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policy instrument · 1 January 2027
Assembly Bill 706 — Forest Organic Residue, Energy and Safety Transformation (FOREST) and Wildfire Prevention…
Jurisdiction countryUnited States
Instrument typegrant-rd
Authoritygovernment
Scopecarbon removal only
Statusproposed
DetailCalifornia State Senate unanimously passed AB 706 on August 26, 2026; the amended bill returns to the State Assembly for a concurrence vote. The FOREST program is designed to maintain existing biomass power capacity, restart idle thermal generation facilities, and expand solid-fuel electrical output across designated northern and central California counties. Eligibility requires facilities to sour
Monetary noteEstablishes state-administered financial reimbursement rates for solid-fuel biomass power plants using forest waste as primary feedstock; no dollar figures stated on the page.
Stated statusproposed
Pathway scopeunclear
Pathway notethe bill funds biomass electricity generation and only 'notes' that facilities could adapt to biochar/BiCRS without mandating any removal pathway
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