, Electric, and Water Companies" subtitle_number="12" subtitle_name="Energy Solicitation and Procurement">
  <level label="a">
    <text>An application for a proposed project under Parts III and IV of this subtitle is subject to a community benefit agreement.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>A community benefit agreement shall:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>promote increased opportunities for local businesses and small, minority, women–owned, and veteran–owned businesses in the clean energy industry;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>ensure the timely, safe, and efficient completion of the project by:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>facilitating a steady supply of highly skilled craft workers who shall be paid not less than the prevailing wage rate determined by the Commissioner of Labor and Industry under Title 17, Subtitle 2 of the State Finance and Procurement Article; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>guaranteeing that the construction work performed in connection with the project will be subject to an agreement that:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>establishes the terms and conditions of employment at the construction site of the project or a portion of the project;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>guarantees against strikes, lockouts, and similar disruptions;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="3">
          <text>ensures that all work on the project fully conforms to all relevant State and federal laws, rules, and regulations, including all required training for employees;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="4">
          <text>creates mutually binding procedures for resolving labor disputes arising during the term of the dispatchable energy generation project;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="5">
          <text>sets forth other mechanisms for labor–management cooperation on matters of mutual interest and concern, including productivity, quality of work, safety, and health; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="6">
          <text>binds all contractors and subcontractors to the terms of the agreement through the inclusion of appropriate provisions in all relevant solicitation and contract documents;</text>
        </level>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>promote safe completion of the project by ensuring that at least 80% of the craft workers on the project have completed a 10–hour Occupational Safety and Health Administration course;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>promote career training opportunities in the manufacturing, maintenance, and construction industries for local residents, veterans, women, minorities, and formerly incarcerated individuals;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>include provisions for local hiring and the hiring of historically disadvantaged groups;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>use locally, sustainably, and domestically manufactured construction materials and components to the extent practicable;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="7">
      <text>require the use of skilled local labor, particularly with regard to the construction and manufacturing components of the project, using methods including outreach, hiring, and referral methods that are affiliated with registered apprenticeship programs under Title 11, Subtitle 4 of the Labor and Employment Article; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="8">
      <text>authorize the Maryland Department of Labor and the Commission to consider, review, and enforce a storage developer or energy developer’s compliance with any community benefit agreement.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
