OK
Oklahoma House Bill HB2157

Oklahoma 2025 Regular Session

Oklahoma House Bill HB2157 Compare Versions

OldNewDifferences
11
22
3-ENGR. H. B. NO. 2157 Page 1 1
3+HB2157 HFLR Page 1
4+BOLD FACE denotes Committee Amendments. 1
45 2
56 3
67 4
78 5
89 6
910 7
1011 8
1112 9
1213 10
1314 11
1415 12
1516 13
1617 14
1718 15
1819 16
1920 17
2021 18
2122 19
2223 20
2324 21
2425 22
2526 23
2627 24
2728
28-ENGROSSED HOUSE
29-BILL NO. 2157 By: Dobrinski and Deck of the
30-House
29+HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION
30+
31+STATE OF OKLAHOMA
32+
33+1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
34+
35+HOUSE BILL 2157 By: Dobrinski of the House
3136
3237 and
3338
3439 Pederson of the Senate
3540
3641
3742
3843
3944
45+AS INTRODUCED
46+
4047 [ renewable energy - Oklahoma Agrivoltaics Act -
4148 Oklahoma Agrivoltaics Advisory Committee –
42-membership – compensation - duties - report -
43-Oklahoma Agrivoltaics Cash Revolving Fund –
44-expenditures – noncodification – codification –
49+membership – compensation - Corporation Commission
50+– duties - report - Oklahoma Agrivoltaics Cash
51+Revolving Fund – expenditures – noncodification –
52+codification –
4553 emergency ]
4654
4755
4856
4957
5058 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE S TATE OF OKLAHOMA:
5159 SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law not to be
5260 codified in the Oklahoma Statutes reads as follows:
5361 A. The Oklahoma Legislature finds that:
54-1. To maintain strong economic growth and to improve the
55-quality of life of its citizens, the electrical generation capacity
56-within the State of Oklahoma must increase significantly over time;
57-2. Along with our traditional abundance of natural gas
58-generation, the growth of various renewable energy projects could
5962
60-ENGR. H. B. NO. 2157 Page 2 1
63+HB2157 HFLR Page 2
64+BOLD FACE denotes Committee Amendments. 1
6165 2
6266 3
6367 4
6468 5
6569 6
6670 7
6771 8
6872 9
6973 10
7074 11
7175 12
7276 13
7377 14
7478 15
7579 16
7680 17
7781 18
7882 19
7983 20
8084 21
8185 22
8286 23
8387 24
8488
85-significantly expand the renewable energy footprint which could
86-potentially impact agriculture production;
89+1. To maintain strong e conomic growth and to improve the
90+quality of life of its citizens, the electri cal generation capacity
91+within the State of Oklahoma must increase significantly over time;
92+2. Much of this required generation capacity will, by
93+necessity, be provided by renew able energy projects that have a
94+significant footprint which could potentially impact agriculture
95+production;
8796 3. There are strategies for both the siting and construction of
8897 these renewable energy projects that could minimize this impact on
8998 farming and ranching and in some cases assist in improving ov erall
9099 agriculture productivity; and
91100 4. It is in the interest of the public that the State of
92-Oklahoma develop a legislative strategy designed to maintain
93-agricultural productivity along with renewable energy development in
94-a way that works in harmony with farming and ran ching.
101+Oklahoma develop a legislative strategy designed to encourage
102+renewable energy development in a way that works in harmony with
103+farming and ranching.
95104 B. It is the intent of the Legislature that policies designed
96105 to provide for new renewable energy generation construction also
97106 supports the agriculture industry to be developed in the future.
98107 SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codifi ed
99-in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 5060.46 of Title 74, unless
100-there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
108+in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 850 of Title 17, unless there is
