S.F. _____ Section 1. Section 473.1, Code 2023, is amended by adding 1 the following new subsections: 2 NEW SUBSECTION . 01. “Agricultural land” means land suitable 3 for the use of farming. 4 NEW SUBSECTION . 2A. “Commercially owned solar panel field” 5 or “solar panel field” means a device or structural feature 6 owned by a corporate entity that collects solar energy by means 7 of converting solar radiation into thermal, mechanical, or 8 electrical energy. 9 Sec. 2. NEW SECTION . 473.43 Agricultural land —— solar 10 panel eligibility. 11 A commercially owned solar panel field shall not be 12 installed upon agricultural land unless all of the following 13 apply: 14 1. The solar panel field is not less than one hundred fifty 15 feet from the nearest adjacent landowner. 16 2. The solar panel field is not less than one thousand two 17 hundred feet from the nearest residence or livestock facility. 18 EXPLANATION 19 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 20 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 21 This bill relates to commercially owned solar panel field 22 installation on agricultural land. 23 The bill defines “agricultural land” to mean land that 24 is suitable for farming. The bill defines “commercially 25 owned solar panel field” or “solar panel field” to include 26 corporately owned devices or structural features that 27 collect and convert solar radiation into other energy. The 28 bill prohibits a commercially owned solar panel field from 29 installation on agricultural land unless the solar panel field 30 is at least 150 feet from the nearest adjacent landowner and 31 1,200 feet from the nearest residence or livestock facility. 32 -1- LSB 1804XC (5) 90 es/rn 1/ 1