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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
HOUSE BILL 2157 By: Dobrinski
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to renewable energy; stating
legislative intent; creating the Oklahoma
Agrivoltaics Act; creating the Oklahoma Agrivol taics
Advisory Committee; providing for membership of the
committee; prohibiting certain compensation;
requiring Corporation Commission provide space and
staffing for Committee; stating duties of Committee;
requiring submission of report by certain date;
detailing contents of report; creating the Oklahoma
Agrivoltaics Cash Revolving Fund; stating type of
fund; providing for expenditures; prohibiting certain
expenditures; providing for noncodification;
providing for codification; and declaring an
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 e conomic growth and to improve the
quality of life of its citizens, the electri cal generation capacity
within the State of Oklahoma must increase significantly over time;
2. Much of this required generation capacity will, by
necessity, be provided by renew able energy projects that have a
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significant 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 encourage
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 850 of Title 17, 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 851 of Title 17, unless there is
created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. There is hereby created the Oklahoma Agrivoltaics Adviso ry
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, t o 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 representing the Rural Utility Service of the
United States Department of Agr iculture, to be appointed by the
Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives; and
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12. One member representing the forestry industry, to be
appointed by the Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representativ es.
B. Members of the Committee shall serve wit hout compensation
but shall be reimbursed for their actual and necessary expen ses as
provided in the State Travel Reimbursement Act. The Oklahoma
Corporation Commission shall provide space for meetings of the
Committee and shall provide other assistance a nd staffing needs of
the Committee.
C. The Oklahoma Agrivoltaics Advisory Committee shall:
1. Advise and assist the Corporation Commission in preparing
any reports required by this section and in conducting the
assessment pursuant to Section 4 of this ac t;
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 sta te
agencies and the Oklahoma Congressional Delegation policy options
designed to encourage the development of renewable energy projects
and transmission systems in a manner supportive of farming,
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ranching, and forestry, including agritourism and outdoor re creation
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 construc tion 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 o f law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 852 of Title 17, unle ss there is
created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
On or before January 1, 2026, the Corporation Commission, in
consultation with the Oklahoma Agrivoltaics Advisor y 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, ra nching, and forestry, including agritourism
and outdoor recreation leases;
2. A list of policy options designed to encourage the
development of renewable energy projects and tra nsmission 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 n eeded 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 853 of Title 17, unless there is
created a duplicatio n in numbering, reads as follows:
There is hereby created in the State Treasur y a revolving fund
for the Corporation Commission, to be designated the "Oklahoma
Agrivoltaics Cash Revolving Fund ". The fund shall be a continuing
fund, not subject to fiscal y ear 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 sources. All monies accruing to the credit of said fund are
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hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and shall be expended by the
Corporation Commission fo r 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 the
Corporation Commission for any other purpose than that authorized by
this section.
SECTION 6. It being immediately necessary for the preserv ation
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 passag e and approval.
60-1-11595 JBH 01/03/25