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| 3 | 3 | EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW. | |
| 4 | 4 | [Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law. | |
| 5 | - | Underlining indicates amendments to bill. | |
| 6 | - | Strike out indicates matter stricken from the bill by amendment or deleted from the law by | |
| 7 | - | amendment. | |
| 8 | 5 | *hb0936* | |
| 9 | 6 | ||
| 10 | 7 | HOUSE BILL 936 | |
| 11 | 8 | C5, M5, L6 2lr0742 | |
| 12 | - | CF SB 999 | |
| 13 | - | By: Delegates Barve and Stein, Stein, Amprey, Boyce, Foley, Fraser–Hidalgo, | |
| 14 | - | Healey, Holmes, Lehman, Lierman, Love, Otto, Prettyman, Ruth, Stewart, | |
| 15 | - | and Wells | |
| 9 | + | ||
| 10 | + | By: Delegates Barve and Stein | |
| 16 | 11 | Introduced and read first time: February 7, 2022 | |
| 17 | 12 | Assigned to: Environment and Transportation and Economic Matters | |
| 18 | - | Committee Report: Favorable with amendments | |
| 19 | - | House action: Adopted | |
| 20 | - | Read second time: March 14, 2022 | |
| 21 | 13 | ||
| 22 | - | ||
| 14 | + | A BILL ENTITLED | |
| 23 | 15 | ||
| 24 | 16 | AN ACT concerning 1 | |
| 25 | 17 | ||
| 26 | 18 | Blue Ribbon Community Solar Land Use Commission 2 | |
| 27 | 19 | ||
| 28 | 20 | FOR the purpose of establishing the Blue Ribbon Community Solar Land Use Commission 3 | |
| 29 | 21 | to study and make recommendations regarding the land use needs to meet the full 4 | |
| 30 | 22 | generation capacity authorized under the Community Solar Energy Generating 5 | |
| 31 | 23 | Systems Pilot Program; and generally relating to the Blue Ribbon Community Solar 6 | |
| 32 | 24 | Land Use Commission. 7 | |
| 33 | 25 | ||
| 34 | 26 | SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 8 | |
| 35 | 27 | That: 9 | |
| 36 | 28 | ||
| 37 | 29 | (a) There is a Blue Ribbon Community Solar Land Use Commission. 10 | |
| 38 | 30 | ||
| 39 | 31 | (b) The Commission consists of the following members: 11 | |
| 40 | 32 | ||
| 41 | 33 | (1) one member of the Senate of Maryland, appointed by the President of 12 | |
| 42 | 34 | the Senate; 13 | |
| 43 | 35 | ||
| 44 | 36 | (2) one member of the House of Delegates, appointed by the Speaker of the 14 | |
| 45 | 37 | House; 15 | |
| 46 | 38 | ||
| 47 | 39 | (3) the Secretary of Agriculture, or the Secretary’s designee; 16 | |
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| 41 | + | (4) the Secretary of Natural Resources, or the Secretary’s designee; 17 | |
| 42 | + | ||
| 43 | + | (5) the Chairman of the Public Service Commission, or the Chairman’s 18 | |
| 44 | + | designee; and 19 | |
| 45 | + | ||
| 46 | + | (6) the following members, appointed by the Governor: 20 | |
| 47 | + | ||
| 48 | + | (i) one representative of the Maryland Farm Bureau; 21 2 HOUSE BILL 936 | |
| 49 | 49 | ||
| 50 | 50 | ||
| 51 | - | (4) the Secretary of Natural Resources, or the Secretary’s designee; 1 | |
| 52 | 51 | ||
| 53 | - | ( | |
| 52 | + | (ii) one representative of the Coalition for Community Solar Access; 1 | |
| 54 | 53 | ||
| 55 | - | ( | |
| 56 | - | ||
| 54 | + | (iii) one representative of the Chesapeake Solar & Storage 2 | |
| 55 | + | Association; 3 | |
| 57 | 56 | ||
| 58 | - | ( | |
| 57 | + | (iv) one representative of the Chesapeake Climate Action Network; 4 | |
| 59 | 58 | ||
| 60 | - | ( | |
| 59 | + | (v) one representative of Fair Farms Maryland; 5 | |
| 61 | 60 | ||
| 62 | - | ( | |
| 61 | + | (vi) one representative of the Sierra Club; 6 | |
| 63 | 62 | ||
| 64 | - | ( | |
| 65 | - | ||
| 63 | + | (vii) one representative of the Mid–Atlantic Renewable Energy 7 | |
| 64 | + | Coalition; 8 | |
| 66 | 65 | ||
| 67 | - | ( | |
| 66 | + | (viii) one representative of the Maryland Municipal League; and 9 | |
| 68 | 67 | ||
| 69 | - | ( | |
| 68 | + | (ix) one representative of the Maryland Association of Counties. 10 | |
| 70 | 69 | ||
| 71 | - | (vi) one representative of the Sierra Club; 12 | |
| 70 | + | (c) The member of the Senate of Maryland and the member of the House of 11 | |
| 71 | + | Delegates shall cochair the Commission. 12 | |
| 72 | 72 | ||
| 73 | - | ( | |
| 74 | - | ||
| 73 | + | (d) The Power Plant Research Program in the Department of Natural Resources 13 | |
| 74 | + | shall staff the Commission. 14 | |
| 75 | 75 | ||
| 76 | - | ( | |
| 76 | + | (e) A member of the Commission: 15 | |
| 77 | 77 | ||
| 78 | - | ( | |
| 78 | + | (1) may not receive compensation as a member of the Commission; but 16 | |
| 79 | 79 | ||
| 80 | - | ( | |
| 81 | - | ||
| 80 | + | (2) is entitled to reimbursement for expenses under the Standard State 17 | |
| 81 | + | Travel Regulations, as provided in the State budget. 18 | |
| 82 | 82 | ||
| 83 | - | (d) The Power Plant Research Program in the Department of Natural Resources 19 | |
| 84 | - | shall staff the Commission. 20 | |
| 83 | + | (f) The Commission shall study and make recommendations regarding the land 19 | |
| 84 | + | use needs to meet the full generation capacity authorized under COMAR 20.62.02.02, 20 | |
