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Arkansas Code Title 15. Natural Resources and Economic Development § 15-10-102. Bioenergy and carbon capture technology

Current as of March 28, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) As used in this section:

(1) “Bioenergy with carbon capture and storage” means the process of capturing and permanently storing carbon dioxide from biomass energy generation; and

(2) “Biomass” means bioenergy feedstocks from forest products manufacturing, including without limitation:

(A) Forest products manufacturing residuals, including without limitation:

(i) Pulping liquors;

(ii) Pulping byproducts;

(iii) Woody manufacturing residuals;

(iv) Paper recycling residuals;

(v) Wastewater and process water treatment plant residuals; and

(vi) Anaerobic digester biogas;

(B) Harvest residues, including without limitation trees or portions of harvested trees;

(C) Downed wood from extreme weather events or natural disasters;

(D) Nonhazardous landscape or right-of-way trimmings and municipal trimmings;

(E) Plant material removed for purposes of invasive or noxious plant species control;

(F) Biowaste, including without limitation landfill gas;

(G) Forest biomass derived from residues created as a byproduct of timber harvesting;

(H) Forest management activities conducted for timber stand improvement or to increase yield, ecological restoration, or to maintain or enhance forest health;

(I) Biomass materials described by the United States Environmental Protection Agency as fuels under 40 C.F.R. § 241.1 et seq., as it existed on January 1, 2023; and

(J) Other used wood products, including without limitation crates or pallets.

(b)(1) Bioenergy produced from biomass is considered renewable and carbon neutral.

(2) When the bioenergy produced from biomass is paired with bioenergy with carbon capture and storage, the bioenergy is carbon negative.

(c)(1) Bioenergy produced from agricultural harvesting is considered renewable and carbon neutral.

(2) When the bioenergy produced from agricultural harvesting is paired with bioenergy with carbon capture and storage, the bioenergy is carbon negative.

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