12 2 STA T . 2 085PUBLIC LA W 110 – 2 46—J U NE 18 , 2008 aren e c e s sar yto ena bl et h e B oar d and the A d vi sory C o m mittee to carry o u t their duties under this section .‘ ‘ (2)OTHERAG E NCI E S . —T he heads o f the a g encies referred to in subsection (c)(2)(B) , and the other members of the Board a p pointed under subsection (c)(2)(C), are encouraged to provide administrative support and funds of their respective agencies to the Board and the Advisory Committee. ‘‘( 3 ) L I M ITATI O N.— N ot more than 4 percent of the amount made available for each fiscal year under subsection (h) may be used to pay the administrative costs of carrying out this section. ‘‘(g) R E P ORTS.— F or each fiscal year for w hich funds are made available to carry out this section, the S ecretary of E nergy and the Secretary of Agriculture shall j ointly submit to Congress a detailed report on— ‘‘( 1 ) the status and progress of the I nitiative, including a report from the Advisory Committee on whether funds appro - priated for the Initiative have been distributed and used in a manner that is consistent with the objectives and re q uire- ments of this section
‘‘(2) the general status of cooperation and research and development efforts carried out at each agency with respect to biofuels and biobased products; and ‘‘(3) the plans of the Secretary of Energy and the Secretary of Agriculture for addressing concerns raised in the report, including concerns raised by the Advisory Committee. ‘‘(h) F U N D ING.— ‘‘(1) M ANDATOR YF UNDING.—Of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary of Agriculture shall use to carry out this section, to remain available until e x pended— ‘‘(A) $ 2 0 ,000,000 for fiscal year 200 9
‘‘(B) $2 8 ,000,000 for fiscal year 2010; ‘‘(C) $30,000,000 for fiscal year 2011; and ‘‘( D ) $40,000,000 for fiscal year 2012. ‘‘(2) DISCRETIONARY FUNDING.—In addition to any other funds made available to carry out this section, there is author- i z ed to be appropriated to carry out this section $3 5 ,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 through 2012. ‘ ‘ SEC.90 09. RU R AL E N ER GY SEL F- SUFF I CIENCY INI T IATI V E. ‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section
‘‘(1) E L IGI B LE RURAL COMMUNITY.—The term ‘eligible rural community ’ means a community located in a rural area (as defined in section 343(a)(13)(A) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act ( 7U .S.C. 1991(a)(13)(A))). ‘‘(2) INITIATI V E.—The term ‘Initiative’ means the Rural Energy Self-Sufficiency Initiative established under this section. ‘‘(3) INTEGRATED RENE W ABLE ENERGY SYSTEM.—The term ‘integrated renewable energy system’ means a community-wide energy system that— ‘‘(A) reduces conventional energy use; and ‘‘(B) increases the use of energy from renewable sources. ‘‘(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish a Rural Energy Self-Sufficiency Initiative to provide financial assistance 7USC8109.
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