The Protecting American Farmland Act prohibits federal agencies from funding solar energy projects that convert prime farmland to non-agricultural use, either directly or through loans and loan guarantees. Additionally, the bill eliminates several federal tax credits for residential and commercial solar installations placed on prime farmland, including the residential clean energy credit, renewable electricity production credit, clean electricity production credit, energy credit, and clean electricity investment credit. These tax credit restrictions apply to any solar facility placed in service after the bill's enactment. The legislation targets ground-mounted solar farms built primarily for electricity sales, using the federal government's definition of prime farmland as established in existing agricultural law. No specific funding amount or sunset date is included in the bill; rather, it operates by removing incentives and blocking federal support for solar projects on high-quality agricultural land.
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