Renewable fuel

42 U.S. Code § 7546. Renewable fuel

(a) DefinitionsIn this section:
(1) Municipal solid waste
The term “municipal solid waste” has the meaning given the term “solid waste” in section 6903 of this title.
(2) RFG State
The term “RFG State” means a State in which is located one or more covered areas (as defined in section 7545(k)(10)(D) of this title).
(3) Secretary
The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Energy.
(b) Cellulosic biomass ethanol and municipal solid waste loan guarantee program
(1) In general
Funds may be provided for the cost (as defined in the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661 et seq.)) of loan guarantees issued under title XIV of the Energy Policy Act [1] to carry out commercial demonstration projects for celluosic [2] biomass and sucrose-derived ethanol.
(2) Demonstration projects
(A) In general
The Secretary shall issue loan guarantees under this section to carry out not more than 4 projects to commercially demonstrate the feasibility and viability of producing cellulosic biomass ethanol or sucrose-derived ethanol, including at least 1 project that uses cereal straw as a feedstock and 1 project that uses municipal solid waste as a feedstock.
(B) Design capacity
Each project shall have a design capacity to produce at least 30,000,000 gallons of cellulosic biomass ethanol each year.
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