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Public Utilities - Solar Energy Generating Systems - Systems Located on or Over Water Retention Ponds, Quarries, or Brownfields

Sponsor: David Fraser-Hidalgo (District 15)Committee: Economic MattersSubject: Utility RegulationStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 458 (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Providing that solar energy generating systems located on or over certain water retention ponds or quarries are eligible for the Small Solar Energy Generating System Incentive Program; and authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City or the governing body of a county or municipal corporation to grant by law, a certain property tax credit against the county or municipal corporation property tax imposed on certain nonresidential solar energy generating systems.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list
FAV 23FavorableFWA 6Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVMettle, KatieAdvanced Energy UniteWritten (PDF)
FAVStegman, MattChesapeake Bay FoundationWritten (PDF)
FAVHudson, LeeDelaware-Maryland Synod, ELCAPosition only
FAVStewart, FrancesElders Climate Action MarylandPosition only
FAVFahrig, LandonMaryland Energy AdministrationWritten (PDF)
FAVBogdan, HenrylobbyistMaryland NonprofitsPosition only
FAVMeredith, LeahSolar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)Position only
FAVEllington, PaullobbyistState and Local AdvisorsOral
FAVSharif, HumnalobbyistThe Nature ConservancyWritten (PDF)
FAVSharif, HumnalobbyistThe Nature ConservancyWritten (PDF)
FAVMcNair, LeeUnitarian Universalist Environmental Justice MinistryPosition only
FAVArndt, DaveIndividualPosition only
FAVBaylor, FrankIndividualPosition only
FAVDelegate Fraser-Hidalgo, Delegate Fraser-HidalgolegislatorIndividualOral
FAVDelegate Fraser-Hidalgo, Delegate Fraser-HidalgolegislatorIndividualOral
FAVFraser-Hidalgo, DavidIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVFraser-Hidalgo, DavidIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVLaw, ElizabethIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVMauer, WilliamIndividualPosition only
FAVSilverman, SteveIndividualOral
FAVStrauss, AndrewIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVStrauss, AndrewIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVteeter, jenniferIndividualPosition only
UNFKinnally, KevinMaryland Association of Counties (MACo)Oral + Written (PDF)
FWAStegman, MattChesapeake Bay FoundationWritten (PDF)
FWAKinnally, KevinMaryland Association of Counties (MACo)Written (PDF)
FWABaker, Jeremy DMaryland Department of the EnvironmentWritten (PDF)
FWAFahrig, LandonMaryland Energy AdministrationWritten (PDF)
FWASilverman, SteveIndividualOral
FWAWaheed, FatimaIndividualOral

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVBogdan, HenryMaryland NonprofitsRegistered for: Maryland Nonprofits
FAVEllington, PaulState and Local AdvisorsRegistered for: Wicomico County, MD Executive Office; Greater Crisfield Action Committee; Glenn L Martin Maryland Aviation Museum; Maryland Aviation Council; Worcester County Maryland; Optimize Renewables
FAVSharif, HumnaThe Nature ConservancyRegistered for: Nature Conservancy, The
FAVSharif, HumnaThe Nature ConservancyRegistered for: Nature Conservancy, The