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HR 1111 111th Congress House

Wildfire Risk Reduction and Renewable Biomass Utilization Act

Official title: To promote as a renewable energy source the use of biomass removed from forest lands in connection with hazardous fuel reduction projects on certain Federal land, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 21, 2009 See on congress.gov
Energy Air qualityAlternative and renewable resourcesFiresForests, forestry, trees
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Feb 24, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.
Feb 23, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Feb 23, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 24, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Wildfire Risk Reduction and Renewable Biomass Utilization Act - Amends the Clean Air Act to revise the definition of "renewable biomass" to include biomass removed from certain federal lands in connection with an authorized hazardous fuel reduction project.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
R
Lummis, Cynthia M.
Wyoming · May 21, 2009
 R
Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · May 21, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1111: Wildfire Risk Reduction and Renewable Biomass Utilization Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1111/
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"H.R. 1111: Wildfire Risk Reduction and Renewable Biomass Utilization Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1111/.
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H.R. 1111, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1111/.
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