Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Bill HB329 Compare Versions

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3	3	HB329
4	4	RJGPMYM-1
5	5	By Representatives Starnes, Rehm, Paschal
6	6	RFD: County and Municipal Government
7	7	First Read: 25-Feb-25
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12	12	5 RJGPMYM-1 01/30/2025 ZAK (L)ZAK 2025-244
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15	15	SYNOPSIS:
16	16	Existing law provides that a tall structure may
17	17	not have an adverse impact on the operations of a
18	18	military installation.
19	19	Existing law also requires a local government,
20	20	before approving a tall structure near a military
21	21	installation, to notify the Federal Aviation
22	22	Administration; however, the governing body of counties
23	23	do not have a uniform process in place requiring
24	24	approval of constructing these tall structures.
25	25	This bill would require a person seeking to
26	26	construct a tall structure within a minimum distance of
27	27	a military installation to receive approval from the
28	28	local government before construction may begin.
29	29	This bill would authorize a local government to
30	30	seek enjoinment of the construction of a tall structure
31	31	if prior approval was not granted.
32	32	This bill would also make conforming changes.
33	33	A BILL
34	34	TO BE ENTITLED
35	35	AN ACT
36	36	Relating to military installations; to amend Sections
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66	66	Relating to military installations; to amend Sections
67	67	11-106-4 and 11-106-6, Code of Alabama 1975, to require
68	68	persons to obtain the approval of a local government before
69	69	constructing a tall structure within a certain distance of a
70	70	military installation; to authorize local governments to seek
71	71	enjoinment of the construction of a tall structure in certain
72	72	circumstances; and to make conforming changes.
73	73	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
74	74	Section 1. Sections 11-106-4 and 11-106-6, Code of
75	75	Alabama 1975, are amended to read as follows:
76	76	"§11-106-4
77	77	(a) Each local government whose territorial boundaries
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79	79	installation shall provide written notice to the military
80	80	installation's commanding officer and the flying mission
81	81	commanding officer if applicable, or their designees, of any
82	82	local impact issue.
83	83	(b) Prior to approving any proposed tall structure or
84	84	wind energy facility, the local government shall follow the
85	85	requirements of Section 11-106-6. The requirements of Section
86	86	11-106-6 shall apply regardless of the distance of the tall
87	87	structure or wind energy facility from any military
88	88	installation and regardless of whether the local government’s
89	89	territorial boundaries are within two miles of all or any
90	90	portion of a military installation. "
91	91	"§11-106-6
92	92	(a) The construction or operation of any tall structure
93	93	or wind energy facility in this state shall not encroach upon
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124	124	or otherwise have an adverse impact on military operations and
125	125	readiness of any military installation or branch of military.
126	126	(b) A person may not commence the construction of a
127	127	tall structure within two miles of a military installation
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129	129	body of the local government in which the tall structure will
130	130	be located as further provided in this section.
131	131	(b)(c) A governing body of a local government , prior to
132	132	approving an application for the construction of a tall
133	133	structure shall may not approve an application to commence
134	134	construction of a tall structure within two miles of a
135	135	military installation unless require the applicant to file has
136	136	filed an application with the Federal Aviation Administration
137	137	under 49 U.S.C. § 44718, and provide provided the governing
138	138	body of the local government either of the following:
139	139	(1) A written "Determination of No Hazard to Air
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141	141	pursuant to 14 C.F.R. Part 77, Subpart D.
142	142	(2) In coordination with any affected military
143	143	installation and the state Military Department, a written
144	144	determination resolving any adverse impact to military
145	145	operations identified during the aeronautics study conducted
146	146	pursuant to 14 C.F.R. Part 77, Subpart D.
147	147	(3) The tall structure shall be in compliance with
148	148	subsection (a) even if the local government either does not
149	149	require an application prior to the construction of a tall
150	150	structure or does not require the application outlined in this
151	151	subsection if the applicant has otherwise complied with the
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182	182	requirements of subdivision (1) or (2).
183	183	(d) A local government may bring an action for
184	184	injunctive relief against any person that commences the
185	185	construction of a tall structure without obtaining prior
186	186	approval as required pursuant to this section.
187	187	(c)(e) A local government considering an application
188	188	for the construction of a wind energy facility shall require
189	189	the applicant to provide the following at least 270 days prior
190	190	to planned construction:
191	191	(1) Documentation that the owner or applicant has
192	192	transmitted notice relating to the construction of the wind
193	193	energy facility to the Department of Defense Siting
194	194	Clearinghouse, the state Military Department, and the state
195	195	Department of Transportation.
196	196	(2) A map showing the specific location and tower hub
197	197	height with rotor diameter for each proposed wind turbine.
198	198	(3) Documentation that the facility owner has either
199	199	initiated an informal review with the Department of Defense
200	200	Siting Clearinghouse under 32 C.F.R. § 211.7 or filed for a
201	201	formal review with the Secretary of Transportation and the
202	202	Federal Aviation Administration pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 44718.
203	203	(d)(f) A local government may not approve an
204	204	application for the construction of a wind energy facility
205	205	prior to receiving documentation of one of the following:
206	206	(1) A completed Department of Defense Siting
207	207	Clearinghouse informal review resulting in a determination of
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209	209	(2) A mitigation agreement between the owner or
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240	240	applicant and the Department of Defense Siting Clearinghouse
241	241	resolving any notice of presumed risk.
242	242	(3) A written "Determination of No Hazard to Air
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244	244	pursuant to 14 C.F.R. Part 77, Subpart D.
245	245	(e)(g) Notwithstanding subsection (d) (f), a local
246	246	government may approve an application for the construction of
247	247	a wind energy facility conditioned upon the applicant
248	248	providing documentation of one of the requirements set out in
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250	250	(f)(h) If any dispute arises between a local government
251	251	and an applicant or military installation relating to the
252	252	approval of any tall structure or wind energy facility, the
253	253	local government shall provide notice to the Governor or the
254	254	Governor’s Governor's designee to facilitate resolution of the
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256	256	(g)(i) A local government may not require any other
257	257	formal written approval from a military installation to
258	258	approve an application for the construction of a tall
259	259	structure or wind energy facility."
260	260	Section 2. This act shall become effective on October
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