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Bill would require 30‑day notice for meteorological towers near military aviation training routes
Summary
Senators passed House Bill 28 98 to require notice to TxDOT, county judges and federally operated radar or military installations within 50 nautical miles before erecting meteorological evaluation towers used in wind‑farm planning; sponsors cited Sheppard Air Force Base route closures as an example.
Senator Hagenbuch, State Senator, said House Bill 28 98 would require notice to the Texas Department of Transportation, applicable county judges and any federally owned or operated radar or military installation within 50 nautical miles when a meteorological evaluation tower is planned.
Hagenbuch argued that the Air Force and other training bases operate low‑flying training routes that rely on…
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