What does Preamble of Community Wood Facilities Assistance Act of 2025 do?

This bill proposes to amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002. The stated purpose is to improve assistance to community wood facilities. The bill was introduced by Ms. Perez, Mr. Newhouse, and Ms. Pingree.

What does SHORT TITLE. of Community Wood Facilities Assistance Act of 2025 do?

This bill is formally titled the Community Wood Facilities Assistance Act of 2025.

What does COMMUNITY WOOD FACILITIES GRANT PROGRAM. of Community Wood Facilities Assistance Act of 2025 do?

This section amends Section 9013 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002, related to a facilities grant program. The program's name is changed from 'Energy and Wood Innovation' to 'Facilities Grant'. The focus of the program shifts to 'primarily forest biomass, including processing or manufacturing'. The maximum grant amount is increased from $1,500,000 to $5,000,000. The maximum thermal energy capacity for eligible projects increases from 5 megawatts to 15 megawatts. The cost-sharing requirement for grant recipients increases from 25% to 50%. Funding for the program is increased from $25,000,000 per year (fiscal years 2019-2023) to $50,000,000 per year (fiscal years 2026-2030). The program's scope expands to include 'construction, use, or retrofitting of forest products manufacturing'.

What does WOOD INNOVATIONS GRANT PROGRAM. of Community Wood Facilities Assistance Act of 2025 do?

Section 8643 of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (7 U.S.C. 7655d) is amended. The section heading of Section 8643 is modified by changing 'innovation' to 'innovations'. The subsection heading of subsection (c) is changed from 'Incentivizing Use of Existing Milling' to 'Expanding Forest Products Manufacturing'. Subsection (c) is revised to broaden the scope from 'use or retrofitting (or both) of existing sawmill' to 'construction, use, or retrofitting for forest products manufacturing'. Subsection (d) is amended to specify that 50 percent of the amount is involved.

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Community Wood Facilities Assistance Act of 2025

Last updated: 4/18/2025 · Introduced: 3/31/2025

Author: Marie Perez (D-WA)

TL;DR (AI)

This bill amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to increase funding for the Facilities Grant program to $50 million annually and raise the maximum grant amount to $5 million.
The bill expands the scope of both the Facilities Grant and Wood Innovations Grant programs to include construction, use, or retrofitting of forest products manufacturing.
Eligible projects under the Facilities Grant program can now have a maximum thermal energy capacity of 15 megawatts, and grant recipients must provide a 50% cost share.

119th Congressin committeeS. 2183(In Committee)Official page

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