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S1778-118

Introduced

To require the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out a study and research and demonstration on agrivoltaic systems.

118th Congress Introduced May 31, 2023

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

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., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses. The main policy domain is Agriculture, Energy, Government Operations.

Who Benefits and How

farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses 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, farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H61209454A5F2484DBA2BD5F96B89A5C2: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Agrivoltaics Research and Demonstration Act of 2023.
  • Section id271120ddabc344d28970eb590ca95bbb: 2. Agrivoltaic systems In this section, the term agrivoltaic system means a system under which solar energy production and agricultural production, including...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

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., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses.

Key Policy Areas

Agriculture, Energy, Government Operations

Primary Purpose

This bill, To require the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out a study and research and demonstration on agrivoltaic systems., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses.

Policy Domains

Agriculture Energy Government Operations

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses
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farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses:
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses
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federal implementing agencies:
farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses:

Sponsors

Martin Heinrich

Martin Heinrich

D-NM | Primary Sponsor

1 cosponsor

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
May 31, 2023

Mr. Heinrich (for himself and Mr. Braun) introduced the following …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Agriculture Energy Government Operations
Actor Mappings
"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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