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Committee advances bill requiring decommissioning plans for commercial renewable projects on farmland
Summary
House Bill 15-25 would require commercial wind, solar and battery developers to file plans for returning farmland to agricultural use when projects reach end of life; the bill passed the committee after the sponsor noted an amendment exempting private farm owners who install on-site systems.
Representative Trace Stammel presented House Bill 15-25 to the committee as an "agricultural remediation" bill aimed at ensuring farmland can return to productive use after commercial renewable energy facilities are retired. "This is a great piece of legislation that will put some stop gaps in place and allow our farmland to return to usable farmland once that renewable energy field is out," Stammel said.
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