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Committee approves amended energy production zones bill that preserves local control over wind, solar
Summary
Senators approved Senate Bill 425 as amended 7-3. The amendment extended notice to local governments from 180 to 270 days, removed wind and solar from the bill’s energy production zone preemption, and added clarifying language on utility siting; some senators warned the changes still raise local-control and generation-priority concerns.
The Senate Utilities Committee voted 7-3 to pass Senate Bill 425 as amended, adopting amendment number 4 and then passing the amended bill. The amendment lengthened the required notice to local units of government and removed wind and solar projects from the bill’s energy production zone preemption language.
Senator Donato offered amendment number 4, which extended initial notice to local units of government from 180 days to 270 days, removed wind and solar projects from designation as energy production zones and from the bill’s local preemption provisions, and added clarifying language that…
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