H.R. 4504 · 117th Congress · House

Tribal Biochar Promotion Act of 2021

Active· Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Introduced
Jul 19, 21
Passed House
Pending
Passed Senate
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive Summary

Tribal Biochar Promotion Act of 2021

This bill establishes biochar demonstration projects. Biochar refers to carbonized biomass produced by converting feedstock through reductive thermal processing for nonfuel uses.

Specifically, the bill directs the Department of the Interior (for land under Bureau of Land Management jurisdiction) and the Department of Agriculture (for land under Forest Service jurisdiction) to enter into agreements with tribes or tribal organizations to carry out biochar demonstration projects. These projects must support the development and commercialization of biochar on Indian forest land or rangeland and in nearby communities by providing them with reliable supplies of feedstock from federal lands.

Action Timeline

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  1. AUG 11, 2021•Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.

  2. AUG 03, 2021•Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.

  3. AUG 03, 2021•Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.

  4. JUL 19, 2021•IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  5. JUL 19, 2021•IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  6. JUL 19, 2021•IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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.

  7. JUL 19, 2021•IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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.

Committees

5

Forestry and Horticulture Subcommittee

hsag15

Referred: Aug 11, 2021

Active

Federal Lands Subcommittee

hsii10

Referred: Aug 3, 2021

Active

Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee

hsii24

Referred: Aug 3, 2021

Active

Agriculture Committee

hsag00

Referred: Jul 19, 2021

Active

Natural Resources Committee

hsii00

Referred: Jul 19, 2021

Active