Download or read book Biomass Crop Assistance Program written by Megan Stubbs and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2011 with total page 17 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a print on demand edition of a hard to find publication. The Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 created the Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP). The two main purposes of BCAP are: (1) to support the establishment and production of eligible crops for conversion to bioenergy in selected areas; and (2) to assist agricultural and forest land owners and operators with collection, harvest, storage, and transportation of eligible material for use in a biomass conversion facility. BCAP is intended to assist with the bioenergy industry¿s hurdle of continuous biomass availability. Contents of this report: (1) Program Overview: Annual and Establishment Payments; Matching Payments; (2) Selected Issues: Eligible Crops and Material; Sustainability; Two Programs in One; Budget Concerns.