US CODE: Title 7,3154. Grants for research on production and marketing of alcohols and industrial hydrocarbons from agricultural commodities and forest products

TITLE 7 > CHAPTER 64 > SUBCHAPTER III > § 3154

§ 3154. Grants for research on production and marketing of alcohols and industrial hydrocarbons from agricultural commodities and forest products

(a) Authority of Secretary

The Secretary may award grants under this section to colleges, universities, and Federal laboratories for the purpose of conducting research related to—

(1) alcohol fuels, including ethanol and methanol or their ethers;

(2) industrial oilseed crops and animal fats and oils for diesel fuel and petrochemical substitutes;

(3) other forms of biomass fuels, including gaseous and solid fuels;

(4) other industrial hydrocarbons or triglycerides made from agricultural commodities and forest products; and

(5) the development of the most economical and commercially feasible means of producing, collecting, and transporting agricultural crops, wastes, residues, and byproducts for use as feedstocks for the production of alcohol and other forms of biomass energy and the development of new markets for byproducts.

(b) Set aside of funds for certain grant projects

Of the amounts appropriated in any fiscal year pursuant to the authorization contained in subsection (d) of this section, not less than 50 percent of those amounts shall be made available for grants for research relating to the development of technologies for increasing the energy efficiency and commercial feasibility of alcohol production, including—

(1) processes of cellulose conversion and membrane technology,

(2) research to improve the quality and value of byproducts to increase digestibility and performance of livestock, poultry, and fish, and

(3) development of new markets for byproducts.

The Secretary may set aside a portion of funds appropriated for the award of grants under this section and make such amounts available only for grants to eligible colleges and universities that the Secretary determines have unique capabilities for achieving the objective of full participation of minority groups in research on the production and marketing of alcohols and industrial hydrocarbons from agricultural commodities and forest products.

(d) Authorization of appropriations

There are authorized to be appropriated for the purposes of carrying out this section $20,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1991 through 2007.

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