Community Wood Facilities Assistance Act of 2023
- Last Action
- 4/25/2023
Actions
- 2023-04-25Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry.
- 2023-03-29Referred 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.
- 2023-03-29Referred 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.
- 2023-03-29Introduced in House
- 2023-03-29Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2023-03-29 (00)
Community Wood Facilities Assistance Act of 2023
This bill makes changes to grant programs administered by the Forest Service to promote wood products.
Specifically, the bill reauthorizes through FY2028 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.
Cosponsors (10)
- Chellie Pingree (D-ME)
- Dan Newhouse (R-WA)
- Ann Kuster (D-NH)
- Derek Kilmer (D-WA)
- Jim Costa (D-CA)
- Jared Golden (D-ME)
- Andrea Salinas (D-OR)
- Jimmy Panetta (D-CA)
- Michael Lawler (R-NY)
- Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA)
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