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7 U.S. Code § 8113 - Community wood energy program | US Law | LII / Legal Information Institute
U.S. Code › Title 7 › Chapter 107 › § 8113 7 U.S. Code § 8113 - Community wood energy program
§ 8113.
The term “biomass consumer cooperative” means a consumer membership organization the purpose of which is to provide members with services or discounts relating to the purchase of biomass heating products or biomass heating systems.
(2) Community wood energy planThe term “community wood energy plan” means an assessment of—
available feedstocks necessary to supply a community wood energy system; and
the long-term feasibility of supplying and operating a community wood energy system.
(A) In generalThe term “community wood energy system” means an energy system that—
primarily services public facilities owned or operated by State or local governments, including schools, town halls, libraries, and other public buildings; and
uses woody biomass as the primary fuel.
(1) In generalThe Secretary, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, shall establish a program to be known as the “Community Wood Energy Program” to provide—
grants of up to $50,000 to State and local governments (or designees) to develop community wood energy plans;
competitive grants to State and local governments to acquire or upgrade community wood energy systems; and
the purchase of biomass heating systems;
biomass heating products, including wood chips, wood pellets, and advanced biofuels; or
the delivery and storage of biomass of heating products.
(2) ConsiderationsIn selecting applicants for grants under paragraph (1)(B), the Secretary shall consider—
the energy efficiency of the proposed system;
the cost effectiveness of the proposed system; and
other conservation and environmental criteria that the Secretary considers appropriate.
(c) LimitationA community wood energy system acquired with grant funds provided under subsection (b)(1)(B) shall not exceed an output of—
50,000,000 Btu per hour for heating; and
(Pub. L. 107–171, title IX, § 9013, as added Pub. L. 110–234, title IX, § 9001(a), May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1332, and Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title IX, § 9001(a), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 2094; amended Pub. L. 112–240, title VII, § 701(f)(12), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 2366; Pub. L. 113–79, title IX, § 9012, Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 938.)
2014—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 113–79, § 9012(a), added par. (1) and redesignated former pars. (1) and (2) as (2) and (3), respectively.
Subsec. (b)(1)(C). Pub. L. 113–79, § 9012(b), added subpar. (C).
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 113–79, § 9012(c), designated existing provisions as par. (1) and inserted heading, substituted “A State or local government that receives a grant under subparagraph (A) or (B) of subsection (b)(1)” for “A State or local government that receives a grant under subsection (b)”, and added par. (2).
Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 113–79, § 9012(d), substituted “2018” for “2013”.
2013—Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 112–240 substituted “2013” for “2012”.