H.R. 2386 – Community Wood Facilities Assistance Act of 2023

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The Community Wood Facilities Assistance Act of 2023 amends the 2002 Farm Security and Rural Investment Act to strengthen federal grant support for community wood facilities and related forest‑products projects. It raises funding limits, expands the types of projects that can receive aid, and increases the cost‑share requirement to encourage greater private investment. The changes affect community wood facilities, sawmills, and other forest‑products manufacturers that apply for these grants.

Key Provisions

Increases the maximum grant amount for community wood facilities from $35 million to $50 million.
Raises the annual funding ceiling from $25 million (FY2019‑2023) to $50 million for each fiscal year FY2024‑2028.
Expands eligible activities to include construction, use, or retrofitting of forest‑products manufacturing facilities, not just existing sawmills.
Adds “market competitiveness” as a criterion for grant eligibility alongside cost‑effectiveness.
Boosts the required cost‑share from 25% to 50% for projects receiving grants.
Increases the allowable thermal energy capacity from 5 MW to 15 MW and raises the matching‑fund requirement in the Wood Innovations Grant program to 50% of the award amount.

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry.

Forestry and Horticulture Subcommittee

April 25, 2023

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HouseIntro Referral

Introduced in House

March 29, 2023

HouseIntro Referral

Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Agriculture Committee

March 29, 2023

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry.

Forestry and Horticulture Subcommittee

April 25, 2023

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Introduced in HouseIssued March 29, 2023

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118th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 2386

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

March 29, 2023

Ms. Perez (for herself, Ms. Pingree, Mr. Newhouse, and Ms. Kuster) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

A BILL

To amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to improve assistance to community wood facilities, and for other purposes.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Community Wood Facilities Assistance Act of 2023.

2.

Community Wood Facilities Grant Program

Section 9013 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8113) is amended—

(1)

in the section heading, by striking Energy and Wood Innovation and inserting Facilities Grant;

(2)

in subsection (a)—

(A)

in paragraph (1)(A)(iii), in the matter preceding subclause (I), by striking woody biomass, including and inserting primarily forest biomass, including processing or manufacturing; and

(B)

in paragraph (4), by striking Energy and Wood Innovation and inserting Facilities Grant;

(3)

in subsection (b), by striking Energy and Wood Innovation and inserting Facilities Grant;

(4)

in subsection (c)—

(A)

in paragraph (1), by striking 35 and inserting 50;

(B)

by striking paragraph (2); and

(C)

by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2);

(5)

in subsection (d), by striking exceed— in the matter preceding paragraph (1) and all that follows through the period at the end of paragraph (2) and inserting exceed $5,000,000.;

(6)

in subsection (e)—

(A)

by striking paragraph (1);

(B)

by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (8) as paragraphs (1) through (7), respectively; and

(C)

in paragraph (1) (as so redesignated), by inserting or market competitiveness after cost effectiveness;

(7)

in subsection (f)—

(A)

by striking paragraph (2);

(B)

by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively; and

(C)

in paragraph (2) (as so redesignated), by striking use or retrofitting (or both) of existing sawmill and inserting construction, use, or retrofitting of forest products manufacturing;

(8)

in subsection (g)—

(A)

in paragraph (1), by striking 5 megawatts of thermal energy or combined thermal and electric energy and inserting 15 megawatts of thermal energy; and

(B)

in paragraph (2), by striking 25 percent and inserting 50 percent; and

(9)

in subsection (h), by striking $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023 and inserting $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2028.

3.

Wood Innovations Grant Program

Section 8643 of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (7 U.S.C. 7655d) is amended—

(1)

in the section heading, by striking Innovation and inserting Innovations;

(2)

in subsection (c)—

(A)

in the subsection heading, by striking Incentivizing use of existing milling and inserting Expanding forest products manufacturing; and

(B)

by striking use or retrofitting (or both) of existing sawmill and inserting construction, use, or retrofitting for forest products manufacturing; and

(3)

in subsection (d), by inserting 50 percent of before the amount.