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HR 5122 117th Congress House Agriculture and Food

Community Wood Facilities Assistance Act of 2021

Introduced: August 27, 2021 Introduced by: Pingree, Chellie Democratic · Maine See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Became law
Sep 14, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Aug 30, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
Aug 27, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
Aug 27, 2021
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Community Wood Facilities Assistance Act of 2021

This bill makes changes to grant programs administered by the Forest Service to promote wood products.

Specifically, the bill reauthorizes through FY2026 and modifies a program that supports capital costs for installing community wood energy systems and building innovative wood products facilities, including by increasing the maximum grant amount per facility.

The bill also modifies a program that provides grants to develop and expand the market for innovative wood products. Specifically, the bill (1) modifies the grant priorities, and (2) increases the portion of a project's cost that may be covered by such a grant.

What's happening now September 14, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.

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