To require the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out a study and research and demonstration on agrivoltaic systems and to issue guidance on best practices for protection of soil health and productivity during the siting, construction, operation, and decommissioning of solar energy systems on agricultural land.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To require the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out a study and research and demonstration on agrivoltaic systems and to issue guidance on best practices for protection of soil health and productivity during the siting, construction, operation, and decommissioning of solar energy systems on agricultural land., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers. The main policy domain is Energy, Agriculture, Government Operations.
Who Benefits and How
energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H5A5C2BAAADDC48619DC7A35D32838EB6: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Securing and Understanding our National Renewable Agriculture Yields for Energy Act or the SUNRAY for Energy Act.
- Section H470FB4241F5040E7B729BD492301E48B: 2. Agrivoltaic systems The Secretary of Agriculture (referred to in this section as the Secretary) shall incorporate the definition of the term agrivoltaic...
- Section H3474A5DCC15D4CBF94ECD718A05B349B: 3. Best practices guidance for solar energy land management Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture, acting...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To require the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out a study and research and demonstration on agrivoltaic systems and to issue guidance on best practices for protection of soil health and productivity during the siting, construction, operation, and decommissioning of solar energy systems on agricultural land., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers.
Key Policy Areas
Energy, Agriculture, Government Operations
Primary Purpose
This bill, To require the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out a study and research and demonstration on agrivoltaic systems and to issue guidance on best practices for protection of soil health and productivity during the siting, construction, operation, and decommissioning of solar energy systems on agricultural land., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Sorensen (for himself, Ms. Pingree, and Ms. Crockett) introduced …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_commission"
- → The commission identified in the operative section
- "the_administrator"
- → The Administrator identified in the operative section
- "secretary_of_energy"
- → Secretary of Energy
- "secretary_of_agriculture"
- → Secretary of Agriculture
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