Funny. Rachel Cee stated the first thought that came to my mind. I'm a Californian but I live in Australia, and I'm studying the Australian state government's solar rebate initiative. California's vehicle emission standards trump Australia, while their solar trumps California.

California intends to model Australia, so it's mind-boggling they're thinking of charging a fee. Ugh. There's got to be something more behind this.

Also, Agrivoltaics solves the land disturbances issue. https://thefifthestate.com.au/columns/spinifex/agrivoltaics-growing-opportunities-for-aussie-farmers/