| 85 | + | including: 21 | |
| 85 | 86 | ||
| 86 | - | (e) A member of the Commission: 21 | |
| 87 | + | (1) the total area of land, including agricultural land, that is likely 22 | |
| 88 | + | necessary to meet the full generation capacity in a manner that is cost–effective for 23 | |
| 89 | + | ratepayers in the State; 24 | |
| 87 | 90 | ||
| 88 | - | (1) may not receive compensation as a member of the Commission; but 22 | |
| 91 | + | (2) the total number of megawatts of solar electricity that is needed to meet 25 | |
| 92 | + | the full generation capacity; 26 | |
| 89 | 93 | ||
| 90 | - | (2) is entitled to reimbursement for expenses under the Standard State 23 | |
| 91 | - | Travel Regulations, as provided in the State budget. 24 | |
| 92 | - | ||
| 93 | - | (f) The Commission shall study and make recommendations regarding the land 25 | |
| 94 | - | use needs to meet the full generation capacity authorized under COMAR 20.62.02.02, 26 | |
| 95 | - | including: 27 | |
| 94 | + | (3) the rate of rooftop solar panels compared to ground–mounted solar 27 | |
| 95 | + | panels that is needed to meet the number of megawatts of solar electricity identified under 28 | |
| 96 | + | item (2) of this subsection; 29 | |
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| 98 | 99 | ||
| 99 | - | ( | |
| 100 | - | ||
| 101 | - | ||
| 100 | + | (4) the number of acres that would be required to be allocated to each 1 | |
| 101 | + | county, including Baltimore City, to meet the number of megawatts of solar electricity 2 | |
| 102 | + | identified under item (2) of this subsection, based on the following factors: 3 | |
| 102 | 103 | ||
| 103 | - | (2) the total number of megawatts of solar electricity that is needed to meet 4 | |
| 104 | - | the full generation capacity; 5 | |
| 104 | + | (i) the county’s population and electricity use; 4 | |
| 105 | 105 | ||
| 106 | - | (3) the rate of rooftop solar panels compared to ground–mounted solar 6 | |
| 107 | - | panels that is needed to meet the number of megawatts of solar electricity identified under 7 | |
| 108 | - | item (2) of this subsection; 8 | |
| 106 | + | (ii) the county’s total area; and 5 | |
| 109 | 107 | ||
| 110 | - | (4) the number of acres that would be required to be allocated to each 9 | |
| 111 | - | county, including Baltimore City, to meet the number of megawatts of solar electricity 10 | |
| 112 | - | identified under item (2) of this subsection, based on the following factors: 11 | |
| 108 | + | (iii) the percentage of the county’s land that is agricultural land; and 6 | |
| 113 | 109 | ||
| 114 | - | (i) the county’s population and electricity use; 12 | |
| 110 | + | (5) any other matter that the Commission considers necessary to help the 7 | |
| 111 | + | State meet the full generation capacity authorized under COMAR 20.62.02.02 in a 8 | |
| 112 | + | cost–effective manner. 9 | |
| 115 | 113 | ||
| 116 | - | (ii) the county’s total area; and 13 | |
| 114 | + | (g) On or before December 1, 2022, the Commission shall report its findings and 10 | |
| 115 | + | recommendations to the Governor and, in accordance with § 2 –1257 of the State 11 | |
| 116 | + | Government Article, the General Assembly. 12 | |
| 117 | 117 | ||
| 118 | - | (iii) the percentage of the county’s land that is agricultural land; and 14 | |
| 119 | - | ||
| 120 | - | (5) any other matter that the Commission considers necessary to help the 15 | |
| 121 | - | State meet the full generation capacity authorized under COMAR 20.62.02.02 in a 16 | |
| 122 | - | cost–effective manner. 17 | |
| 123 | - | ||
| 124 | - | (g) On or before December 1, 2022, the Commission shall report its findings and 18 | |
| 125 | - | recommendations to the Governor and, in accordance with § 2 –1257 of the State 19 | |
| 126 | - | Government Article, the General Assembly. 20 | |
| 127 | - | ||
| 128 | - | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 21 | |
| 129 | - | 1, 2022. It shall remain effective for a period of 1 year and, at the end of June 30, 2023, this 22 | |
| 130 | - | Act, with no further action required by the General Assembly, shall be abrogated and of no 23 | |
| 131 | - | further force and effect. 24 | |
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| 136 | - | Approved: | |
| 137 | - | ________________________________________________________________________________ | |
| 138 | - | Governor. | |
| 139 | - | ________________________________________________________________________________ | |
| 140 | - | Speaker of the House of Delegates. | |
| 141 | - | ________________________________________________________________________________ | |
| 142 | - | President of the Senate. | |
| 118 | + | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 13 | |
| 119 | + | 1, 2022. It shall remain effective for a period of 1 year and, at the end of June 30, 2023, this 14 | |
| 120 | + | Act, with no further action required by the General Assembly, shall be abrogated and of no 15 | |
| 121 | + | further force and effect. 16 |