Bill Text: VA HB1171 | 2020 | Regular Session | Prefiled
Bill Title: Solar farms; annual report of acreage, report.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-02-05 - Continued to 2021 in Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources by voice vote [HB1171 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2020-HB1171-Prefiled.html
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 45.1-391.1 as follows:
§45.1-391.1. Solar farms; total acreage; report.
The Virginia Solar Energy Center (the Center) shall compile an annual report that lists (i) the total acreage of solar farm or utility-scale solar facility development projects completed during the respective calendar year throughout the Commonwealth and (ii) the total acreage of qualified donations of less-than-fee interests accepted by any public or private conservation agency during the respective calendar year, as reported by the Department of Conservation and Recreation pursuant to the provisions of subsection C of §58.1-512. The Center shall submit the report by December 15 of each year to the Chairmen of the House Committee on Appropriations, House Committee on Finance, and Senate Committee on Finance.