Bill Text: IA SF376 | 2025-2026 | 91st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the siting and operation of renewable electric power generating facilities.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2025-02-28 - Subcommittee Meeting: 03/04/2025 12:00PM Senate Lounge. [SF376 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2025-SF376-Introduced.html
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BY
KLIMESH
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
siting
and
operation
of
renewable
1
electric
power
generating
facilities.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
476.53A,
Code
2025,
is
amended
to
read
1
as
follows:
2
476.53A
Renewable
electric
power
generation.
3
1.
It
is
the
intent
of
the
general
assembly
to
encourage
4
the
development
of
renewable
electric
power
generation.
It
5
is
also
the
intent
of
the
general
assembly
to
encourage
the
6
use
of
renewable
power
to
meet
local
electric
needs
and
the
7
development
of
transmission
capacity
to
export
wind
excess
8
power
generated
in
Iowa.
9
2.
To
implement
the
intent
of
the
general
assembly
and
10
promote
uniformity,
the
standards
in
this
section
shall
11
apply
to
the
approval
by
local
authorities
of
all
wind
energy
12
conversion
facilities
proposed
after
January
1,
2025.
13
3.
For
purposes
of
this
section,
unless
the
context
14
otherwise
requires:
15
a.
“Abutting
dwelling”
means
an
occupied
building
or
16
structure
used
primarily
for
human
habitation
that
is
located
17
on
nonparticipating
property.
18
b.
“Battery
energy
storage
system”
means
an
electrochemical
19
device
that
charges,
or
collects,
energy
from
the
grid
or
a
20
generation
facility,
stores
that
energy,
and
then
discharges
21
that
energy
at
a
later
time
to
provide
electricity
or
other
22
grid
services.
23
c.
“Community
building”
means
any
one
or
more
of
the
24
following
buildings
that
is
existing
and
occupied
on
the
date
25
that
the
application
for
approval,
rezoning,
or
a
special
or
26
conditional
use
permit
is
filed
with
the
county:
a
school,
a
27
place
of
worship,
a
day
care
facility,
a
public
library,
or
a
28
community
center.
29
d.
“Local
authority”
means
a
city
as
defined
in
section
30
362.2
or
a
county
as
provided
in
chapter
331.
31
e.
“Nonparticipating
property”
means
any
real
property
owned
32
by
a
person
who
has
not
granted
written
permission,
consent,
33
an
easement,
or
other
similar
agreement
pertaining
to
a
wind
34
energy
conversion
facility
on
such
property.
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f.
“Public
road
right-of-way”
means
the
same
as
defined
in
1
section
306.3.
2
g.
“Railroad
right-of-way”
means
the
same
as
defined
in
3
section
476.27.
4
h.
“Renewable
electric
power
generation
facility”
means
5
a
battery
energy
storage
system,
a
solar
energy
conversion
6
facility,
or
a
wind
energy
conversion
facility.
7
i.
“Repowering”
means
the
same
as
defined
in
section
476.53.
8
j.
“Solar
energy
conversion
facility”
means
a
solar
energy
9
conversion
facility,
as
defined
in
section
476C.1,
that
has
10
a
nameplate
generating
capacity
greater
than
one
hundred
11
kilowatts.
12
k.
“Unoccupied
structure”
means
a
building
or
structure
that
13
is
not
occupied
or
used
primarily
for
human
habitation
at
the
14
time
of
siting.
15
l.
“Wind
energy
conversion
facility”
or
“facility”
means
a
16
wind
energy
conversion
facility,
as
defined
in
section
476C.1,
17
or
a
wind
turbine
that
is
part
of
a
wind
energy
conversion
18
system,
that
has
a
nameplate
generating
capacity
greater
than
19
one
hundred
kilowatts.
20
4.
a.
A
local
authority
may
determine
setback
standards
21
for
wind
energy
conversion
facilities
that,
notwithstanding
any
22
statute
or
regulation
to
the
contrary,
shall
be
no
greater
than
23
and
shall
not
include
any
setback
requirements
beyond
those
in
24
this
subsection:
25
(1)
The
facility
shall
be
sited
three
times
the
total
26
height
of
a
wind
energy
conversion
facility
to
be
constructed
27
on
a
proposed
facility
from
any
existing
abutting
dwelling
or
28
community
building.
29
(2)
The
facility
shall
be
sited
one
and
one-tenth
times
30
the
total
height
of
a
wind
energy
conversion
facility
to
31
be
constructed
on
a
proposed
facility
from
any
existing
32
nonparticipating
property.
