rural development

rural development Sec. 1448. (a) Section 303 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (75 Stat. 307, as amended; 7 U.S.C. 1923) is amended by inserting “(a)” immediately before the first sentence and by adding the following new subsection: 91 STAT. 1012 “(b) For purposes of this subtitle— “(1) the term ‘improving farms’ includes, but is not limited to, the acquisition and installation of any qualified non-fossil energy system in any residential structure located on a family farm; and “(2) the term ‘qualified non-fossil energy system’ means any system that utilizes technologies to generate fuel, energy, or energy intensive products from products other than fossil fuels as included in the Federal Non-Nuclear Energy Research and Development Act of 1974, as amended, which meets such standards as may be prescribed by the Secretary, taking into consideration appropriate and available standards prescribed by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.”. (b) Section 312(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (75 Stat. 312, as amended; 7 U.S.C. 1942(a)) is amended by— (1) inserting after “poultry, and farm equipment” in clause (2) the following: “(including equipment which utilizes solar energy)”; and (2) adding at the end thereof a new sentence as follows: “For the purposes of this subtitle, the term ‘solar energy’ means energy derived from sources (other than fossil fuels) and technologies included in the Federal Non-Nuclear Energy Research and Development Act of 1974, as amended.”.