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Matched Legal Cases: ['§8101', '§8102', '§8103', '§8104', '§8105', '§8106', '§8107', '§8108', '§8109', '§8110', '§8111', '§8112', '§8113', '§8114', '§9001', '§9001', '§4', '§9001', '§778', '§9002', '§9001', '§4', '§9001', '§8103', '§9003', '§9001', '§4', '§9001', '§8104', '§9004', '§9001', '§4', '§9001', '§9005', '§9001', '§4', '§9001', '§9006', '§9001', '§4', '§9001', '§9007', '§9001', '§4', '§9001', '§9008', '§9001', '§4', '§9001', '§8109', '§9009', '§9001', '§4', '§9001', '§9010', '§9001', '§4', '§9001', '§9011', '§9001', '§4', '§9001', '§8701', '§3811', '§3821', '§3831', '§3837', '§3838', '§8112', '§9012', '§9001', '§4', '§9001', '§8113', '§9013', '§9001', '§4', '§9001', '§7526', '§4', '§7526']

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Category: Agriculture (US Code)World > United States > US Code > Agriculture (US Code) Sec.8101.Definitions.8102.Biobased markets program.8103.Biorefinery assistance.8104.Repowering assistance.8105.Bioenergy program for advanced biofuels.8106.Biodiesel fuel education program.8107.Rural Energy for America Program.8108.Biomass research and development.8109.Rural Energy Self-Sufficiency Initiative.8110.Feedstock flexibility program for bioenergy producers.8111.Biomass Crop Assistance Program.8112.Forest biomass for energy.8113.Community wood energy program.8114.Sun grant program.
2 §8101. Definitions
2.1 (1) Administrator
2.2 (2) Advisory Committee
2.3 (3) Advanced biofuel
2.4 (A) In general
2.5 (B) Inclusions
2.6 (4) Biobased product
2.7 (5) Biofuel
2.8 (6) Biomass conversion facility
2.9 (7) Biorefinery
2.10 (8) Board
2.11 (9) Indian tribe
2.12 (10) Institution of higher education
2.13 (11) Intermediate ingredient or feedstock
2.14 (12) Renewable biomass
2.15 (13) Renewable energy
2.16 (14) Secretary
2.17 Codification
2.18 Prior Provisions
2.19 Effective Date
2.20 Short Title of 2004 Amendment
2.21 Biomass Research and Development
2.22 Biofuels And Rural Economic Development
3 §8102. Biobased markets program
3.1 (a) Federal procurement of biobased products
3.2 (1) Definition of procuring agency
3.3 (2) Procurement preference
3.4 (A) In general
3.5 (i) Procuring agency duties
3.6 (ii) Exception
3.7 (B) Flexibility
3.8 (C) Minimum requirements
3.9 (D) Case-by-case policy
3.10 (i) In general
3.11 (ii) Exception
3.12 (E) Minimum content standards
3.13 (F) Certification
3.14 (3) Guidelines
3.15 (A) In general
3.16 (B) Requirements
3.17 (C) Information provided
3.18 (D) Prohibition
3.19 (E) Qualifying purchases
3.20 (4) Administration
3.21 (A) Office of Federal Procurement Policy
3.22 (B) Other agencies
3.23 (C) Procurement subject to other law
3.24 (b) Labeling
3.25 (1) In general
3.26 (2) Eligibility criteria
3.27 (A) Criteria
3.28 (i) In general
3.29 (ii) Exception
3.30 (B) Requirements
3.31 (3) Use of label
3.32 (c) Recognition
3.33 (d) Limitation
3.34 (e) Inclusion
3.35 (f) National testing center registry
3.36 (g) Reports
3.37 (1) In general
3.38 (2) Contents
3.39 (h) Funding
3.40 (1) Mandatory funding
3.41 (2) Discretionary funding
3.42 References in Text
3.43 Codification
3.44 Prior Provisions
4 §8103. Biorefinery assistance
4.1 (a) Purpose
4.2 (b) Definitions
4.3 (1) Eligible entity
4.4 (2) Eligible technology
4.5 (c) Assistance
4.6 (d) Grants
4.7 (1) Competitive basis
4.8 (2) Selection criteria
4.10 (B) Feasibility
4.11 (C) Scoring system
4.12 (3) Cost sharing
4.13 (A) Limits
4.14 (B) Form of grantee share
4.15 (i) In general
4.16 (ii) Limitation
4.17 (e) Loan guarantees
4.18 (1) Selection criteria
4.19 (A) In general
4.20 (B) Feasibility
4.21 (C) Scoring system
4.22 (2) Limitations
4.23 (A) Maximum amount of loan guaranteed
4.24 (B) Maximum percentage of loan guaranteed
4.25 (i) In general
4.26 (ii) Other direct Federal funding
4.27 (iii) Authority to guarantee the loan
4.28 (C) Loan guarantee fund distribution
4.29 (f) Consultation
