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HB 1039

EnactedCrossfile SB 860
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Property Tax - Community Solar Energy Generating Systems - Agrivoltaics

Sponsor: Delegate LuedtkeCommittee: Ways and MeansSubject: Taxes - PropertyStatus: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 658 (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Exempting certain community solar energy generating systems from personal property taxes; requiring the Department of Assessments and Taxation to assess certain land used by a community solar energy generating system in a certain manner; requiring the governing body of a county or of a municipal corporation to grant a tax credit against the property tax imposed on real property on which a certain community solar energy generating system is installed; establishing a tax credit against the State property tax imposed on certain real property; etc.

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Testimony (28)

MGA witness list
FAV 21FavorableFWA 6Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVMyers, DougChesapeake Bay FoundationWritten (PDF)
FAVMyers, DougChesapeake Bay FoundationWritten (PDF)
FAVBartlett, MD, AlfredChesapeake Physicians for Social Responsibility (CPSR)Written (PDF)
FAVSmucker, RachelCleanChoice EnergyWritten (PDF)
FAVElder, LeslieCoalition for Community Solar AccessOral + Written (PDF)
FAVElder, LeslieCoalition for Community Solar AccessWritten (PDF)
FAVGaragiola, RobCompass AdvocacyOral
FAVBrolin, EdConEd Clean Energy BusinessesOral
FAVBullock-Sieger, LucyLightstar RenewablesWritten (PDF)
FAVBullock-Sieger, LucyLightstar RenewablesOral
FAVYounts, DianaMLC Climate Justice WingPosition only
FAVYounts, DianaMLC Climate Justice WingPosition only
FAVJones, TylerSGC PowerWritten (PDF)
FAVJones, TylerSGC PowerWritten (PDF)
FAVGreenberg, NathanSummit Ridge EnergyOral + Written (PDF)
FAVGreenberg, NathanSummit Ridge EnergyWritten (PDF)
FAVArndt, DaveIndividualPosition only
FAVDelegate Luedtke, Delegate LuedtkelegislatorIndividualOral
FAVDelegate Luedtke, Delegate LuedtkelegislatorIndividualOral
FAVDeutschmann, RichardIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVLuedtke, EricIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFLove, WilliamIndividualPosition only
FWAKinnally, KevinMaryland Association of Counties (MACo)Written (PDF)
FWAKinnally, KevinMaryland Association of Counties (MACo)Oral + Written (PDF)
FWAFiore, JustinMaryland Municipal LeagueOral + Written (PDF)
FWAFiore, JustinMaryland Municipal LeagueWritten (PDF)
FWAMeyer, IsaacIndividualWritten (PDF)
FWAMeyer, IsaacIndividualWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record