I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1920 
To amend the Clean Air Act to conform the definition of renewable biomass 
to the definition given the term in the Farm Security and Rural Invest-
ment Act of 2002. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 13, 2011 
Mrs. NOEM (for herself and Mr. SCHRADER) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Clean Air Act to conform the definition of 
renewable biomass to the definition given the term in 
the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. DEFINITION OF RENEWABLE BIOMASS. 
Section 211(o)(1) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 
7545(o)(1)) is amended by striking subparagraph (I) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(I) RENEWABLE BIOMASS.—The term ‘re-
newable biomass’ means— 
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‘‘(i) materials (including trees, wood, 
brush, thinnings, and chips) or invasive 
species from National Forest System land 
and public lands (as defined in section 103 
of the Federal Land Policy and Manage-
ment Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1702)), in-
cluding slash and other materials, that— 
‘‘(I) would not otherwise be used 
for higher-value manufactured forest 
products; 
‘‘(II) are removed— 
‘‘(aa) to reduce hazardous 
fuels; 
‘‘(bb) to reduce or contain 
disease or insect infestation; 
‘‘(cc) to restore or maintain 
ecosystem health; or 
‘‘(dd) from a federally ap-
proved vegetation management 
project; and 
‘‘(III) are harvested in accord-
ance with— 
‘‘(aa) applicable law and 
land management plans; and 
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‘‘(bb) the requirements for 
old-growth maintenance, restora-
tion, and management direction 
of paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) of 
subsection (e) of section 102 of 
the Healthy Forests Restoration 
Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6512); 
‘‘(ii) any organic matter that is avail-
able on a renewable or recurring basis 
from non-Federal land, land belonging to 
an Indian or Indian tribe that is held in 
trust by the United States or subject to a 
restriction against alienation imposed by 
the United States, or any reservation (as 
defined in section 3 of the Indian Financ-
ing Act of 1974 (25 U.S.C. 1452)), includ-
ing— 
‘‘(I) renewable plant material, in-
cluding— 
‘‘(aa) feed grains; 
‘‘(bb) 
other 
agricultural 
commodities; 
‘‘(cc) other plants and trees; 
and 
‘‘(dd) algae; and 
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‘‘(II) waste material (other than 
paper that is commonly recycled), in-
cluding— 
‘‘(aa) crop residue; 
‘‘(bb) other vegetative waste 
material (including wood waste 
and wood residues); 
‘‘(cc) animal waste and by-
products (including fats, oils, 
greases, and manure); and 
‘‘(dd) food waste and yard 
waste; and 
‘‘(iii) residues or byproducts from 
wood, pulp, or paper product facilities.’’. 
Æ 
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