4.30 (g) Condition on provision of assistance
4.31 (1) In general
4.32 (2) Authority and functions
4.33 (h) Funding
4.34 (1) Mandatory funding
4.35 (2) Discretionary funding
4.36 References in Text
4.37 Codification
4.38 Prior Provisions
5 §8104. Repowering assistance
5.1 (a) In general
5.2 (b) Payments
5.4 (2) Amount
5.5 (c) Eligibility
5.6 (d) Funding
5.7 (1) Mandatory funding
5.8 (2) Discretionary funding
5.9 References in Text
5.10 Codification
5.11 Prior Provisions
6 §8105. Bioenergy program for advanced biofuels
6.1 (a) Definition of eligible producer
6.2 (b) Payments
6.3 (c) Contracts
6.4 (d) Basis for payments
6.5 (e) Equitable distribution
6.6 (f) Other requirements
6.7 (g) Funding
6.8 (1) Mandatory funding
6.9 (2) Discretionary funding
6.11 Codification
6.12 Prior Provisions
7 §8106. Biodiesel fuel education program
7.1 (a) Establishment
7.2 (b) Eligible entities
7.3 (c) Consultation
7.4 (d) Funding
7.5 Codification
7.6 Prior Provisions
8 §8107. Rural Energy for America Program
8.1 (a) Establishment
8.2 (b) Energy audits and renewable energy development assistance
8.4 (2) Eligible entities
8.5 (3) Selection criteria
8.6 (4) Use of grant funds
8.7 (5) Limitation
8.8 (6) Cost sharing
8.9 (c) Financial assistance for energy efficiency improvements and renewable energy systems
8.10 (1) In general
8.11 (2) Award considerations
8.12 (3) Feasibility studies
8.13 (A) In general
8.14 (B) Limitation
8.15 (C) Avoidance of duplicative assistance
8.16 (4) Limits
8.17 (A) Grants
8.18 (B) Maximum amount of loan guarantees
8.19 (C) Maximum amount of combined grant and loan guarantee
8.20 (d) Outreach
8.21 (e) Lower-cost activities
8.22 (1) Limitation on use of funds
8.23 (2) Exception
8.24 (f) Report
8.25 (g) Funding
8.26 (1) Mandatory funding
8.27 (2) Audit and technical assistance funding
8.28 (A) In general
8.29 (B) Other use
8.30 (3) Discretionary funding
8.31 References in Text
8.32 Codification
8.33 Prior Provisions
9 §8108. Biomass research and development
9.1 (a) Definitions
9.2 (1) Biobased product
9.3 (2) Demonstration
9.4 (3) Initiative
9.5 (b) Cooperation and coordination in biomass research and development
9.7 (2) Points of contact
9.8 (c) Biomass Research and Development Board
9.9 (1) Establishment
9.10 (2) Membership
9.11 (3) Duties
9.12 (4) Funding
9.13 (5) Meetings
9.14 (d) Biomass Research and Development Technical Advisory Committee
9.15 (1) Establishment
9.16 (2) Membership
9.17 (A) In general
9.18 (B) Appointment
9.19 (3) Duties
9.20 (4) Coordination
9.21 (5) Meetings
9.22 (6) Terms
9.23 (e) Biomass Research and Development Initiative
9.24 (1) In general
9.25 (2) Objectives
9.26 (3) Technical areas
9.27 (A) Feedstocks development
9.28 (B) Biofuels and biobased products development
9.29 (C) Biofuels development analysis
9.30 (i) Strategic guidance
9.31 (ii) Energy and environmental impact
9.32 (iii) Assessment of Federal land
9.33 (4) Additional considerations
9.34 (5) Eligibility
9.35 (6) Administration
9.36 (A) In general
9.37 (B) Cost share
9.38 (i) Research and development projects
9.39 (I) In general
9.40 (II) Reduction
9.41 (ii) Demonstration and commercial projects
9.42 (C) Technology and information transfer
9.43 (f) Administrative support and funds
9.44 (1) In general
9.45 (2) Other agencies
9.46 (3) Limitation
9.47 (g) Reports
9.48 (h) Funding
9.49 (1) Mandatory funding
9.50 (2) Discretionary funding
9.51 Codification
9.52 Prior Provisions
10 §8109. Rural Energy Self-Sufficiency Initiative
10.1 (a) Definitions
10.2 (1) Eligible rural community
10.3 (2) Initiative
10.4 (3) Integrated renewable energy system
10.5 (b) Establishment
10.6 (c) Grant assistance
10.7 (1) In general
10.8 (2) Use of grant funds
10.9 (3) Grant selection
10.10 (A) Application
10.11 (B) Preference
10.12 (4) Report
10.13 (5) Cost-sharing
10.14 (d) Authorization of appropriations
10.15 Codification
10.16 Prior Provisions
11 §8110. Feedstock flexibility program for bioenergy producers
