42 USC 16255 - Preprocessing and harvesting demonstration grants

U.S Code last checked for updates: Nov 22, 2024

§ 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

(2)

Non-Federal cost share

(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

(Pub. L. 109–58, title IX, § 946, Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 883.)

cite as: 42 USC 16255