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Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare

Chapter 96 — Biomass Energy and Alcohol Fuels

§ 8854. Utilization of National Forest System in wood energy development projects

Statutory text

The Secretary of Agriculture may make available the timber resources of the National Forest System, in accordance with appropriate timber appraisal and sale procedures, for use by biomass energy projects.

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 Security Act

    Pub. L. 96–294 title II § 261 · 94 Stat. 611

    Enacted · 42 U.S.C. § 8854

    (Pub. L. 96–294, title II, § 261, June 30, 1980, 94 Stat. 710.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Pub. L. 96–294, title II, § 261, June 30, 1980, 94 Stat. 710.)

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 261. utilization of national forest system in wood energy development projects The Secretary of Agriculture may make available the timber resources of the National Forest System, in accordance with appropriate timber appraisal and sale procedures, for use by biomass energy projects.

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Credits

(Pub. L. 96–294, title II, § 261, , 94 Stat. 710.)

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