11.1 (a) Definitions
11.2 (1) Bioenergy
11.3 (2) Bioenergy producer
11.4 (3) Eligible commodity
11.5 (4) Eligible entity
11.6 (b) Feedstock flexibility program
11.7 (1) In general
11.8 (A) Purchases and sales
11.9 (B) Competitive procedures
11.10 (C) Limitation
11.11 (2) Notice
11.12 (A) In general
11.13 (B) Reestimates
11.14 (3) Commodity Credit Corporation inventory
11.15 (A) Dispositions
11.16 (i) Bioenergy and generally
11.17 (ii) Preservation of other authorities
11.18 (B) Emergency shortages
11.19 (4) Transfer rule; storage fees
11.20 (A) General transfer rule
11.21 (B) Payment of storage fees prohibited
11.22 (i) In general
11.23 (ii) Exception
11.24 (C) Option to prevent storage fees
11.25 (i) In general
11.26 (ii) Special transfer rule
11.27 (5) Relation to other laws
11.28 (6) Funding
11.29 References in Text
11.30 Codification
11.31 Prior Provisions
12 §8111. Biomass Crop Assistance Program
12.1 (a) Definitions
12.2 (1) BCAP
12.3 (2) BCAP project area
12.4 (3) Contract acreage
12.5 (4) Eligible crop
12.6 (A) In general
12.7 (B) Exclusions
12.8 (5) Eligible land
12.9 (A) In general
12.10 (B) Exclusions
12.11 (6) Eligible material
12.12 (A) In general
12.13 (B) Exclusions
12.14 (7) Producer
12.15 (8) Project sponsor
12.16 (b) Establishment and purpose
12.17 (c) BCAP project area
12.18 (1) In general
12.19 (2) Selection of project areas
12.20 (A) In general
12.21 (B) BCAP project area selection criteria
12.22 (3) Contract
12.23 (A) In general
12.24 (B) Minimum terms
12.25 (C) Duration
12.26 (4) Relationship to other programs
12.27 (5) Payments
12.28 (A) In general
12.29 (B) Amount of establishment payments
12.30 (C) Amount of annual payments
12.31 (i) In general
12.32 (ii) Reduction
12.33 (d) Assistance with collection, harvest, storage, and transportation
12.34 (1) In general
12.35 (2) Payments
12.36 (A) Costs covered
12.37 (B) Amount
12.38 (3) Limitation on assistance for BCAP contract acreage
12.39 (e) Report
12.40 (f) Funding
12.41 References in Text
12.42 Codification
12.43 Prior Provisions
13 §8112. Forest biomass for energy
13.2 (b) Eligible entities
13.3 (c) Priority for project selection
13.4 (d) Authorization of appropriations
14 §8113. Community wood energy program
14.1 (a) Definitions
14.2 (1) Community wood energy plan
14.3 (2) Community wood energy system
14.5 (B) Inclusions
14.6 (b) Grant program
14.7 (1) In general
14.8 (2) Considerations
14.9 (3) Use of plan
14.10 (c) Limitation
14.11 (d) Matching funds
14.12 (e) Authorization of appropriations
14.13 Codification
15 §8114. Sun grant program
15.1 (a) Establishment
15.2 (b) Grants
15.3 (1) In general
15.4 (A) North-central center
15.5 (B) Southeastern center
15.6 (C) South-central center
15.7 (D) Western center
15.8 (E) Northeastern center
15.9 (F) Western insular Pacific subcenter
15.10 (2) Manner of distribution
15.11 (A) Centers
15.12 (B) Subcenter
15.13 (3) Failure to comply with requirements
15.14 (c) Use of funds
15.15 (1) Competitive grants
15.16 (A) In general
15.17 (B) Activities
15.18 (C) Funding allocation
15.19 (D) Administration
15.20 (i) Peer and merit review
15.21 (ii) Priority
15.22 (iii) Term
15.23 (iv) Matching funds required
15.24 (I) In general
15.25 (II) Exclusion
15.26 (III) Reduction
15.27 (v) Buildings and facilities
15.28 (vi) Limitation on indirect costs
15.29 (2) Administrative expenses
15.30 (3) Research, extension and educational activities
15.31 (d) Plan for research activities to be funded
15.32 (1) In general
15.33 (2) Gasification coordination
15.34 (3) Funding
15.35 (4) Use of plan
15.36 (e) Grant Information Analysis Center
15.37 (f) Annual reports
15.38 (g) Authorization of appropriations
15.39 References in Text
15.40 Codification
15.41 Prior Provisions
15.42 Effective Date
15.43 Definition of “Secretary”
The term “Advisory Committee” means the Biomass Research and Development Technical Advisory Committee established by section 8108(d)(1) of this title.
