Bill Text: IA HF2534 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to wind turbine inspections and the creation of a legislative wind energy consulting committee.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2024-02-15 - Introduced, referred to Commerce. H.J. 276. [HF2534 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-HF2534-Introduced.html
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BY
THOMSON
,
GOLDING
,
SHERMAN
,
and
HAYES
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
wind
turbine
inspections
and
the
creation
of
1
a
legislative
wind
energy
consulting
committee.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
476.50
Wind
turbines
——
inspections
1
and
reporting.
2
1.
Mandatory
inspections.
A
wind
turbine
in
this
state
3
shall
be
inspected
at
least
once
each
year
as
provided
in
this
4
subsection.
5
a.
The
inspection
shall
be
conducted
according
to
industry
6
standards
and
best
practices
as
identified
by
the
board
and
in
7
consultation
with
relevant
stakeholders.
8
b.
The
owner
or
operator
of
a
wind
turbine
shall
be
9
responsible
for
ensuring
the
completion
of
the
inspection
10
each
year
and
shall
report
the
compliance
with
the
inspection
11
standards
provided
in
paragraph
“a”
.
12
c.
An
inspection
may
be
performed
by
an
on-site
technician
13
or
contracted
third
party.
14
d.
An
inspection
must
be
performed
within
fifteen
days
of
a
15
lightning
storm
or
high-wind
event
detected
near
a
wind
farm.
16
e.
The
owner
or
operator
must
inspect
common
wind
turbines
17
for
industry-known
vulnerabilities
within
three
months
of
an
18
industry-defined
trend
or
after
a
turbine
failure.
19
f.
An
inspection
is
required
on
a
wind
turbine
20
underperforming
against
the
power
curve
specification
to
21
determine
the
cause
of
the
degradation.
22
2.
Inspection
report.
The
owner
or
operator
shall
submit
a
23
report
to
the
board
each
year
pursuant
to
this
subsection.
24
a.
The
report
shall
include
the
assets
of
a
wind
turbine,
25
the
safety
record
of
the
wind
turbine,
inspection
records
26
for
the
wind
turbine,
and
the
performance
data
for
the
wind
27
turbine.
28
b.
The
report
shall
include
but
not
be
limited
to
the
29
following:
30
(1)
A
description
of
the
wind
turbine
inspected.
31
(2)
The
date
and
time
of
the
inspection.
32
(3)
The
qualifications
of
the
inspector.
33
(4)
A
detailed
summary
of
the
inspection
findings,
34
including
any
identified
defects,
damages,
or
potential
safety
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hazards.
Damages
shall
be
defined
by
severity,
type
of
damage,
1
and
the
turbine
make
and
model.
2
(5)
Recommendations
for
corrective
action,
if
necessary.
3
3.
Board
review
and
action.
The
board
shall
review
the
4
inspection
report
and
may
take
any
action
necessary
to
ensure
5
the
safety
and
reliability
of
the
wind
turbine,
including:
6
a.
Requiring
the
owner
or
operator
to
implement
corrective
7
action
to
address
an
identified
defect
or
hazard.
8
b.
Ordering
the
wind
turbine
operation
to
cease
if
the
wind
9
turbine
poses
an
imminent
threat
to
public
safety.
10
c.
Taking
other
appropriate
enforcement
action.
11
4.
Public
access
to
inspection
reports.
The
board
shall
12
provide
an
inspection
report
upon
request
from
the
public,
13
subject
to
reasonable
limitations
to
protect
confidential
14
business
information.
15
Sec.
2.
NEW
SECTION
.
476.50A
Legislative
wind
energy
16
consulting
committee.
17
1.
A
legislative
wind
energy
consulting
committee
18
is
created
for
the
purpose
of
overseeing
wind
energy
19
sustainability
and
financing
by
inquiring
into
the
financing,
20
safety,
and
environmental
impact
of
wind
power
in
this
state,
21
and
reporting
recommendations
to
the
general
assembly.
22
2.
The
committee
shall
consist
of
four
voting
members
of
23
the
senate
to
be
appointed
by
the
president
of
the
senate
and
24
four
members
of
the
house
of
representatives
to
be
appointed
by
25
the
speaker
of
the
house
of
representatives,
and
one
person
who
26
is
not
a
member
of
the
general
assembly
to
be
chosen
jointly
27
by
the
president
of
the
senate
and
the
speaker
of
the
house
of
28
representatives.
29
3.
The
committee
shall
submit
a
report
to
the
general
30
assembly
each
year
by
November
1.
31
EXPLANATION
32
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
33
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
34
This
bill
relates
to
wind
turbine
inspections
and
the
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creation
of
a
legislative
wind
energy
consulting
committee.
1
The
bill
requires
a
wind
turbine
in
the
state
to
be
inspected
2
annually
by
standards
identified
by
the
Iowa
utilities
board
3
(board).
Inspections
may
be
completed
by
a
third
party,
but
4
the
owner
or
operator
of
the
wind
turbine
is
responsible
for
5
reporting
that
the
inspection
occurred
in
compliance
with
the
6
standards
identified
by
the
board.
An
inspection
shall
take
7
place
within
15
days
of
a
lightning
storm
or
high-wind
event
8
near
the
wind
turbine.
If
a
wind
turbine
is
underperforming,
9
an
inspection
is
required
to
determine
the
cause
of
the
10
degradation.
11
The
bill
requires
an
owner
or
operator
of
the
wind
turbine
12
to
submit
a
report
to
the
board
each
year
containing
assets,
13
safety
records,
inspection
records,
and
performance
data
for
14
the
wind
turbine.
The
board
shall
review
the
report
and
may
15
take
action
to
ensure
the
safety
of
the
wind
turbine,
including
16
requiring
corrective
action
and
ceasing
operation
of
the
wind
17
turbine.
18
The
bill
requires
the
board
to
provide
the
public
access
19
to
the
annual
reports
subject
to
reasonable
limitations
on
20
confidential
business
information.
21
The
bill
creates
a
legislative
wind
energy
consulting
22
committee
to
oversee
wind
energy
sustainability
and
financing.
23
The
committee
shall
submit
a
report
including
recommendations
24
to
the
general
assembly
each
year
by
November
1.
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