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Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare

Part D · Chapter 149 — National Energy Policy and Programs

§ 16255. Preprocessing and harvesting demonstration grants

Statutory text

(a)

In general

The Secretary of Agriculture (referred to in this section as the “Secretary”) shall make grants available on a competitive basis to enterprises owned by agricultural producers, for the purposes of demonstrating cost-effective, cellulosic biomass innovations in—

(1)

preprocessing of feedstocks, including cleaning, separating and sorting, mixing or blending, and chemical or biochemical treatments, to add value and lower the cost of feedstock processing at a biorefinery; or

(2)

1-pass or other efficient, multiple crop harvesting techniques.

(b)

Limitations on grants

(1)

Number of grants

Not more than 5 demonstration projects per fiscal year shall be funded under this section.

(2)

Non-Federal cost share

The non-Federal cost share of a project under this section shall be not less than 20 percent, as determined by the Secretary.

(c)

Condition of grant

To be eligible for a grant for a project under this section, a recipient of a grant or a participating entity shall agree to use the material harvested under the project—

(1)

to produce ethanol; or

(2)

for another energy purpose, such as the generation of heat or electricity.

(d)

Authorization for appropriations

There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2010.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Energy Research, Development, Demonstration, and Commercial Application Act of 2005

    Pub. L. 109–58 title IX § 946 · 119 Stat. 594

    Enacted · 42 U.S.C. § 16255

    (Pub. L. 109–58, title IX, § 946, Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 883.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Pub. L. 109–58, title IX, § 946, Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 883.)

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 946. PREPROCESSING AND HARVESTING DEMONSTRATION GRANTS. (a) In General.— The Secretary of Agriculture (referred to in this section as the “Secretary”) shall make grants available on a competitive basis to enterprises owned by agricultural producers, for the purposes of demonstrating cost-effective, cellulosic biomass innovations in— (1) preprocessing of feedstocks, including cleaning, separating and sorting, mixing or blending, and chemical or biochemical treatments, to add value and lower the cost of feedstock processing at a biorefinery; or (2) 1-pass or other efficient, multiple crop harvesting techniques. (b) Limitations on Grants.— (1) Number of grants.— Not more than 5 demonstration projects per fiscal year shall be funded under this section. (2) Non-federal cost share.— The non-Federal cost share of a project under this section shall be not less than 20 percent, as determined by the Secretary. (c) Condition of Grant.— To be eligible for a grant for a project under this section, a recipient of a grant or a participating entity shall agree to use the material harvested under the project— (1) to produce ethanol; or (2) for another energy purpose, such as the generation of heat or electricity. (d) Authorization for Appropriations.— There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2010.

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Credits

(Pub. L. 109–58, title IX, § 946, , 119 Stat. 883.)

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