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Sponsor seeks decommissioning deposit for wind projects to guarantee cleanup
Summary
Representative Kevin Andrus introduced RS 32,183, which would require wind‑project owners to secure an outside estimate of decommissioning costs and remit a cash deposit to the state treasurer to guarantee site cleanup.
Representative Kevin Andrus introduced RS 32,183 to require wind‑project owners to obtain an estimate of the cost to remove turbines and restore sites and to remit a cash decommissioning deposit to the state treasurer equal to that estimate.
"What this bill does is before a windmill can go in ... they have to go and find a company to give them a quote of how much it will cost to remove all the windmills, return the land to its…
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