,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #daec  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #ag1    
#bjbd,mr4 ,booker 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,markey1 ,ms4 ,warren1 and ,mr4 ,van    
,hollen7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,environment and ,public 
,works  ,a ,,bill  ,to require the      
,environmental ,protection ,agency to   
assess the lifecycle greenhouse gas     
emissions associated with forest biomass
 combustion for electricity when        
developing relevant rules and           
regulations and to carry out a study on 
the impacts of the forest biomass       
industry1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,forest ,biomass ,emissions ,act of 
#bjbd4  #b4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 
7#a7 ,administrator ,the term           
,administrator means the ,administrator 
of the ,environmental ,protection       
,agency4  7#b7 ,forest biomass  7,a7 ,in
 general ,the term forest biomass       

means-- 7i7 trees grown for energy      
production2  7ii7 wood waste and wood   
residues generated from sawmill         
operations2  7iii7 low-grade wood       
generated from timber harvest2  7iv7    
forest thinnings2  7v7 timber harvest   
slash and residues2 and  7vi7           
forest-derived waste generated from pulp
 and paper industrial operations4  7,b7 
,exclusions ,the term forest biomass    
does not include-- 7i7 paper that is    
commonly recycled2 or  7ii7 unsegregated
 solid waste4  7#c7 ,impacted community 
,the term impacted community means a    
population living in close proximity to 
a source of pollution4  7#d7 ,lifecycle 
greenhouse gas emissions ,the term      
lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions has  
the meaning given the term in section   
#baa7o77#a7 of the ,clean ,air ,act 7#db
 ,u4,s4,c4 #gede7o77#a774  7#e7 ,science
 ,advisory ,board ,the term ,science    
,advisory ,board means the ,science     
,advisory ,board established under      
section #h7;a7 of the ,environmental    

,research1 ,development1 and            
,demonstration ,authorization ,act of   
#aigh 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dcfe7;a774  #c4   
,lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions     
assessment  7a7 ,in general ,when       
promulgating any relevant rules and     
regulations1 the ,administrator shall   
assess and take into account the        
lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions      
associated with the production of       
electricity from forest biomass4  7b7   
,requirement ,in conducting the         
assessment under subsection 7a71 the    
,administrator shall account for the    
full impact on lifecycle greenhouse gas 
emissions from the combustion of forest 
biomass used to generate electricity4   
#d4 ,evaluating other impacts of the    
forest biomass industry  7a7 ,study     
7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #a year
 after the date of enactment of this    
,act1 the ,administrator shall1 in      
consultation with the ,secretary of     
,energy and the ,secretary of           
,agriculture1 carry out a study to      

identify and assess the impacts of      
forest biomass electricity production on
 impacted communities located close to  
facilities that produce wood pellets    
from forest biomass1 forest biomass     
power facilities1 and active forest     
biomass harvesting areas4  7#b7         
,inclusion ,in carrying out the study   
under paragraph 7#a71 the ,administrator
 shall-- 7,a7 evaluate-- 7i7 the sources
 of1 exposures to1 and impacts of noise1
 dust1 and air pollutants regulated     
under the ,clean ,air ,act 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #gdja et seq471 including     
criteria air pollutants and hazardous   
air pollutants1 that originate directly 
from forest biomass pellet mills and    
processing operations on the premises of
 facilities described in paragraph 7#a72
 and  7ii7 other upstream impacts from  
outside of the premises of those        
facilities1 such as harvesting and      
trucking2 and  7,b7 collect data1       
including data on cumulative impacts1 on
 impacted communities within the        

geographic areas impacted by upstream   
and downstream emissions from facilities
 described in paragraph 7#a71           
including-- 7i7 air quality measurements
 from those industrial sites and within 
those impacted communities2  7ii7 the   
race and socioeconomic status of        
individuals within those impacted       
communities2 and  7iii7 with respect to 
forest biomass pellet mills1 data on    
compliance with applicable statutes and 
any penalties applied for violations of 
those statutes4  7b7 ,report ,not later 
than #fj days after the date on which   
the study carried out under subsection  
7a77#a7 is completed1 the ,administrator
 shall-- 7#a7 submit to the ,committee  
on ,environment and ,public ,works of   
the ,senate and the ,committee on       
,energy and ,commerce of the ,house of  
,representatives a report describing the
 results of the study2 and  7#b7 submit 
the report under paragraph 7#a7 to the  
,science ,advisory ,board to further    
inform the study of forest biomass      

associated with electricity generation4