Section 39760 Of Chapter 4.7. Agricultural Biomass Utilization Account From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 26. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 4.7.

. The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the rice industry has led many other commodity groups in developing alternatives to open-field burning. In order to aid in the continuation of this role of leadership within the agricultural industry and to enable the transition to a free-market utilization of biomass, funds are needed to provide grants to persons that utilize agricultural biomass and rice straw.