The term “advanced biofuel” means fuel derived from renewable biomass other than corn kernel starch.
Subject to subparagraph (A), the term “advanced biofuel” includes—
The term “biobased product” means a product determined by the Secretary to be a commercial or industrial product (other than food or feed) that is—
(A) composed, in whole or in significant part, of biological products, including renewable domestic agricultural materials and forestry materials; or
The term “biofuel” means a fuel derived from renewable biomass.
The term “biomass conversion facility” means a facility that converts or proposes to convert renewable biomass into—
The term “biorefinery” means a facility (including equipment and processes) that—
(A) converts renewable biomass into biofuels and biobased products; and
The term “Board” means the Biomass Research and Development Board established by section 8108(c) of this title.
(9) Indian tribe
The term “institution of higher education” has the meaning given the term in section 1002(a) of title 20.
(11) Intermediate ingredient or feedstock
The term “intermediate ingredient or feedstock” means a material or compound made in whole or in significant part from biological products, including renewable agricultural materials (including plant, animal, and marine materials) or forestry materials, that are subsequently used to make a more complex compound or product.
(12) Renewable biomass
The term “renewable biomass” means—
The term “renewable energy” means energy derived from—
(Pub. L. 107–171, title IX, §9001, as added Pub. L. 110–234, title IX, §9001(a), May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1303, and Pub. L. 110–246, §4(a), title IX, §9001(a), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 2064.)
Enactment of this chapter and repeal of Pub. L. 110–234 by Pub. L. 110–246 effective May 22, 2008, the date of enactment of Pub. L. 110–234, see section 4 of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as a note under section 8701 of this title.
Pub. L. 108–199, div. A, title VII, §778(a), Jan. 23, 2004, 118 Stat. 41, provided that: “This section (enacting section 8109 of this title) may be cited as the ‘Sun Grant Research Initiative Act of 2003’.”
Memorandum for the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Energy, (and) the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
In this subsection, the term “procuring agency” means—
(I) establish a procurement program, develop procurement specifications, and procure biobased products identified under the guidelines described in paragraph (3) in accordance with this section; and
(bb) comply with the regulations issued under section 6914b–1 of title 42.
(v) provide information as to the availability, relative price, performance, and environmental and public health benefits of such materials and items; and
(vi) take effect on the date established in the guidelines, which may not exceed 1 year after publication.
Information provided pursuant to subparagraph (B)(v) with respect to a material or item shall be considered to be provided for another item made with the same material or item.
The Secretary, in consultation with the Administrator, shall establish a voluntary program under which the Secretary authorizes producers of biobased products to use the label “USDA Certified Biobased Product”.
(A) a comprehensive management plan that establishes tasks, milestones, and timelines, organizational roles and responsibilities, and funding allocations for fully implementing this section; and
(ii) the voluntary labeling program established under subsection (b).
Of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall use to provide mandatory funding for biobased products testing and labeling as required to carry out this section—
(A) $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; and
(B) $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 through 2012.
In addition to any other funds made available to carry out this section, there is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 through 2012.
(Pub. L. 107–171, title IX, §9002, as added Pub. L. 110–234, title IX, §9001(a), May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1305, and Pub. L. 110–246, §4(a), title IX, §9001(a), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 2067.)
The date of the enactment of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, referred to in subsecs. (b)(2)(A), (e), and (g)(1), is the date of enactment of Pub. L. 110–246, which was approved June 18, 2008.
§8103. Biorefinery assistance
The purpose of this section is to assist in the development of new and emerging technologies for the development of advanced biofuels, so as to—
The term “eligible entity” means an individual, entity, Indian tribe, or unit of State or local government, including a corporation, farm cooperative, farmer cooperative organization, association of agricultural producers, National Laboratory, institution of higher education, rural electric cooperative, public power entity, or consortium of any of those entities.
(2) Eligible technology
The term “eligible technology” means, as determined by the Secretary—
The Secretary shall make available to eligible entities—
(1) grants to assist in paying the costs of the development and construction of demonstration-scale biorefineries to demonstrate the commercial viability of 1 or more processes for converting renewable biomass to advanced biofuels; and
(2) guarantees for loans made to fund the development, construction, and retrofitting of commercial-scale biorefineries using eligible technology.
(1) Competitive basis
The Secretary shall award grants under subsection (c)(1) on a competitive basis.
In approving grant applications, the Secretary shall establish a priority scoring system that assigns priority scores to each application and only approve applications that exceed a specified minimum, as determined by the Secretary.
