Mississippi · 2026 Regular Session
An Act To Enact The "mississippi Farmland, Migratory Bird, And Rural Protection From Industrial Wind Facilities Act"; To State Legislative Purposes And Findings; To Define Terms; To Prohibit Certain Approvals Of New Industrial Wind Facilities; To Void Certain Authorizations; To Preempt Counties, Municipalities And Other Political Subdivisions From Authorizing Action Prohibited Under This Act; To Provide Exceptions; To Prohibit Industrial Wind Facilities From Being Sited On Or Within Two Miles Of Prime Or Unique Farmland; To Provide Setbacks; To Protect Water Resources; To Prohibit Wind Turbine Locations In Agricultural Aviation Operations Areas; To Provide For Noise And Shadow Flicker; To Require Wind Energy Systems To Comply With Wildlife Laws; To Prohibit Certain Areas For Siting, Construction Or Operation Of Wind Turbines; To Require The Mississippi Department Of Wildlife, Fisheries, And Parks To Establish Rules Concerning Wildlife Protection; To Provide For Corrective Action And Decommissioning Of Wind Turbines; To Provide For Grandfathered Facilities; To Require Each Industrial Facility Subject To This Act To Maintain A Decommissioning Plan; To Require Owners And Operators…
Died In Committee (2026-02-03)