42 U.S.C. § 17285 — Sense of Congress relating to the use of renewable resources to generate energy

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Congress states its findings that the United States has enough renewable energy resources to meet a large share of its energy needs, with many benefits from developing them. Congress's goal is that by January 1, 2025, farms, forests, and other working land should supply at least 25 percent of total U.S. energy from renewable sources, while still producing enough food, feed, and fiber.

(a) Findings. Congress finds that the United States has enough renewable energy resources to supply a large share of its energy needs. Farms, forests, and other working land can help build a sustainable domestic energy system. Developing renewable energy faster brings benefits including better national security, a better trade balance, healthier rural economies, a cleaner environment, and reliable, affordable energy for everyone. Making transportation fuel from renewable sources would help meet growing energy demand, cut U.S. reliance on energy from unstable regions, stabilize energy costs, and protect the economy and national security. More domestic renewable energy production would draw new investment in energy infrastructure, create jobs, and raise income in farming, ranching, and forestry. Using more renewable energy is practical and can be cost-effective with the right policies and incentives. Public policies that boost renewable energy and speed up technology improvements will lower energy costs over time and raise market demand. (b) Sense of Congress. Congress states that its goal is for the agricultural, forestry, and working land of the United States to, by January 1, 2025, supply at least 25 percent of total U.S. energy consumption from renewable resources, while still producing safe, abundant, and affordable food, feed, and fiber.

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(a) Findings

Congress finds that—

(1)

the United States has a quantity of renewable energy resources that is sufficient to supply a significant portion of the energy needs of the United States;

(2)

the agricultural, forestry, and working land of the United States can help ensure a sustainable domestic energy system;

(3)

accelerated development and use of renewable energy technologies provide numerous benefits to the United States, including improved national security, improved balance of payments, healthier rural economies, improved environmental quality, and abundant, reliable, and affordable energy for all citizens of the United States;

(4)

the production of transportation fuels from renewable energy would help the United States meet rapidly growing domestic and global energy demands, reduce the dependence of the United States on energy imported from volatile regions of the world that are politically unstable, stabilize the cost and availability of energy, and safeguard the economy and security of the United States;

(5)

increased energy production from domestic renewable resources would attract substantial new investments in energy infrastructure, create economic growth, develop new jobs for the citizens of the United States, and increase the income for farm, ranch, and forestry jobs in the rural regions of the United States;

(6)

increased use of renewable energy is practical and can be cost effective with the implementation of supportive policies and proper incentives to stimulate markets and infrastructure; and

(7)

public policies aimed at enhancing renewable energy production and accelerating technological improvements will further reduce energy costs over time and increase market demand.

(b) Sense of Congress

It is the sense of Congress that it is the goal of the United States that, not later than January 1, 2025, the agricultural, forestry, and working land of the United States should—

(1)

provide from renewable resources not less than 25 percent of the total energy consumed in the United States; and

(2)

continue to produce safe, abundant, and affordable food, feed, and fiber.

Source credit: (Pub. L. 110–140, title VIII, § 806, Dec. 19, 2007, 121 Stat. 1722.)

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2007Enacted · Pub. L. 110-140 · 121 Stat. 1722

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