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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to light pollution mitigation for wind turbine generators. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 35, Utilities Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 35.0022 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 35.0022. WIND TURBINE LIGHT POLLUTION MITIGATION. (a) |
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The commission by rule shall require an electric utility, power |
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generation company, or exempt wholesale generator that sells at |
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wholesale electric energy produced by a wind turbine generator to |
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mitigate light pollution from the wind turbine generator using a |
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light mitigation technology system that complies with Federal |
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Aviation Administration regulations. The rules must include: |
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(1) service and maintenance requirements; |
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(2) safety standards; and |
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(3) lighting system requirements. |
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(b) The commission may impose an administrative penalty on |
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an entity, including a municipally owned utility or an electric |
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cooperative, that violates a rule adopted under this section. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |