H.B. No. 5608
Session Year 2023

AN ACT CONCERNING CERTAIN SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC FACILITIES LOCATED ON PRIME FARMLAND, FARMLAND OF STATE-WIDE IMPORTANCE OR CORE FOREST LANDS.

To enable the restoration of farmlands that host certain solar projects to production agricultural condition.

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