3.0.0 2270 2019-11-15T21:44:05Z 2019-11-15T21:44:05Z Senate S S 2012-03-29 112 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2012-03-29T19:28:28Z Rural Energy Investment Act of 2012 112 5955 HR 2012-07-10 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment. Related bill CRS A bill to amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to reauthorize and improve the Rural Energy for America program. 112 2225 S 2012-03-22 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2003) Related bill CRS 2012-03-29 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. IntroReferral 2012-03-29 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress H000206 Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] THOMAS HARKIN D IA RICHARD N F000457 Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN] Al Franken D MN 2012-03-29 True K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2012-03-29 True C000705 Sen. Conrad, Kent [D-ND] KENT CONRAD D ND 2012-03-29 True B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2012-04-16 False D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2012-04-18 False Agriculture and Food Agricultural conservation and pollution Agricultural practices and innovations Agricultural research Alternative and renewable resources Economic performance and conditions Electric power generation and transmission Energy efficiency and conservation Energy research Forests, forestry, trees Government information and archives Government lending and loan guarantees Government studies and investigations Minority and disadvantaged businesses Public contracts and procurement Research administration and funding Research and development Rural conditions and development Small business Agriculture and Food 00 2012-03-29 Introduced in Senate 2012-05-01T18:48:50Z Rural Energy Investment Act of 2012 - Amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 regarding the biobased markets program to: (1) extend program funding through FY2017, (2) increase the number of categories of biobased products designated and individual biobased products eligible for preferred purchasing, and (3) provide for a program of biobased product education and promotion activities.

Amends the Rural Energy for America Program to: (1) extend Program funding through FY2017; (2) make nonprofit organizations eligible for assistance; (3) provide loan guarantees and grants to agricultural producers and rural small businesses for renewable energy system purchases, with a tiered loan and grant application process that reflects project size; and (4) permit the combined amount of a grant and a loan guarantee to cover all eligible activity costs.

Extends funding through FY2017 for: (1) biorefinery assistance, (2) the biodiesel fuel education program, (3) biomass research and development, (4) the Rural Energy Self-Sufficiency Initiative, (5) the biomass crop assistance program, (6) the forest biomass for energy program, and (7) the community wood energy program.

]]> Rural Energy Investment Act of 2012 Short Titles as Introduced Rural Energy Investment Act of 2012 Display Title Rural Energy Investment Act of 2012 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to improve energy programs. Introduced in Senate 2012-03-29T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s2270is/xml/BILLS-112s2270is.xml 2012-03-29 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.