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 94 STAT. 708

Review. Annual report.

Definitions.

Appropriation authorization.

PUBLIC LAW 96-294—JUNE 30, 1980 extension of such institutions. Such plan shall be developed with the full participation of the State forester or the equivalent State official of such State. Each State's plan shall be submitted to the Secretary annually for approval. The Advisory Board shall review and make recommendations to the Secretary pertaining to programs conducted under this section. Each State shall submit an annual progress report on the operation of its plan to the Secretary before January 1 following the fiscal year for which such report is made. "(d) Funds made available under this section shall be provided to the State director of cooperative extension and the administrators of extension for land-grant colleges and universities in each State in a manner consistent with the effective implementation of this section. "(e) For purposes of this section— "(1) the term 'biomass' means any organic matter which is available on a renewable basis, including agricultural crops and agricultural wastes and residues, wood and wood wastes and residues, and animal wastes, except that such term does not include aquatic plants and municipal wastes; "(2) the term 'biomass energy' means any gaseous, liquid, or solid fuel produced by conversion of biomass, and energy or steam derived from the direct combustion of biomass for the generation of electricity, mechanical power, or industrial process heat; and "(3) the term 'municipal wastes' means any organic matter, including sewage, sewage sludge, and industrial or commercial waste, and mixtures of such matter and inorganic refuse— "(i) from any publicly or privately operated municipal waste collection or similar disposal system; or "(ii) from similar waste flows (other than such flows which constitute agricultural wastes or residues, or wood wastes or residues from wood harvesting activities or production of forest products). "(0 There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1981, 1982, 1983, and 1984.". O> The table of contents of the Food and Agriculture Act of 1977 (91 t) Stat. 913) is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1413 the following new item: "Sec. 1413A. Biomass energy educational and technical assistance programs.". RURAL ENERGY EXTENSION WORK

7 USC 341.

7 USC 342.

SEC. 256. The Act of May 14, 1914 (38 Stat. 372; 7 U.S.C. 341-349), commonly known as the Smith-Lever Act, is amended— (1) in section 1 by striking out "and home economics," and inserting in lieu thereof ", home economics, and rural energy,"; and (2) in section 2 by striking out "and home economics" and inserting in lieu thereof ", home economics, and rural energy". COORDINATION OF RESEARCH AND EXTENSION ACTIVITIES

42 USC 8852.

7 USC 3154, 3121-3128, 427.

SEC. 257. (a) The Secretary of Agriculture shall coordinate the applied research and extension programs conducted under this subtitle and under the amendments made by this subtitle to section 1419 and subtitle B of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977, section 1 of the Bankhead-Jones Act, section 3 of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Research

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