[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2364 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2364

 To amend section 211(o) of the Clean Air Act to change the definition 
   of renewable biomass in the renewable fuel program, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 12, 2009

 Mr. DeFazio (for himself, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Minnick, Mr. Schrader, Mr. 
Dicks, and Mr. Wu) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
                  the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend section 211(o) of the Clean Air Act to change the definition 
   of renewable biomass in the renewable fuel program, and for other 
                               purposes.

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

SECTION 1. DEFINITION OF RENEWABLE BIOMASS IN CLEAN AIR ACT.

    Section 211(o)(1)(I) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(o)(1)(I)) 
is amended by redesignating clauses (v) through (vii) as clauses (vi) 
through (viii), respectively and by inserting after clause (iv) the 
following:
                            ``(v) materials, pre-commercial thinnings, 
                        or removed invasive species from National 
                        Forest System land and public lands (as defined 
                        in section 103 of the Federal Land Policy and 
                        Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1702)) that 
                        are byproducts of preventative treatments (such 
                        as trees, wood, brush, thinnings, chips, and 
                        slash), that are removed to reduce hazardous 
                        fuels, to reduce or contain disease or insect 
                        infestation, or to restore ecosystem health, 
                        and would not otherwise be used for higher-
                        value products; and that are--
                                    ``(I) not from any of the 
                                following:
                                            ``(aa) components of the 
                                        national Wilderness 
                                        Preservation System;
                                            ``(bb) Wilderness Study 
                                        Areas;
                                            ``(cc) Inventoried Roadless 
                                        Areas or unroaded acres of at 
                                        least 5,000 acres;
                                            ``(dd) old growth or mature 
                                        forest stands;
                                            ``(ee) components of the 
                                        National Landscape Conservation 
                                        System;
                                            ``(ff) National Monuments;
                                            ``(gg) National 
                                        Conservation Areas;
                                            ``(hh) Designated Primitive 
                                        Areas; or
                                            ``(ii) Wild and Scenic 
                                        Rivers corridors;
                                    ``(II) harvested in environmentally 
                                sustainable quantities, as determined 
                                by the appropriate Federal land 
                                manager; and
                                    ``(III) harvested in accordance 
                                with Federal and State law, and 
                                applicable land management plans.''.
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