Comments on Proposed Rulemaking for the Biomass Crop Program

On behalf of the Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA), I am writing in regards to the proposed rulemaking for the Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP) authorized by the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008. RILA supports the BCAP as it was originally established for the purpose to expand the amount of biomass available for alternative energy. However, RILA strongly advocates that the BCAP not divert current productivity from existing industries.