CT HB05175

Requires the Commissioner of Agriculture to review Connecticut Siting Council applications for solar facilities with a proposed capacity of one megawatt or more and sixty-five megawatts or greater on prime farmland or farmland of state-wide importance.

Mandates the Connecticut Siting Council include a member with a background in agriculture.

Establishes a Greenfields Conversion Solar Mitigation Fund to purchase conservation easements on agricultural lands.

Requires state agencies to maintain internet websites with information on solar facility applications and provide means for public receipt of such information.

Requires solar facilities on farmlands to obtain a decommissioning bond.