Solar Farm Fairness Act

Bill: 115-s-3133
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA]
Introduced: 2018-06-26
Policy area: Energy
Latest action: action_date: 2018-06-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-06-26
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Solar Farm Fairness Act </b></p> <p>This bill amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to revise requirements under the Rural Energy for America Program concerning financing solar electric power generation projects. </p>

tv_txt: II 115th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3133 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 26, 2018 Ms. Harris introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to clarify certain requirements relating to solar electric power generation projects.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Solar Farm Fairness Act . 2. Parity for Rural Energy for America Program Section 9007(a) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 ( 7 U.S.C. 8107(a) ) is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively, and indenting appropriately; (2) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) (as so designated), by striking The Secretary and inserting the following: (1) In general The Secretary ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (2) Requirements relating to solar electric power generation projects Notwithstanding any other provision of law (including regulations), for purposes of providing financial assistance to a solar electric power generation project under this section, the size standard in number of employees applicable to electric power distribution under section 121.201 of title 13, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of the Solar Farm Fairness Act ), shall apply to solar electric power generation instead of the size standard in number of employees that would otherwise apply to solar electric power generation under that section. .