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IN HB1225
Bill
Status
1/11/2018
Primary Sponsor
Thomas Saunders
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AI Summary
HB 1225 Summary
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County officials and their relatives who have lease, easement, or other agreements with wind power developers must recuse themselves from all matters involving wind power device ownership, operation, construction, or location in their county.
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County officials subject to recusal requirements cannot participate in meetings within another county where proposed wind power devices are discussed or connected to developments in their home county.
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Developers must register with the circuit court clerk before executing wind power agreements and file registration statements containing contact information, details about agents/representatives, county officials contacted, and county proceedings attended or planned.
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County recorders must publish and mail notice to all property owners within two miles of a proposed wind power device location, including the county's wind ordinance, developer registration statement, and contact information for questions; developers must reimburse the county recorder's costs.
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Developers who fail to file required registration statements face penalties of up to $100 per day, not to exceed $4,500 total.
Legislative Description
Wind power devices. Provides that a county official or a relative of a county official who has entered into an agreement for a lease, an easement, or another agreement with a developer (a person that seeks to obtain a right to locate a wind power device on real property or a person that seeks to locate a wind power device on real property in which the person owns an interest) concerning a wind power device shall recuse himself or herself from any matter that involves the ownership, operation, construction, or location of a wind power device in the county. Prohibits
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government
1/11/2018