Community Wood Facilities Assistance Act of 2025
- Last Action
- 4/18/2025
Actions
- 2025-04-18Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture.
- 2025-03-31Referred 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.
- 2025-03-31Referred 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.
- 2025-03-31Introduced in House
- 2025-03-31Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2025-03-31 (00)
Community Wood Facilities Assistance Act of 2025
This bill makes changes to grant programs administered by the Forest Service to promote wood products.
Specifically, the bill reauthorizes through FY2030, modifies, and renames the Community Wood Facilities Grant program. Currently named the Community Wood Energy and Wood Innovation Program, this program provides competitive grants to fund a portion of the capital costs for installing community wood energy systems or building innovative wood products facilities.
Modifications to the program include increasing the maximum grant amount per facility, increasing the portion of a project's cost that may be covered by a grant, and changing the grant selection criteria.
The bill also modifies the Wood Innovation Grant Program, which provides grants to develop and expand the market for innovative wood products. Specifically, the bill increases the portion of a project's cost that may be covered by such a grant.
The bill also modifies both programs to prioritize grants for the construction, use, or retrofitting of forest products manufacturing.
Cosponsors (3)
- Dan Newhouse (R-WA)
- Chellie Pingree (D-ME)
- Andrea Salinas (D-OR)
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