Another key funding victory for the Farm Bill Energy Title! On August 4, 2009, the full U.S. Senate passed the FY 2010 Agriculture appropriations budget. The Senate’s budget doubles total REAP funding by adding an additional $68.1 million in discretionary funding, and boosts the Biorefinery Assistance Program funding by $17.339 million. The Senate’s vote endorsed the earlier Senate Appropriations Committee’s FY 2010 budget proposal.
By adding $68.1 million in discretionary funding, the Senate’s proposal would boost total REAP funding for next year to $128.1 million ($60 million in mandatory funding + $68.1 million in discretionary funding).



