TX HB3228

Requires wind and solar power facility lease agreements to include provisions making the grantee responsible for collecting, reusing, or recycling all facility components practicably capable of being recycled, including wind turbine blades and photovoltaic modules

Mandates proper disposal of non-recyclable components at authorized hazardous waste facilities or municipal solid waste landfills depending on the component's classification

Expands financial assurance requirements to cover not just facility removal but also recycling and disposal costs, with the assurance amount calculated as removal/recycling/disposal costs minus salvage value

Requires independent third-party licensed engineers to estimate removal, recycling, disposal costs, and salvage values, with updated estimates required every five years for wind facilities and at the 10th anniversary then every five years for solar facilities

Applies only to agreements entered into on or after September 1, 2025; existing agreements remain governed by prior law