section 3391 of this titleFor the purposes of , the term “essential agricultural use” shall—
include use of natural gas in sugar refining for production of alcohol;
7 U.S.C. 1421 include use of natural gas for agricultural production on set-aside acreage or acreage diverted from the production of a commodity (as provided under the Agricultural Act of 1949 [ et seq.]) to be devoted to the production of any commodity for conversion into alcohol or hydrocarbons for use as motor fuel or other fuels; and
for the 5-year period beginning on , include use of natural gas in the distillation of fuel-grade alcohol from food grains or other biomass by facilities in existence on , which do not have the installed capability to burn coal lawfully.
Pub. L. 96–294, title II, § 27394 Stat. 711(, , .)
Editorial Notes
References in Text
act Oct. 31, 1949, ch. 79263 Stat. 1051section 1421 of Title 7The Agricultural Act of 1949, referred to in par. (2), is , , which is classified principally to chapter 35A (§ 1421 et seq.) of Title 7, Agriculture. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under and Tables.
Codification
Section was enacted as part of the Biomass Energy and Alcohol Fuels Act of 1980 which is title II of the Energy Security Act, and not as part of the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978 which comprises this chapter.