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Read. Follow. Verify.Oklahoma HB 1989 updates wind energy facility setback dates and regulations
Last action · February 4, 2025: Referred to Energy
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What This Bill Proposed
House Bill 1989 updates Oklahoma's wind energy facility setback regulations by changing the applicable date from August 21, 2015, to November 1, 2025, and provides an effective date of November 1, 2025.
Changes the legal timeline and distance requirements for constructing wind energy facilities near airports, public schools, hospitals, and wildlife areas in Oklahoma.
- House Bill 1989 was introduced during the first session of the 60th Oklahoma Legislature in 2025 by Representative Turner. 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 energy facility owners
Owners must comply with updated construction date thresholds, submit federal hazard determinations, and face potential administrative penalties for non-compliance.
Landowners
Landowners involved in disputes under the setback rules fall under the exclusive jurisdiction of district courts.
Corporation Commission
The Commission receives compliance attestations and hazard filings, enforces submission requirements, and is authorized to levy administrative penalties.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the new date threshold for wind energy facility setback requirements?
What are the distance requirements for wind towers near schools and hospitals?
What penalties apply if a wind facility owner fails to submit required federal hazard determinations before construction?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
4 actions- Feb 4, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to Energy
- Feb 4, 2025HouseCommitteeSecond Reading referred to Energy and Natural Resources Oversight
- Feb 3, 2025HouseAuthored by Representative Turner
- Feb 3, 2025HouseIntroducedFirst Reading
Version history
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Discoveries
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Timeline Extension for Wind Facility Setbacks
The bill shifts the benchmark date for applying stringent wind turbine setback rules from August 21, 2015, forward to November 1, 2025.
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Sources
www.oklegislature.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 65)
- Controversy50Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz30Current news / social attention level
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