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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
As used in this section:
(a) “Biomass” means bioenergy feedstocks from forest products manufacturing, including, without limitation:
(i) Forest products manufacturing residuals, including, without limitation:
1. Pulping liquors;
2. Pulping byproducts;
3. Woody manufacturing residuals;
4. Paper recycling residuals;
5. Wastewater and processed water treatment plant residuals; and
6. Anaerobic digester biogas;
(ii) Harvest residues, including, without limitation, trees or portions of harvested trees;
(iii) Downed wood from extreme weather events or natural disasters;
(iv) Nonhazardous landscape or right-of-way trimmings and municipal trimmings;
(v) Plant material removed for purposes of invasive or noxious plant species control;
(vi) Biowaste, including, without limitation, landfill gas;
(vii) Forest biomass derived from residues created as a byproduct of timber harvesting;
(viii) Forest management activities conducted for timber stand improvement or to increase yield, ecological restoration or to maintain or enhance forest health;
(ix) Biomass materials described by the United States Environmental Protection Agency as fuels under 40 CFR Statute 241.1 et seq., as it existed on January 1, 2023; and
(x) Other used wood products, including, without limitation, crates and pallets.
(b) “Bioenergy with carbon capture and storage” means the process of capturing and permanently storing carbon dioxide from biomass energy generation.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Mississippi Code Title 49. Conservation and Ecology § 49-19-35 - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ms/title-49-conservation-and-ecology/ms-code-sect-49-19-35/
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