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2+HOUSEBILLNO.1263
43 103RDGENERALASSEMBLY
5-2815H.03C JOSEPHENGLER,ChiefClerk
4+INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVENOLTE.
5+2815H.01I JOSEPHENGLER,ChiefClerk
66 ANACT
77 Toamendchapter393,RSMo,byaddingtheretoonenewsectionrelatingtowindenergy
88 conversionsystems.
99 BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
1010 SectionA.Chapter393,RSMo,isamendedbyaddingtheretoonenewsection,tobe
1111 2knownassection393.2600,toreadasfollows:
1212 393.2600.1.Asusedinthissection,thefollowingtermsmean:
1313 2 (1)"Light-mitigatingtechnologysystem",aircraftdetectionlightingorany
1414 3othercomparablesystemcapableofreducingtheimpactoffacilityobstructionlighting
1515 4whilemaintainingconspicuitysufficienttoassistaircraftinidentifyingandavoiding
1616 5collisionwithawindenergyconversionsystem;
1717 6 (2)"Powerofftakeagreement",along-termcontractthatprovidesfor:
1818 7 (a)Thewholeoranypartoftheavailablecapacityorthesaleorotherdisposal
1919 8ofthewholeoranypartoftheoutputofawindenergyconversionsystem;or
2020 9 (b)Acontractfordifferencesorfinancialhedgetiestotheoutputfromthewind
2121 10energyconversionsystem;
2222 11 (3)"Windenergyconversionsystem",anelectricgenerationfacilityconsisting
2323 12offiveormorewindturbinesthatarefiftyfeettallortallerinheightandanyaccessory
2424 13structuresandbuildings,includingsubstations,meteorologicaltowers,electrical
2525 14infrastructure,transmissionlines,andotherappurtenantstructures.
2626 15 2.AfterAugust28,2025,nonewwindenergyconversionsystemshallbegin
2727 16commercialoperationsinthisstateunlessthedeveloper,owner,oroperatorofthewind
2828 17energyconversionsystemsappliestotheFederalAviationAdministrationfor
29-18installationofalight-mitigatingtechnologysystemthatcomplieswith14CFR1.1,et
3029 EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
31-intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 19seq.IftheinstallationisapprovedbytheFederalAviationAdministration,the
30+intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 18installationofalight-mitigatingtechnologysystemthatcomplieswith14CFR1.1,et
31+19seq.IftheinstallationisapprovedbytheFederalAviationAdministration,the
3232 20developer,owner,oroperatorofsuchwindenergyconversionsystemshallinstallthe
3333 21light-mitigatingtechnologysystemonapprovedturbineswithintwenty-fourmonthsof
3434 22receiptofapproval.
35-23 3.PriortoAugust28,2030,anydeveloper,owner,oroperatorofawindenergy
35+23 3.AfterJanuary1,2027,anydeveloper,owner,oroperatorofawindenergy
3636 24conversionsystemthathascommencedcommercialoperationsinthestatewithouta
3737 25light-mitigatingtechnologysystemshallapplytotheFederalAviationAdministration
3838 26forinstallationandoperationofalight-mitigatingtechnologysystemthatcomplieswith
39-2714CFR1.1,etseq.IftheinstallationisapprovedbytheFederalAviation
40-28Administration,thedeveloper,owner,oroperatorofsuchwindenergyconversion
41-29systemshallinstallthelight-mitigatingtechnologysystemonapprovedturbineswithin
42-30twenty-fourmonthsofreceiptofapproval.
43-31 4.Anyvendorthatisselectedforinstallationoflight-mitigatingtechnology
44-32systemonawindenergyconversionsystemundertheprovisionsofthissectionandis
45-33approvedbytheFederalAviationAdministrationforsuchinstallationshallprovideto
46-34theMissouridepartmentofnaturalresources,intheformandmannerprescribedby
47-35thedepartment,noticeoftheprogressoftheinstallationofsuchlight-mitigating
48-36technologysystem.
49-37 5.Iftheinstallationofthelight-mitigatingtechnologysystemisdelayedbeyond
50-38thetwenty-four-monthinstallationrequirementestablishedunderthissection,the
51-39vendorshallprovidenoticetotheMissouridepartmentofnaturalresourcesnolessthan
52-40onceeverythreemonthswithanupdateonthereasonsforthedelayandthecurrent
53-41statusofinstallation.Thedepartmentshallestablishpoliciesandproceduresto
54-42establishauniformscheduleforsubmittingnoticeasrequiredunderthissubsection.
