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IN HB1260
Bill
Status
1/10/2019
Primary Sponsor
Thomas Saunders
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AI Summary
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Local units of government in Indiana cannot authorize or establish requirements for wind power device installation after June 30, 2019, unless voters approve through a local public referendum
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Wind power devices include windmills and wind turbines designed to use kinetic energy of moving air for mechanical energy or electricity production
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Exempts individual property owners installing wind power devices on their own premises for personal electricity needs, including net metering participants
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If voters reject a wind power referendum, a second vote cannot occur for at least 2 years; after a second rejection, the next vote must wait until the general election 5 years later
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Local public questions must appear on primary or general election ballots and follow standard Indiana election procedures under IC 3
Legislative Description
Local referenda for wind power devices. Provides that after June 30, 2019, a unit may not authorize, or establish requirements for, the installation or siting of wind power devices in the unit unless the voters of the unit have approved the installation or siting of wind power devices in the unit through a local public question. Provides that a regulation that: (1) is adopted or amended by a unit after June 30, 2019; and (2) authorizes, or establishes requirements for, the installation or siting of wind power devices in the unit; does not take effect unless this condition is met. Sets forth procedures for conducting a local public question concerning the installation or siting of wind power devices in a unit.
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Utilities, Energy and Telecommunications
1/10/2019