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 in the Senate on June 26, 2025.

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, which concerns a facilities grant program. The program's name is changed from 'Energy and Wood Innovation' to 'Facilities Grant' in several subsections. The focus of the program shifts to 'primarily forest biomass, including processing or manufacturing'. The maximum grant amount is increased from an unspecified amount to $5,000,000. Paragraphs are redesignated and some paragraphs are struck in subsections (b), (c), (e), and (f). The thermal energy requirement in subsection (g) increases from 5 megawatts to 15 megawatts. The funding level increases from $25,000,000 to $50,000,000 for fiscal years 2026 through 2030.

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 (c) heading 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: 6/26/2025 · Introduced: 6/26/2025

Author: Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)

TL;DR (AI)

This bill amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to increase the maximum grant amount for community wood facilities from an unspecified amount to $5,000,000 and raises the funding level to $50,000,000 annually from 2026 through 2030.
The bill revises the Wood Innovations Grant Program to broaden its scope, allowing funding for the construction, use, or retrofitting of facilities for forest products manufacturing.
The bill renames the 'Energy and Wood Innovation' facilities grant program to the 'Facilities Grant' program and shifts its focus to primarily forest biomass processing and manufacturing.

119th Congressin committeeHR. 2517(In Committee)Official page

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