U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB10605: SUNRAY for Energy Act
Status: In committee, September 24, 2026
To require the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out a study and research and demonstration on agrivoltaic systems and to issue guidance on best practices for protection of soil health and productivity during the siting, construction, operation, and decommissioning of solar energy systems on agricultural land.
What the bill says
To require the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out a study and research and demonstration on agrivoltaic systems and to issue guidance on best practices for protection of soil health and productivity during the siting, construction, operation, and decommissioning of solar energy systems on agricultural land.
From the introduced text, September 24, 2026:
A BILL To require the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out a study and research and demonstration on agrivoltaic systems and to issue guidance on best practices for protection of soil health and productivity during the siting, construction, operation, and decommissioning of solar energy systems on agricultural land. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Securing and Understanding Our National Renewable Agriculture Yields for Energy Act or the SUNRAY for Energy Act . SECTION 2. Agrivoltaic systems (a) Definition of agrivoltaic system (1) In general The Secretary of Agriculture (referred to in this section as the Secretary ) shall incorporate the definition of the term agrivoltaic system under paragraph (2) into all applicable programs of the Department of Agriculture relating to agrivoltaic systems. (2) Definition of agrivoltaic system (A) In general The term agrivoltaic system -- (i) means a system under which solar energy production and agricultural production, including crop or animal production, occurs in an integrated manner on the same piece of land through the duration of a solar project; and (ii) includes any subsequent definition developed under subparagraph (B). (B) Subsequent definition (i) In general The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy and farm and conservation groups, shall develop a definition of the term agrivoltaic system for purposes of the incorporation of …
Sponsors
- Eric Sorensen (D, HD-017) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Agriculture and Food
Common questions
- What is HB10605?
- HB10605 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): SUNRAY for Energy Act.
- What does HB10605 do?
- In its own words: To require the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out a study and research and demonstration on agrivoltaic systems and to issue guidance on best practices for protection of soil health and productivity during the siting, construction, operation, and decommissioning of solar energy systems on agricultural land.
- What is the status of HB10605?
- In committee as of September 24, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. (September 24, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB10605?
- Eric Sorensen (D, HD-017).
- Where is the official record for HB10605?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10605
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