Definitions

Except as otherwise provided, in this chapter: The term “Administrator” means the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. The term “Advisory Committee” means the Biomass Research and Development Technical Advisory Committee established by section 8108(d)(1) of this title. The term “advanced biofuel” means fuel derived from renewable biomass other than corn kernel starch. Subject to subparagraph (A), the term “advanced biofuel” includes— The term “biobased product” means a product determined by the Secretary to be a commercial or industrial product (other than food or feed) that is— The term “biofuel” means a fuel derived from renewable biomass. The term “biomass conversion facility” means a facility that converts or proposes to convert renewable biomass into— The term “biorefinery” means a facility (including equipment and processes) that— converts renewable biomass or an intermediate ingredient or feedstock of renewable biomass into any 1 or more, or a combination, of— The term “Board” means the Biomass Research and Development Board established by section 8108(c) of this title. The term “forest product” means a product made from materials derived from the practice of forestry or the management of growing timber. The term “forest product” includes— The term “Indian tribe” has the meaning given the term in section 5304 of title 25. The term “institution of higher education” has the meaning given the term in section 1002(a) of title 20. The term “intermediate ingredient or feedstock” means a material or compound made in whole or in significant part from biological products, including renewable agricultural materials (including plant, animal, and marine materials) or forestry materials, that are subsequently used to make a more complex compound or product. The term “renewable biomass” means— materials, pre-commercial thinnings, or invasive species from National Forest System land and public lands (as defined in section 1702 of title 43) that— are byproducts of preventive treatments that are removed— are harvested in accordance with— the requirements for— any organic matter that is available on a renewable or recurring basis from non-Federal land or land belonging to an Indian or Indian tribe that is held in trust by the United States or subject to a restriction against alienation imposed by the United States, including— renewable plant material, including— waste material, including— The term “renewable chemical” means a monomer, polymer, plastic, formulated product, or chemical substance produced from renewable biomass. The term “renewable energy” means energy derived from— Subject to subparagraph (C), the term “renewable energy system” means a system that produces usable energy from a renewable energy source. The term “renewable energy system” includes— A system described in subparagraph (A) may not include a mechanism for dispensing energy at retail. The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Agriculture.