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Community Solar Energy Generating Systems - Exemption From Property Taxes

Sponsor: Senator ElfrethCommittee: Budget and TaxationSubject: Taxes - PropertyStatus: Hearing 3/29 at 2:45 p.m. (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Exempting from personal property taxes a community solar energy generating system that provides at least 50% of the energy it produces to low- or moderate-income customers at a cost that is at least 20% less than the amount charged by the electric company that serves the area where the system is located and is installed on a rooftop, parking facility canopy, or brownfield; prohibiting the supervisor of a county or a municipal corporation from accepting applications for the exemption after December 31, 2024; etc.

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Testimony (26)

MGA witness list
FAV 22FavorableFWA 4Favorable with amendments
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVBartlett, MD, AlfredChesapeake Physicians for Social Responsibility (CPSR)Written (PDF)
FAVSeligman, AngelaClean Air Task ForceWritten (PDF)
FAVHeller, LynnClimate Access FundOral
FAVCowan, EleanorlobbyistCompass AdvocacyWritten (PDF)
FAVYounts, DianaMLC Climate Justice WingWritten (PDF)
FAVYounts, DianaMLC Climate Justice WingWritten (PDF)
FAVKraska, MJMaryland Catholic ConferenceWritten (PDF)
FAVKraska, MJMaryland Catholic ConferenceWritten (PDF)
FAVHarbeson, KristenlobbyistMaryland League of Conservation VotersOral + Written (PDF)
FAVPlante, CeciliaMaryland Legislative CoalitionWritten (PDF)
FAVPlante, CeciliaMaryland Legislative CoalitionWritten (PDF)
FAVJones, TylerSGC PowerWritten (PDF)
FAVYounts, DianaTakoma Park Mobilization Environment CommitteeWritten (PDF)
FAVDeutschmann, RichardIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVElfreth, SarahIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVJones, TylerIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVMiller, SusanlobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVRanson, EmilylobbyistIndividualPosition only
FAVRosenthal, LoreIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVSenator Elfreth, Senator ElfrethlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVSenator Elfreth, Senator ElfrethlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVVia, SaraIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FWAElder, LeslieCoalition for Community Solar AccessOral + Written (PDF)
FWAKinnally, KevinMaryland Association of Counties (MACo)Written (PDF)
FWAKinnally, KevinMaryland Association of Counties (MACo)Oral + Written (PDF)
FWAFiore, JustinMaryland Municipal LeagueWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVCowan, EleanorCompass AdvocacyRegistered for: Acusensus; Alley Cat Allies; American Society of Travel Advisors, Inc; Chesapeake Solar & Storage Association (CHESSA); Critical Response Group; Giffords
FAVHarbeson, KristenMaryland League of Conservation VotersRegistered for: Maryland League of Conservation Voters
FAVMiller, SusanRegistered for: Earthjustice
FAVRanson, EmilyRegistered for: Clean Water Action