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HR 3044 IH

To promote the use of anaerobic digesters by agricultural producers and rural small businesses to produce renewable energy and improve environmental quality.

July 13, 2007

Mr. MCHUGH introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture

To promote the use of anaerobic digesters by agricultural producers and rural small businesses to produce renewable energy and improve environmental quality.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the `Agrofuel Rural Energy Empowerment Act'.

SEC. 2. USE OF ANAEROBIC DIGESTERS TO PRODUCE RENEWABLE ENERGY.

Section 9006(a) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8106(a)) is amended--

(1) in paragraph (1), by striking `and' at the end;

(2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and inserting `; and'; and

(3) by adding at the end the following:

`(3) promote the use of anaerobic digesters to produce renewable energy.'.

SEC. 3. USE OF ANAEROBIC DIGESTERS TO IMPROVE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY.

Section 1240A(6)(A) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa-1(6)(A)) is amended by inserting `(including an anaerobic digester)' after `site-specific animal waste management facility'.