Conferees narrow HB 710 study to recent large solar projects after Nature Conservancy raises data concerns
A joint House–Senate conference on House Bill 710 agreed to consider a revised study (draft 2.1) that narrows data collection to recent, larger projects and draws on certificate-of-public-good filings and environmental assessments after The Nature Conservancy said the original high-level study would miss key forest-habitat details.
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A joint House–Senate conference committee working on House Bill 710 moved toward a narrower, more targeted study of forest impacts from solar projects after outside experts warned the bill’s initial study language would not produce the detailed habitat data lawmakers wanted.
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