APPROVED CHAPTER
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BY GOVERNOR RESOLVES
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-ONE
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S.P. 206 - L.D. 820
Resolve, To Convene a Working Group To Develop Plans To Protect Maine's
Agricultural Lands When Siting Solar Arrays
Sec. 1. Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry to convene
working group. Resolved: That the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and
Forestry shall convene a working group of stakeholders to develop plans and consider ways
to discourage the use of land of higher agricultural value and encourage the use of more
marginal agricultural lands when siting a solar array. The department shall submit its report
and recommendations, including any suggested legislation, to the Joint Standing
Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry; the Joint Standing Committee on
Energy, Utilities and Technology; and the Joint Standing Committee on Environment and
Natural Resources no later than January 14, 2022.
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