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Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFAREChapter 149 - NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY AND PROGRAMSSubchapter IX - RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
Part D - AGRICULTURAL BIOMASS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS
Section 16255 - Preprocessing and harvesting demonstration grants

42 U.S.C. § 16255

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Current through P.L. 118-106 (published on www.congress.gov on 10/04/2024)
Section 16255 - 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.

42 U.S.C. § 16255

Pub. L. 109-58, title IX, §946, Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 883.
Secretary
The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.1See References in Text note below.
project
The terms "federally assisted housing" and "project" mean-(A) a public housing project (as such term is defined in section 3(b) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 [42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)] );(B) housing for which project-based assistance is provided under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 [42 U.S.C. 1437f] ;(C) housing that is assisted under section 1701q of title 12;(D) housing that is assisted under section 1701q of title 12, as such section existed before November 28, 1990;(E) housing financed by a loan or mortgage insured under section 1715l(d)(3) of title 12 that bears interest at a rate determined under the proviso of section 1715l(d)(5) of title 12;(F) housing insured, assisted, or held by the Secretary or a State or State agency under section 1715z-1 of title 12;(G) housing constructed or substantially rehabilitated pursuant to assistance provided under section 8(b)(2) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 [42 U.S.C. 1437f(b)(2)], as in effect before October 1, 1983, that is assisted under a contract for assistance under such section; and(H) housing that is assisted under section 80131 of this title.