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• State regulations impose limitations on solar projects under some solar ownership and <br />operation models. For example, Community Solar Garden projects are limited to 1 MW, which <br />is well below the estimated solar energy generation capacity of many CLP sites. Legislative <br />action would be required to raise this limit at brownfield locations such as CLP sites. <br />Recommendations <br />1. Expand statutory authority of the CLP to authorize and fund proactive work on property <br />reuse, including solar development, and provide funding to establish a Closed Landfill <br />Beneficial Reuse Program. <br />o The CLP is able to enter into leases when there is an expressed interest in leasing state <br />property provided the proposed land use is appropriate. However, CLP is not authorized <br />or funded to proactively facilitate beneficial property reuse. With increased authority <br />and resources, the CLP could facilitate beneficial reuse, including solar development on <br />state-owned sites, and develop guidance for local government- and privately -owned CLP <br />sites. <br />o Development of a Closed Landfill Beneficial Reuse Program would require further <br />investigation into several topics, including solar ownership models, incentives, lease <br />revenue uses, Solar Renewable Energy Certificate ownership, and interconnection costs. <br />Continued interagency collaboration would be necessary to develop a Closed Landfill <br />Beneficial Reuse Program aligned to the state's economic, equity, environmental justice, <br />and environmental goals. <br />2. Appropriate funds to retire bond debt early and legislatively authorize the release of state <br />bonding restrictions for select CLP sites. Freeing property from bond restrictions would open up <br />lands for solar development and could generate significant revenues into the future <br />