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Referenced Laws
7 U.S.C. 8113
7 U.S.C. 7655d
Section 1
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Community Wood Facilities Assistance Act of 2023.
Section 2
2. Community Wood Facilities Grant Program Section 9013 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8113) is amended— in the section heading, by striking Energy and Wood Innovation and inserting Facilities Grant; in subsection (a)— in paragraph (1)(A)(iii), in the matter preceding subclause (I), by striking woody biomass, including and inserting primarily forest biomass, including processing or manufacturing; and in paragraph (4), by striking Energy and Wood Innovation and inserting Facilities Grant; in subsection (b), by striking Energy and Wood Innovation and inserting Facilities Grant; in subsection (c)— in paragraph (1), by striking 35 and inserting 50; by striking paragraph (2); and by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2); in subsection (d), by striking exceed— in the matter preceding paragraph (1) and all that follows through the period at the end of paragraph (2) and inserting exceed $5,000,000.; in subsection (e)— by striking paragraph (1); by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (8) as paragraphs (1) through (7), respectively; and in paragraph (1) (as so redesignated), by inserting or market competitiveness after cost effectiveness; in subsection (f)— by striking paragraph (2); by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively; and in paragraph (2) (as so redesignated), by striking use or retrofitting (or both) of existing sawmill and inserting construction, use, or retrofitting of forest products manufacturing; in subsection (g)— in paragraph (1), by striking 5 megawatts of thermal energy or combined thermal and electric energy and inserting 15 megawatts of thermal energy; and in paragraph (2), by striking 25 percent and inserting 50 percent; and in subsection (h), by striking $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023 and inserting $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2028.
Section 3
3. Wood Innovations Grant Program Section 8643 of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (7 U.S.C. 7655d) is amended— in the section heading, by striking Innovation and inserting Innovations; in subsection (c)— in the subsection heading, by striking Incentivizing use of existing milling and inserting Expanding forest products manufacturing; and by striking use or retrofitting (or both) of existing sawmill and inserting construction, use, or retrofitting for forest products manufacturing; and in subsection (d), by inserting 50 percent of before the amount.