### Question
How is the term biomass defined?


### Answer
The term **biomass** is defined in *42 U.S.C. § 15852* as the following:

> any lignin waste material that is segregated from other waste materials and is determined to be nonhazardous by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and any solid, nonhazardous, cellulosic material that is derived from—


(A) any of the following forest-related resources: mill residues, precommercial thinnings, slash, and brush, or nonmerchantable material

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 15852*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 149-NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY AND PROGRAMS > SUBCHAPTER II-RENEWABLE ENERGY > Part A-General Provisions**

