[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6738 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6738

             To establish a National Bioenergy Partnership.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 31, 2008

 Mr. Inslee (for himself, Mr. Whitfield of Kentucky, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. 
  Scott of Georgia, Mr. Carnahan, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Baird, 
  Mrs. McMorris Rodgers, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. Bishop of New 
  York, and Mr. Perlmutter) introduced the following bill; which was 
            referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
             To establish a National Bioenergy Partnership.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as ``The National Bioenergy Partnership 
Act''.

SEC. 2. NATIONAL BIOENERGY PARTNERSHIP.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Energy shall establish a National 
Bioenergy Partnership to provide coordination among programs of State 
governments, the Federal Government, and the private sector that 
support the institutional and physical infrastructure necessary to 
promote the deployment of sustainable biomass fuels and bioenergy 
technologies for the United States.
    (b) Program.--The National Bioenergy Partnership shall consist of 
five regions, to be administered by the CONEG Policy Research Center, 
the Council of Great Lakes Governors, the Southern States Energy Board, 
the Western Governors Association, and the Pacific Regional Biomass 
Energy Partnership led by the Washington State University Energy 
Program.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated for each of fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to carry out 
this section--
            (1) $5,000,000, to be allocated among the 5 regions 
        described in subsection (b) on the basis of the number of 
        States in each region, for distribution among the member States 
        of that region based on procedures developed by the member 
        States of the region; and
            (2) $2,500,000, to be allocated equally among the 5 regions 
        described in subsection (b) for regionwide activities, 
        including technical assistance and regional studies and 
        coordination.
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