Sustainable Bioenergy, Farms, and Forests - April 22, 2016

House and Senate Advance Energy & Water Appropriations Bills

On April 19, the House Appropriations Committee passed the energy and water spending bill with a few controversial riders. Last week, a clean measure passed unanimously through the Senate Appropriations Committee (S.2804). The bills fund the Department of Energy and water programs at $37.5 billion for FY 2017, $259 million above FY 2016 funding levels, and $168 million above the President’s budget request.  In both bills, non-defense spending is flat, with increases to DOE's nuclear defense spending and nuclear energy work of $1.163 billion. In the House, fossil energy also receives a boost of $13 million over FY 2016 levels and $45 million above the President’s FY 2017 budgetary request; the funding for fossil R&D remains flat in the Senate.  In the House bill, the DOE's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) is cut by $300 million over FY 2016 spending levels.  EERE includes the Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO), the Sustainable Transportation office and the Vehicle Technologies office.  

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Headlines

1. EPA Submits 2017 RFS Rule to White House OMB For Review 

2. EPA Approves Joule’s Advanced Biofuel Pathway 

3. Five Bio-Based Jet Fuels Approved for Air Travel  

4. Powertrain Executives Press for Higher Octane Gasoline to Help Meet MPG, CO2 Rules

5. Maine Passes Bill to Boost Biomass Industry

 

 

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