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This bill would prohibit solar panels and other renewable energy facilities from being installed on prime farmland by eliminating federal tax credits for such projects. Specifically, it removes eligibility for multiple tax incentives including the residential clean energy credit, renewable electricity production credit, energy credit, clean electricity investment credit, and clean electricity production credit when renewable energy systems are placed on land classified as prime farmland by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The legislation would apply to any renewable energy property or facility placed in service after the bill's enactment, effectively discouraging solar and wind development on the nation's most agriculturally productive land. The bill defines prime farmland according to existing federal agricultural regulations and aims to preserve such land for food production rather than energy generation. No specific funding is allocated in the bill, as it operates by removing existing tax benefits rather than creating new programs.

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