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2002 Farm Bill Energy Title (H.R. 2646)
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Version)
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Federal
Procurement of Biobased Products (Sec. 9002)
Requires
Federal agencies to purchase biobased products.
Funding will be used for testing and certifying
biobased products.
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$6
million
($1
mil/yr FY02-07)
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Biodiesel
Fuel Education Program (Sec. 9004)
New
grant program to educate the public and private fleet
managers about the benefits of biodiesel
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$5
million
($1
mil/yr FY03-07)
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Renewable
Energy System & Energy Efficiency Improvements (Sec.
9006)
Establishes
a grant and loan program to assist farmers in purchasing
renewable energy systems and making energy efficiency
improvements
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$115
million
($23
mil/yr FY03-07)
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Biomass
Research and Development Act of 2000 (Sec. 9008)
Reauthorizes
and funds the Biomass Research and Development Act
through 2007 (+ an additional $49
million/yr. authorized for FY02 – 07)
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$75
million
($5
mil FY02, $14 mil/yr FY03-07)
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Commodity
Credit Corporation Bioenergy Program (Sec. 9010)
Continues
program to reimburse ethanol and biodiesel producers for the
purchase of commodities to expand existing production
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$204
million
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Total =
$405 million
(Over the life of the bill)
Authorized
Programs Subject to Appropriations:
- Biorefinery
Development Grants (Sec. 9003)– Creates a grant program
to help establish facilities for the conversion of biomass
into electricity, fuels, chemicals, and other marketable
products.
- Energy
Audit and Renewable Energy Development Program (Sec. 9005)
– Establishes a cost-share grant program to help farmers
identify and assess their renewable energy resources, and
energy efficiency improvement potential.
- Carbon
Sequestration Research (Sec. 9009)– Funds research into
the potential for storing atmospheric carbon in soils and
plants.
Other
Energy Provisions in the Farm Bill:
Rural Development Title
- Value-added
Grant Program – An existing program amended to allow
renewable energy systems to qualify for grants.
- Consolidated
Farm and Rural Development Act – Amended to allow loans
and loan guarantees for wind systems and methane digesters.
Conservation
Title
- Conservation
Reserve Program – Amended to allow wind turbines and
biomass harvesting on CRP lands where consistent with soil,
water, and wildlife habitat goals of the CRP program.
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