Monday, February 28, 2022

Industrial Wind Development: Bills Providing More Protections for Residents of Affected Counties

Sponsored by Sen. Mike Thompson: 


SB323 Establishing requirements for instruments that convey a wind or solar lease or easement and requiring that certain disclosures be provided to landowners.  http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/sb323/

 

SB324  Establishing procedures that may be used to void or terminate leases or easements for electricity generation using wind or solar energy resources.  http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/sb324/

 

SB353  Establishing certain setback and construction requirements for wind energy facilities and certain operating conditions for existing wind energy facilities.  http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/sb353/

 

Tentatively to be heard next week is SB478:  Establishing requirements for wind energy conversion system obstruction lighting to mitigate the visual impact of such lighting systems.  http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/sb478/

 

Heard in the Committee on Local Government:

 

SB325 Establishing requirements relating to zoning and recordation of wind and solar energy resource easements and leases.  http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/sb325/

 

None of the bills made it out of Committee.