33
(3)
The
facility
shall
be
sited
one
and
one-tenth
times
34
the
total
height
of
a
wind
energy
conversion
facility
to
be
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constructed
on
a
proposed
facility
from
any
existing
overhead
1
utility
line,
electric
substation,
public
road
right-of-way,
2
railroad
right-of-way,
or
unoccupied
structure.
3
(4)
Each
wind
turbine
shall
not
exceed
the
height
allowed
4
under
the
determination
of
no
hazard
for
that
turbine
from
the
5
federal
aviation
administration
obstruction
evaluation
under
6
14
C.F.R.
pt.
77.
7
b.
For
purposes
of
this
subsection,
the
facility
site
8
distance
shall
be
measured
from
the
center
of
the
wind
energy
9
conversion
facility
foundation
to
the
nearest
point
of
the
10
abutting
dwelling,
community
building,
nonparticipating
11
property,
overhead
utility
line,
electric
substation,
public
12
road
right-of-way,
railroad
right-of-way,
or
unoccupied
13
structure.
14
c.
For
purposes
of
this
subsection,
the
total
height
of
15
a
wind
energy
conversion
facility
shall
be
measured
as
the
16
distance
from
ground
level
to
the
tip
of
the
wind
energy
17
conversion
facility’s
blade
at
its
highest
vertical
point.
18
5.
A
local
authority
may
determine
setback
standards
19
for
solar
energy
conversion
facilities.
For
purposes
of
20
this
subsection,
distance
shall
be
measured
from
the
nearest
21
aboveground
point
of
a
solar
facility,
not
including
any
22
fencing,
to
the
nearest
point
of
the
abutting
dwelling,
23
overhead
utility
line,
electric
substation,
nonparticipating
24
property
line,
public
road
right-of-way,
railroad
right-of-way,
25
or
unoccupied
structure.
The
standards
shall
be
no
greater
26
than:
27
a.
Fifty
feet
from
the
near
edge
of
any
existing
28
nonparticipating
property
line
or
one
hundred
feet
from
any
29
existing
abutting
dwelling
or
community
building,
whichever
is
30
greater.
31
b.
Fifty
feet
from
any
existing
overhead
utility
line,
32
substation,
public
road
right-of-way,
or
railroad
right-of-way.
33
6.
A
local
authority
may
determine
setback
standards
34
for
battery
energy
storage
systems.
For
purposes
of
this
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subsection,
distance
shall
be
measured
from
the
nearest
storage
1
container
edge
to
the
nearest
point
of
the
abutting
dwelling,
2
overhead
utility
line,
electric
substation,
nonparticipating
3
property
line,
public
road
right-of-way,
railroad
right-of-way,
4
or
unoccupied
structure.
The
standards
shall
be
no
greater
5
than:
6
a.
Fifty
feet
from
any
existing
participating
property
line.
7
b.
One
hundred
feet
from
any
existing
nonparticipating
8
property
line
or
any
existing
abutting
dwelling
or
community
9
building.
10
c.
Fifty
feet
from
any
existing
nonassociated
transmission,
11
substation,
or
distribution
lines.
12
d.
Fifty
feet
from
any
public
road
right-of-way
or
railroad
13
right-of-way.
14
7.
A
local
authority
may
only
implement
the
following
15
additional
standards
and
only
to
the
extent
specified
in
this
16
subsection:
17
a.
A
shadow
flicker
standard
that
is
no
more
restrictive
18
than
thirty
hours
per
year
under
planned
operating
conditions
19
as
indicated
by
industry
standard
computer
modeling
measured
20
from
an
abutting
dwelling
or
community
building.
21
b.
A
sound
limitation
that
is
no
more
restrictive
than
22
a
maximum
forty-seven
decibel
sound
from
the
wind
energy
23
conversion
facility
as
measured
at
an
existing
abutting
24
dwelling
or
community
building.
Decibel
modeling
shall
use
the
25
A-weighted
scale
as
designed
by
the
American
national
standards
26
institute.
Sound
modeling
shall
be
completed
by
a
professional
27
board-certified
by
the
institute
of
noise
control
engineering,
28
or
an
appropriately
licensed
professional
engineer.
29
c.
A
requirement
that
the
applicant
of
a
proposed
wind
30
energy
conversion
facility
shall
agree
to
repair
or
replace
any
31
damaged
drainage
infrastructure
if
directly
attributable
to
the
32
construction
or
operation
of
the
facility.
33
d.
A
requirement
that
renewable
electric
power
generation
34
facilities
meet
all
applicable
national
electric
safety
code
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and
international
building
code
requirements.
1
e.
A
requirement
that
renewable
electric
power
generation
2
facilities
meet
all
applicable
provisions
of
national
fire
3
protection
association
standard
855.
4
f.
