SECTION 150:135-1-2. Mission

  The mission of the Oklahoma Bioenergy Center is to serve as a strategic partnership that will focus the collective resources of Contributing Institutions in the field of bioenergy research to:

(1)   Strategically coordinate resources and research programs in Oklahoma to address and undertake complex research facing the biofuels and bioenergy industry in Oklahoma and in the nation;

(2)   Assist Oklahoma in being a recognized leader in the fields of research and production of biofuels, bioenergy and related biobased products;

(3)   Advance the research capacity in Oklahoma in the fields of biofuels and bioenergy development and production along the biofuel, bioenergy and biobased product production/value chain, from field to conversion to utilization;

(4)   Serve as a focal point and resource for the emerging agriculture-based biofuels and bioenergy industry in Oklahoma; and

(5)   Conduct research through its contributing institutions and partnerships to deliver practical outcomes to:

(A)   enable the competitive and sustainable production of liquid biofuels, including ethanol, in Oklahoma, and

(B)   contribute to the national research effort to enable the United States to achieve prescribed levels of petroleum independence.[74 O.S. § 5009.12]

[Source: Added at 25 Ok Reg 1544, eff 6-12-08]