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Read. Follow. Verify.Pennsylvania bans permits for wind turbines that negatively impact military installations
Last action · November 17, 2025: Laid on the table (Pursuant to House Rule 71), Nov. 17, 2025Sponsors: Zach Mako and 14 others
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What This Bill Proposed
Pennsylvania prohibits the Department of Environmental Protection from issuing permits for wind turbines that negatively affect military operations or national security unless a mitigation agreement is reached or the ing body fails to act within 180 days.
Wind energy developers face new pre-construction federal requirements and potential permit blocks from the state Department of Environmental Protection if projects conflict with military readiness.
- The Military Aviation and Installation Assurance Siting Clearinghouse is a federal office within the Department of Defense established to review energy projects for potential adverse impacts on military testing, training, and operations. context
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Wind turbine owners
Wind turbine developers must obtain formal Clearinghouse determinations and face permit restrictions from the Department of Environmental Protection.
Department of Environmental Protection
The department is barred from issuing permits for projects flagged by the Clearinghouse unless specific statutory exceptions are met.
Military installations
Military facilities gain protection from potential radar or operational interference caused by nearby wind turbine developments.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
What must a wind turbine developer do before applying for a state permit?
Can the Department of Environmental Protection issue a permit if the Clearinghouse identifies an adverse impact?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Tabled in the House.
Procedural history
8 actions- Nov 17, 2025HouseLaid on the table (Pursuant to House Rule 71), Nov. 17, 2025
- Sep 10, 2025HouseRemoved from table, Sept. 10, 2025
- Jun 4, 2025HouseLaid on the table (Pursuant to House Rule 71), June 4, 2025
- Apr 9, 2025HouseRemoved from table, April 9, 2025
- Mar 17, 2025HouseLaid on the table, March 17, 2025
- Mar 17, 2025HouseIntroducedFirst consideration, March 17, 2025
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- Mar 17, 2025HouseReported as amended, March 17, 2025
- Jan 31, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, Jan. 31, 2025
Version history & redline
2 versions on fileLobbying Activity
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Full breakdown
Who this bill affects and the strongest case for and against it, written only from the bill’s own text.
Sponsors
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Discoveries
Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.
State-Federal Permitting Link
The legislation directly conditions state environmental permit issuance on the findings of a federal military siting clearinghouse.
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Sources
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 65)
- Controversy45Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz30Current news / social attention level
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