,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #aeib  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #bf1         
#bjbe,mr4 ,bo/ 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,au/9   
,scott ( ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,f9/ad1 & ,mr4  
,taylor7 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  7#a7 ,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 7def9$ 9 section #cdc ( !         
,consolidat$ ,f>m & ,rural ,developm5t  
,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #aiia77 =            
agricultural production1 activity1 or   
use4  7#b7 ,cov]$ f>ml& ,! t]m cov]$    
f>ml& means f>ml&1 z def9$ 9 section    
#aedj7;c77#a7 ( ! ,f>ml& ,protection    

,policy ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4              
#dbja7;c77#a774  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 #e     
acres ( cov]$ f>ml&2  7#b7 results 9 !  
conv]sion ( less ?an #ej acres ( cov]$  
f>ml&1 & ! majority ( ! en]gy produc$ by
 ! project is = on-f>m use2 or  7#c7 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
 ,f>ml& cons]vation plan requir$ ,a     
p]son :o has appli$ to ! ,secret>y =    
f9ancial assi/ance = a project ref]r$ to
 9 subsection 7c77#c7 %all-- 7,a7       
develop a f>ml& cons]vation 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$iate &      
re/ore ! soil heal? ( ! f>ml& to t ( !  
f>ml& be=e ! sol> en]gy production      
project con/ruction2 &  7,b7 ensure     
suffici5t funds1 z det]m9$ by !         
,secret>y1 are provid$ = ! decommission+
 ( ! sol> en]gy production sy/em & !    
rem$iation & re/oration ( cov]$ f>ml& to
 c>ry out ! f>ml& cons]vation plan      
describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a74  7#b7      
,obligation & disbursem5t ( funds ,!    
,secret>y may obligate f9ancial         
assi/ance = a project describ$ "u       
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 ,f>ml& cons]vation 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 ,any project t 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