109+created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
101110 This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Oklahoma
102111 Agrivoltaics Act".
103-SECTION 3. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
104-in the Oklahoma Statute s as Section 5060.47 of Title 74, unless
105-there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
106-A. There is hereby created the Oklahoma Agrivoltaics Advisory
107-Committee. The Committee shall consist of the following seventeen
108-(17) members:
109112
110-ENGR. H. B. NO. 2157 Page 3 1
113+HB2157 HFLR Page 3
114+BOLD FACE denotes Committee Amendments. 1
111115 2
112116 3
113117 4
114118 5
115119 6
116120 7
117121 8
118122 9
119123 10
120124 11
121125 12
122126 13
123127 14
124128 15
125129 16
126130 17
127131 18
128132 19
129133 20
130134 21
131135 22
132136 23
133137 24
134138
139+SECTION 3. NEW LAW A new sect ion of law to be codified
140+in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 851 of Title 17, unless there is
141+created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
142+A. There is hereby created the Oklahoma Agrivoltaics Adviso ry
143+Committee. The Committee shall consist of t he following seventeen
144+(17) members:
135145 1. The Secretary of Agriculture or designee;
136146 2. The Secretary of Energy and Environment or designee;
137147 3. The Director of the Oklahoma Conservation Commission or
138148 designee;
139149 4. The Director of the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife
140150 Conservation or designee;
141151 5. One member representing the Division of Agriculture at
142152 Oklahoma State University, to be appointed by the Governor;
143153 6. Two members representing Tribal Governments, to be appointed
144-by the President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma State Senate;
154+by the President Pro -Tempore of the Oklahoma State Senate;
145155 7. Two members representing the renewable energy industry, to
146-be appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma State
156+be appointed by the President Pro -Tempore of the Oklahoma State
147157 Senate;
148158 8. Two members who are producers of field crops, t o be
149-appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma State Senate;
159+appointed by the President Pro -Tempore of the Oklahoma State Senate;
150160 9. Two members associated with the transmission and
151161 distribution of electrical energy to be appointed by the Speaker of
152162 the Oklahoma House of Representatives;
153-10. Two members who are producers of livestock, at least one of
154-whom is actively involved in range management, to be appointed by
155-the Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives;
156-11. One member who is a designee of the Oklahoma Center for the
157-Advancement of Science and Technology ; and
158163
159-ENGR. H. B. NO. 2157 Page 4 1
164+HB2157 HFLR Page 4
165+BOLD FACE denotes Committee Amendments. 1
160166 2
161167 3
162168 4
163169 5
164170 6
165171 7
166172 8
167173 9
168174 10
169175 11
170176 12
171177 13
172178 14
173179 15
174180 16
175181 17
176182 18
177183 19
178184 20
179185 21
180186 22
181187 23
182188 24
183189
190+10. Two members who are producers of livestock, at least one of
191+whom is actively involved in range management, to be appointed by
192+the Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives;
193+11. One member representing the Rural Utility Service of the
194+United States Department of Agr iculture, to be appointed by the
195+Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives; and
184196 12. One member representing the forestry industry, to be
185197 appointed by the Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representativ es.
186198 B. Members of the Committee shall serve wit hout compensation
187199 but shall be reimbursed for t heir actual and necessary expen ses as
188-provided in the State Travel Reimbursement Act. The Oklahoma Center
189-for the Advancement of Science and Technology (OCAST) shall provide
190-space for meetings of the Committee and shall provide other
191-assistance and staffing needs of the Committee.
200+provided in the State Travel Reimbursement Act. The Oklahoma
201+Corporation Commission shall provide space for meetings of the
202+Committee and shall provide other assistance a nd staffing needs of
203+the Committee.
192204 C. The Oklahoma Agrivoltaics Advisory Committee shall:
193-1. Advise and assist OCAST in preparing any reports required by
194-this section and in conducting the assessment pursuant to Section 4
195-of this act;
205+1. Advise and assist the Corporation Commission in preparing
206+any reports required by this section and in conducting the
207+assessment pursuant to Section 4 of this ac t;
196208 2. Identify for Oklahoma agricultural and n onagricultural
197209 landowners as well as renewable energy and transmission line
198210 developers existing tools and government initiatives designed to
199211 help in the siting and construction of renewable energy projects and
200212 transmission systems in a manner supportive of farming, ranching,
201213 and forestry, including agritourism and outdoor recreation leases;
202-3. Develop for consideration by the Oklahoma Legislature, the
203-Governor of the State of Oklahoma, the various Oklahoma state
204-agencies and the Oklahoma Congressional Delegation policy options
205-designed to encourage maintaining agricultural productivity with
206-renewable energy projects and transmission systems including
207214
208-ENGR. H. B. NO. 2157 Page 5 1
215+HB2157 HFLR Page 5
216+BOLD FACE denotes Committee Amendments. 1
209217 2
210218 3
211219 4
212220 5
213221 6
214222 7
215223 8
216224 9
217225 10
218226 11
219227 12
220228 13
221229 14
222230 15
223231 16
224232 17
225233 18
226234 19
227235 20
228236 21
229237 22
230238 23
231239 24
232240
233-farming, ranching, and forestry, including agritourism and outdoor
234-recreation leases;
241+3. Develop for consideration by the Oklahoma Legislature, the
242+Governor of the State of Oklahoma, the various Oklahoma sta te
243+agencies and the Oklahoma Congressional Dele gation policy options
244+designed to encourage the development of renewable energy projects
245+and transmission systems in a manner supportive of farming,
246+ranching, and forestry, including agritourism and outdoor re creation
247+leases;
235248 4. Encourage the production o f educational and advisory
236249 materials regarding the development of agrivoltaics in Oklahoma and
237250 to inform both landowners and the renewable energy industry on
238251 strategies designed to encourage the development of renewable energy
239252 generation in a manner suppor ting farming, ranching , and forestry,
240253 including agritourism and outdoor recreation leases; and
241254 5. Identify and recommend areas of research needed on the
242255 development of agrivoltaics and the siting and construc tion of
243256 renewable energy projects and transmiss ion systems in a manner
244257 designed to minimize their impact on production agriculture and
245258 forestry, including agritourism and outdoor recreation leases.
