HB4617: Pyrolysis Innovation Grants Act
- 1Introduced (current step)
- 2Passed One Chamber
- 3Passed Both Chambers
- 4Became Law
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Summary
To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out a program to award grants to eligible entities to carry out projects with the potential to reduce or sequester greenhouse emissions that convert and valorize tree nut harvest by-products into multiple higher value biocarbon products, and for other purposes.
Plain-language summary
This bill directs the Secretary of Agriculture to award grants to organizations for projects that convert tree nut waste into high-value biocarbon products while reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Tree nut harvest by-products are leftover materials like shells and hulls from almond and walnut processing. Pyrolysis is a heating process that breaks down organic material without oxygen to create useful carbon-based products. The grants would support innovative projects that turn agricultural waste into valuable materials. The bill is currently in the introductory stage and has not yet been assigned to a for consideration.
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HB4617: Pyrolysis Innovation Grants Act