55-43 6.Anycostsassociatedwiththeinstallation,implementation,operation,and
56-44maintenanceofalight-mitigatingtechnologysystemshallbetheresponsibilityofthe
57-45developer,owner,oroperatorofthewindenergyconversionsystem.
58-46 7.Anydeveloper,owner,oroperatorofawindenergyconversionsystemthatis
59-47approvedtoinstalllight-mitigatingtechnologybutdoesnotinstallsuchapprovedlight-
60-48mitigatingtechnologyinthetimeframesestablishedinsubsections3and5ofthis
61-49sectionshallbeliableforafineoffivethousanddollarsperdayperwindturbineuntil
62-50thedeveloper,owner,oroperatorinstallsthelight-mitigatingtechnologyasapproved.
63-51 8.Thedirectormaypromulgateallnecessaryrulesandregulationsforthe
64-52administrationofthissection.Anyruleorportionofarule,asthattermisdefinedin
65-53section536.010,thatiscreatedundertheauthoritydelegatedinthissectionshall
66-54becomeeffectiveonlyifitcomplieswithandissubjecttoalloftheprovisionsofchapter
67-55536and,ifapplicable,section536.028.Thissectionandchapter536arenonseverable
68-HCSHBs1263&1124 2 56andifanyofthepowersvestedwiththegeneralassemblypursuanttochapter536to
69-57review,todelaytheeffectivedate,ortodisapproveandannularulearesubsequently
70-58heldunconstitutional,thenthegrantofrulemakingauthorityandanyruleproposedor
71-59adoptedafterAugust28,2025,shallbeinvalidandvoid.
39+2714CFR1.1,etseq.withinsixmonthsaftertheexecutionofanewpowerofftake
40+28agreementrelatedtosuchwindenergyconversionsystem.Iftheinstallationis
41+29approvedbytheFederalAviationAdministration,thedeveloper,owner,oroperatorof
42+30suchwindenergyconversionsystemshallinstallthelight-mitigatingtechnologysystem
43+31onapprovedturbineswithintwenty-fourmonthsofreceiptofapproval.
44+32 4.Anyvendorthatisselectedforinstallationoflight-mitigatingtechnology
45+33systemonawindenergyconversionsystemundertheprovisionsofthissectionandis
46+34approvedbytheFederalAviationAdministrationforsuchinstallationshallprovideto
47+35theMissouridepartmentofnaturalresources,intheformandmannerprescribedby
48+36thedepartment,noticeoftheprogressoftheinstallationofsuchlight-mitigating
49+37technologysystem.
50+38 5.Iftheinstallationofthelight-mitigatingtechnologysystemisdelayedbeyond
51+39thetwenty-four-monthinstallationrequirementestablishedunderthissection,the
52+40vendorshallprovidenoticetotheMissouridepartmentofnaturalresourcesnolessthan
53+41onceeverythreemonthswithanupdateonthereasonsforthedelayandthecurrent
54+42statusofinstallation.Thedepartmentshallestablishpoliciesandproceduresto
55+43establishauniformscheduleforsubmittingnoticeasrequiredunderthissubsection.
56+44 6.Anycostsassociatedwiththeinstallation,implementation,operation,and
57+45maintenanceofalight-mitigatingtechnologysystemshallbetheresponsibilityofthe
58+46developer,owner,oroperatorofthewindenergyconversionsystem.
59+47 7.Thedirectormaypromulgateallnecessaryrulesandregulationsforthe
60+48administrationofthissection.Anyruleorportionofarule,asthattermisdefinedin
61+49section536.010,thatiscreatedundertheauthoritydelegatedinthissectionshall
62+50becomeeffectiveonlyifitcomplieswithandissubjecttoalloftheprovisionsofchapter
63+51536and,ifapplicable,section536.028.Thissectionandchapter536arenonseverable
64+52andifanyofthepowersvestedwiththegeneralassemblypursuanttochapter536to
65+53review,todelaytheeffectivedate,ortodisapproveandannularulearesubsequently
66+HB1263 2 54heldunconstitutional,thenthegrantofrulemakingauthorityandanyruleproposedor
67+55adoptedafterAugust28,2025,shallbeinvalidandvoid.
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