In approving a grant application, the Secretary shall determine the technical and economic feasibility of the project based on a feasibility study of the project described in the application conducted by an independent third party.
In determining the priority scoring system, the Secretary shall consider—
(i) the potential market for the advanced biofuel and the byproducts produced;
(ii) the level of financial participation by the applicant, including support from non-Federal and private sources;
(v) whether the applicant has established that the adoption of the process proposed in the application will have a positive impact on resource conservation, public health, and the environment;
(vi) the potential for rural economic development;
(vii) whether the area in which the applicant proposes to locate the biorefinery has other similar facilities;
(viii) whether the project can be replicated; and
(ix) scalability for commercial use.
The amount of a grant awarded for development and construction of a biorefinery under subsection (c)(1) shall not exceed an amount equal to 30 percent of the cost of the project.
(B) Form of grantee share
The grantee share of the cost of a project may be made in the form of cash or material.
The amount of the grantee share that is made in the form of material shall not exceed 15 percent of the amount of the grantee share determined under subparagraph (A).
In determining the priority scoring system for loan guarantees under subsection (c)(2), the Secretary shall consider—
The principal amount of a loan guaranteed under subsection (c)(2) may not exceed $250,000,000.
Except as otherwise provided in this subparagraph, a loan guaranteed under subsection (c)(2) shall be in an amount not to exceed 80 percent of the project costs, as determined by the Secretary.
The amount of a loan guaranteed for a project under subsection (c)(2) shall be reduced by the amount of other direct Federal funding that the eligible entity receives for the same project.
The Secretary may guarantee up to 90 percent of the principal and interest due on a loan guaranteed under subsection (c)(2).
Of the funds made available for loan guarantees for a fiscal year under subsection (h), 50 percent of the funds shall be reserved for obligation during the second half of the fiscal year.
(g) Condition on provision of assistance
Of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall use for the cost of loan guarantees under this section, to remain available until expended—
(A) $75,000,000 for fiscal year 2009; and
(B) $245,000,000 for fiscal year 2010.
In addition to any other funds made available to carry out this section, there is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $150,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 through 2012.
(Pub. L. 107–171, title IX, §9003, as added Pub. L. 110–234, title IX, §9001(a), May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1310, and Pub. L. 110–246, §4(a), title IX, §9001(a), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 2072.)
§8104. Repowering assistance
(1) the installation of new systems that use renewable biomass; or
(2) the new production of energy from renewable biomass.
(A) the quantity of fossil fuels a renewable biomass system is replacing;
(B) the percentage reduction in fossil fuel used by the biorefinery that will result from the installation of the renewable biomass system; and
(C) the cost and cost effectiveness of the renewable biomass system.
In addition to any other funds made available to carry out this section, there is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 through 2012.
(Pub. L. 107–171, title IX, §9004, as added Pub. L. 110–234, title IX, §9001(a), May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1313, and Pub. L. 110–246, §4(a), title IX, §9001(a), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 2075.)
In this section, the term “eligible producer” means a producer of advanced biofuels.
The Secretary may limit the amount of payments that may be received by a single eligible producer under this section in order to distribute the total amount of funding available in an equitable manner.
(C) $85,000,000 for fiscal year 2011; and
(D) $105,000,000 for fiscal year 2012.
In addition to any other funds made available to carry out this section, there is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 through 2012.
(Pub. L. 107–171, title IX, §9005, as added Pub. L. 110–234, title IX, §9001(a), May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1314, and Pub. L. 110–246, §4(a), title IX, §9001(a), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 2075.)
Of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall use to carry out this section $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012.
(Pub. L. 107–171, title IX, §9006, as added Pub. L. 110–234, title IX, §9001(a), May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1315, and Pub. L. 110–246, §4(a), title IX, §9001(a), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 2076.)
(C) a rural electric cooperative or public power entity; and
(D) any other similar entity, as determined by the Secretary.
In addition to any similar authority, the Secretary shall provide loan guarantees and grants to agricultural producers and rural small businesses—
(A) to purchase renewable energy systems, including systems that may be used to produce and sell electricity; and
(B) to make energy efficiency improvements.
(3) Feasibility studies
The Secretary may provide assistance in the form of grants to an agricultural producer or rural small business to conduct a feasibility study for a project for which assistance may be provided under this subsection.
The Secretary shall use not more than 10 percent of the funds made available to carry out this subsection to provide assistance described in subparagraph (A).
(C) Avoidance of duplicative assistance
An entity shall be ineligible to receive assistance to carry out a feasibility study for a project under this paragraph if the entity has received other Federal or State assistance for a feasibility study for the project.
Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Secretary shall use not less than 20 percent of the funds made available under subsection (g) to provide grants of $20,000 or less.
