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The Biofuels Center of North Carolina is a private, nonprofit corporate facility located on a Biofuels Campus in Oxford, North Carolina. The Center is funded by the North Carolina General Assembly to implement ''North Carolina's Strategic Plan for Biofuels Leadership'' 〔(North Carolina's Strategic Plan for Biofuels Leadership )〕 and to reduce the state's dependence on imported liquid fuel. The Center's mission 〔(The Biofuels Center mission statement )〕 is to develop a sustainable, statewide biofuels industry to reduce this dependence, create jobs and opportunities for prosperity for North Carolinians. The strategic goal: by 2017, 10% of North Carolina’s liquid fuels—or about a year—will be produced in-state from locally grown biomass. The Biofuels Center of North Carolina was funded with a $5 million initial appropriation from the 2007 General Assembly. It receives continuing funding from the General Assembly to implement the Strategic Plan. == History == The Biofuels Center of North Carolina originated from legislation introduced by N.C. Representative Jim Crawford and N.C. Senator Charlie Albertson. The outcome of their legislative efforts was Senate Bill 2051,〔(Senate Bill 2051 )〕 mandating the statewide biofuels Strategic Plan. The companion bill in the House was House Bill 1990.〔(House Bill 1990 )〕 The resulting Strategic Plan was derived from input from more than 70 participants including leaders in agriculture, academia, state government, non-governmental organizations, the North Carolina Biotechnology Center, the Rural Development Center, and others. The plan and these bills were instrumental in the creation of the Biofuels Center to meet the mandate of the Strategic Plan. The General Assembly demonstrated its continuing support for the mission of the Biofuels Center of North Carolina during the short session in 2008. N.C. Representatives James W. Crawford, Jr., and Edith D. Warren introduced House Bill 2109 〔(House Bill 2109 )〕 and N.C. Senator Doug Berger introduced Senate Bill 1655 〔(Senate Bill 1655 )〕 along with nine co-sponsors to provide continuing operational funding for the Biofuels Center in the 2008/2009 fiscal year. The support from the N.C. House and Senate ensured that the Biofuels Center was able to continue building a new biofuels industry in North Carolina. In the 2009-2010 fiscal year, the Biofuels Center continued to receive funding from the General Assembly with a portion of its $5 million appropriation coming from U.S. Department of Energy stimulus funds. N.C. Representatives Crawford and Ty Harrell introduced House Bill 400 〔(House Bill 400 )〕 and N.C. Senator Albertson introduced Senate Bill 841.〔(Senate Bill 841 )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Biofuels Center of North Carolina」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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