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Panel approves update to energy leasing law and adds 35-acre limit for solar on state land
Summary
The committee reported House Bill 24 favorably with amendments after members approved language clarifying that a 5,000-acre prohibition applies only to mineral leases and adopted a separate amendment that caps solar leases on state land at 35 acres.
House Bill 24, read into the record by committee staff, would update the state’s process for leasing state property for energy-related purposes and clarify several statutory provisions.
Deputy Secretary Dustin Davidson described the bill as a modernization of leasing on state land that "allows a process for the State Mineral and Energy Board to identify lease blocks and have folks come up and do a competitive bidding process" so…
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