HB 2023 Virginia House of Delegates · 2021 Regular Session

Solar and wind farms; reporting of acreage by locality.

Summary
Solar and wind farms; reporting of acreage bylocality. Requires each locality to provide to the Departmentof Mines, Minerals and Energy information about the amount of landformerly in production agriculture or silviculture that has beenapproved for development into or has been developed into solar orwind farms. The bill requires the Division of Energy to establish a database to collect and maintain figures on the amount of landformerly in production agriculture or production silviculture thathas been approved for development into or has been developed intosolar or wind farms. The bill also requires localities, in adoptingordinances for and approving the development of solar and wind farmprojects, to consider certain effects of such projects.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 12, 2021 Last action Feb 5, 2021
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Committee
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Jan 21, 2021
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (6-Y 2-N)
lower
Jan 14, 2021
Committee
Assigned CC & T sub: Land Use
lower
Jan 12, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
lower
Jan 12, 2021
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101513D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Photo of Charles D. Poindexter
Charles D. Poindexter
RRepublican
VA
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