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FL H1595
Bill
Status
Failed
6/16/2025
Primary Sponsor
Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
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AI Summary
- Counties may adopt ordinances requiring decommissioning of solar facilities over 2 megawatts on agricultural land when the facility reaches the end of its useful life, defined as failing to produce power for 12 months or being abandoned (no significant construction for 24 months or no reconstruction for 12 months after a disaster)
- "Decommissioned" is defined as removing the solar facility and returning the agricultural land to an agriculturally useful condition similar to its pre-construction state, including removal of above-surface facilities not serving a continuing purpose
- Counties may require financial assurance from solar facility owners—in the form of a bond, irrevocable letter of credit, parent company guarantee, or other adequate financial device—to cover estimated decommissioning costs, with updates required no less than every 5 years
- If a facility owner fails to complete decommissioning, the county may take action to complete it and require forfeiture of financial assurance, but must first allow at least 12 months to commence and 24 months to complete decommissioning
- The decommissioning provisions do not apply to solar facilities that were the subject of a construction application submitted to a local government before July 1, 2025; the broader section does not apply to applications submitted before July 1, 2021
- Effective date is July 1, 2025
Legislative Description
Solar Facilities
Last Action
Died in Commerce Committee
6/16/2025
Committee Referrals
Commerce Committee4/2/2025
Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee3/5/2025
Full Bill Text
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