Senate
May 11, 2015

A bill to clarify the treatment of carbon emissions from forest biomass, and for other purposes.

Summary

Official

This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency, when taking an action regarding air emissions from an energy source or facility that uses forest biomass, to assume that forest biomass emissions do not increase overall carbon accumulations in the atmosphere if: (1) a Department of Agriculture's Forest Inventory and Analysis that is current at the time the action is taken shows that forest carbon stocks in the United States are stable or increasing; or (2) the forest biomass is derived from mill residuals, harvest residuals, or forest management activities.

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Bill Progress

Bill has been introduced and assigned a number

Introduced(5/11/15)
Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
President
Law

Sponsor

AK

Mr. King

Senate (I) Maine

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Latest Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

May 11, 2015