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 123STA T . 1 489PUBLIC LA W 111 – 13 — AP R .21 , 2 0 09 ‘ ‘ (B)ACTIV ITI ES.— A CleanE ne rgyS er vic eC o r psd escri b ed in th is paragraph m ay carry o u t activities such as— ‘‘(i) w eatheri z ing and retro f itting housing units for low - income households to significantly improve the energy efficiency and reduce carbon emissions of such housing units ‘‘(ii) building energy-efficient housing units in low- income communities; ‘‘(iii) conducting energy audits for low-income households and recommending ways for the households to improve energy efficiency; ‘‘(iv) providing clean energy-related services designed to meet the needs of rural communities; ‘‘(v) wor k ing with schools and youth programs to educate students and youth about ways to reduce home energy use and improve the environment , including conducting service-learning pro j ects to provide such education; ‘‘(vi) assisting in the development of local recycling programs; ‘‘(vii) renewing and rehabilitating national and State parks and forests, city parks, county parks and other public lands, and trails owned or maintained by the F ederal G overnment or a State, including planting trees, carrying out reforestation, carrying out forest health restoration measures, carrying out erosion control measures, fire hazard reduction measures, and rehabilitation and maintenance of historic sites and structures throughout the national park system, and providing trail enhancements, rehabilitation, and repairs; ‘‘(viii) cleaning and improving rivers maintained by the Federal Government or a State; ‘‘(i x ) carrying out projects in partnership with the N ational P ark Service, designed to renew and rehabili- tate national park resources and enhance services and learning opportunities for national park visitors, and nearby communities and schools; ‘‘(x) providing service through a full-time, year- round youth corps program or full-time summer youth corps program, such as a conservation corps or youth service corps program that— ‘‘( I ) undertakes meaningful service projects with visible public benefits, including projects involving urban renewal, sustaining natural resources, or improving human services; ‘‘(II) includes as participants youths and young adults who are age 16 through 25, including out- of-school youth and other disadvantaged youth (such as youth who are aging out of foster care, youth who have limited English proficiency, home- less youth, and youth who are individuals with disabilities), who are age 16 through 25; and ‘‘(III) provides those participants who are youth and young adults with—