Rural Energy Investment Act of 2012

Bill: 112-hr-5955
Sponsor: Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9]
Introduced: 2012-06-18 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural conservation and pollution
Agricultural practices and innovations
Agricultural research
Alternative and renewable resources
Economic performance and conditions
Electric power generation and transmission
Energy efficiency and conservation
Energy research
Forests, forestry, trees
Government information and archives
Government lending and loan guarantees
Government studies and investigations
Minority and disadvantaged businesses
Public contracts and procurement
Research administration and funding
Research and development
Rural conditions and development
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2012-06-18
text: 
Rural Energy Investment Act of 2012 - Amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 regarding the biobased markets program to: (1) extend program funding through FY2017, (2) increase the number of categories of biobased products designated and individual biobased products eligible for preferred purchasing, and (3) provide for a program of biobased product education and promotion activities. 
 
Amends the Rural Energy for America Program to: (1) extend Program funding through FY2017; (2) make nonprofit organizations eligible for assistance; (3) provide loan guarantees and grants to agricultural producers and rural small businesses for renewable energy system purchases, with a tiered loan and grant application process that reflects project size; and (4) permit the combined amount of a grant and a loan guarantee to cover all eligible activity costs.
 
Extends funding through FY2017 for: (1) biorefinery assistance, (2) the biodiesel fuel education program, (3) biomass research and development, (4) the Rural Energy Self-Sufficiency Initiative, (5) the biomass crop assistance program, (6) the forest biomass for energy program, and (7) the community wood energy program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-07-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.
action_date: 2012-06-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry.
action_date: 2012-06-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, and Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2012-06-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, and Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2012-06-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, and Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2012-06-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-06-18
text: Introduced in House