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16.954

16.954 Strategic bioenergy feedstock assessment.

16.954(1)

(1) In this section:

16.954(1)(a)

(a) "Affected agencies" means the department of administration, the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection, the department of natural resources, the office, and the public service commission.

16.954(1)(b)

(b) "Bioenergy feedstock" means biomass used to produce energy, including transportation fuel, heat, or electricity.

16.954(1)(c)

(c) "Office" means the office of energy independence.

16.954(2)

(2) The office shall coordinate among affected agencies the preparation of a biennial strategic bioenergy feedstock assessment that assists producers and users of bioenergy feedstocks and state and local government policy makers in understanding trends in the production and use of bioenergy feedstocks in this state and the effects of that production and use. Using readily available information, each assessment shall do all of the following:

16.954(2)(a)

(a) Summarize the bioenergy feedstocks currently and projected to be produced in the state by region.

16.954(2)(b)

(b) Identify the current and projected significant markets for bioenergy feedstocks produced in the state and major facilities located or likely to be located in the state that use bioenergy feedstocks produced in or outside the state.

16.954(2)(c)

(c) Identify key factors that influence the supply of and demand for major bioenergy feedstocks in the state, including the types and amounts of land devoted to producing these feedstocks.

16.954(2)(d)

(d) Assess whether any of the factors identified under par. (c) are likely to change during the period covered by the assessment and, if so, how those changes may affect the availability of future bioenergy feedstocks.

16.954(2)(e)

(e) Assess the impacts of the increased use in the state of biomass for energy production on all of the following:

16.954(2)(e)1.

1. Other consumers of that biomass.

16.954(2)(e)2.

2. Land use.

16.954(2)(e)3.

3. Environmental quality.

16.954(2)(e)4.

4. Other benefits and services derived from the natural systems in which the biomass is produced.

16.954(2)(f)

(f) Recommend, as appropriate, legislation or changes in programs or rules of affected agencies, including whether the assessment should be continued.

16.954(3)

(3) No later than April 30, 2013, and no later than April 30 of each odd-numbered year thereafter, the office shall submit a copy of an assessment prepared under sub. (2) to the governor and the appropriate standing committees of the legislature under s. 13.172 (3) and shall post a copy of the assessment on the office's Internet site.

16.954 - ANNOT.

History: 2009 a. 401.