246259 SECTION 4. NEW LAW A new section o f law to be codified
247-in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 5060.48 of Title 74, unless
248-there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
249-On or before January 1, 2026, the Oklahoma Center for the
250-Advancement of Science and Technology , in consultation with the
251-Oklahoma Agrivoltaics Advisory Committee, shall prepare a report and
252-submit to the Legislature. The report shall include, bu t shall not
253-be limited to:
254-1. A list and explanation of existing tools and government
255-initiatives designed to help in the siting and construction of
256-renewable energy projects and transmission systems in a manner
260+in the Oklahoma Statutes a s Section 852 of Title 17, unle ss there is
261+created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
262+On or before January 1, 2026, the Corporation Commission, in
263+consultation with the Oklahoma Agrivoltaics Advisor y Committee,
257264
258-ENGR. H. B. NO. 2157 Page 6 1
265+HB2157 HFLR Page 6
266+BOLD FACE denotes Committee Amendments. 1
259267 2
260268 3
261269 4
262270 5
263271 6
264272 7
265273 8
266274 9
267275 10
268276 11
269277 12
270278 13
271279 14
272280 15
273281 16
274282 17
275283 18
276284 19
277285 20
278286 21
279287 22
280288 23
281289 24
282290
291+shall prepare a report and submit to the Legislature. The report
292+shall include, but shall not be limited to:
293+1. A list and explanation of existing tools and government
294+initiatives designed to help in the siting and construction of
295+renewable energy projects and transmission systems in a m anner
283296 supportive of farming, ra nching, and forestry, including agritourism
284297 and outdoor recreation leases;
285298 2. A list of policy options designed to encourage the
286299 development of renewable energy projects and tra nsmission systems in
287300 a manner supportive of far ming, ranching, and forestry, including
288301 agritourism and outdoor recreation leases, for consideration by the
289302 Oklahoma Legislature, the Governor of the State of Oklahoma, the
290303 various Oklahoma state agencies and the Oklahoma Congressional
291304 Delegation; and
292305 3. Recommended areas of research n eeded on the development of
293306 agrivoltaics and the siting and construction of renewable energy
294307 projects and transmission systems in a manner designed to minimize
295308 their impact on production agriculture and forestry, including
296309 agritourism and outdoor recreation leases.
297310 SECTION 5. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
298-in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 5060.49 of Title 74, unless
299-there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
311+in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 853 of Title 17, unless there is
312+created a duplicatio n in numbering, reads as follows:
300313 There is hereby created in the State Treasur y a revolving fund
301-for the Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and
302-Technology (OCAST), to be designated the "Oklahoma Agrivoltaics Cash
303-Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject
304-to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all mon ies
305-designated for deposit to said fund, including any money received as
306-gifts, grants, or other contributions from public or private
314+for the Corporation Commission, to be designated the "Oklahoma
307315
308-ENGR. H. B. NO. 2157 Page 7 1
316+HB2157 HFLR Page 7
317+BOLD FACE denotes Committee Amendments. 1
309318 2
310319 3
311320 4
312321 5
313322 6
314323 7
315324 8
316325 9
317326 10
318327 11
319328 12
320329 13
321330 14
322331 15
323332 16
324333 17
325334 18
326335 19
327336 20
328337 21
329338 22
330339 23
331340 24
332341
333-sources. All monies accruing to the credit of said fund are hereby
334-appropriated and may be budgeted and shall be expended by OCAST for
335-the purposes of carrying out the provisions of the Oklahoma
336-Agrivoltaics Act. Expenditures from said fund shall be made upon
337-warrants issued by the State Treasurer against claims filed as
338-prescribed by law with the Director of the Office of Management and
339-Enterprise Services for approval and payment. No money shall be
340-transferred or expended by OCAST for any other purpose than that
341-authorized by this section.
342+Agrivoltaics Cash Revolving Fund ". The fund shall be a continuing
343+fund, not subject to fiscal y ear limitations, and shall consist of
344+all monies designated for deposit to said fund, including any money
345+received as gifts, grants , or other contributions from public or
346+private sources. All monies accruing to the credit of said fund are
347+hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and shall be expended b y the
348+Corporation Commission fo r the purposes of carrying out the
349+provisions of the Oklahoma Agrivoltaics Act. Expenditures from said
350+fund shall be made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer
351+against claims filed as prescribed by law with the Directo r of the
352+Office of Management and Enterprise Services for approval and
353+payment. No money shall be transferred or expended by the
354+Corporation Commission for any other purpose than that authorized by
355+this section.
342356 SECTION 6. It being immediately necessary for the preserv ation
343357 of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
344358 declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
345359 be in full force from and after its passag e and approval.
346-Passed the House of Representatives the 26th day of March, 2025.
347360
348-
349-
350-
351- Presiding Officer of the House
352- of Representatives
353-
354-
355-
356-Passed the Senate the _____ day of __________ , 2025.
357-
358-
359-
360-
361- Presiding Officer of the Senate
361+COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS AND BUDGET, dated
362+03/06/2025 - DO PASS, As Amended and Coauthored.