SB 2371: DAB; PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION; LUC; COUNTIES; AGRICULTURE; AGRIVOLTAICS; LANDOWNERS; BEGINNING FARMERS; REPORTS; SOLAR ENERGY FACILITIES; RENEWABLE ENERGY; SPECIAL PERMITS
- Session Year: 2025-2026
- House: Senate
- Latest Version Date: 2026-02-19
Current Status:
In Progress
(2026-02-20: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPN/JDC.)
Introduced
In Committee
First Chamber
In Committee
Second Chamber
Final Decking
Enacted
Requires a landowner leasing agricultural sub-parcels on property used for agrivoltaics to prioritize lease offers for beginning farmers. Requires a landowner leasing agricultural sub-parcels on property used for agrivoltaics to submit an annual agrivoltaics compliance report to the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity. Authorizes DAB to penalize any landowner that fails to meet agrivoltaics requirements. Authorizes the development of solar energy facilities on agricultural lands with productivity ratings of B, C, or D under certain conditions. Authorizes a county planning commission to issue special permits for agrivoltaics requirements before the approval of the Land Use Commission under certain conditions. (SD1)
Discussed in Hearing
17MINSenate Standing Committee on Agriculture and Environment
17MINSenate Standing Committee on Government Operations
17MINSenate Standing Committee on Economic Development and Tourism
17MINSenate Standing Committee on Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs
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