This bill would require all persons to obtain a permit from the Alabama Department of Environmental Management to operate a utility-scale solar energy project. This bill would provide for a permit application process, establish filing fees, and require the department to issue a decision in writing within 30 days of receiving a permit application. This bill would require operators of utility-scale solar energy projects to decommission the projects within one year of ceasing operation and restore the land within three years of ceasing operation. This bill would require operators of utility-scale solar energy projects to establish a bond, security deposit, or other irrevocable financial assurances with the department in amounts sufficient to decommission the project and restore the affected lands. This bill would authorize the department to undertake decommissioning and restoration activities of utility-scale solar energy projects that the department determines are abandoned. This bill would establish the Abandoned Utility-Scale Solar Energy Project Fund in the State Treasury for the purpose of decommissioning projects and restoring lands of abandoned projects. This bill would authorize the department to adopt necessary rules to implement and enforce the provisions of this act and would authorize the director to enforce the provisions of this act.