Delegate Chris West and Senator JB Jennings have proposed a bill to exclude commercial solar arrays on farmland from receiving the preferred agricultural assessment property tax rate.  The bill went before the House Ways and Means Committee February 20, 2018, and will be heard in the Senate on March 7.

Delegate West has also introduced a bill that would create a study on the best sites for large-scale commercial solar installations.  This bill will be heard in the House on March 12.

Her are the links to the bills: 

 http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2018RS/bills/hb/hb1013F.pdf

http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2018RS/bills/hb/hb0866F.pdf

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