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Committee approves HB 378 to create steady funding for species protection; debate centers on taxing wind and solar
Summary
The Natural Resources Interim Committee approved the first substitute to HB 378, a bill to establish a stable state species protection fund and to identify potential revenue streams including transmission royalties and a proposed levy on wind and solar projects.
The committee passed HB 378 (first substitute) on June 12, advancing a proposal to establish a steadier funding stream for the state's species protection account (previously called the Endangered Species Mitigation Fund).
Sponsor Representative Snyder said the fund supports work to prevent listings and to recover or de‑list species. The bill would identify and redirect several potential revenue streams into the species protection account: a portion of some transmission/royalty receipts, a proposed share of future depleted uranium disposal receipts (a revenue source being debated in the Senate separate from this bill), and a newly proposed rate applied to utility‑scale wind and solar projects. Snyder said the intent is to raise an aggregate $5–10 million per year to expand proactive conservation, studies and mitigation…
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