FIRSTREGULARSESSION
HOUSECOMMITTEESUBSTITUTEFOR
HOUSEBILLNOS.1263&1124
103RDGENERALASSEMBLY
2815H.03C JOSEPHENGLER,ChiefClerk
ANACT
Toamendchapter393,RSMo,byaddingtheretoonenewsectionrelatingtowindenergy
conversionsystems.
BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
SectionA.Chapter393,RSMo,isamendedbyaddingtheretoonenewsection,tobe
2knownassection393.2600,toreadasfollows:
393.2600.1.Asusedinthissection,thefollowingtermsmean:
2 (1)"Light-mitigatingtechnologysystem",aircraftdetectionlightingorany
3othercomparablesystemcapableofreducingtheimpactoffacilityobstructionlighting
4whilemaintainingconspicuitysufficienttoassistaircraftinidentifyingandavoiding
5collisionwithawindenergyconversionsystem;
6 (2)"Powerofftakeagreement",along-termcontractthatprovidesfor:
7 (a)Thewholeoranypartoftheavailablecapacityorthesaleorotherdisposal
8ofthewholeoranypartoftheoutputofawindenergyconversionsystem;or
9 (b)Acontractfordifferencesorfinancialhedgetiestotheoutputfromthewind
10energyconversionsystem;
11 (3)"Windenergyconversionsystem",anelectricgenerationfacilityconsisting
12offiveormorewindturbinesthatarefiftyfeettallortallerinheightandanyaccessory
13structuresandbuildings,includingsubstations,meteorologicaltowers,electrical
14infrastructure,transmissionlines,andotherappurtenantstructures.
15 2.AfterAugust28,2025,nonewwindenergyconversionsystemshallbegin
16commercialoperationsinthisstateunlessthedeveloper,owner,oroperatorofthewind
17energyconversionsystemsappliestotheFederalAviationAdministrationfor
18installationofalight-mitigatingtechnologysystemthatcomplieswith14CFR1.1,et
EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 19seq.IftheinstallationisapprovedbytheFederalAviationAdministration,the
20developer,owner,oroperatorofsuchwindenergyconversionsystemshallinstallthe
21light-mitigatingtechnologysystemonapprovedturbineswithintwenty-fourmonthsof
22receiptofapproval.
23 3.PriortoAugust28,2030,anydeveloper,owner,oroperatorofawindenergy
24conversionsystemthathascommencedcommercialoperationsinthestatewithouta
25light-mitigatingtechnologysystemshallapplytotheFederalAviationAdministration
26forinstallationandoperationofalight-mitigatingtechnologysystemthatcomplieswith
2714CFR1.1,etseq.IftheinstallationisapprovedbytheFederalAviation
28Administration,thedeveloper,owner,oroperatorofsuchwindenergyconversion
29systemshallinstallthelight-mitigatingtechnologysystemonapprovedturbineswithin
30twenty-fourmonthsofreceiptofapproval.
31 4.Anyvendorthatisselectedforinstallationoflight-mitigatingtechnology
32systemonawindenergyconversionsystemundertheprovisionsofthissectionandis
33approvedbytheFederalAviationAdministrationforsuchinstallationshallprovideto
34theMissouridepartmentofnaturalresources,intheformandmannerprescribedby
35thedepartment,noticeoftheprogressoftheinstallationofsuchlight-mitigating
36technologysystem.
37 5.Iftheinstallationofthelight-mitigatingtechnologysystemisdelayedbeyond
38thetwenty-four-monthinstallationrequirementestablishedunderthissection,the
39vendorshallprovidenoticetotheMissouridepartmentofnaturalresourcesnolessthan
40onceeverythreemonthswithanupdateonthereasonsforthedelayandthecurrent
41statusofinstallation.Thedepartmentshallestablishpoliciesandproceduresto
42establishauniformscheduleforsubmittingnoticeasrequiredunderthissubsection.
43 6.Anycostsassociatedwiththeinstallation,implementation,operation,and
44maintenanceofalight-mitigatingtechnologysystemshallbetheresponsibilityofthe
45developer,owner,oroperatorofthewindenergyconversionsystem.
46 7.Anydeveloper,owner,oroperatorofawindenergyconversionsystemthatis
47approvedtoinstalllight-mitigatingtechnologybutdoesnotinstallsuchapprovedlight-
48mitigatingtechnologyinthetimeframesestablishedinsubsections3and5ofthis
49sectionshallbeliableforafineoffivethousanddollarsperdayperwindturbineuntil
50thedeveloper,owner,oroperatorinstallsthelight-mitigatingtechnologyasapproved.
51 8.Thedirectormaypromulgateallnecessaryrulesandregulationsforthe
52administrationofthissection.Anyruleorportionofarule,asthattermisdefinedin
53section536.010,thatiscreatedundertheauthoritydelegatedinthissectionshall
54becomeeffectiveonlyifitcomplieswithandissubjecttoalloftheprovisionsofchapter
55536and,ifapplicable,section536.028.Thissectionandchapter536arenonseverable
HCSHBs1263&1124 2 56andifanyofthepowersvestedwiththegeneralassemblypursuanttochapter536to
57review,todelaytheeffectivedate,ortodisapproveandannularulearesubsequently
58heldunconstitutional,thenthegrantofrulemakingauthorityandanyruleproposedor
59adoptedafterAugust28,2025,shallbeinvalidandvoid.
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