Public Utilities

Plain English Breakdown

The official summary does not provide details on the exact sections of Titles 5, 6, 7, 13, 65, and 68 that are being amended beyond Title 65 Section 65-17-106.

Changing Wind Energy Reporting Deadline

This bill changes the deadline for local governments with wind energy rules to submit annual reports from January 1 to February 1 each year.

What This Bill Does

• Changes the reporting deadline for local governments that have adopted legislation related to wind energy facility siting from January 1 to February 1 every year.

Who It Names or Affects

• Local governments that have rules about where wind energy facilities can be built.

Terms To Know

wind energy facility siting

Deciding where and how wind turbines are placed in an area.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill only changes the reporting deadline for local governments with existing rules on wind energy siting.
• It does not specify what happens if a report is submitted late.
• Does not create new regulations or requirements for wind energy facilities beyond changing the reporting date.

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

HOUSE BILL 518
By Leatherwood

SENATE BILL 598
By Rose

SB0598
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5;
Title 6; Title 7; Title 13; Title 65 and Title 68,
relative to energy production.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 65-17-106, is amended by deleting
the language "On or before January 1, 2019, and on or before January 1 of each subsequent
year" and substituting instead "On or before February 1, 2026, and on or before February 1 of
each subsequent year".
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.