Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare
Part A · Chapter 152 — Energy Independence and Security
§ 17285. Sense of Congress relating to the use of renewable resources to generate energy
Statutory text
Findings
Congress finds that—
the United States has a quantity of renewable energy resources that is sufficient to supply a significant portion of the energy needs of the United States;
the agricultural, forestry, and working land of the United States can help ensure a sustainable domestic energy system;
accelerated development and use of renewable energy technologies provide numerous benefits to the United States, including improved national security, improved balance of payments, healthier rural economies, improved environmental quality, and abundant, reliable, and affordable energy for all citizens of the United States;
the production of transportation fuels from renewable energy would help the United States meet rapidly growing domestic and global energy demands, reduce the dependence of the United States on energy imported from volatile regions of the world that are politically unstable, stabilize the cost and availability of energy, and safeguard the economy and security of the United States;
increased energy production from domestic renewable resources would attract substantial new investments in energy infrastructure, create economic growth, develop new jobs for the citizens of the United States, and increase the income for farm, ranch, and forestry jobs in the rural regions of the United States;
increased use of renewable energy is practical and can be cost effective with the implementation of supportive policies and proper incentives to stimulate markets and infrastructure; and
public policies aimed at enhancing renewable energy production and accelerating technological improvements will further reduce energy costs over time and increase market demand.
Sense of Congress
It is the sense of Congress that it is the goal of the United States that, not later than , the agricultural, forestry, and working land of the United States should—
provide from renewable resources not less than 25 percent of the total energy consumed in the United States; and
continue to produce safe, abundant, and affordable food, feed, and fiber.
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 Independence and Security Act of 2007
Pub. L. 110–140 title VIII § 806 · 121 Stat. 1492
Enacted · 42 U.S.C. § 17285
(Pub. L. 110–140, title VIII, § 806, Dec. 19, 2007, 121 Stat. 1722.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 110–140, title VIII, § 806, Dec. 19, 2007, 121 Stat. 1722.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 806. SENSE OF CONGRESS RELATING TO THE USE OF RENEWABLE RESOURCES TO GENERATE ENERGY. (a) Findings.— Congress finds that— (1) the United States has a quantity of renewable energy resources that is sufficient to supply a significant portion of the energy needs of the United States; (2) the agricultural, forestry, and working land of the United States can help ensure a sustainable domestic energy system; (3) accelerated development and use of renewable energy technologies provide numerous benefits to the United States, including improved national security, improved balance of payments, healthier rural economies, improved environmental quality, and abundant, reliable, and affordable energy for all citizens of the United States; (4) the production of transportation fuels from renewable energy would help the United States meet rapidly growing domestic and global energy demands, reduce the dependence of the United States on energy imported from volatile regions of the world that are politically unstable, stabilize the cost and availability of energy, and safeguard the economy and security of the United States; (5) increased energy production from domestic renewable resources would attract substantial new investments in energy infrastructure, create economic growth, develop new jobs for the citizens of the United States, and increase the income for farm, ranch, and forestry jobs in the rural regions of the United States; (6) increased use of renewable energy is practical and can be cost effective with the implementation of supportive policies and proper incentives to stimulate markets and infrastructure; and (7) public policies aimed at enhancing renewable energy production and accelerating technological improvements will further reduce energy costs over time and increase market demand. (b) Sense of Congress.— It is the sense of Congress that it is the goal of the United States that, not later than January 1, 2025, the agricultural, forestry, and working land of the United States should— (1) provide from renewable resources not less than 25 percent of the total energy consumed in the United States; and (2) continue to produce safe, abundant, and affordable food, feed, and fiber.
1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Section effective on the date that is 1 day after , see section 1601 of Pub. L. 110–140, set out as a note under section 1824 of Title 2, The Congress.