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PUBLIC LAW 109–58—AUG. 8, 2005 proven experience and capabilities with relevant technologies. ‘‘(B) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a grant under this subsection, an eligible entity shall submit to the Administrator an application in such manner and form, and accompanied by such information, as the Administrator may specify. ‘‘(3) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2010. ‘‘(e) CELLULOSIC BIOMASS ETHANOL CONVERSION ASSISTANCE.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may provide grants to merchant producers of cellulosic biomass ethanol in the United States to assist the producers in building eligible production facilities described in paragraph (2) for the production of cellulosic biomass ethanol. ‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE PRODUCTION FACILITIES.—A production facility shall be eligible to receive a grant under this subsection if the production facility— ‘‘(A) is located in the United States; and ‘‘(B) uses cellulosic biomass feedstocks derived from agricultural residues or municipal solid waste. ‘‘(3) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection— ‘‘(A) $250,000,000 for fiscal year 2006; and ‘‘(B) $400,000,000 for fiscal year 2007.’’.

SEC. 1512. CONVERSION ASSISTANCE FOR CELLULOSIC BIOMASS, WASTE-DERIVED ETHANOL, APPROVED RENEWABLE FUELS.

Section 211 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545) is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(r) CONVERSION ASSISTANCE FOR CELLULOSIC BIOMASS, WASTEDERIVED ETHANOL, APPROVED RENEWABLE FUELS.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Energy may provide grants to merchant producers of cellulosic biomass ethanol, waste-derived ethanol, and approved renewable fuels in the United States to assist the producers in building eligible production facilities described in paragraph (2) for the production of ethanol or approved renewable fuels. ‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE PRODUCTION FACILITIES.—A production facility shall be eligible to receive a grant under this subsection if the production facility— ‘‘(A) is located in the United States; and ‘‘(B) uses cellulosic or renewable biomass or wastederived feedstocks derived from agricultural residues, wood residues, municipal solid waste, or agricultural byproducts. ‘‘(3) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized to be appropriated the following amounts to carry out this subsection: ‘‘(A) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2006. ‘‘(B) $250,000,000 for fiscal year 2007. ‘‘(C) $400,000,000 for fiscal year 2008. ‘‘(4) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this subsection: ‘‘(A) The term ‘approved renewable fuels’ are fuels and components of fuels that have been approved by the Department of Energy, as defined in section 301 of the Energy

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