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State of Arkansas 1
95th General Assembly A Bill 2
Regular Session, 2025 HOUSE BILL 1525 3
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By: Representative Steimel 5
By: Senator Irvin 6
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For An Act To Be Entitled 8
AN ACT TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING REAL PROPERTY; TO 9
ADDRESS AGRICULTURAL IMPACT REMEDIATION AGREEMENTS; 10
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 11
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Subtitle 14
TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING REAL 15
PROPERTY; AND TO ADDRESS AGRICULTURAL 16
IMPACT REMEDIATION AGREEMENTS. 17
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 19
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SECTION 1. Arkansas Code Title 18, Chapter 11, is amended to add an 21
additional subchapter to read as follows: 22
Subchapter 9 — Agricultural Impact Remediation Agreements 23
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18-11-901. Definitions. 25
As used in this subchapter: 26
(1) "Agricultural impact remediation agreement" means an 27
agreement between a commercial renewable energy facility owner and a 28
landowner as described in this subchapter; 29
(2) “Agricultural land” means a property from which one thousand 30
dollars ($1,000) or more of agricultural products were produced and sold, or 31
normally would have been sold, during a given year; 32
(3) "Commercial renewable energy facility" means a commercial 33
wind energy facility or commercial solar energy facility; 34
(4) "Construction" means the installation, preparation for 35
installation, or repair of a commercial renewable energy facility; 36 HB1525
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(5) "Deconstruction" means the removal of a commercial renewable 1
energy facility from the property of a landowner and the restoration of the 2
property as provided in an agricultural impact remediation agreement; and 3
(6) "Landowner" means a person: 4
(A) With an ownership interest in property that is used 5
for agricultural purposes; and 6
(B) Who is a party to an underlying agreement. 7
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18-11-902. Agricultural impact remediation agreement. 9
(a) An owner of a commercial renewable energy facility on agricultural 10
land shall enter into an agricultural impact remediation agreement with the 11
respective landowner. 12
(b) The agricultural impact remediation agreement required under 13
subsection (a) of this section shall: 14
(1) Outline construction and deconstruction standards to ensure 15
the restoration of the agricultural land upon the conclusion of the 16
commercial renewable energy facility; 17
(2) Be completed with a copy provided to the Department of 18
Agriculture no less than forty -five (45) days before the commencement of 19
construction; 20
(3) Be binding on a subsequent commercial renewable energy 21
facility owner or landowner; and 22
(4) Provide the landowner with a comprehensive deconstruction 23
plan that includes adequate financial mechanisms and assurances. 24
(c) The terms and conditions of the agricultural impact remediation 25
agreement required under this section may be modified by an underlying 26
agreement between the landowner and the commercial renewable energy facility 27
owner. 28
(d) This subchapter or a term in an agricultural impact remediation 29
agreement shall not be construed to apply to or otherwise impair an 30
underlying agreement for a commercial renewable energy facility entered into 31
before the effective date of this subchapter. 32
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