42 U.S.C. § 17022 — Grants for production of advanced biofuels

submitted 19 years ago by Pub. L. 110-140 to r/title-42-THE-PUBLIC-HEALTH-AND-WELFARE · 140 words · no verdicts yet

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The Energy Secretary must run a grant program that funds advanced biofuel production. Grants go to projects that cut the most lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions, and any project must cut emissions by at least 80 percent to qualify. Congress authorized $500 million through 2015, later trimmed by $6 million.

(a) In general. The Secretary of Energy must set up a grant program that encourages companies to produce advanced biofuels. (b) Requirements and priority. In giving out grants, the Secretary: (1) must fund the proposals that cut lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions the most, compared with regular motor fuel emissions in 2005; and (2) cannot fund any project that doesn't cut those emissions by at least 80 percent. (c) Authorization of appropriations. Congress authorized $500,000,000 for this program for fiscal years 2008 through 2015. Any part of that money not yet appropriated by October 2, 2013 was cut by $6,000,000.

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(a) In general

The Secretary of Energy shall establish a grant program to encourage the production of advanced biofuels.

(b) Requirements and priority

In making grants under this section, the Secretary—

(1)

shall make awards to the proposals for advanced biofuels with the greatest reduction in lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions compared to the comparable motor vehicle fuel lifecycle emissions during calendar year 2005; and

(2)

shall not make an award to a project that does not achieve at least an 80 percent reduction in such lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions.

There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $500,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2008 through 2015, except that the amount authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section not appropriated as of October 2, 2013, shall be reduced by $6,000,000.

Source credit: (Pub. L. 110–140, title II, § 207, Dec. 19, 2007, 121 Stat. 1531; Pub. L. 113–40, § 10(f), Oct. 2, 2013, 127 Stat. 546.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit

2007Enacted · Pub. L. 110-140 · 121 Stat. 1531
2013Amended · Pub. L. 113-40 · 127 Stat. 546

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 110-140 on 2007-12-19.

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