Wood innovation grant program

(a) Application to transportation costs Section 8643(b)(1) of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (7 U.S.C. 7655d(b)(1)) is amended by inserting, including the construction of new facilities that advance the purposes of the program and for the hauling of material removed to reduce hazardous fuels to locations where that material can be utilized before the period at the end. (b) Targeting to support economic development, enhanced building design, and impact assessment Section 8643(c) of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (7 U.S.C. 7655d(c)) is amended to read as follows: (c) Targeting to support economic development, enhanced building design, and impact assessment In selecting among proposals of eligible entities under subsection (b)(2), the Secretary may give priority to proposals for projects that— (1) include the use or retrofitting (or both) of existing sawmill facilities located in counties in which the average annual unemployment rate exceeded the national average unemployment rate by more than 1 percent in the previous calendar year; (2) recognize or enhance carbon reduction strategies in building design and interior wood products, including forest impacts, which can be improved or by North American manufacturing; or (3) includes in the proposal of the entity an analysis of the benefits that forest management under the proposal will have on the resilience and economy of the community, including benefits associated with— (A) wood products from anticipated wood supply areas; (B) wildfire risk reduction; (C) increased fiber flow; (D) the increase of forest or mill jobs; and (E) support for forested communities.. (c) Matching requirement Section 8643(d) of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (7 U.S.C. 7655d(d)) is amended by inserting 50 percent of before the amount.

(a) Application to transportation costs Section 8643(b)(1) of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (7 U.S.C. 7655d(b)(1)) is amended by inserting, including the construction of new facilities that advance the purposes of the program and for the hauling of material removed to reduce hazardous fuels to locations where that material can be utilized before the period at the end. (b) Targeting To support economic development, enhanced building design, and impact assessment Section 8643(c) of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (7 U.S.C. 7655d(c)) is amended to read as follows: (c) Targeting To support economic development, enhanced building design, and impact assessment In selecting among proposals of eligible entities under subsection (b)(2), the Secretary may give priority to proposals for projects that— (1) include the use or retrofitting (or both) of existing sawmill facilities located in counties in which the average annual unemployment rate exceeded the national average unemployment rate by more than 1 percent in the previous calendar year; (2) recognize or enhance carbon reduction strategies in building design and interior wood products, including forest impacts, which can be improved by North American manufacturing; or (3) include in the proposal of the entity an analysis of the benefits that forest management under the proposal will have on the resilience and economy of the community, including benefits associated with— (A) wood products from anticipated wood supply areas; (B) wildfire risk reduction; (C) increased fiber flow; (D) the increase of forest or mill jobs; and (E) support for forested communities.. (c) Matching requirement Section 8643(d) of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (7 U.S.C. 7655d(d)) is amended by inserting 50 percent of before the amount.