Alternative aviation fuel is getting some support in the House Republican farm bill — but industry isn't getting the assist that it asked for, Jael has confirmed.

Why it matters: We've learned that what airliners and ethanol backers wanted most — language in the bill relevant to emissions modeling — won't wind up in the GOP's opening salvo.

• The bill also will have new proposals scrutinizing solar siting on potential farmland.

Driving the news: The House Republican farm bill will include language that would "affirm sustainable aviation fuel as an advanced biofuel," according to materials summarizing the title reviewed exclusively by Axios.

• The summary says the language will be similar to some provisions in the Farm to Fly Act, which a coalition supporting alternative plane fuel production had requested be included in full.
• The entire bill won't be included, per a GOP aide. House Ag Chair Glenn "GT" Thompson recently told us that could spark jurisdictional concerns.

The farm bill will also include provisions to require that the USDA study the impacts of solar siting on forestland and farmland "as inspired by" these three bills, per the materials.

• And there'll be a limit on agency authority to use those lands for "ground-mounted solar installations," based on the "policies and concepts laid out" in this bill.
• There's much more, like provisions reauthorizing existing biofuels programs and bolstering the Rural Energy America Program. We doubt those will be controversial.

Between the lines: It feels unlikely the energy title will be a problem for lawmakers trying to get a farm bill done quickly. A lot of this is bipartisan.

• Time will tell if there are frustrations from progressives or anti-ethanol conservatives. Yet if there are, they may be only minor obstacles to getting a deal done.

What's next: We expect this info to be public as soon as tomorrow.

• As for the full text, we're anticipating it'll be unveiled in the subsequent days ahead of an announced markup on May 23.

Fun fact: The "jurisdictional" issue with Farm to Fly we wrote about yesterday was related to its impacts on the GREET emissions model, per the GOP Ag aide.

The Energy Department has selected 13 board members from across the investment community and industry for its newly formed foundation, Axios Pro Deals' Katie Fehrenbacher scoops.

Why it matters: The foundation could help provide alternative ways to fund the energy transition by collaborating with the private sector, philanthropy and communities.

Catch up quick: The foundation, called the Foundation for Energy Security and Innovation (or FESI), will be DOE's first nonprofit and was authorized by the CHIPS Act in 2022.

• Vanessa Chan, chief commercialization officer for DOE, described FESI in an interview as "an additional tool in the toolkit for DOE to be driving important things including technology commercialization." Chan is the formal liaison between DOE and FESI.
• The foundation can raise philanthropic funding and pick projects that are being excluded from current DOE programs.

The big picture: FESI is being launched with deep roots in climate tech investing and broader industry.

• From the investment world: DBL Partners' Nancy Pfund, Bezos Earth Fund's Noël Bakhtian, Breakthrough Energy's Mike Boots, Builders Initiative's Noelle Laing and Yucatán Rock Ventures' Stephen Pearse.
• From industry: Miranda Ballentine, former Air Force and Walmart leader, BP's Tomeka McLeod, National Grid's Rudolph Wynter and Johnson Controls' Kathleen McGinty.
• Former government officials Rita Baranwal and Vicky Bailey also joined the board, as did Purdue University president Mung Chiang and the BlueGreen Alliance's Jason Walsh.
• Four non-voting members come from DOE leadership, including Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm and Chan.

🛑 1. Red state suit: A group of 25 states launched a lawsuit to strike down EPA's power plant rules.

• West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey also said his state would try to get the rule stayed.

👀 2. Murkowski goes off: Sen. Lisa Murkowski said yesterday the Interior Department "ignores the law with regards to Ambler, with regards to our petroleum reserve, with regards to our land management plans, our coastal plain and the prioritization of conservation above all else."

• The tough words from the oft-restrained Alaskan appropriator come in a budget cycle in which Interior and EPA could face cuts.

☢️ 3. ICYMI: The House passed the compromise ADVANCE Act yesterday. Read about the vote here and the path forward here.

4. 🗣️ Nominate me: President Biden announced his intention to nominate Shannon Estenoz to be deputy secretary of the interior. She's currently assistant secretary for fish and wildlife and parks.