### Question
Can you define what standard support price means?


### Answer
**Standard support price** is defined as the following in *42 U.S.C. § 8834*:

> the average price (per million Btu's) for No. 6 fuel oil imported into the United States on June 30, 1980, as determined, by rule, by the Secretary of Energy not later than 90 days after June 30, 1980

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 8834*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 96-BIOMASS ENERGY AND ALCOHOL FUELS > SUBCHAPTER II-MUNICIPAL WASTE BIOMASS ENERGY**

