Montana HB 389: Provide for setbacks for wind turbine generators

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69th Legislature 2025 LC 1707
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1 _____________ BILL NO. _____________
2 INTRODUCED BY _________________________________________________
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4 A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: “AN ACT PROVIDING FOR SETBACKS FOR WIND TURBINE
5 GENERATORS.”
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7 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA:
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9 NEW SECTION. Section 1. Required setback for wind turbine generators. After [the effective date
10 of this act], a wind turbine generator built pursuant to a wind energy agreement as described in 70-17-406 may
11 not be constructed if the base of the tower is located at a distance less than:
12 (1) 1,250 feet from the property line of any real property subject to a wind energy agreement as
13 described in 70-17-406 with the owner of the wind turbine generator;
14 (2) 3,000 feet from public roads and highways of this state as defined in 15-70-401;
15 (3) 7,920 feet from the property line of any real property not subject to a wind energy agreement
16 as described in 70-17-406 with the owner of the wind turbine generator.
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18 NEW SECTION. Section 2. Codification instruction. [Section 1] is intended to be codified as a new
19 part in Title 75, chapter 26, and the provisions of Title 75, chapter 26, apply to [section 1].
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(Primary Sponsor)