A
requirement
that
renewable
electric
power
generation
5
facilities
for
fencing
are
no
more
restrictive
than
the
6
requirement
issued
by
the
national
electric
safety
code.
7
g.
A
requirement
for
solar
energy
conversion
facilities
8
to
maintain
appropriate
ground
cover
within
the
solar
energy
9
conversion
facility’s
fence
line
throughout
the
life
of
the
10
facility
to
minimize
erosion.
11
h.
A
height
requirement
for
solar
energy
conversion
12
facilities
for
a
minimum
one
and
one-half
feet
panel
height
13
from
the
ground,
exclusive
of
supporting
infrastructure,
with
14
no
additional
or
higher
minimum
height
requirements
for
the
15
solar
energy
conversion
facility.
16
8.
A
local
authority
must
provide
a
process
for
the
owner
of
17
any
abutting
dwelling,
nonparticipating
property,
or
community
18
building
to
waive
the
standards
in
this
section
or
those
19
adopted
by
a
local
authority.
20
9.
A
local
authority
must
use
reasonable
estimates
of
the
21
cost
of
approving
an
application
for
a
facility,
which
shall
22
not
exceed
one
thousand
dollars
per
wind
energy
conversion
23
system,
solar
energy
conversion
system,
or
battery
energy
24
storage
system.
A
local
authority
may
not
require
the
facility
25
owner
to
pay
costs,
fees,
or
charges
for
administrative
or
road
26
work
that
is
not
specifically
and
uniquely
attributable
to
the
27
approval
and
construction
of
the
facility.
28
10.
A
local
authority
shall
not
prohibit
or
regulate
testing
29
activities
undertaken
by
a
wind
energy
conversion
facility
30
owner
for
purposes
of
determining
the
suitability
of
the
31
placement
of
a
wind
energy
conversion
facility.
32
11.
Ordinances,
limitations,
or
other
requirements
imposed
33
after
an
application
for
approval,
rezoning,
or
a
special
34
or
conditional
use
permit
for
a
renewable
electric
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generation
facility
has
been
submitted
or
previously
approved
1
shall
not
be
construed
to
limit
or
impair
the
construction,
2
operation,
or
maintenance
of
the
renewable
electric
power
3
generation
facility.
4
12.
A
local
authority
shall
not
prohibit
an
affected
5
landowner
or
other
entity
from
waiving
any
requirements
under
6
this
section
by
the
conveyance
of
an
easement
or
other
property
7
interest.
8
13.
a.
A
local
authority
may
require
the
owner
of
the
9
proposed
renewable
electric
power
generation
facility
to
file
10
with
the
county
recorder
of
the
county
or
counties
in
which
11
the
proposed
facility
will
be
located
a
decommissioning
plan
12
outlining
measures
that
will
be
taken
to
return
the
land
to
13
a
reasonably
similar
state
to
the
condition
that
existed
14
before
construction
of
the
renewable
electric
power
generation
15
facility.
Removal
requirements
of
underground
project
16
infrastructure
may
not
exceed
a
maximum
depth
of
four
feet.
If
17
the
proposed
facility
will
be
located
within
two
miles
of
the
18
corporate
limits
of
a
city,
the
owner
of
the
proposed
facility
19
may
also
be
required
to
file
the
plan
with
the
city
clerk.
A
20
local
authority
shall
not
require
a
revision
or
amendment
of
21
a
decommissioning
plan.
22
b.
A
local
authority
may
require
the
owner
to
provide
23
in
the
decommissioning
plan
proof
of
financial
assurance
to
24
fund
decommissioning
efforts,
which
assurance
is
calculated
25
by
an
independent
third
party
as
the
estimated
costs
of
26
decommissioning,
inclusive
of
net
salvage
value,
no
earlier
27
than
the
following
schedule:
28
(1)
Five
percent
of
determined
decommissioning
costs
29
committed
by
the
initial
commercial
operation
date.
30
(2)
One
hundred
percent
of
determined
decommissioning
costs
31
committed
by
the
fifteenth
year
of
commercial
operation.
32
c.
After
the
fifteenth
year
of
commercial
operation,
the
33
owner
of
the
renewable
electric
power
generation
facility
34
may
reestimate
the
cost
of
decommissioning,
inclusive
of
net
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salvage
value,
using
an
independent
third
party
for
the
purpose
1
of
redetermining
the
amount
required
for
financial
assurance.
2
d.
Evidence
of
financial
security
may
be
in
the
form
of
a
3
surety
bond,
collateral
bond,
parent
guaranty,
cash,
cashier’s
4
check,
certificate
of
deposit,
bank
joint
custody
receipt,
or
5
other
approved
negotiable
instrument.
6
e.
