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Wyoming committee hears bill allowing counties to tax solar production; public comment overwhelmingly opposes measure
Summary
Representative Lean introduced House Bill 305 to allow counties to impose an optional tax on solar production, saying the measure would remain a local decision and would exempt personal consumption and government‑owned facilities.
Representative Lean, the bill’s sponsor, told the Appropriations Committee that House Bill 305 would create a county-level, optional tax on solar energy production and leave administration to county commissioners and treasurers. He said the measure exempts electricity produced for a person’s own consumption and facilities owned by the federal government, the State of Wyoming or municipalities, and that revenues would be split 50–50 between counties and municipalities if a solar installation sits within a municipality.
The bill text, as read, assigns collection duties to county assessors and treasurers and allows counties to set penalties, liens and interest for delinquent taxes; it also authorizes…
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