Amendment H-8211 to HF 2560
Relating to and making appropriations involving state government entities involved with agriculture, natural resources, and environmental protection, and making related statutory changes, and including effective date provisions
Withdrawn · March 23, 2022
Filed March 21, 2022 in the House by
What it changes
AI summary This amendment changes some wording regarding how certain rules are referenced and adds a requirement to create a study committee. The new committee would study the impact of large-scale solar energy projects on agricultural land and look for ways to protect highly productive farmland.1
Read the amendment’s wording
- Page 25, line 35, by striking “provided in paragraph “b”” and inserting “described in this subsection”
- Page 26, line 2, by striking “paragraph “b”” and inserting “subsection”
- Page 28, after line 7 by inserting: “DIVISION ___ AGRICULTURAL LAND USES AND ENERGY GENERATED FROM UTILITY SCALE SOLAR FACILITIES Sec. ___. INTERIM STUDY COMMITTEE ON LAND USED FOR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AND SOLAR ENERGY GENERATION.
- The legislative council is requested to establish a study committee to meet during the 2022 legislative interim to conduct a study of issues involving projects for the construction and operation of utility scale solar facilities, located on agricultural land, for use in generating, storing, transporting, or delivering electricity. The study committee may consider the development of a comprehensive policy involving projects for the construction and operation of other types of public utilities, located on agricultural land, for use in generating, storing, transporting, or delivering a utilities product regardless of its form. The study committee may consider impacts associated with such public utilities, and methods to preserve agricultural land and especially such land having a high productivity value which may be based on its corn suitability rating, and to ensure human and animal health and safety.
- If established, the study committee shall meet at least once and submit its findings and recommendations, if any, to the general assembly for consideration during the 2023 legislative session as required by the legislative council.”
- By renumbering as necessary.