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 PUBLIC LAW 96-294—JUNE 30, 1980

94 STAT. 707

residues from wood harvesting activities or production of forest products).". APPLIED RESEARCH REGARDING ENERGY CONSERVATION AND BIOMASS ENERGY PRODUCTION AND USE

SEC. 253. The third sentence of section 1 of the Act of June 29, 1935 (49 Stat. 436; 7 U.S.C. 427), commonly known as the Bankhead-Jones Act, is amended by inserting "applied research to develop agricultural, forestry, and rural energy conservation and biomass energy production and use;" after "irrigation);". FORESTRY ENERGY RESEARCH

SEC. 254. Section 3(a) of the Forest and Rangeland Elenewable Resources Research Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 1642(a)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1) by inserting "energy production, activities related to energy conservation," after "wilderness,"; and (2) in paragraph (4) by inserting "producing and conserving energy;" after "wood fiber;". BIOMASS ENERGY EDUCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

SEC. 255. (a) Subtitle B of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3121-3128) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section: " B I O M A S S ENERGY EDUCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS

"SEC. 1413A. (a) The Secretary, in cooperation with State directors '^ ^sc 3129. of cooperative extension, administrators of extension for land-grant colleges and universities, State foresters or equivalent State officials, and the heads of other Federal departments and agencies, shall provide educational programs for producers of agricultural commodities, wood, and wood products to— "(1) inform such producers of the feasibility of using biomass for energy; "(2) disseminate to such producers information regarding the results of research regarding the use of biomass for energy; "(3) inform such producers of the best available technology for the use of biomass for energy; "(4) provide technical assistance to such producers to improve their ability to efficiently use biomass for energy; and "(5) disseminate to such producers the results of research on energy conservation techniques and encourage such producers to adopt such techniques. "(b) All appropriate educational methods, including meetings, short courses, workshops, tours, demonstrations, publications, news releases, and radio and television programs, may be used to cariy out subsection (a). "(c) The State director of cooperative extension in each State shall State plan. develop a single, comprehensive, and coordinated plan which includes every biomass energy educational and technical assistance program in effect or proposed in such State, except that in those States which contain more than one land-grgmt college or university, such plan shall be jointly developed by the administrative heads of

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