3.0.0 1884 2023-01-11T20:41:07Z 2023-01-11T20:41:07Z Senate S S 2007-07-26 110 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2007-07-26T20:38:05Z 2007-07-26 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. IntroReferral 2007-07-26 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10155-10156) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-07-26 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S001163 Sen. Salazar, Ken [D-CO] Ken Salazar D CO N Energy Agricultural colleges Agricultural conservation Agricultural education Agricultural extension work Agricultural machinery Agricultural pollution Agricultural research Agriculture and Food Air pollution control Alternative energy sources Animals Biomass energy Carbon cycle Cellulose Climate change and greenhouse gases Curricula Data banks Diesel motor Economics and Public Finance Education Electric power production Electric vehicles Emissions trading Energy efficiency Energy research Environmental Protection Federal aid to education Federal aid to research Government Operations and Politics Government procurement Government vehicles Governmental investigations Groundwater Habitat conservation Higher education Housing and Community Development Public Lands and Natural Resources Research and development Research grants Science, Technology, Communications Soil conservation Soil pollution Transportation and Public Works Water Resources Development Water conservation Water pollution control Water quality Energy 00 2007-07-26 Introduced in Senate 2008-01-07T21:38:19Z Harvesting Energy Act of 2007 - Extends: (1) federal procurement of biobased products; (2) biorefinery development grants; (3) the biodiesel fuel education program; (4) the energy audit and renewable energy development program; (5) the biomass research and development program; (6) assistance for renewable energy systems and energy efficiency improvements, including pyrolysis and thermochemical conversion systems; (7) cooperative research and extension projects; (8) the bioenergy program, including establishment of feedstock residue management and transition assistance programs; (9) research, extension, and educational programs on biobased technologies and products; (10) the environmental quality incentives program; and (11) high-priority research and extension initiatives.

Establishes: (1) a biochar research and demonstration program; (2) a strategic biofuel feedstock reserve program; (3) a direct payment program for value-added and renewable energy enterprises; (4) a biomass feedstock pilot program; (5) biochar demonstration projects; and (6) demonstration projects for farm and rural applications of plug-in electric drive vehicles.

Provides for Department of Agriculture (Department) use of flexible fuel vehicles.

Directs the Secretary of Agriculture, in conjunction with the Colorado Renewable Energy Collaboratory, to carry out a renewable energy research and development program.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) establish a standardized protocol for market-based trading of greenhouse gas emissions reductions from soil carbon sequestration to monitor soil carbon sequestration and increases in soil carbon stocks associated with agricultural management practices; (2) provide grants to land-grant colleges and universities to develop renewable energy and value-added curricula and provide renewable energy extension services; and (3) provide grants to nonprofit organizations to educate fleet operators and the public about biodiesel and other renewable fuels.

Provides for a joint Department-Department of Energy study and report on reducing the costs of producing electricity from renewable resources.

]]> Harvesting Energy Act of 2007 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to reauthorize and improve agricultural energy programs, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Display Title Harvesting Energy Act of 2007 Short Titles as Introduced Harvesting Energy Act of 2007 Introduced in Senate 2007-07-26T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s1884is/xml/BILLS-110s1884is.xml 2007-07-26 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.