Effective beginning on June 30 of each fiscal year, paragraph (1) shall not apply to funds made available under subsection (g) for the fiscal year.
Not later than 4 years after the date of enactment of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the implementation of this section, including the outcomes achieved by projects funded under this section.
(C) $70,000,000 for fiscal year 2011; and
(D) $70,000,000 for fiscal year 2012.
(Pub. L. 107–171, title IX, §9007, as added Pub. L. 110–234, title IX, §9001(a), May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1315, and Pub. L. 110–246, §4(a), title IX, §9001(a), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 2077.)
The term “biobased product” means—
(A) an industrial product (including chemicals, materials, and polymers) produced from biomass; or
(B) a commercial or industrial product (including animal feed and electric power) derived in connection with the conversion of biomass to fuel.
The term “demonstration” means demonstration of technology in a pilot plant or semi-works scale facility, including a plant or facility located on a farm.
The term “Initiative” means the Biomass Research and Development Initiative established under subsection (e).
(xii) an individual with expertise in agronomy, crop science, or soil science; and
(xiii) at the option of the points of contact, other members.
(ii) to serve as substitutes for petroleum-based feedstocks and products; and
The Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of Energy, in consultation with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and heads of other appropriate departments and agencies (referred to in this subsection as the “Secretaries”), shall direct the Initiative in the 3 following areas:
(i) the development of diverse cost-effective technologies for the use of cellulosic biomass in the production of biofuels and biobased products; and
(ii) product diversification through technologies relevant to production of a range of biobased products (including chemicals, animal feeds, and cogenerated power) that potentially can increase the feasibility of fuel production in a biorefinery.
(ii) included in the best practices database established under section 5925e(e) of this title.
(C) $30,000,000 for fiscal year 2011; and
(D) $40,000,000 for fiscal year 2012.
In addition to any other funds made available to carry out this section, there is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $35,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 through 2012.
(Pub. L. 107–171, title IX, §9008, as added Pub. L. 110–234, title IX, §9001(a), May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1318, and Pub. L. 110–246, §4(a), title IX, §9001(a), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 2079.)
§8109. Rural Energy Self-Sufficiency Initiative
(3) Integrated renewable energy system
The term “integrated renewable energy system” means a community-wide energy system that—
(A) reduces conventional energy use; and
(B) increases the use of energy from renewable sources.
An eligible rural community may use a grant—
(A) to conduct an energy assessment that assesses the total energy use of all energy users in the eligible rural community;
(B) to formulate and analyze ideas for reducing energy usage by the eligible rural community from conventional sources; and
(C) to develop and install an integrated renewable energy system.
The Secretary shall give preference to those applications that propose to carry out an activity in coordination with—
(i) institutions of higher education or nonprofit foundations of institutions of higher education;
(ii) Federal, State, or local government agencies;
(iii) public or private power generation entities; or
(iv) government entities with responsibility for water or natural resources.
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 through 2012.
(Pub. L. 107–171, title IX, §9009, as added Pub. L. 110–234, title IX, §9001(a), May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1324, and Pub. L. 110–246, §4(a), title IX, §9001(a), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 2085.)
A prior section 9009 of Pub. L. 107–171 amended section 6711 of this title.
The term “bioenergy” means fuel grade ethanol and other biofuel.
The term “bioenergy producer” means a producer of bioenergy that uses an eligible commodity to produce bioenergy under this section.
The term “eligible commodity” means a form of raw or refined sugar or in-process sugar that is eligible to be marketed in the United States for human consumption or to be used for the extraction of sugar for human consumption.
The term “eligible entity” means an entity located in the United States that markets an eligible commodity in the United States.
For each of the 2008 through 2012 crops, the Secretary shall purchase eligible commodities from eligible entities and sell such commodities to bioenergy producers for the purpose of producing bioenergy in a manner that ensures that section 7272 of this title is operated at no cost to the Federal Government by avoiding forfeitures to the Commodity Credit Corporation.
As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 and each September 1 thereafter through September 1, 2012, the Secretary shall provide notice to eligible entities and bioenergy producers of the quantity of eligible commodities that shall be made available for purchase and sale for the crop year following the date of the notice under this section.
(Pub. L. 107–171, title IX, §9010, as added Pub. L. 110–234, title IX, §9001(a), May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1325, and Pub. L. 110–246, §4(a), title IX, §9001(a), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 2086.)
The term “BCAP” means the Biomass Crop Assistance Program established under this section.
The term “BCAP project area” means an area that—
The term “contract acreage” means eligible land that is covered by a BCAP contract entered into with the Secretary.
The term “eligible crop” means a crop of renewable biomass.
