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December 8,2015
Butte County Board ofSupervisors:
The Butte County Cattlemen's Association is opposed to construction of commercial solar facilities on land that is
zoned for agricultural use. Regardless of the intent,these large scale facilities are not conducive to agricultuml
production,including rangeland. ..=Agjm4s4pp pmly bp.1Qqprpd on land mwd fouco ial use._We,see the,:_
d inual erosion of the `ctrl land base in Butte County which has long term implications for the economic:`
vitality of our rural conununities.
The following resolution was proposed by the Butte County Cattlemen and passed at the recent California Cattlemen's
Convention in Reno.This is now official policy of our state organization,and will be advocated for by our staff and
leadership team in Sacramento to the legislature and regulators as the subject of solar overlays and commercial scale
facilities is debated. Similarly,as the issue is explored in Butte County,BCC intends to be involved in that discussion.
Thank you for your consideration. If you require further clarification on our policy,or wish to discuss this directly,
please feel free to contact our President,Scan Earley(530)701-8181 or Secretary,lave Daley(P,Vice-President CCA)
(530)521-3826.
C:fete Calarco,Planning Departinent
Colleen Cecil,Butte County Farm Bureaux
Paul Hahn,CAO Butte County
Luis Mendoza,Ag commissioner
Tim Snellings,Planning Department
California Cal a " s oci resolution. to Y the Board and Membership,
on November rl',2015
COMMERCLALSCALE SOLART+"A —NEW
WHEREAS,com rcial-scale solar and wind production are increasingly touted as alternative energy solutions in
California and are supported by both Federal and State programs,and
WHEREAS,various counties exploring development of solar overlay maps(along with solar companies)to
encourage establishment of commercial-scale le solar facilities,and
WHEREAS, e potential sites being explored frequently are zoned for agricultural use,not commercial production,and
WHEREAS,those facilities will negatively impact grazing and other agricultural pursuits;now
THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED,that the California Cattlemen's Association oppose the establishment of
commercial-scale solar and wind production on lands that are zoned for agriculture.