42 USC 8811 – Biomass energy development plans
(a) Plan respecting maximized production and use by December 31, 1982; preparation, transmission, etc.
Not later than 180 days after June 30, 1980, the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of Energy shall jointly prepare, and transmit to the President and the Congress, a plan for maximizing in accordance with this subchapter biomass energy production and use. Such plan shall be designed to achieve a total level of alcohol production and use within the United States of at least 60,000 barrels per day of alcohol by December 31, 1982.
(b) Comprehensive plan respecting maximized production and use from January 1, 1983, to December 31, 1990, preparation, transmission, etc.
Terms Used In 42 USC 8811
- alcohol: means alcohol (including methanol and ethanol) which is produced from biomass and which is suitable for use by itself or in combination with other substances as a fuel or as a substitute for petroleum or petrochemical feedstocks. See 42 USC 8802
- biomass: means any organic matter which is available on a renewable basis, including agricultural crops and agricultural wastes and residues, wood and wood wastes and residues, animal wastes, municipal wastes, and aquatic plants. See 42 USC 8802
- biomass energy: means &mdash. See 42 USC 8802
- financial assistance: means any of the following forms of financial assistance provided under this chapter, or any combination of such forms:
(i) loans,
(ii) loan guarantees,
(iii) price guarantees, and
(iv) purchase agreements. See 42 USC 8802
- motor fuel: means gasoline, kerosene, and middle distillates (including diesel fuel). See 42 USC 8802
(1) Not later than January 1, 1982, the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of Energy shall jointly prepare, and transmit to the President and the Congress, a comprehensive plan for maximizing in accordance with this subchapter biomass energy production and use, for the period beginning January 1, 1983, and ending December 31, 1990. Such plan shall be designed to achieve a level of alcohol production within the United States equal to at least 10 percent of the level of gasoline consumption within the United States as estimated by the Secretary of Energy for the calendar year 1990.
(2) The plan prepared under this subsection shall evaluate the feasibility of reaching the goals set forth in such subsection.
(c) Required guidelines
The plans prepared under subsections (a) and (b) shall each include guidelines for use in awarding financial assistance under this subchapter which are designed to increase, during the period covered by the plan, the amount of motor fuel displaced by biomass energy.