[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Con. Res. 97 Introduced in Senate (IS)]








109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. CON. RES. 97

  Expressing the sense of Congress that it is the goal of the United 
    States that, not later than January 1, 2025, the agricultural, 
  forestry, and working land of the United States should provide from 
   renewable resources not less than 25 percent of the total energy 
 consumed in the United States and continue to produce safe, abundant, 
                 and affordable food, feed, and fiber.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              June 7, 2006

  Mr. Grassley (for himself, Mr. Salazar, Mr. Lugar, Mr. Harkin, Mr. 
 DeWine, Mr. Obama, Mr. Hagel, Mr. Dorgan, Mr. Coleman, Mr. Kerry, Mr. 
Talent, Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, Mr. Thune, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Kohl, and 
 Mr. Johnson) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was 
   referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
  Expressing the sense of Congress that it is the goal of the United 
    States that, not later than January 1, 2025, the agricultural, 
  forestry, and working land of the United States should provide from 
   renewable resources not less than 25 percent of the total energy 
 consumed in the United States and continue to produce safe, abundant, 
                 and affordable food, feed, and fiber.

Whereas the United States has a quantity of renewable energy resources that is 
        sufficient to supply a significant portion of the energy needs of the 
        United States;
Whereas the agricultural, forestry, and working land of the United States can 
        help ensure a sustainable domestic energy system;
Whereas accelerated development and use of renewable energy technologies provide 
        numerous benefits to the United States, including improved national 
        security, improved balance of payments, healthier rural economies, 
        improved environmental quality, and abundant, reliable, and affordable 
        energy for all citizens of the United States;
Whereas the production of transportation fuels from renewable energy would help 
        the United States meet rapidly growing domestic and global energy 
        demands, reduce the dependence of the United States on energy imported 
        from volatile regions of the world that are politically unstable, 
        stabilize the cost and availability of energy, and safeguard the economy 
        and security of the United States;
Whereas increased energy production from domestic renewable resources would 
        attract substantial new investments in energy infrastructure, create 
        economic growth, develop new jobs for the citizens of the United States, 
        and increase the income for farm, ranch, and forestry jobs in the rural 
        regions of the United States;
Whereas increased use of renewable energy is practical and can be cost effective 
        with the implementation of supportive policies and proper incentives to 
        stimulate markets and infrastructure; and
Whereas public policies aimed at enhancing renewable energy production and 
        accelerating technological improvements will further reduce energy costs 
        over time and increase market demand: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), 
That it is the sense of Congress that it is the goal of the United 
States that, not later than January 1, 2025, the agricultural, 
forestry, and working land of the United States should provide from 
renewable resources not less than 25 percent of the total energy 
consumed in the United States and continue to produce safe, abundant, 
and affordable food, feed, and fiber.
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