| Vote Recommendation | Economic Freedom | Property Rights | Personal Responsibility | Limited Government | Individual Liberty |
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| Neutral | Neutral | Neutral | Neutral | Neutral | Neutral |
Relating to the establishment of the Texas Pollinator-Smart program for solar energy sites.
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
SB 1772 would require that the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service create the Texas Pollinator-Smart program to encourage the creation and conservation of habitats for pollinators around solar energy sites. The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service would also be required to create educational materials that cover the benefits to solar energy producers for providing pollinator habitats at solar energy sites, the benefits of maintaining pollinator habitats, certain native plant species, and combating invasive species. The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service would also have to develop a Texas Pollinator-Smart scorecard with criteria to evaluate and score pollinator habitats at solar energy sites.
Texas Action remains neutral on SB 1772 which does not appear to conflict with our liberty principles.