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Delegate Robersonson says bill lets community solar share agricultural use tax assessment through 2030
Summary
Delegate Robersonson presented Senate Bill 344 to allow community solar generating systems on agricultural land to qualify for agricultural use assessment through Dec. 31, 2030, while permitting simultaneous agricultural activity; the committee advanced the bill by voice vote with at least one member recorded in opposition.
Delegate Robersonson introduced Senate Bill 344, a cross-file of House Bill 734, saying the measure "allows a community solar energy generating system on land use for agrotakes to qualify for the agriculture use assessment through December 31st, 2030" and permits agricultural activity to continue alongside solar installations.
Robersonson told the committee the bill "also allows for not only solar panels but also agriculture to take place at the same time" rather than converting farmland solely to energy uses. The bill was moved and seconded and advanced by voice vote; Delegate Hartman was recorded in opposition during the vote.
The committee recorded the favorable recommendation; the bill now proceeds per the legislative calendar. The committee did not debate detailed implementation language, land-use safeguards, or fiscal impacts during this session; those items may surface in subsequent committee work or fiscal analyses.
