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Committee adopts amendment and advances bill limiting state incentives for utility-scale solar on prime farmland
Summary
HB 16, which would bar state incentives for utility-scale solar projects on prime farmland and productive grazing land, moved forward after the committee adopted Amendment 2 (which updated grazing-land definitions). Farmers, grazing permit holders and conservation groups supported the bill as a way to protect agricultural land from market pressure tied to state subsidies.
The Senate committee unanimously recommended House Bill 16, which would withhold state incentives for utility-scale solar projects sited on prime farmland or land of statewide agricultural importance, while permitting development on non-productive or lower-capacity soils. Representative Jack said the measure does not regulate private property use but instead guides where state funds should be…
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