,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gibc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,april #aj1 #bjbd,mr4 
,bo/ 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,f9/ad1 ,mr4      
,langwor?y1 & ,mr4 ,au/9 ,scott (       
,georgia7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,agriculture 
,a ,,bill  ,to limit ,,usda fund+ =     
gr\nd-m\nt$ sol> en]gy sy/ems1 & = o!r  
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,secur+ ,our ,l&s &        
,res\rces ,act or ! ,,sol> ,act4  #b4   
,limitation on ,,usda fund+ =           
gr\nd-m\nt$ sol> en]gy sy/ems  7a7      
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,cov]$ 
f>ml& ,! t]m cov]$ f>ml& has ! mean+    
giv5 9 ! t]m 9 section #aedj7;c77#a7 ( !
 ,f>ml& ,protection ,policy ,act 7#g    
,u4,s4,c4 #dbja7;c77#a774  7#b7         
,conv]sion ,! t]m conv]sion means1 )    
respect to cov]$ f>ml&1 any activity t  
results 9 ! cov]$ f>ml& fail+ to meet ! 
requirem5ts ( a ,/ate 7z def9$ 9 section
 #cdc ( ! ,consolidat$ ,f>m & ,rural    
,developm5t ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #aiia77 =

 agricultural production1 activity1 or  
use4  7#c7 ,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y   
means ! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture4  7b7  
,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y may n provide     
f9ancial assi/ance = a project t w\ld   
result 9 ! conv]sion ( cov]$ f>ml& =    
sol> en]gy production4  7c7 ,exception  
,subsection 7b7 %all n apply to a       
project if ! project-- 7#a7 results 9 ! 
conv]sion ( less ?an ! great] (-- 7,a7 a
 de m9imis am\nt ( cov]$ f>ml& = sol>   
en]gy production relative to ! total    
project area necess>y = ! success ( !   
project1 z det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y1 n to 
exce$ #e acres2 or  7,b7 #a acre ( cov]$
 f>ml&2 &  7#b7 has receiv$ a resolution
 ( approval or support1 or o!r simil>   
in/rum5t f ea* c\nty & municipality 9   
:i* ! project is sit$4  7d7 ,cov]$ f>ml&
 protection  7#a7 ,mitigation &         
rem$iation plan requir$ ,a p]son :o has 
appli$ to ! ,secret>y = f9ancial        
assi/ance = a project t w\ld result 9 ! 
conv]sion ( cov]$ f>ml& = sol> en]gy    
production & to :i* subsection 7b7 does 

n apply %all-- 7,a7 develop a mitigation
 & rem$iation plan = ! project to-- 7i7 
implem5t be/ practices to protect future
 soil heal? & productivity1 & mitigate  
soil erosion1 compaction1 & o!r effects 
( sol> en]gy production dur+            
con/ruction1 op]ation1 & decommission+2 
&  7ii7 rem$iate & re/ore ! soil heal? (
 ! f>ml& to t ( ! f>ml& be=e ! sol>     
en]gy production project con/ruction2 & 
7,b7 ensure t suffici5t funds1 z det]m9$
 by ! ,secret>y1 are provid$ = !        
decommission+ ( ! sol> en]gy production 
sy/em & ! rem$iation & re/oration (     
cov]$ f>ml& to c>ry out ! mitigation &  
rem$iation plan describ$ 9 subp>agraph  
7,a74  7#b7 ,obligation & disbursem5t ( 
funds ,! ,secret>y may obligate f9ancial
 assi/ance = a project describ$ 9       
p>agraph 7#a71 b %all n disburse !      
f9ancial assi/ance until ! ,secret>y has
 det]m9$ t ! applicant = ! f9ancial     
assi/ance has compli$ ) p>agraph 7#a74  
7#c7 ,plan implem5tation ,a p]son ref]r$
 to 9 p>agraph 7#a7 %all c>ry out-- 7,a7

 ! provisions ( ! plan t are describ$ 9 
p>agraph 7#a77;,a77i71 on ! receipt by !
 project ( f9ancial assi/ance f !       
,secret>y & = ! duration ( sol> en]gy   
production "u ! project2 &  7,b7 !      
provisions ( ! plan t are describ$ 9    
p>agraph 7#a77;,a77ii71 on ! cessation (
 sol> en]gy production "u ! project4    
7#d7 ,compliance ,a p]son :o fails to   
comply ) p>agraph 7#c7 ) respect to a   
project %all repay to ! ,secret>y ! full
 am\nt ( ! f9ancial assi/ance provid$ by
 ! ,secret>y to ! p]son = ! project4