USC - Definitions

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§ 8101. DefinitionsExcept as otherwise provided, in this chapter:

(1) Administrator

(2) Advisory Committee

(3) Advanced biofuel

(A) In general

(B) InclusionsSubject to subparagraph (A), the term “advanced biofuel” includes—

(i) biofuel derived from cellulose, hemicellulose, or lignin;

(ii) biofuel derived from sugar and starch (other than ethanol derived from corn kernel starch);

(iii) biofuel derived from waste material, including crop residue, other vegetative waste material, animal waste, food waste, and yard waste;

(iv) diesel-equivalent fuel derived from renewable biomass, including vegetable oil and animal fat;

(v) biogas (including landfill gas and sewage waste treatment gas) produced through the conversion of organic matter from renewable biomass;

(vi) butanol or other alcohols produced through the conversion of organic matter from renewable biomass; and

(vii) other fuel derived from cellulosic biomass.

(4) Biobased productThe term “biobased product” means a product determined by the Secretary to be a commercial or industrial product (other than food or feed) that is—

(A) composed, in whole or in significant part, of biological products, including renewable domestic agricultural materials, renewable chemicals, and forestry materials; or

(B) an intermediate ingredient or feedstock.

(5) Biofuel

(6) Biomass conversion facilityThe term “biomass conversion facility” means a facility that converts or proposes to convert renewable biomass into—

(A) heat;

(B) power;

(D) advanced biofuels.

(7) BiorefineryThe term “biorefinery” means a facility (including equipment and processes) that—

(A) converts renewable biomass or an intermediate ingredient or feedstock of renewable biomass into any 1 or more, or a combination, of—

(i) biofuels;

(ii) renewable chemicals; or

(iii) biobased products; and

(B) may produce electricity.

(8) Board

(9) Forest product

(A) In general

(B) InclusionsThe term “forest product” includes—

(i) pulp, paper, paperboard, pellets, lumber, and other wood products; and

(ii) any recycled products derived from forest materials.

(10) Indian tribe

(11) Institution of higher education

(12) Intermediate ingredient or feedstock

(13) Renewable biomassThe term “renewable biomass” means—

(A) materials, pre-commercial thinnings, or invasive species from National Forest System land and public lands (as defined in section 1702 of title 43) 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 6512 of title 16; 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.

(14) Renewable chemical

(15) Renewable energyThe term “renewable energy” means energy derived from—

(A) a wind, solar, renewable biomass, ocean (including tidal, wave, current, and thermal), geothermal, or hydroelectric source; or

(B) hydrogen derived from renewable biomass or water using an energy source described in subparagraph (A).

(16) Renewable energy system

(A) In general

(B) InclusionsThe term “renewable energy system” includes—

(i) distribution components necessary to move energy produced by a system described in subparagraph (A) to the initial point of sale; and

(ii) other components and ancillary infrastructure of a system described in subparagraph (A), such as a storage system.

(17) Secretary

(Pub. L. 107–171, title IX, § 9001, as added Pub. L. 110–234, title IX, § 9001(a), May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1303, and Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title IX, § 9001(a), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 2064; amended Pub. L. 113–79, title IX, § 9001, Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 926; Pub. L. 115–334, title IX, § 9001, Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 4883.)