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Utah House requires reclamation plans for large solar farms, limits incentives on cropland
Summary
The House passed HB16 on Jan. 22, 2026, requiring reclamation plans for large solar generating projects and removing state incentive eligibility for projects that displace cropland or grazing land; the amended bill passed 61-8 and will go to the Senate.
The Utah House on Jan. 22 adopted amendments to House Bill 16 that require large solar generating projects to include a reclamation plan and bar state incentives for projects that would displace crop or grazing land.
The bill's sponsor, Representative Jack, said the amendment swaps three numeric values from the Natural Resources Conservation Service for Utah-specific numbers developed by the Utah Public Lands Council and Utah State University and adds a requirement that…
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