SB 713 — Wind energy facilities; requiring newly-established facilities to apply for certain technology system by certain date; providing for certain cost recovery. Effective date.

ENGROSSEDAn Act ENROLLED SENATE BILL NO.

Jech of the Senate and Newton of the House 5 An Act relating to wind energy facilities;

requiring certain newly established facilities to apply for certain light-mitigating technology systemsystems prior to commencement;

requiringestablishing existingdeadline wind energy facilities to apply for certaininstallation light-after mitigatingreceipt technologyof systemapproval; by certain date;

requiring existing wind energy facilities to apply for installation of light-mitigating technology systems;

establishing deadline for installation after receipt of approval;

directing wind energy facilities to maintain operations in accordance with certain rules;

BESUBJECT: IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:

Wind energy facilities BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:

“Wind energy facility” means an electrical generation facility consisting of one or more wind turbines under common ENGR.ownership or operating control, and includes substations, meteorological data towers, aboveground and underground electrical transmission lines, transformers, control systems, and other buildings or facilities used to support the operation of the facility, and whose primary purpose is to supply electricity to an off-site customer or customers.

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B.

NO.

713 Page 1 ownership or operating control, and includes substations, meteorological data towers, aboveground and underground electrical transmission lines, transformers, control systems, and other buildings or facilities used to support the operation of the facility, and whose primary purpose is to supply electricity to an off-site customer or customers.

On and after theJanuary effective1, date2026, of this act, no new wind energy facility may commence operations in this state unless the developer, owner, or operator of the facility applies to the Federal ENGR.Aviation Administration (FAA) for installation of a light-mitigating technology system that complies with FAA regulations provided in 14 C.F.R., Section 1.1 et seq.

and to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regarding frequency licensing and antenna structure registration, as applicable, as provided in 47 C.F.R., Sections 90.101 and 17.4.

If approved by the FAA and the FCC, the developer, owner, or operator of such facility shall install the light- mitigating technology system on the facility within twenty-four (24) months after receipt of approval.

C.

1.

Any developer, owner, or operator of a wind energy facility that commences commercial operations in this state on or before the effective date of this act without a light-mitigating ENR.

713 Page 2 Aviationtechnology Administrationsystem (FAA)shall apply to the FAA for installation of athe light-mitigating technology system thatin compliescompliance with FAA regulations provided in 14 C.F.R., Section 1.1 et seq.

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C.

1.

Any developer, owner, or operator of a wind energy facility that commences commercial operations in this state on or before the effective date of this act without a light-mitigating technology system shall apply to the FAA for installation of the system in compliance with FAA regulations provided in 14 C.F.R., Section 1.1 et seq.

upon the occurrence of either:

Upon approval of the application submitted to the FAA and the FCC in compliance with paragraph 1 of this subsection, the developer, owner, or operator of such facility shall install the light-light-mitigating mitigating technology system on the facility within twenty-fourtwenty- four (24) months after receipt of approval.

Any county may issue revenue bonds for the purpose of paying all or part of the costs of the purchase, acquisition, and equipping of a light-mitigating technology system, subject to the approval of the FAA,FAA and FCC, for a wind energy facility that has commenced operations ENGR.without a light-mitigating technology system prior to the effective date of this act.

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B.

NO.

713 Page 3 without a light-mitigating technology system prior to the effective date of this act.

This act shall become effective NovemberJanuary 1, 2025.2026.

ENGR.ENR.

713 Page 43 Passed the Senate the 25th20th day of March,May, 2025.

3 Presiding Officer of the Senate 5 Passed the House of Representatives the ____1st day of __________,May, 2025.

8 Presiding Officer of the House of Representatives ENGR.OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR Received by the Office of the Governor this ____________________ day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.

By:

_________________________________ Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _________ day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.

_________________________________ Governor of the State of Oklahoma OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this __________ day of __________________, 20 _______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.