Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP) : Status and Issues.

Format:

• Book
• Government document

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Farm produce.
• Agriculture and state.
• Biomass energy.
• Power resources.

Physical Description:

• 1 online resource (1 online resource (24 p), digital, PDF file)
• monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2011.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

• This report is one in a series of updates. For the most recent coverage of this report series, please see 11-R4-1296a in the 2011 issue.
• Provides overview of the biomass crop assistance program (BCAP) created under P.L. 110-246, the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, to support establishment and production of eligible crops for conversion to bioenergy in selected areas, and to assist agricultural and forest land owners and operators with collection, harvest, storage, and transportation of eligible material for use in biomass conversion facilities. Discusses BCAP funding and implementation status. Covers selected issues related to eligible crops and material, sustainability, slow development of cellulosic biofuels, and BCAP payment mechanisms. Addresses BCAP issues in the next farm bill.

Notes:

• Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed May 2014). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.
• CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Resources, Science, and Industry Division. Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP)

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