communities and low-income communities. (4) States may apply for Federal resources to extend unemployment benefits for fossil fuel workers displaced in the transition to renewable energy. (5) States, local units of government or businesses applying for Federal resources to support the transition to 100 percent renewable energy must create an advisory council to develop a comprehensive plan for their transition. The council must include American Indian, Alaska Native Tribes, Native Hawaiian Leaders, Native Organizations and Indigenous communities, low-income communities, people of color, immigrants, environmental justice organizations and networks and those who are disproportionately burdened by pollution. People from these communities shall have a leading role in the development and implementation of a clean energy plan and related regulations. (b) Eligibility (1) Workers are eligible when transitioning between jobs or are underemployed, they maintain eligibility until they have a salary, pension, and health care benefits package within 10 percent of the previous benefits package. (2) For the first 5 years, coal workers are eligible. Then, if 20 percent or more jobs are lost in other energy sectors, eligibility opens for those workers as well. (c) Benefits (1) For up to three years, workers may receive unemployment insurance, health care, and pension based on their previous salary. (2) Workers may also receive job training, healthcare, and living expenses for up to four years. (3) If a worker is ready to retire, they may opt for pension support and health care. (4) Employers shall receive tax credits to incentivize hiring transitioning employees. (d) Investments in Coal Country Once thirty-five or more workers in a county become eligible for the program created by this Act, that county becomes eligible to apply for targeted, need-based development funds through an interagency effort spearheaded by the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA). Funds will be allocated through: (1)