Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 121.djvu/1796

 PUBLIC LAW 110–140—DEC. 19, 2007

121 STAT. 1775

‘‘(1) OPERATIONAL ASSISTANCE.—The term ‘operational assistance’ means management, marketing, and other technical assistance that assists a small business concern with business development. ‘‘(2) PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT.—The term ‘participation agreement’ means an agreement, between the Administrator and a company granted final approval under section 384(e), that— ‘‘(A) details the operating plan and investment criteria of the company; and ‘‘(B) requires the company to make investments in smaller enterprises primarily engaged in researching, manufacturing, developing, producing, or bringing to market goods, products, or services that generate or support the production of renewable energy. ‘‘(3) RENEWABLE ENERGY.—The term ‘renewable energy’ means energy derived from resources that are regenerative or that cannot be depleted, including solar, wind, ethanol, and biodiesel fuels. ‘‘(4) RENEWABLE FUEL CAPITAL INVESTMENT COMPANY.—The term ‘Renewable Fuel Capital Investment company’ means a company— ‘‘(A) that— ‘‘(i) has been granted final approval by the Administrator under section 384(e); and ‘‘(ii) has entered into a participation agreement with the Administrator; or ‘‘(B) that has received conditional approval under section 384(c). ‘‘(5) STATE.—The term ‘State’ means each of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and any other commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States. ‘‘(6) VENTURE CAPITAL.—The term ‘venture capital’ means capital in the form of equity capital investments, as that term is defined in section 303(g)(4). ‘‘SEC. 382. PURPOSES.

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‘‘The purposes of the Renewable Fuel Capital Investment Program established under this part are— ‘‘(1) to promote the research, development, manufacture, production, and bringing to market of goods, products, or services that generate or support the production of renewable energy by encouraging venture capital investments in smaller enterprises primarily engaged such activities; and ‘‘(2) to establish a venture capital program, with the mission of addressing the unmet equity investment needs of smaller enterprises engaged in researching, developing, manufacturing, producing, and bringing to market goods, products, or services that generate or support the production of renewable energy, to be administered by the Administrator— ‘‘(A) to enter into participation agreements with Renewable Fuel Capital Investment companies; ‘‘(B) to guarantee debentures of Renewable Fuel Capital Investment companies to enable each such company to make venture capital investments in smaller enterprises

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