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2020 SESSION
HB 1675 Solar energy facilities; definitions, siting agreement with host locality.
Introduced by: M. Keith Hodges | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Siting of solar facilities in economically disadvantaged localities. Requires any applicant for a solar facility to give to the host locality written notice of the applicant's intent to locate a solar facility in an opportunity zone, defined in the bill, in such locality and request a meeting. Such applicant shall meet, discuss, and negotiate a siting agreement with such locality. The siting agreement may include terms and conditions, including mitigation of any impacts of such solar facility and financial compensation to the host locality to address various capital needs. If the parties to the siting agreement agree upon the terms and conditions of a siting agreement, the host locality shall schedule a public hearing for the purpose of consideration of such siting agreement. If a majority of a quorum of the members of the governing body present at such public hearing approve of such siting agreement, the siting agreement shall be executed by the signatures of (i) the chief executive officer of the host locality and (ii) the applicant or the applicant's authorized agent. The siting agreement shall continue in effect until it is amended, revoked, or suspended. The provisions of the bill shall not apply to any solar facility that has received zoning and site plan approval, preliminary or otherwise, from the host locality on or before January 1, 2020.
FULL TEXT
- 01/17/20 House: Presented and ordered printed 20105140D pdf | impact statement
- 02/24/20 Senate: Committee substitute printed 20108879D-S1 pdf
- 03/05/20 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1675ER) pdf
- 04/07/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0802) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/17/20 House: Presented and ordered printed 20105140D
- 01/17/20 House: Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
- 01/29/20 House: Assigned CC & T sub: Land Use
- 01/31/20 House: Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (17-Y 3-N)
- 02/04/20 House: Read first time
- 02/05/20 House: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/06/20 House: Read third time and passed House (89-Y 7-N)
- 02/06/20 House: VOTE: Passage (89-Y 7-N)
- 02/07/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/07/20 Senate: Referred to Committee on Local Government
- 02/24/20 Senate: Reported from Local Government with substitute (12-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/20 Senate: Committee substitute printed 20108879D-S1
- 02/25/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/26/20 Senate: Read third time
- 02/26/20 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/26/20 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 20108879D-S1
- 02/26/20 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1675S1
- 02/26/20 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/20 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/28/20 House: Senate substitute agreed to by House 20108879D-S1 (90-Y 7-N 1-A)
- 02/28/20 House: VOTE: Adoption (90-Y 7-N 1-A)
- 03/05/20 House: Enrolled
- 03/05/20 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1675ER)
- 03/06/20 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/06/20 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/12/20 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
- 03/12/20 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
- 04/07/20 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 802 (effective 7/1/20)
- 04/07/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0802)