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ENGROSSED SENATE AMENDMENT
TO
ENGROSSED HOUSE
BILL NO. 2157 By: Dobrinski and Deck of the
House
and
Pederson of the Senate
[ renewable energy - Oklahoma Agrivoltaics Act -
Oklahoma Agrivoltaics Advisory Committee –
membership – compensation - duties - report -
Oklahoma Agrivoltaics Cash Revolving Fund –
expenditures – noncodification – codification –
emergency ]
AUTHOR: Add the following Senate Coauthor: Boren
AMENDMENT NO. 1. Page 1, strike the enacting clause
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Passed the Senate the 7th day of May, 2025.
Presiding Officer of the Senate
Passed the House of Representatives the ____ day of __________,
2025.
Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives
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ENGROSSED HOUSE
BILL NO. 2157 By: Dobrinski and Deck of the
House
and
Pederson of the Senate
[ renewable energy - Oklahoma Agrivoltaics Act -
Oklahoma Agrivoltaics Advisory Committee –
membership – compensation - duties - report -
Oklahoma Agrivoltaics Cash Revolving Fund –
expenditures – noncodification – codification –
emergency ]
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law not to be
codified in the Oklahoma Statutes reads as follows:
A. The Oklahoma Legislature finds that:
1. To maintain strong economic growth and to improve the
quality of life of its citizens, the electrical generation capacity
within the State of Oklahoma must increase significantly over time;
2. Along with our traditional abundance of natural gas
generation, the growth of various renewable energy projects could
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significantly expand the renewable energy footprint which could
potentially impact agriculture production;
3. There are strategies for both the siting and construction of
these renewable energy projects that could minimize this impact on
farming and ranching and in some cases assist in improving overall
agriculture productivity; and
4. It is in the interest of the public that the State of
Oklahoma develop a legislative strategy designed to maintain
agricultural productivity along with renewable energy development in
a way that works in harmony with farming and ranching.
B. It is the intent of the Legislature that policies designed
to provide for new renewable energy generation construction also
supports the agriculture industry to be developed in the future.
SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 5060.46 of Title 74, unless
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Oklahoma
Agrivoltaics Act".
SECTION 3. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 5060.47 of Title 74, unless
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. There is hereby created the Oklahoma Agrivoltaics Advisory
Committee. The Committee shall consist of the following seventeen
(17) members:
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1. The Secretary of Agriculture or designee;
2. The Secretary of Energy and Environment or designee;
3. The Director of the Oklahoma Conservation Commission or
designee;
4. The Director of the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife
Conservation or designee;
5. One member representing the Division of Agriculture at
Oklahoma State University, to be appointed by the Governor;
6. Two members representing Tribal Governments, to be appointed
by the President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma State Senate;
7. Two members representing the renewable energy industry, to
be appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma State
Senate;
8. Two members who are producers of field crops, to be
appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma State Senate;
9. Two members associated with the transmission and
distribution of electrical energy to be appointed by the Speaker of
the Oklahoma House of Representatives;
10. Two members who are producers of livestock, at least one of
whom is actively involved in range management, to be appointed by
the Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives;
11. One member who is a designee of the Oklahoma Center for the
Advancement of Science and Technology; and
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12. One member representing the forestry industry, to be
appointed by the Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives.
B. Members of the Committee shall serve without compensation
but shall be reimbursed for their actual and necessary expenses as
provided in the State Travel Reimbursement Act. The Oklahoma Center
for the Advancement of Science and Technology (OCAST) shall provide
space for meetings of the Committee and shall provide other
assistance and staffing needs of the Committee.
C. The Oklahoma Agrivoltaics Advisory Committee shall:
1. Advise and assist OCAST in preparing any reports required by
this section and in conducting the assessment pursuant to Section 4
of this act;
2. Identify for Oklahoma agricultural and nonagricultural
landowners as well as renewable energy and transmission line
developers existing tools and government initiatives designed to
help in the siting and construction of renewable energy projects and
transmission systems in a manner supportive of farming, ranching,
and forestry, including agritourism and outdoor recreation leases;
3. Develop for consideration by the Oklahoma Legislature, the
Governor of the State of Oklahoma, the various Oklahoma state
agencies and the Oklahoma Congressional Delegation policy options
designed to encourage maintaining agricultural productivity with
renewable energy projects and transmission systems including
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farming, ranching, and forestry, including agritourism and outdoor
recreation leases;
4. Encourage the production of educational and advisory
materials regarding the development of agrivoltaics in Oklahoma and
to inform both landowners and the renewable energy industry on
strategies designed to encourage the development of renewable energy
generation in a manner supporting farming, ranching, and forestry,
including agritourism and outdoor recreation leases; and
5. Identify and recommend areas of research needed on the
development of agrivoltaics and the siting and construction of
renewable energy projects and transmission systems in a manner
designed to minimize their impact on production agriculture and
forestry, including agritourism and outdoor recreation leases.
SECTION 4. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 5060.48 of Title 74, unless
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
On or before January 1, 2026, the Oklahoma Center for the
Advancement of Science and Technology, in consultation with the
Oklahoma Agrivoltaics Advisory Committee, shall prepare a report and
submit to the Legislature. The report shall include, but shall not
be limited to:
1. A list and explanation of existing tools and government
initiatives designed to help in the siting and construction of
renewable energy projects and transmission systems in a manner
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supportive of farming, ranching, and forestry, including agritourism
and outdoor recreation leases;
2. A list of policy options designed to encourage the
development of renewable energy projects and transmission systems in
a manner supportive of farming, ranching, and forestry, including
agritourism and outdoor recreation leases, for consideration by the
Oklahoma Legislature, the Governor of the State of Oklahoma, the
various Oklahoma state agencies and the Oklahoma Congressional
Delegation; and
3. Recommended areas of research needed on the development of
agrivoltaics and the siting and construction of renewable energy
projects and transmission systems in a manner designed to minimize
their impact on production agriculture and forestry, including
agritourism and outdoor recreation leases.
SECTION 5. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 5060.49 of Title 74, unless
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund
for the Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and
Technology (OCAST), to be designated the "Oklahoma Agrivoltaics Cash
Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject
to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all monies
designated for deposit to said fund, including any money received as
gifts, grants, or other contributions from public or private
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sources. All monies accruing to the credit of said fund are hereby
appropriated and may be budgeted and shall be expended by OCAST for
the purposes of carrying out the provisions of the Oklahoma
Agrivoltaics Act. Expenditures from said fund shall be made upon
warrants issued by the State Treasurer against claims filed as
prescribed by law with the Director of the Office of Management and
Enterprise Services for approval and payment. No money shall be
transferred or expended by OCAST for any other purpose than that
authorized by this section.
SECTION 6. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
Passed the House of Representatives the 26th day of March, 2025.
Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives
Passed the Senate the _____ day of __________ , 2025.
Presiding Officer of the Senate