The term “eligible crop” does not include—
(i) any crop that is eligible to receive payments under title I of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8701 et seq.) or an amendment made by that title; or
(ii) any plant that is invasive or noxious or has the potential to become invasive or noxious, as determined by the Secretary, in consultation with other appropriate Federal or State departments and agencies.
The term “eligible land” includes agricultural and nonindustrial private forest lands (as defined in section 2103a(c) of title 16).
The term “eligible land” does not include—
(ii) land that is native sod, as of the date of enactment of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008;
(iii) land enrolled in the conservation reserve program established under subchapter B of chapter 1 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831 et seq.);
(iv) land enrolled in the wetlands reserve program established under subchapter C of chapter 1 of subtitle D of title XII of that Act (16 U.S.C. 3837 et seq.); or
(v) land enrolled in the grassland reserve program established under subchapter D of chapter 2 of subtitle D of title XII of that Act (16 U.S.C. 3838n et seq.).
The term “eligible material” means renewable biomass.
The term “eligible material” does not include—
(i) any crop that is eligible to receive payments under title I of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8701 et seq.) or an amendment made by that title;
(ii) animal waste and byproducts (including fats, oils, greases, and manure);
(iii) food waste and yard waste; or
The term “producer” means an owner or operator of contract acreage that is physically located within a BCAP project area.
The term “project sponsor” means—
(2) assist agricultural and forest land owners and operators with collection, harvest, storage, and transportation of eligible material for use in a biomass conversion facility.
The Secretary shall provide financial assistance to producers of eligible crops in a BCAP project area.
To be considered for selection as a BCAP project area, a project sponsor shall submit to the Secretary a proposal that includes, at a minimum—
(iv) any other appropriate information about the biomass conversion facility or proposed biomass conversion facility that gives the Secretary a reasonable assurance that the plant will be in operation by the time that the eligible crops are ready for harvest.
(i) the volume of the eligible crops proposed to be produced in the proposed BCAP project area and the probability that such crops will be used for the purposes of the BCAP;
(II) socially disadvantaged farmers or ranchers (as defined in section 2279(e) of this title);
(viii) the range of eligible crops among project areas; and
(ix) any additional information, as determined by the Secretary.
At a minimum, contracts shall include terms that cover—
(I) a conservation plan; or
(II) a forest stewardship plan or an equivalent plan; and
(iv) any additional requirements the Secretary considers appropriate.
A contract under this subsection shall have a term of up to—
The amount of an establishment payment under this subsection shall be up to 75 percent of the costs of establishing an eligible perennial crop covered by the contract, including—
(V) there are such other circumstances, as determined by the Secretary to be necessary to carry out this section.
(B) a person with the right to collect or harvest eligible material.
Subject to paragraph (3), the Secretary may provide matching payments at a rate of $1 for each $1 per ton provided by the biomass conversion facility, in an amount equal to not more than $45 per ton for a period of 2 years.
As a condition of the receipt of annual payment under subsection (c), a producer receiving a payment under this subsection for collection, harvest, storage or transportation of an eligible crop produced on BCAP acreage shall agree to a reduction in the annual payment.
Not later than 4 years after the date of enactment of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report on the dissemination by the Secretary of the best practice data and information gathered from participants receiving assistance under this section.
Of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall use to carry out this section such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012.
(Pub. L. 107–171, title IX, §9011, as added Pub. L. 110–234, title IX, §9001(a), May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1327, and Pub. L. 110–246, §4(a), title IX, §9001(a), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 2089.)
The Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, referred to in subsec. (a)(4)(B)(i), (6)(B)(i), is Pub. L. 110–246, June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1651. Title I of the Act is classified principally to chapter 113 (§8701 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 8701 of this title and Tables.
The date of enactment of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, referred to in subsecs. (a)(5)(B)(ii) and (e), is the date of enactment of Pub. L. 110–246, which was approved June 18, 2008.
The Food Security Act of 1985, referred to in subsecs. (a)(5)(B)(iii)–(v) and (c)(3)(B)(ii), is Pub. L. 99–198, Dec. 23, 1985, 99 Stat. 1354. Subtitles B and C of title XII of the Act are classified generally to subchapters II (§3811 et seq.) and III (§3821 et seq.), respectively, of chapter 58 of Title 16, Conservation. Subchapters B and C of chapter 1 of subtitle D of title XII of the Act are classified generally to subparts B (§3831 et seq.) and C (§3837 et seq.), respectively, of part I of subchapter IV of chapter 58 of Title 16. Subchapter D of chapter 2 of subtitle D of title XII of the Act is classified generally to subpart D (§3838n et seq.) of part II of subchapter IV of chapter 58 of Title 16. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title of 1985 Amendment note set out under section 1281 of this title and Tables.
§8112. Forest biomass for energy
The Secretary, acting through the Forest Service, shall conduct a competitive research and development program to encourage use of forest biomass for energy.
