H.R. 2517 — Introduced in House

I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2517 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 31, 2025Ms. Perez (for herself, Mr. Newhouse, and Ms. Pingree) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to improve assistance to community wood facilities, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Community Wood Facilities Assistance Act of 2025. 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— (1) in the section heading, by striking Energy and Wood Innovation and inserting Facilities Grant; (2) in subsection (a)— (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 (B) in paragraph (4), by striking Energy and Wood Innovation and inserting Facilities Grant; (3) in subsection (b), by striking Energy and Wood Innovation and inserting Facilities Grant; (4) in subsection (c)— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking 35 and inserting 50; (B) by striking paragraph (2); and (C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2); (5) in subsection (d), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking exceed— and all that follows through $1,500,000. and inserting exceed $5,000,000.; (6) in subsection (e)— (A) by striking paragraph (1); (B) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (8) as paragraphs (1) through (7), respectively; and (C) in paragraph (1) (as so redesignated), by inserting or market competitiveness after cost effectiveness; (7) in subsection (f)— (A) by striking paragraph (2); (B) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively; and (C) 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; (8) in subsection (g)— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking 5 megawatts of thermal energy or combined thermal and electric energy and inserting 15 megawatts of thermal energy; and (B) in paragraph (2), by striking 25 percent and inserting 50 percent; and (9) 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 2026 through 2030. 3. Wood Innovations Grant Program Section 8643 of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (7 U.S.C. 7655d) is amended— (1) in the section heading, by striking Innovation and inserting Innovations; (2) in subsection (c)— (A) in the subsection heading, by striking Incentivizing use of existing milling and inserting Expanding forest products manufacturing; and (B) by striking use or retrofitting (or both) of existing sawmill and inserting construction, use, or retrofitting for forest products manufacturing; and (3) in subsection (d), by inserting 50 percent of before the amount.