PA SB349

Requires solar energy facility owners on leased land to decommission facilities within 18 months after ceasing electricity production, including removing equipment, structures, and foundations to at least 3 feet below grade and restoring land to pre-construction condition

Mandates phased financial assurance (bonds, escrow, letters of credit) filed with county recorder of deeds, starting at 10% of estimated decommissioning costs before construction and increasing to 100% by the 25th year of operation

Decommissioning cost estimates must be calculated and updated every 5 years by a third-party professional engineer from a Department of Environmental Protection-approved list, with salvage value limited to steel, aluminum, and copper

Requires facility owners to attest to compliance with the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act and other federal laws restricting goods produced with forced labor

Exempts facilities with 2 megawatts AC or less capacity, customer-generators under the Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards Act, and agricultural operations with on-site solar facilities