Sec. 8. Biofuels and Biobased Product Feedstock and Wildland Fire Protection Program
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Section 9011 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 ( 7 U.S.C. 8111 ) is amended— by striking the section heading and inserting ; Biofuels and Biobased Product Feedstock and Wildland Fire Protection Program. in subsection (a)— by striking paragraph (1); by redesignating paragraphs
(2)and
(3)through
(7)as paragraphs
(7)and
(1)through (5), respectively, and moving the paragraphs so as to appear in numerical order; in paragraph
(1)(as so redesignated), by striking BCAP and inserting program ; in paragraph
(4)(as so redesignated)— in subparagraph (B)— in clause (ii)(II), by striking and at the end; in clause (iii), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and by adding at the end the following: algae; and animal waste and byproducts, including fat, oil, grease, and manure. ; and in subparagraph (C)— by striking clauses
(ii)and (iv); and by redesignating clauses (iii), (v), (vi), and
(vii)as clauses (ii), (iii), (iv), and (v), respectively; in paragraph
(5)(as so redesignated), by striking BCAP ; by inserting after paragraph
(5)(as so redesignated) the following: The term program means the Biofuels and Biobased Product Feedstock and Wildland Fire Protection Program established under this section. ; and in paragraph
(7)(as so redesignated)— by striking the paragraph heading and inserting ; and Project area .— in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking BCAP ; in subsection (b)— in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking Biomass Crop Assistance Program and inserting Biofuels and Biobased Product Feedstock and Wildland Fire Protection Program ; in paragraph (1), by striking BCAP ; and in paragraph (2), by inserting , including eligible material harvested for the purpose of hazardous woody fuel reduction before the period at the end; in subsection (c)— by striking the subsection heading and inserting ; Project areas .— by striking BCAP each place it appears; in paragraph (2)(B)— in the subparagraph heading, by striking and inserting BCAP project ; and Project in clause
(i)(as amended by subparagraph (B)), by inserting program before the semicolon at the end; in paragraph
(4)(as amended by subparagraph (B)), by inserting program before contract ; and in paragraph (5)(D) (as amended by subparagraph (B)), by inserting program before payments on land ; in subsection (d)— in paragraph (1)(A), by striking BCAP and inserting program ; in paragraph (2)(B), by striking paragraph
(3)and inserting paragraph
(5); by redesignating paragraph
(3)as paragraph (5); by inserting after paragraph
(2)the following: In accordance with regulations issued by the Secretary to carry out this paragraph, the Secretary may use amounts made available under subsection (f)(1)(A) to provide to a project sponsor that submits to the Secretary an application in accordance with those regulations a payment under this subsection for the transportation costs of a project that removes eligible material for the purpose of hazardous woody fuel reduction, as determined by the Secretary. In determining which projects to provide payments under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall consider— only projects that, as determined by the Secretary, in consultation with the Forest Service Fire Modeling Institute, are located in wildland areas that are the most— at risk from wildfire; or in need of restoration; and which projects will provide— the greatest benefit to the protection of human life and structures in the wildland-urban interface; and the greatest protection of municipal water supplies. As a condition on the receipt of a payment under this subsection, a producer or person described in subparagraph
(A)or
(B)of paragraph (1), respectively, shall leave uncollected and unharvested not less than 30 percent, as determined appropriate by the Secretary, of the woody eligible material. ; and in paragraph
(5)(as redesignated by subparagraph (C))— in the paragraph heading, by striking and inserting bcap ; and program by striking BCAP and inserting program ; and in subsection (f)— in paragraph (1), by striking Of the funds and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting the following: Of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall use to carry out this section $70,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023. There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023. ; and in paragraph (2), by striking the Secretary shall use not less than 10 percent, nor more than 50 percent, of the amount and inserting the following: “the Secretary shall use— not less than $50,000,000 to make transportation payments for hazardous woody fuel reduction projects under subsection (d)(3); and not less than 10 percent, and not greater than 50 percent, of the remaining amount .
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