HB 1895
AN ACT relating to the operation or expansion of a wind-powered generation
89th Regular Session
Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended
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What This Bill Does
Requires wind power generators to obtain Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Military Aviation Siting Clearinghouse approval before building or expanding wind facilities, ensuring these projects do not pose navigation hazards or negatively impact military operations. Electric cooperatives, utilities, and power generation companies must submit documentation proving they have either received clearance or executed a mitigation agreement to address potential military readiness concerns. The law applies to new wind facilities installed on or after September 1, 2025, and the Public Utility Commission can impose administrative penalties on entities that fail to comply.
Subject Areas
Bill Text
relating to the operation or expansion of a wind-powered generation BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 35, Utilities Code, is amended by adding Section 35.0024 to read as follows: Sec. 35.0024. WIND-POWERED GENERATION FACILITY DETERMINATION. (a) Before an electric cooperative, electric utility, municipally owned utility, power generation company, or other person required by commission rule to register with the commission before generating electricity may begin operation of or expand a wind-powered generation facility, the cooperative, utility, company, or person must submit documentation to the (1) the Federal Aviation Administration has determined the facility will not be a hazard to air navigation; and (2) the Military Aviation and Installation Assurance Siting Clearinghouse, or its successor agency, has determined that: (A) the facility will not have an adverse impact on military operations or readiness; or (B) a mitigation agreement has been executed to overcome an adverse impact on military operations or readiness. (b) The commission may impose an administrative penalty under Section 15.023 on an electric cooperative or municipally owned utility that violates Subsection (a). SECTION 2. Section 35.0024, Utilities Code, as added by this Act, applies only to a wind-powered generation facility installed on or after the effective date of this Act. A wind-powered generation facility installed before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law as it existed immediately before that date, and the law is continued in effect for that SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
Bill Sponsors
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Bill History
Bill filed: AN ACT relating to the operation or expansion of a wind-powered generation
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