Solar energy generating systems setbacks from parks and wildlife management areas established.

HF 1852 establishes a 0.75-mile setback requirement for solar energy generating systems near protected lands. It prohibits permits for new solar projects within three-quarters of a mile of state parks (per Minn. Stat. § 86A.05, subd. 2), state wildlife management areas (per Minn. Stat. § 86A.05, subd. 8), or county parks. This policy directly affects solar energy developers seeking to site projects near these areas. The law applies to all new permit applications under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 216I, effective upon enactment.