42 U.S.C. § 8811 : US Code - Section 8811: Biomass energy development plans

Search 42 U.S.C. § 8811 : US Code - Section 8811: Biomass energy development plans

(a) Plan respecting maximized production and use by December 31,
1982; preparation, transmission, etc.
Not later than 180 days after June 30, 1980, the Secretary of
Agriculture and the Secretary of Energy shall jointly prepare, and
transmit to the President and the Congress, a plan for maximizing
in accordance with this subchapter biomass energy production and
use. Such plan shall be designed to achieve a total level of
alcohol production and use within the United States of at least
60,000 barrels per day of alcohol by December 31, 1982.
(b) Comprehensive plan respecting maximized production and use from
January 1, 1983, to December 31, 1990, preparation, transmission,
etc.
(1) Not later than January 1, 1982, the Secretary of Agriculture
and the Secretary of Energy shall jointly prepare, and transmit to
the President and the Congress, a comprehensive plan for maximizing
in accordance with this subchapter biomass energy production and
use, for the period beginning January 1, 1983, and ending December
31, 1990. Such plan shall be designed to achieve a level of alcohol
production within the United States equal to at least 10 percent of
the level of gasoline consumption within the United States as
estimated by the Secretary of Energy for the calendar year 1990.
(2) The plan prepared under this subsection shall evaluate the
feasibility of reaching the goals set forth in such subsection.
(c) Required guidelines
The plans prepared under subsections (a) and (b) of this section
shall each include guidelines for use in awarding financial
assistance under this subchapter which are designed to increase,
during the period covered by the plan, the amount of motor fuel
displaced by biomass energy.