42 U.S.C. § 17285: Sense of Congress relating…

Summary

By January 1, 2025, the United States should get at least 25% of the total energy it uses from renewable resources on farms, forests, and other working lands, while still producing safe, plentiful, and affordable food, feed, and fiber. Congress also says the country has enough renewable resources to supply a large share of its energy. Farms, forests, and working lands can help provide that energy. Using renewable technologies faster would boost national security, help the economy and rural communities, protect the environment, and give people reliable, affordable energy. Making fuels from renewables would meet growing demand and reduce reliance on imports from unstable regions. More domestic renewable energy would attract investment, create jobs, and raise incomes in farming and forestry. With the right policies and incentives, renewable energy can be practical, cost effective, and become cheaper over time.

Title 42, §17285

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(a)Findings

Congress finds that—

(1)the United States has a quantity of renewable energy resources that is sufficient to supply a significant portion of the energy needs of the United States;

(2)the agricultural, forestry, and working land of the United States can help ensure a sustainable domestic energy system;

(3)accelerated development and use of renewable energy technologies provide numerous benefits to the United States, including improved national security, improved balance of payments, healthier rural economies, improved environmental quality, and abundant, reliable, and affordable energy for all citizens of the United States;

(4)the production of transportation fuels from renewable energy would help the United States meet rapidly growing domestic and global energy demands, reduce the dependence of the United States on energy imported from volatile regions of the world that are politically unstable, stabilize the cost and availability of energy, and safeguard the economy and security of the United States;

(5)increased energy production from domestic renewable resources would attract substantial new investments in energy infrastructure, create economic growth, develop new jobs for the citizens of the United States, and increase the income for farm, ranch, and forestry jobs in the rural regions of the United States;

(6)increased use of renewable energy is practical and can be cost effective with the implementation of supportive policies and proper incentives to stimulate markets and infrastructure; and

(7)public policies aimed at enhancing renewable energy production and accelerating technological improvements will further reduce energy costs over time and increase market demand.

(b)Sense of Congress

It is the sense of Congress that it is the goal of the United States that, not later than January 1, 2025, the agricultural, forestry, and working land of the United States should—

(1)provide from renewable resources not less than 25 percent of the total energy consumed in the United States; and

(2)continue to produce safe, abundant, and affordable food, feed, and fiber.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Section effective on the date that is 1 day after Dec. 19, 2007, see section 1601 of Pub. L. 110–140, set out as a note under section 1824 of Title 2, The Congress.

§17285 Sense of Congress Relating to the Use of Renewable Resources to Generate Energy

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Title 42, §17285

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