H.R. 1920 – Reading Mode

112th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 1920

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

May 13, 2011

Mrs. Noem (for herself and Mr. Schrader) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

A BILL

To amend the Clean Air Act to conform the definition of renewable biomass to the definition given the term in the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002.

Definition of renewable biomass

Section 211(o)(1) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(o)(1)) is amended by striking subparagraph (I) and inserting the following:

(I)

Renewable biomass

The term renewable biomass means—

(i)

materials (including trees, wood, brush, thinnings, and chips) or invasive species from National Forest System land and public lands (as defined in section 103 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1702)), including slash and other materials, that—

(I)

would not otherwise be used for higher-value manufactured forest products;

(II)

are removed—

(aa)

to reduce hazardous fuels;

(bb)

to reduce or contain disease or insect infestation;

(cc)

to restore or maintain ecosystem health; or

(dd)

from a federally approved vegetation management project; and

(III)

are harvested in accordance with—

(aa)

applicable law and land management plans; and

(bb)

the requirements for old-growth maintenance, restoration, and management direction of paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) of subsection (e) of section 102 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6512);

(ii)

any organic matter that is available on a renewable or recurring basis from non-Federal land, land belonging to an Indian or Indian tribe that is held in trust by the United States or subject to a restriction against alienation imposed by the United States, or any reservation (as defined in section 3 of the Indian Financing Act of 1974 (25 U.S.C. 1452)), including—

(I)

renewable plant material, including—

(aa)

feed grains;

(bb)

other agricultural commodities;

(cc)

other plants and trees; and

(dd)

algae; and

(II)

waste material (other than paper that is commonly recycled), including—

(aa)

crop residue;

(bb)

other vegetative waste material (including wood waste and wood residues);

(cc)

animal waste and byproducts (including fats, oils, greases, and manure); and

(dd)

food waste and yard waste; and

(iii)

residues or byproducts from wood, pulp, or paper product facilities.