Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP) Status and Issues

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Resources, Science, and Industry Division

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Farms.

Forests and forestry.

Power resources.

Transportation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[United States] [publisher not identified] 2013

Summary:

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, and covers selected issues related to eligible crops and material, sustainability, and slow development of cellulosic biofuels

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

Notes:

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

Publisher Number:

CRS-2014-RSI-0121

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