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(h) Programs, activities, or projects that promote the 1 electrification and decarbonization of new and existing buildings, 2 including residential, commercial, and industrial buildings; 3 (i) Programs, activities, or projects that improve energy 4 efficiency, including district energy, and investments in market 5 transformation of high efficiency electric appliances and equipment 6 for space and water heating; 7 (j) Clean energy transition and assistance programs, activities, 8 or projects that assist affected workers or people with lower incomes 9 during the transition to a clean energy economy, or grow and expand 10 clean manufacturing capacity in communities across Washington state 11 including, but not limited to: 12 (i) Programs, activities, or projects that directly improve 13 energy affordability and reduce the energy burden of people with 14 lower incomes, as well as the higher transportation fuel burden of 15 rural residents, such as bill assistance, energy efficiency, and 16 weatherization programs; 17 (ii) Community renewable energy projects that allow qualifying 18 participants to own or receive the benefits of those projects at 19 reduced or no cost; 20 (iii) Programs, activities, or other worker-support projects for 21 bargaining unit and nonsupervisory fossil fuel workers who are 22 affected by the transition away from fossil fuels to a clean energy 23 economy. Worker support may include, but is not limited to: (A) Full 24 wage replacement, health benefits, and pension contributions for 25 every worker within five years of retirement; (B) full wage 26 replacement, health benefits, and pension contributions for every 27 worker with at least one year of service for each year of service up 28 to five years of service; (C) wage insurance for up to five years for 29 workers reemployed who have more than five years of service; (D) up 30 to two years of retraining costs, including tuition and related 31 costs, based on in-state community and technical college costs; (E) 32 peer counseling services during transition; (F) employment placement 33 services, prioritizing employment in the clean energy sector; and (G) 34 relocation expenses; 35 (iv) Direct investment in workforce development, via technical 36 education, community college, institutions of higher education, 37 apprenticeships, and other programs including, but not limited to: 38 (A) Initiatives to develop a forest health workforce established 39 under RCW 76.04.521; and 40 p. 692 ESSB 5187.SL