GRANTS FOR PUBLIC WORKS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

SEC. 2213. GRANTS FOR PUBLIC WORKS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. (a) In General.—Section 201 of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3141) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting “or for the improvement of waste management and recycling systems” after “development facility”; and (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting “increasing the resilience” after “expansion,”; (2) in subsection (b)(1)— (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking “successful establishment or expansion” and inserting “successful establishment, expansion, or retention,”; and (B) in subparagraph (C), by inserting “and underemployed” after “unemployed”; (3) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and (4) by inserting after subsection (b) the following: “(c) Additional Considerations.—In awarding grants under subsection (a) and subject to the criteria in subsection (b), the Secretary may also consider the extent to which a project would— “(1) lead to economic diversification in the area, or a part of the area, in which the project is or will be located; “(2) address and mitigate economic impacts from extreme weather events, including development of resilient infrastructure, products, and processes; “(3) benefit highly rural communities without adequate tax revenues to invest in long-term or costly infrastructure; “(4) increase access to high-speed broadband; “(5) support outdoor recreation to spur economic development, with a focus on rural communities; “(6) promote job creation or retention relative to the population of the impacted region with outsized significance; “(7) promote travel and tourism; or “(8) promote blue economy activities.” .