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This bill revises provisions related to renewable energy facilities and tax abatements, specifically focusing on projects located on federal land. The bill allows county commissioners to require renewable energy project applicants to reimburse the county up to $50,000 for administrative and operational costs associated with preparing a federal environmental impact statement, unless the county has already established an alternative cost recovery mechanism. Applicants can request documentation of these costs and counties can require prepayment, with any excess funds refunded. The Director of the Office of Energy is authorized to condition the approval of a partial tax abatement on the applicant's compliance with these reimbursement requirements. Additionally, the bill prohibits county commissioners who have previously approved or recommended approval of a renewable energy facility from imposing special use permit requirements that would make the project financially or operationally impractical, or from applying moratoriums that would prevent the construction or operation of the facility. The provisions apply to various types of renewable energy facilities, including solar generation, electricity generation, energy storage, and hybrid facilities, and are designed to streamline the approval process for renewable energy projects while providing counties with a mechanism to recover their environmental review costs.

Budget and Finance, Transportation and Infrastructure

Growth and Infrastructure (A)

https://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/NELIS/REL/83rd2025/Bill/11885/Overview