US Congress Senate Bill 2892 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum:
Status: Introduced on April 28 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-04-28 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Pending: Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Timber Innovation Act of 2016 This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish a performance-driven research and development program to advance tall wood building construction in the United States. "Tall wood building" means a building designed to be over 85 feet high and constructed with large panelized wood construction (mass timber), including cross-laminated timber, nail laminated timber, glue laminated timber, laminated strand lumber, and laminated veneer lumber. USDA shall for FY2017-FY2021 carry out an annual competition for a tall wood building design in accordance with the requirements for prize competitions carried out under the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980. In carrying out a wood innovation grant program, USDA may make a wood innovation grant to one or more specified eligible entities in order to accelerate the adoption of emerging technologies in the development of innovative wood products for tall wood building construction. USDA shall carry out a program of education and technical assistance for mass timber applications. USDA shall collaborate and partner with one or more nonfederal entities, including governments of other countries, to: enhance tall wood building commercialization of the United States, develop technical assistance related to tall wood building commercialization, and carry out the program.

Timber Innovation Act of 2016

Sen. Debbie Stabenow [D-MI]	Sen. Mike Crapo [R-ID]	Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN]	Sen. Steve Daines [R-MT]
Sen. Maria Cantwell [D-WA]	Sen. Thad Cochran [R-MS]	Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT]	Sen. James Risch [R-ID]
Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR]	Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME]	Sen. Angus King [I-ME]	Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR]
Sen. David Perdue [R-GA]	Sen. Roger Wicker [R-MS]	Sen. Gary Peters [D-MI]	Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-04-28	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/2892/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s2892/BILLS-114s2892is.pdf