Agrofuel Rural Energy Empowerment Act - Amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to require the Secretary of Agriculture to make loans, loan guarantees, and grants to farmers, ranchers, and rural small businesses to promote the use of anaerobic digesters to produce renewable energy.
Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to include the establishment of anaerobic digesters in the list of structural practices recognized under the environmental quality incentives program for agriculture.
[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3044 Introduced in House (IH)]
110th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3044
To promote the use of anaerobic digesters by agricultural producers and
rural small businesses to produce renewable energy and improve
environmental quality.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 13, 2007
Mr. McHugh introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Agriculture
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A BILL
To promote the use of anaerobic digesters by agricultural producers and
rural small businesses to produce renewable energy and improve
environmental quality.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Agrofuel Rural Energy Empowerment
Act''.
SEC. 2. USE OF ANAEROBIC DIGESTERS TO PRODUCE RENEWABLE ENERGY.
Section 9006(a) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of
2002 (7 U.S.C. 8106(a)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and
inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(3) promote the use of anaerobic digesters to produce
renewable energy.''.
SEC. 3. USE OF ANAEROBIC DIGESTERS TO IMPROVE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY.
Section 1240A(6)(A) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C.
3839aa-1(6)(A)) is amended by inserting ``(including an anaerobic
digester)'' after ``site-specific animal waste management facility''.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1522)
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research.
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