Solar pollinator programs special license plate establishment and agrivoltaic solar sites eligibility for solar site management practices provision

This bill creates a special license plate for vehicles supporting Minnesota's Solar Pollinator Program. Vehicle owners who pay a $60 annual fee to a pollinator habitat fund (instead of a standard plate fee) can obtain these plates, which must display a design developed with environmental groups. It also establishes that solar sites integrated with farming activities - like growing crops, grazing livestock, or creating pollinator habitats - are eligible for "solar site management practices" under existing law. The program applies to passenger vehicles, trucks, and motorcycles registered in Minnesota, with plates effective January 2026. The bill directly affects solar developers seeking agrivoltaic eligibility and vehicle owners participating in pollinator habitat funding.