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Farm Bureau asks for authority to levy solar impact fee; local entrepreneur seeks admissions-tax exemptions for family venues
Summary
Two community-originated legislative proposals were presented to the St. Mary’s County commissioners on Sept. 9: the Farm Bureau asked staff to explore whether the county can levy a fee on solar projects sited on prime farmland to fund preservation, and a local resident proposed exempting family-focused venues from the admissions-and-amusement tax.
Two community-originated legislative proposals were presented to the St. Mary’s County commissioners on Sept. 9 for consideration in the county’s 2026 legislative package.
Jamie Raley, representing the St. Mary’s County Farm Bureau, asked the commissioners to explore whether the county can create a fee or excise on solar projects sited on prime agricultural soils and dedicate proceeds to farmland preservation. Raley referenced recent action in Queen Anne’s County, which pursued an approach to collect payments when solar arrays are located on Class I prime soils and use proceeds for conservation.…
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