Congress·In Committee·H.R. 2517

Community Wood Facilities Assistance Act of 2025

Wood Industry: Grants for Community Wood Facilities

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The Community Wood Facilities Assistance Act of 2025 is currently in the early stages of the legislative process and is being reviewed by the House Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture. It is actively moving through the committee system, but no further votes or hearings have been scheduled yet.

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Key Points

This bill increases federal support for local wood processing plants and energy facilities. It doubles the yearly funding for these grants from $25 million to $50 million through 2030 to help rural economies grow.
Individual projects can now receive much larger grants. The maximum amount a single facility can get would jump from $1.5 million to $5 million, helping communities build or upgrade bigger plants that turn wood into energy or products.
The government would pay for a larger share of project costs. Instead of covering 35% of the bill, the federal government would cover up to 50%, making it easier for local businesses and towns to afford these expensive construction projects.
The bill expands what the money can be used for. It allows funds to be used for building brand-new wood manufacturing plants, not just fixing up old sawmills, and triples the allowed size of wood-powered heating systems.
Small projects get a bigger boost. The bill requires that 50% of the grant money go to smaller-scale projects, ensuring that small rural towns aren't crowded out by large industrial operations.

Milestones

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Apr 18, 2025House

Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture.

Mar 31, 2025House

Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Mar 31, 2025

Introduced in House