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7 U.S.C. § 8109 — Repealed. Pub. L. 115–334, title IX, § 9008, Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 4886
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Section, Pub. L. 107–171, title IX, § 9009, as added Pub. L. 110–234, title IX, § 9001(a), May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1324, and Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title IX, § 9001(a), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 2085; amended Pub. L. 112–240, title VII, § 701(f)(8), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 2365, established the Rural Energy Self-Sufficiency Initiative.
A prior section 8109, Pub. L. 107–171, title IX, § 9011, as added Pub. L. 108–199, div. A, title VII, § 778(b), Jan. 23, 2004, 118 Stat. 41, related to research, extension, and educational programs on biobased energy technologies and products, prior to the general amendment of this chapter by Pub. L. 110–246. See [section 8114 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section8114&num=0&edition=prelim).
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### Statutory Notes
Section, Pub. L. 107–171, title IX, § 9009, as added Pub. L. 110–234, title IX, § 9001(a), May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1324, and Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title IX, § 9001(a), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 2085; amended Pub. L. 112–240, title VII, § 701(f)(8), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 2365, established the Rural Energy Self-Sufficiency Initiative.
A prior section 8109, Pub. L. 107–171, title IX, § 9011, as added Pub. L. 108–199, div. A, title VII, § 778(b), Jan. 23, 2004, 118 Stat. 41, related to research, extension, and educational programs on biobased energy technologies and products, prior to the general amendment of this chapter by Pub. L. 110–246. See [section 8114 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section8114&num=0&edition=prelim).
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**(a) Establishment** The Secretary shall establish and carry out a program to provide grants to the sun grant centers and subcenter specified in subsection (b)—
(1) to enhance national energy security through the development, distribution, and implementation of biobased energy technologies;
(2) to promote diversification in, and the environmental sustainability of, agricultural production in the United States through biobased energy and product technologies;
(3) to promote economic diversification in rural areas of the United States through biobased energy and product technologies; and
(4) to enhance the efficiency of bioenergy and biomass research and development programs through improved coordination and collaboration among—
(A) the Department of Agriculture;
(B) other appropriate Federal agencies (as determined by the Secretary); and
(C) land-grant colleges and universities.
**(b) Grants**
(1) **In general** — The Secretary shall use amounts made available under subsection (g) to provide grants to each of the following:
(A) *North-central center* — A north-central sun grant center for the region composed of the States of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
(B) *Southeastern center* — A southeastern sun grant center for the region composed of—
(i) the States of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia;
(ii) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; and
(iii) the United States Virgin Islands.
(C) *South-central center* — A south-central sun grant center for the region composed of the States of Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas.
(D) *Western center* — A wes
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Except as otherwise provided, in this chapter:
(1) **Administrator** — The term “Administrator” means the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
(2) **Advisory Committee** — The term “Advisory Committee” means the Biomass Research and Development Technical Advisory Committee established by [section 8108(d)(1) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section8108/d/1&num=0&edition=prelim).
(3) **Advanced biofuel**
(A) *In general* — The term “advanced biofuel” means fuel derived from renewable biomass other than corn kernel starch.
(B) *Inclusions* — Subject to subparagraph (A), the term “advanced biofuel” includes—
(i) biofuel derived from cellulose, hemicellulose, or lignin;
(ii) biofuel derived from sugar and starch (other than ethanol derived from corn kernel starch);
(iii) biofuel derived from waste material, including crop residue, other vegetative waste material, animal waste, food waste, and yard waste;
(iv) diesel-equivalent fuel derived from renewable biomass, including vegetable oil and animal fat;
(v) biogas (including landfill gas and sewage waste treatment gas) produced through the conversion of organic matter from renewable biomass;
(vi) butanol or other alcohols produced through the conversion of organic matter from renewable biomass; and
(vii) other fuel derived from cellulosic biomass.
(4) **Biobased product** — The term “biobased product” means a product determined by the Secretary to be a commercial or industrial product (other than food or feed) that is—
(A) composed, in whole or in significant part, of biological products, including renewable domestic agricultural materials, renewable chemicals, and forestry materials; or
(B) an intermediate in
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**(a) Definitions** In this section:
(1) **BCAP** — The term “BCAP” means the Biomass Crop Assistance Program established under this section.
(2) **BCAP project area** — The term “BCAP project area” means an area that—
(A) has specified boundaries that are submitted to the Secretary by the project sponsor and subsequently approved by the Secretary;
(B) includes producers with contract acreage that will supply a portion of the renewable biomass needed by a biomass conversion facility; and
(C) is physically located within an economically practicable distance from the biomass conversion facility.
(3) **Contract acreage** — The term “contract acreage” means eligible land that is covered by a BCAP contract entered into with the Secretary.
(4) **Eligible crop**
(A) *In general* — The term “eligible crop” means a crop of renewable biomass.
(B) *Exclusions* — The term “eligible crop” does not include—
(i) any crop that is eligible to receive payments under title I of the Agricultural Act of 2014 [[7 U.S.C. 9001](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section9001&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.] or an amendment made by that title; or
(ii) any plant that is invasive or noxious or species or varieties of plants that credible risk assessment tools or other credible sources determine are potentially invasive, as determined by the Secretary in consultation with other appropriate Federal or State departments and agencies.
(5) **Eligible land**
(A) *In general* — The term “eligible land” includes—
(i) agricultural and nonindustrial private forest lands (as defined in [section 2103a(c) of title 16](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section2103a/c&num=0&edition=prelim)); and
(ii) land
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In this Act, the term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Agriculture.
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TITLE 7—AGRICULTURE
§ 8109
Extension of Agricultural Programs note under section
8701 of this title.
EFFECTIVE DATE
Enactment of this section and repeal of Pub. L.
110–234 by Pub. L. 110–246 effective May 22, 2008, the
date of enactment of Pub. L. 110–234, see section 4 of
Pub. L. 110–246, set out as a note under section 8701 of
this title.
§ 8109. Repealed. Pub. L. 115–334, title IX, § 9008,
Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 4886
Section, Pub. L. 107–171, title IX, § 9009, as added Pub.
L. 110–234, title IX, § 9001(a), May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1324,
and Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title IX, § 9001(a), June 18,
2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 2085; amended Pub. L. 112–240, title
VII, § 701(f)(8), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 2365, established the
Rural Energy Self-Sufficiency Initiative.
A prior section 8109, Pub. L. 107–171, title IX, § 9011, as
added Pub. L. 108–199, div. A, title VII, § 778(b), Jan. 23,
2004, 118 Stat. 41, related to research, extension, and
educational programs on biobased energy technologies
and products, prior to the general amendment of this
chapter by Pub. L. 110–246. See section 8114 of this title.
§ 8110. Feedstock flexibility program for bio-
energy producers
(a) Definitions
In this section:
(1) Bioenergy
The term ‘‘bioenergy’’ means fuel grade eth-
anol and other biofuel.
(2) Bioenergy producer
The term ‘‘bioenergy producer’’ means a pro-
ducer of bioenergy that uses an eligible com-
modity to produce bioenergy under this sec-
tion.
(3) Eligible commodity
The term ‘‘eligible commodity’’ means a
form of raw or refined sugar or in-process
sugar that is eligible to be marketed in the
United States for human consumption or to be
used for the extraction of sugar for human
consumption.
(4) Eligible entity
The term ‘‘eligible enti
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