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Agriculture Environmental Stewardship Act of 2017

Introduced: June 8, 2017 See on congress.gov
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May 22, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
Jun 8, 2017
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jun 8, 2017
Introduced in House
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Agriculture Environmental Stewardship Act of 2017

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow energy tax credits through 2021 for investments in: (1) qualified biogas property, or (2) qualified manure resource recovery property. The bill also permits new clean renewable energy bonds to be used for such properties.

"Qualified biogas property" comprises a system that: (1) uses anaerobic digesters or other specified processes to convert biomass into a gas which is at least 52% methane, and (2) captures the gas for use as a fuel. The term includes property that cleans and conditions the gas for use as a fuel.

"Qualified manure resource recovery property" comprises a system that uses specified processes to recover the nutrients nitrogen and phosphorus from a non-treated digestate or animal manure by reducing or separating at least 50% of the nutrients, excluding any reductions during the incineration, storage, composting, or field application of the non-treated digestate or animal manure. The term also includes certain processing equipment.

The Department of the Treasury must enter into an agreement with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory for a study of biogas and report to Congress on the study.

What's happening now May 22, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 988 Identical bill Agriculture Environmental Stewardship Act of 2017
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 16
All 16 Democratic 5 Republican 7
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Peters, Scott H.
California · Jun 5, 2018
Duffy, Sean
· Jun 21, 2017
Faso, John
· Jun 21, 2017
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Arrington, Jodey C.
Texas · Jun 8, 2017
Blum, Rod
· Jun 8, 2017
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Jun 8, 2017
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DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Jun 8, 2017
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Newhouse, Dan
Washington · Jun 8, 2017
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Jun 8, 2017
 R
Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · Jun 8, 2017
 R
Smucker, Lloyd
Pennsylvania · Jun 8, 2017
 R
Stefanik, Elise M.
New York · Jun 8, 2017
 R
Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Jun 8, 2017
THORNBERRY, WILLIAM
· Jun 8, 2017
 R
Valadao, David G.
California · Jun 8, 2017
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Jun 8, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2853: Agriculture Environmental Stewardship Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2853/
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"H.R. 2853: Agriculture Environmental Stewardship Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2853/.
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H.R. 2853, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2853/.
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