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Lawmakers introduce bill to allow county vote and impose excise tax on commercial wind turbines
Summary
Representative Jeff Ehlers introduced RS 32471 proposing county preference elections on commercial wind projects exceeding 100 feet and an excise tax intended to funnel revenue into property tax relief; the proposal drew questions about scale and precedent and was introduced for full committee consideration.
Representative Jeff Ehlers told the House Revenue and Taxation Committee on Feb. 24, 2025, that RS 32471 would let voters in a county decide whether to allow commercial wind projects of more than 100 feet and, if voters decline, would impose an excise tax on turbines.
"This opens up we're gonna talk about windmills for a minute," Ehlers said. He described the measure as allowing "a preference election put to the voters of that county where that project will be located. If the voters do not approve of such project, then a... excise tax will be…
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