Entities eligible to compete under the program under this section include—
(1) the Forest Service (acting through Research and Development);
(3) State and local governments;
(4) Indian tribes;
(5) land-grant colleges and universities; and
(6) private entities.
(c) Priority for project selection
In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall give priority to projects that—
(1) develop technology and techniques to use low-value forest biomass, such as byproducts of forest health treatments and hazardous fuels reduction, for the production of energy;
(2) develop processes that integrate production of energy from forest biomass into biorefineries or other existing manufacturing streams;
(3) develop new transportation fuels from forest biomass; and
(4) improve the growth and yield of trees intended for renewable energy production.
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 through 2012.
(Pub. L. 107–171, title IX, §9012, as added Pub. L. 110–234, title IX, §9001(a), May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1331, and Pub. L. 110–246, §4(a), title IX, §9001(a), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 2093.)
§8113. Community wood energy program
(1) Community wood energy plan
The term “community wood energy plan” means an assessment of—
(A) available feedstocks necessary to supply a community wood energy system; and
(B) the long-term feasibility of supplying and operating a community wood energy system.
(2) Community wood energy system
The term “community wood energy system” means an energy system that—
(i) primarily services public facilities owned or operated by State or local governments, including schools, town halls, libraries, and other public buildings; and
(ii) uses woody biomass as the primary fuel.
The term “community wood energy system” includes single facility central heating, district heating, combined heat and energy systems, and other related biomass energy systems.
The Secretary, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, shall establish a program to be known as the “Community Wood Energy Program” to provide—
(A) grants of up to $50,000 to State and local governments (or designees) to develop community wood energy plans; and
(B) competitive grants to State and local governments to acquire or upgrade community wood energy systems.
In selecting applicants for grants under paragraph (1)(B), the Secretary shall consider—
(A) the energy efficiency of the proposed system;
(B) the cost effectiveness of the proposed system; and
(C) other conservation and environmental criteria that the Secretary considers appropriate.
A State or local government applying to receive a competitive grant described in paragraph (1)(B) shall submit to the Secretary as part of the grant application the applicable community wood energy plan.
A community wood energy system acquired with grant funds provided under subsection (b)(1)(B) shall not exceed an output of—
(1) 50,000,000 Btu per hour for heating; and
(2) 2 megawatts for electric power production.
A State or local government that receives a grant under subsection (b) shall contribute an amount of non-Federal funds towards the development of the community wood energy plan, or acquisition of the community wood energy systems that is at least equal to the amount of grant funds received by the State or local government under that subsection.
(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.)
(B) the Department of Energy; and
A north-central sun grant center at South Dakota State University for the region composed of the States of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
A southeastern sun grant center at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville for the region composed of—
A south-central sun grant center at Oklahoma State University for the region composed of the States of Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas.
A western sun grant center at Oregon State University for the region composed of—
A northeastern sun grant center at Cornell University for the region composed of the States of Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, and West Virginia.
A western insular Pacific sun grant subcenter at the University of Hawaii for the region of Alaska, Hawaii, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau.
(i) eligible to receive grants under subsection (b)(7) of section 450i of this title; and
Grants described in subparagraph (A) shall be used by the grant recipient to conduct, in a manner consistent with the purposes described in subsection (a), multi-institutional and multistate—
(i) research, extension, and education programs on technology development; and
(ii) integrated research, extension, and education programs on technology implementation.
(C) Funding allocation
Of the amount of funds that is used to provide grants under subparagraph (A), the sun grant center or subcenter shall use—
(i) not less than 30 percent of the funds to carry out the programs described in subparagraph (B)(i); and
(ii) not less than 30 percent of the funds to carry out the programs described in subparagraph (B)(ii).
Subject to the availability of funds under subsection (g), and in cooperation with land-grant colleges and universities and private industry in accordance with paragraph (2), the sun grant centers and subcenter shall jointly develop and submit to the Secretary for approval a plan for addressing the bioenergy, biomass, and gasification research priorities of the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Energy at the State and regional levels.
(2) Gasification coordination
With respect to gasification research activity, the sun grant centers and subcenter shall coordinate planning with land-grant colleges and universities in their respective regions that have ongoing research activities in that area.
(4) Use of plan
(1) the results of all peer and merit review procedures conducted pursuant to subsection (c)(1)(D)(i); and
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $75,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012, of which not more than $4,000,000 for each fiscal year shall be made available to carry out subsection (e).
(Pub. L. 110–234, title VII, §7526, May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1274; Pub. L. 110–246, §4(a), title VII, §7526, June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 2035.)
Section 7511(a)(4), referred to in subsec. (c)(1)(D)(iv)(II) and (III), means section 7511(a)(4) of Pub. L. 110–246.
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