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Committee hears bill to reclassify agricultural land used for large energy projects as commercial; farmers and solar industry clash
Summary
The committee heard testimony on House Bill 11‑60, which would require agricultural land converted to industrial energy production to be assessed at commercial property tax rates.
Representative Danny Buzick introduced House Bill 11‑60, which would require assessors to classify agricultural land repurposed to produce energy for resale (utility‑scale solar, wind or other commercial energy facilities) as commercial property for tax assessment purposes. Buzick said the bill’s intent was fairness: when productive cropland is converted for industrial energy production the tax treatment should reflect commercial use, not preferential agricultural classification. He said the bill was not intended to capture small rooftop systems or homeowner net‑metering and invited amendments to clarify that point.
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