Renewable Biomass Law and Legal Definition
Renewable biomass includes--
“(A)materials, pre-commercial thinning, or invasive species from National Forest System land and public lands (as defined in section 103 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1702)) that--
(i) are byproducts of preventive treatments that are removed--
(I) to reduce hazardous fuels;
(II) to reduce or contain disease or insect infestation; or
(III) to restore ecosystem health;
(ii) would not otherwise be used for higher-value products; and
(iii) are harvested in accordance with--
(I) applicable law and land management plans; and
(II) the requirements for--
(aa) old-growth maintenance, restoration, and management direction of paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) of subsection (e) of section 102 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6512); and
(bb) large-tree retention of subsection (f) of that section; or
(B) any organic matter that is available on a renewable or recurring basis from non-Federal land or land belonging to an Indian or Indian tribe that is held in trust by the United States or subject to a restriction against alienation imposed by the United States, including--
(i) renewable plant material, including--
(I) feed grains;
(II) other agricultural commodities;
(III) other plants and trees; and
(IV) algae; and
(ii) waste material, including--
(I) crop residue;
(II) other vegetative waste material (including wood waste and wood residues);
(III) animal waste and byproducts (including fats, oils, greases, and manure); and
(IV) food waste and yard waste.” (7 USCS § 8101)
Legal Definition list
- Renegotiation of war contract
- Renegotiation
- Renegotiated-Rate Mortgage [RRM]
- Renegotiable-Rate Mortgage
- Rendition Warrant
- Renewable Biomass
- Renewable Electricity Standard
- Renewable Energy
- Renewable Energy and Alternative Uses of Existing Facilities on the OCS
- Renewable Energy Facility
- Renewable Energy Measure
Related Legal Terms
- Biomass
- Biomass Conversion Facility
- Biomass Energy and Alcohol Fuels Act
- Biomass Energy Project
- Biomass Fuel
- Closed-Loop Biomass
- Energy Efficiency and/or Renewable Energy [EE/RE] Report
- Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act
- Guaranteed Renewable (Health Care)
- Guaranteed Renewable Life, Health, and Accident Insurance Policy [Internal Revenue]
