An amendment numbered 11 printed in House Report 109-49 to authorize a 3-year demonstration program for the production of ethanol in Hawaii to parallel the existing program for corn to show that the process can be applicable to cane sugar and can be replicated on larger scale once the sugar cane industry has site located and constructed ethanol production facilities.

In title II, subtitle A, add at the end the following new section:

SEC. 209. SUGAR CANE ETHANOL PILOT PROGRAM.

(a) Definitions.--In this section:

(1) Program.--The term “program” means the Sugar Cane Ethanol Pilot Program established by subsection (b).

(2) Secretary.--The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Energy.

(b) Establishment.--There is established within the Department of Energy a program to be known as the “Sugar Cane Ethanol Pilot Program”.

(c) Project.--

(1) In general.--In carrying out the program, the Secretary shall establish a pilot project that is--

(A) located in the State of Hawaii; and

(B) designed to study the creation of ethanol from cane sugar.

(2) Requirements.--A pilot project described in paragraph (1) shall--

(A) be limited to the production of ethanol in Hawaii in a way similar to the existing program for the processing of corn for ethanol to show that the process can be applicable to cane sugar;

(B) include information on how the scale of projection can be replicated once the sugar cane industry has site located and constructed ethanol production facilities; and

(C) not last more than 3 years.

(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $8,000,000, to remain available until expended.