Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare
Chapter 149 — National Energy Policy and Programs
§ 16502. Advanced Biofuel Technologies Program
Statutory text
In general
Subject to the availability of appropriations under subsection (d), the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall, in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture and the Biomass Research and Development Technical Advisory Committee established under section 8605 1 of title 7, establish a program, to be known as the “Advanced Biofuel Technologies Program”, to demonstrate advanced technologies for the production of alternative transportation fuels.
Priority
In carrying out the program under subsection (a), the Administrator shall give priority to projects that enhance the geographical diversity of alternative fuels production and utilize feedstocks that represent 10 percent or less of ethanol or biodiesel fuel production in the United States during the previous fiscal year.
Demonstration projects
In general
As part of the program under subsection (a), the Administrator shall fund demonstration projects—
to develop not less than 4 different conversion technologies for producing cellulosic biomass ethanol; and
to develop not less than 5 technologies for coproducing value-added bioproducts (such as fertilizers, herbicides, and pesticides) resulting from the production of biodiesel fuel.
Administration
Demonstration projects under this subsection shall be—
conducted based on a merit-reviewed, competitive process; and
subject to the cost-sharing requirements of section 16352 of this title.
Authorization of appropriations
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $110,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 through 2009.
Footnotes
- 1 See References in Text note below.
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.
Energy Policy Act of 2005
Pub. L. 109–58 title XV § 1514 · 119 Stat. 594
Enacted · 42 U.S.C. § 16502
(Pub. L. 109–58, title XV, § 1514, Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 1090.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 109–58, title XV, § 1514, Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 1090.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 1514. ADVANCED BIOFUEL TECHNOLOGIES PROGRAM. (a) In General.— Subject to the availability of appropriations under subsection (d), the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall, in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture and the Biomass Research and Development Technical Advisory Committee established under section 306 of the Biomass Research and Development Act of 2000 (Public Law 106–224; 7 U.S.C. 8101 note), establish a program, to be known as the “Advanced Biofuel Technologies Program”, to demonstrate advanced technologies for the production of alternative transportation fuels. (b) Priority.— In carrying out the program under subsection (a), the Administrator shall give priority to projects that enhance the geographical diversity of alternative fuels production and utilize feedstocks that represent 10 percent or less of ethanol or biodiesel fuel production in the United States during the previous fiscal year. (c) Demonstration Projects.— (1) In general.— As part of the program under subsection (a), the Administrator shall fund demonstration projects— (A) to develop not less than 4 different conversion technologies for producing cellulosic biomass ethanol; and (B) to develop not less than 5 technologies for coproducing value-added bioproducts (such as fertilizers, herbicides, and pesticides) resulting from the production of biodiesel fuel. (2) Administration.— Demonstration projects under this subsection shall be— (A) conducted based on a merit-reviewed, competitive process; and (B) subject to the cost-sharing requirements of section 988. (d) Authorization of Appropriations.— There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $110,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 through 2009.
1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision
Editorial Notes
References in Text
Section 8605 of title 7, referred to in subsec. (a), was repealed by Pub. L. 110–246, title IX, § 9001(b), , 122 Stat. 2095. Provisions relating to a Biomass Research and Development Technical Advisory Committee are now contained in section 8108(d) of title 7, Agriculture.