S.Amdt. 3150

SA 3150. Mr. BOOKER (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, and Mr. Wyden)
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R.
2, to provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other
programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2023, and
for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle E of title XII, insert the
following:

SEC. 125__. GRANTS FOR FOOD WASTE MANAGEMENT INFRASTRUCTURE.

(a) In General.--The Secretary, in consultation with the
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, shall
establish a program under which the Secretary shall provide
grants to reduce food waste in accordance with the Food
Recovery Hierarchy of the Environmental Protection Agency (or
a successor document), including for--
(1) the development and implementation of a State organic
waste reduction plan;
(2) food waste prevention and food rescue infrastructure
facilities, including storage, handling, and transportation
facilities; or
(3) subject to subsection (c), large-scale composting or
anaerobic digestion food waste-to-energy projects, excluding
landfills.
(b) Preferences.--In providing grants under subsection (a),
the Secretary shall give preference to projects--
(1)(A) for the purpose described in subsection (a)(1); or
(B) that are consistent with a State organic waste
reduction plan; and
(2) in the case of a project for the purpose described in
subsection (a)(3), that use food scraps as undigested
biomass.
(c) Requirement for Food Waste-to-energy Projects.--To
receive a grant under subsection (a)(3), a large-scale
composting or anaerobic digestion food waste-to-energy
project shall have in effect a written end-product recycling
plan that--
(1) provides for the use of the material resulting from the
project, in accordance with guidelines that the Secretary, in
consultation with the Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency shall establish; and
(2) ensures that the use of the material resulting from the
project does not create an environmental hazard.
(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized
to be appropriated to carry out this section $100,000,000 for
each fiscal year.
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