88R11073 ANG-D
 
  By: Rogers H.B. No. 2549
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to light pollution mitigation for wind turbine generators.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Subchapter A, Chapter 35, Utilities Code, is
  amended by adding Section 35.0022 to read as follows:
         Sec. 35.0022.  WIND TURBINE LIGHT POLLUTION MITIGATION. (a)  
  The commission by rule shall require an electric utility, power
  generation company, or exempt wholesale generator that sells at
  wholesale electric energy produced by a wind turbine generator to
  mitigate light pollution from the wind turbine generator using a
  light mitigation technology system that complies with Federal
  Aviation Administration regulations. The rules must include:
               (1)  service and maintenance requirements;
               (2)  safety standards; and 
               (3)  lighting system requirements.
         (b)  The commission may impose an administrative penalty on
  an entity, including a municipally owned utility or an electric
  cooperative, that violates a rule adopted under this section.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.