Incentives to Increase Use of Renewable Biomass Act of 2009

Summary

Incentives to Increase Use of Renewable Biomass Act of 2009 - Amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to require the Secretary of Agriculture to: (1) establish a program to provide interest-free loans to eligible institutions (i.e., an institution of higher education, an elementary or secondary school, a hospital, a local government building, or a governmental, community, health, or educational building owned or leased and occupied by an Indian tribe, except any building used for gaming) for capital costs for converting existing equipment, or installing new equipment, to use renewable biomass for energy generation, heating, or cooling systems; and (2) ensure that an institution receiving such a loan will use renewable biomass for no less than 75% of the energy generation, heating, or cooling needs of the facility for which the loan is received. Establishes in the Treasury a revolving fund for such program. Requires the Secretary to: (1) deposit amounts received as payment on loans provided under such program into such revolving fund; and (2) make available $100 million of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation to such revolving fund.

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Timeline

1. 8 December 2009

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 8 December 2009

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 8 December 2009

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 29 March 2010

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research.

   Source: Committee

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Sponsors

• Rep. Schrader, Kurt [D-OR-5] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Walden, Greg [R-OR-2] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Baird, Brian [D-WA-3] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie [D-SD-At Large] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Minnick, Walter [D-ID-1] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Rehberg, Denny [R-MT-At Large] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Alexander, Rodney [R-LA-5] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Davis, Artur [D-AL-7] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Goodlatte, Bob [R-VA-6] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Boren, Dan [D-OK-2] · D · Cosponsor
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