Preserving America’s Farmland Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8277 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8277 To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a study on the effects of solar panel installations on covered farmland, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 7, 2024 Mrs. Miller of Illinois introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a study on the effects of solar panel installations on covered farmland, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Preserving America's Farmland Act''. SEC. 2. STUDY ON EFFECTS OF SOLAR PANEL INSTALLATIONS ON COVERED FARMLAND. (a) In General.--The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy, shall conduct a study on the effects of solar panel installations on the convers…