SF 232 (LSB 1637XS (1) 88)

SENATE FILE 232

BY  ZAUN

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to the siting of wind energy conversion facilities.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  476.49  Siting of wind energy conversion facilities.
   1.  A wind energy conversion facility installed on or after the effective date of this Act shall be sited at a distance no less than five hundred feet from any real property abutting the wind energy conversion property where the facility is located.
   2.  For purposes of this section:
   a.  “Wind energy conversion facility” means the same as defined in section 476C.1.
   b.  “Wind energy conversion property” means the same as defined in section 427B.26.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill requires wind energy conversion facilities installed on or after the effective date of the bill to be sited at a distance no less than 500 feet from any real property abutting the wind energy conversion property where the facility is located. The bill defines “wind energy conversion facility” to mean a wind energy conversion system in Iowa that collects and converts wind into energy to generate electricity. “Wind energy conversion property” is defined as the entire wind plant, including but not limited to a wind charger, windmill, wind turbine, tower and electrical equipment, pad mount transformers, power lines, and substation.