House
File
2580
H-8227
Amend
House
File
2580
as
follows:
1
1.
Page
9,
after
line
24
by
inserting:
2
<
16.
a.
Prior
to
the
commencement
of
construction
of
a
wind
3
energy
conversion
facility,
the
owner
or
operator
shall,
at
the
4
owner’s
or
operator’s
expense,
cause
to
be
performed
baseline
5
testing
of
soil
and
water
quality
on
all
nonparticipating
6
property
within
one-half
mile
of
any
proposed
turbine
location.
7
The
baseline
testing
shall
include,
at
a
minimum,
all
of
the
8
following:
9
(1)
Soil
sampling
at
a
depth
of
zero
to
six
inches
and
six
10
to
twelve
inches
at
locations
determined
by
a
grid
pattern
with
11
sampling
points
no
more
than
five
hundred
feet
apart.
12
(2)
Analysis
of
soil
samples
for
the
presence
and
13
concentration
of
fiberglass
particles,
microplastics,
bisphenol
14
A,
epoxy
resin
compounds,
and
polyurethane
compounds.
15
(3)
Water
sampling
from
all
potable
water
wells,
16
agricultural
drainage
tile
outlets,
open
drainage
ditches,
17
streams,
ponds,
and
other
surface
water
features
within
18
one-half
mile
of
any
proposed
turbine
location.
19
(4)
Analysis
of
water
samples
for
the
presence
and
20
concentration
of
fiberglass
particles,
microplastics,
bisphenol
21
A,
epoxy
resin
compounds,
and
polyurethane
compounds.
22
b.
All
baseline
testing
shall
be
performed
by
an
independent
23
environmental
testing
laboratory
certified
by
the
department
of
24
natural
resources.
The
laboratory
shall
not
be
affiliated
with
25
the
facility
owner,
operator,
or
any
turbine
manufacturer.
26
c.
Baseline
test
results
shall
be
filed
with
the
county
27
recorder
and
the
department
of
natural
resources
no
later
than
28
thirty
days
prior
to
the
commencement
of
construction.
A
copy
29
of
all
baseline
test
results
shall
be
provided
to
each
owner
of
30
nonparticipating
property
on
which
testing
was
performed.
31
d.
Following
the
commencement
of
commercial
operation,
32
the
owner
or
operator
shall
cause
identical
soil
and
water
33
testing
to
be
performed
at
the
same
locations
and
under
the
34
same
protocols
as
the
baseline
testing
at
all
of
the
following
35
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intervals:
1
(1)
Annually
for
the
first
five
years
of
commercial
2
operation.
3
(2)
Every
two
years
thereafter
for
the
remaining
life
of
4
the
facility.
5
(3)
Within
sixty
days
following
any
catastrophic
blade
6
failure
event.
7
e.
All
periodic
test
results
shall
be
filed
with
the
county
8
recorder
and
the
department
of
natural
resources
within
thirty
9
days
of
receipt
by
the
facility
owner
or
operator.
A
copy
of
10
all
periodic
test
results
shall
be
provided
to
each
owner
of
11
nonparticipating
property
on
which
testing
was
performed.
12
f.
If
any
periodic
test
reveals
an
increase
in
the
13
concentration
of
fiberglass
particles,
microplastics,
bisphenol
14
A,
epoxy
resin
compounds,
or
polyurethane
compounds
that
15
exceeds
the
baseline
measurement
by
a
statistically
significant
16
amount,
the
facility
owner
or
operator
shall,
within
thirty
17
days,
submit
to
the
local
authority
and
the
department
of
18
natural
resources
a
remediation
plan
describing
the
measures
to
19
be
taken
to
address
the
contamination.
The
facility
owner
or
20
operator
shall
bear
all
costs
of
remediation.
21
g.
All
costs
of
baseline
testing,
periodic
testing,
and
any
22
resulting
remediation
shall
be
borne
solely
by
the
facility
23
owner
or
operator.
24
h.
This
subsection
shall
not
apply
to
a
renewable
electric
25
power
generation
facility
that
does
not
include
a
wind
energy
26
conversion
facility.
>
27
2.
By
renumbering,
redesignating,
and
correcting
internal
28
references
as
necessary.
29
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