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AS PASSED BY HOUSE AND SENATE H.710 Page 1 of 8 H.710 An act relating to defining electricity generating facilities It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Senate proposal of amendment H.
710 An act relating to defining electricity generating facilities.
The Senate proposes to the House to amend the bill by striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
§ 8002 is amended to read:
§ 8002 is amended to read:
and VT LEG #390100 v.1 AS PASSED BY HOUSE AND SENATE H.710 Page 2 of 8 (iii) supply different retail customers;
and (iii) supply different retail customers;
VT LEG #390100 v.1 AS PASSED BY HOUSE AND SENATE H.710 Page 3 of 8 (34) “Contiguous” means sharing a property boundary with another parcel of land or being adjacent to that parcel of land and the two parcels are separated only by a road, recreation path, railway line, stream, or river.
(34) “Contiguous” means sharing a property boundary with another parcel of land or being adjacent to that parcel of land and the two parcels are separated only by a road, recreation path, railway line, stream, or river.
PRIMARY AGRICULTURAL SOILS AND SOLAR REPORT (a) On or before January 15, 2027, the Commissioner of Public Service, after consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture, Food and Markets, the Public Utility Commission, and the Agency of Natural Resources, shall report back on the following questions:
PRIMARY AGRICULTURAL SOILS AND SOLAR REPORT (a) On or before January 15, 2027, the Commissioner of Public Service, after consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture, Food and Markets, shall report back on the following questions:
(1) In the last two years, for solar energy generation projects with a capacity of 1 MW or greater, how many acres of primary agricultural soils VT LEG #390100 v.1 AS PASSED BY HOUSE AND SENATE H.710 Page 4 of 8 used for solar energy generation development were directly impacted by the project, as opposed to the acreage that is within the project’s area of disturbance? (2) In the last two years, what are the cumulative impacts, in acres, of forest clearing associated with solar energy generation projects with a capacity of 1 MW or greater, and what are the specific impacts on the Highest Priority Landscapes identified by Vermont Conservation Design as well as any impacts on State-Significant natural communities? (b) The Commissioner shall include in the report recommendations on how to encourage the siting of solar energy generation on land that has already been disturbed, including rooftops and parking lots, and potential financial structures that would make solar energy generation on those sites more financially feasible.
(1) Over the last five years, how many acres of primary agricultural soils have been developed for any purpose? What share of this development is attributable to solar energy generation projects? (2) How many acres of primary agricultural soils used for solar energy generation development were directly impacted by the project, as opposed to the acreage that is within the project’s area of disturbance? (3) How many acres of primary agricultural soils developed for solar energy generation were in active agricultural use immediately before development, and what was the agricultural usage? (4) How many acres of primary agricultural soils developed for solar energy generation projects remain owned by farmers? (5) How many acres of trees have been cleared for solar energy generation projects in this time frame, broken down by forest type? (b) The Commissioner shall include in the report recommendations on how to encourage the siting of solar energy generation on land that has already been disturbed, including rooftops and parking lots, and potential financial structures that would make solar energy generation on those sites more financially feasible.
§ 20 is amended to read:
§ 20 is amended to read:
PERSONNEL (a)(1) The Commission or the Department of Public Service may authorize or retain legal counsel, official stenographers, expert witnesses, advisors and VT LEG #390100 v.1 AS PASSED BY HOUSE AND SENATE H.710 Page 5 of 8 consultants, temporary employees, and other providers of research, scientific, financial, economic, actuarial, accounting, or engineering services:
PERSONNEL (a)(1) The Commission or the Department of Public Service may authorize or retain legal counsel, official stenographers, expert witnesses, advisors and consultants, temporary employees, and other providers of research, scientific, financial, economic, actuarial, accounting, or engineering services:
§ 248e is added to read:
§ 248e is added to read:
(b) Deposits to the Decommissioning Fund shall consist of all decommissioning surety fees collected for electric generation and energy storage facilities that have received a certificate of public good from the Commission and all monies drawn from decommissioning financial VT LEG #390100 v.1 AS PASSED BY HOUSE AND SENATE H.710 Page 6 of 8 instruments.
(b) Deposits to the Decommissioning Fund shall consist of all decommissioning surety fees collected for electric generation and energy storage facilities that have received a certificate of public good from the Commission and all monies drawn from decommissioning financial instruments.
VT LEG #390100 v.1 AS PASSED BY HOUSE AND SENATE H.710 Page 7 of 8 (d) For purposes of this section:
(d) For purposes of this section:
All balances in the Decommissioning Fund at the end of any fiscal year shall be carried VT LEG #390100 v.1 AS PASSED BY HOUSE AND SENATE H.710 Page 8 of 8 forward and remain within the Decommissioning Fund.
All balances in the Decommissioning Fund at the end of any fiscal year shall be carried forward and remain within the Decommissioning Fund.
§ 248e.
§ 248e.
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