Agricultural Energy Programs Reauthorization Act of 2018
Latest action · Mar 22, 2018 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Progress
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- IntroducedMar 22, 2018
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Agricultural Energy Programs Reauthorization Act of 2018
This bill amends the Farm Security Rural Investment Act of 2002 to reauthorize through FY2023 several Department of Agriculture (USDA) energy programs, including:
- the Biobased Markets Program;
- the Biorefinery, Renewable Chemical, and Biobased Product Manufacturing Assistance Program;
- the Bioenergy Program for Advanced Biofuels;
- the Rural Energy For America Program (REAP);
- the Biomass Research and Development Initiative;
- the Feedstock Flexibility Program; and
- the Community Wood Energy Program.
The bill modifies and reauthorizes the Biomass Crop Assistance Program to:
- rename it the Biofuels and Biobased Product Feedstock and Wildland Fire Protection Program;
- require USDA to provide assistance under the program for hazardous woody fuel reduction projects; and
- expand the definition of eligible materials to include algae and animal waste byproducts, including fat, oil, grease, and manure.
The bill provides mandatory funding through FY2023 for several of the reauthorized programs.
The bill modifies the Biobased Markets Program to: (1) include producers of renewable chemicals in the voluntary labeling program, and (2) require USDA and the Department of Commerce to jointly develop North American Industry Classification system codes for renewable chemical manufacturers and biobased products manufacturers.
The bill modifies REAP to prohibit more than 30% of the funds from being used each year for: (1) any one form of renewable energy, or (2) technologies to improve the efficiency of energy usage.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jun 25, 2018.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NV | Catherine Cortez Masto | Jun 25, 2018 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 22, 2018Introduced in Senate
- Mar 22, 2018Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1776 | Agricultural Energy Programs Reauthorization Act of 2017 | Related bill | Sep 7, 2017 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Agriculture and Food.
- Agricultural education
- Agricultural practices and innovations
- Agriculture and Food
- Alternative and renewable resources
- Congressional oversight
- Energy storage, supplies, demand
- Fires
- Food supply, safety, and labeling
- Forests, forestry, trees
- Manufacturing
- Research administration and funding
- Rural conditions and development
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 22, 2018Introduced in Senate
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