A hemp trade association and a hemp company have filed a petition in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit challenging the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration's (DEA) Interim Final Rule (IFR). The...more
Holland & Knight invites you to read the Fall 2020 issue of our Energy and Natural Resources Quarterly newsletter, in which our authors discuss important hot topics and developments in energy, natural resources and...more
10/7/2020
/ Alternative Fuels ,
Brazil ,
Clean Tech ,
Colombia ,
Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Liability ,
Environmental Policies ,
Hydrocarbons ,
Latin America ,
Renewable Energy ,
Renewable Energy Investments
The U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) program was established in 1998 to help finance the construction of domestic surface transportation projects by...more
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has officially requested additional comments on its Hemp Interim Final Rule (IFR). USDA's request, made on Sept. 8, 2020, follows ongoing industry feedback concerning a list of IFR...more
This newsletter provides a look around the corner, highlighting top issues and emerging opportunities for the private sector.
This edition covers, among other relevant topics, a number of recent U.S. political developments...more
7/23/2020
/ Climate Change ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Policies ,
Gulf of Mexico ,
Mexico ,
Natural Resources ,
Offshore Wind ,
Pending Legislation ,
PFAS ,
Renewable Energy ,
Tax Credits ,
U.S. Treasury ,
Waters of the United States
Employers rushed to apply for the first $349 billion in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans made available under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), which Congress has increased to $670...more
5/21/2020
/ CARES Act ,
Certification Requirements ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Federal Loans ,
Full-Time Employees ,
Good Faith ,
Loan Forgiveness ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
SBA ,
SBA Lending Programs ,
Small Business
President Donald Trump signed Executive Order 139201 on May 1, 2020, declaring a national emergency in order to secure the nation's bulk-power system. The president's order explains that such systems are threatened by foreign...more
5/7/2020
/ China ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Energy Sector ,
Executive Orders ,
Government Investigations ,
National Security ,
Power Grid ,
Russia ,
Section 232 ,
U.S. Commerce Department
A key feature of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), which now authorizes $670 billion for qualifying businesses to obtain loans for payroll, benefits, rent...more
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans available under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) are intended for small businesses to support ongoing...more
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) includes specific programs sponsored by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) designed to provide economic relief for those small business concerns that...more
With the stock and credit markets in turmoil and increasing economic uncertainty from the fallout of the global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Trump Administration and Congress are trying to develop a number of...more
Following Senate passage of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (round two), the Administration and Senate are already busy finalizing measures to be included in round three, which will be focused on economic distress...more
The flurry of activity at the end of 2019 demonstrates that congressional support for clean energy research and development (R&D) remains strong, as evidenced by level or increasing budgets for most of the relevant programs...more
1/27/2020
/ Carbon Capture and Sequestration ,
Clean Energy ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Energy Efficiency ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Sector ,
Energy Storage ,
Federal Funding ,
Federal Grants ,
Geothermal Energy ,
Green Buildings ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Nuclear Power ,
Renewable Energy ,
Research and Development ,
Solar Energy ,
Transmission Grid ,
Wind Power
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has issued an Interim Final Rule (IFR) for the establishment of a domestic hemp production program. By publishing the rule in the form of an IFR, USDA is able to issue guidance before...more
Welcome to the first issue of Holland & Knight's Government Clean Tech Update, where we'll distill the most important clean tech updates and government-related market trends and developments from the past few months, and...more
Even as states across the country move forward with legislation and state plans for legalized industrial hemp and hemp-derived products, the news coming out of Washington, DC has slowed. This does not mean that regulatory...more
7/23/2019
/ Agricultural Sector ,
Cannabidiol (CBD) oil ,
Cannabis Products ,
Decriminalization of Marijuana ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Hemp ,
Interim Final Rules (IFR) ,
Marijuana ,
Marijuana Cultivation ,
Marijuana Related Businesses ,
Proposed Rules ,
Regulatory Agencies ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
USDA
The U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado on April 17, 2019, upheld United Cannabis Corp.'s (UCANN) patent claims concerning a liquid cannabinoid formulation, "wherein at least 95% of the total cannabinoids is a...more
• The 2018 Farm Bill, enacted nearly four months ago, included a provision that was designed to legalize industrial hemp on a broad scale. However, there are several caveats and lingering uncertainties for companies that are...more
4/18/2019
/ Agricultural Sector ,
Cannabidiol (CBD) oil ,
Decriminalization of Marijuana ,
Farm Bill ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Hemp ,
Interstate Commerce ,
Marijuana ,
Marijuana Cultivation ,
Marijuana Related Businesses ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Risk Mitigation ,
USDA
• The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has provided some limited but important clarity on the road ahead for the legalization of industrial hemp production, although some questions still remain.
• The USDA will host...more
3/11/2019
/ Agricultural Sector ,
Decriminalization of Marijuana ,
Farm Bill ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Hemp ,
Marijuana ,
Marijuana Cultivation ,
Marijuana Related Businesses ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Rulemaking Process ,
USDA
• Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) on Feb 7, 2019, released companion resolutions that provide a framework for prospective legislation on a Green New Deal (GND), an ambitious climate...more
• By defining hemp broadly – to include seeds, derivatives, cannabinoids, extracts and other parts of the Cannabis sativa L. plant – and giving states the authority to establish and regulate their own industrial hemp...more
1/28/2019
/ Agricultural Sector ,
Cannabidiol (CBD) oil ,
Controlled Substances Act ,
Decriminalization of Marijuana ,
Farm Bill ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Hemp ,
Interstate Commerce ,
Marijuana ,
Marijuana Cultivation ,
Marijuana Related Businesses ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
USDA
• In passing the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2019, as well as the Nuclear Energy Innovation Capabilities Act, Congress took meaningful steps to proactively develop and deploy cleaner and more...more
9/19/2018
/ Bipartisan Budget ,
Clean Energy ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Energy Sector ,
Energy Storage ,
Federal Funding ,
Innovation ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Nuclear Power ,
Research and Development ,
Trump Administration
• The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has opened the doors of its much anticipated Tribal Energy Loan Guarantee Program (TELGP), which can guarantee up to $2 billion in loans to support economic opportunities for American...more
• The U.S. Department of Agriculture's 9003 Biorefinery, Renewable Chemical, and Biobased Product Manufacturing Assistance Program (Section 9003 Program) had an unprecedented year in 2017, issuing numerous conditional...more
2/9/2018
/ Applications ,
Biobased Chemicals ,
Biofuel ,
Biotechnology ,
Department of Agriculture ,
Farm Bill ,
Funding ,
Investors ,
Loans ,
Renewable Energy ,
Technology Sector ,
USDA
The Trump Administration promotes an "all of the above" energy strategy, but many of the Administration's actions to date seem to favor coal and fossil fuels at the expense of clean and innovative energy solutions. Although...more
7/4/2017
/ Army ,
Clean Energy ,
Coal ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Energy Policy ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Contractors ,
Fossil Fuel ,
General Services Administration (GSA) ,
Green Initiatives ,
Hydropower ,
Privatization ,
Procurement Guidelines ,
Renewable Energy ,
Solar Energy ,
Trump Administration ,
U.S. Navy ,
US Air Force