This
subsection
shall
not
apply
to
a
renewable
electric
7
power
generation
facility
owned
or
operated
by
a
public
utility
8
regulated
by
the
Iowa
utilities
commission.
9
14.
A
renewable
electric
power
generation
facility
shall
be
10
presumed
abandoned
if
the
facility
fails
to
operate
for
more
11
than
twenty-four
consecutive
months
without
generating
energy,
12
excluding
repowering
or
required
maintenance
events
or
force
13
majeure
events
outside
of
the
owner’s
control.
The
owner
of
14
the
abandoned
facility
shall
be
responsible
for
the
removal
of
15
the
facility,
including
the
removal
of
infrastructure
four
feet
16
below
ground
level
and
subject
to
any
reasonable
additional
17
conditions
of
a
decommissioning
plan
filed
with
the
local
18
authority.
19
15.
a.
This
section
shall
not
apply
to
a
wind
energy
20
conversion
facility
that
has
a
nameplate
capacity
of
21
twenty-five
or
more
megawatts
on
any
single
gathering
line
22
and
if
the
facility
has
applied
for
certification
pursuant
to
23
chapter
476A.
24
b.
This
section
shall
not
apply
to
a
renewable
electric
25
power
generation
facility
that
is
operating
or
has
submitted
26
an
application
for
the
issuance
of
permits
on
or
before
the
27
effective
date
of
this
Act.
28
c.
This
section
shall
not
apply
to
the
repowering
of
a
wind
29
energy
conversion
facility
existing
on
or
before
January
1,
30
2025.
31
d.
This
section
shall
not
apply
to
the
repowering
of
a
32
renewable
electric
power
generation
facility,
which
is
not
33
already
excluded
under
paragraph
“c”
,
existing
on
or
before
34
January
1,
2025,
provided
that
the
repowering
does
not
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the
issuance
of
any
new
permits,
or
amendments
to
existing
1
permits,
from
a
local
authority.
This
section
shall
apply
2
to
the
repowering
of
a
renewable
electric
power
generation
3
facility
existing
on
or
before
January
1,
2025,
when
such
4
repowering
requires
the
issuance
of
any
new
permits,
or
5
amendments
to
existing
permits,
from
a
local
authority.
6
16.
a.
A
local
authority
within
one
hundred
twenty
calendar
7
days
of
receiving
an
application
requesting
approval,
rezoning,
8
or
a
special
or
conditional
use
permit
for
a
renewable
electric
9
power
generation
facility,
or
modification
of
an
approved
10
siting,
rezoning,
or
special
or
conditional
use
permit,
shall
11
comply
with
the
following
provisions:
12
(1)
Review
the
application
for
conformity
with
applicable
13
local
zoning
regulations,
building
permit
requirements,
and
14
consistency
with
this
chapter.
An
application
is
deemed
to
15
be
complete
unless
the
local
authority
notifies
the
applicant
16
in
writing,
within
thirty
calendar
days
of
submission
of
the
17
application,
specifying
the
deficiencies
in
the
application
18
that,
if
cured,
would
make
the
application
complete.
The
local
19
authority’s
time
frame
to
review
the
application
is
tolled
20
beginning
the
date
the
notice
is
sent.
The
local
authority’s
21
time
frame
of
one
hundred
twenty
days
for
review
of
the
22
application
shall
continue
running
when
the
applicant
cures
the
23
specified
deficiencies.
Following
the
applicant’s
supplemental
24
submission,
the
local
authority
has
ten
days
to
notify
the
25
applicant
if
the
supplemental
submission
did
not
provide
the
26
information
identified
in
the
original
notice
that
specified
27
deficiencies
in
the
application.
The
local
authority’s
time
28
frame
of
one
hundred
twenty
days
to
review
the
application
29
is
tolled
in
the
case
of
second
or
subsequent
notices
in
30
conformance
with
this
subparagraph.
The
local
authority
31
shall
not
include
deficiencies
in
a
second
or
subsequent
32
notice
that
were
not
delineated
in
the
original
notice.
The
33
local
authority’s
time
frame
for
review
does
not
toll
if
the
34
local
authority
requests
information
regarding
any
of
the
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considerations
a
local
authority
may
not
consider
according
to
1
this
section.
2
(2)
Make
its
final
decision
to
approve
or
disapprove
the
3
application.
4
(3)
Advise
the
applicant
in
writing
of
its
final
decision.
5
b.
A
local
authority
must
approve,
approve
with
6
modifications,
or
deny
an
application
requesting
approval,
7
rezoning,
or
a
special
or
conditional
use
permit
for
a
8
renewable
electric
power
generation
facility
or
modification
9
of
an
approved
rezoning
or
special
or
conditional
use
permit
10
within
one
hundred
twenty
days
of
the
submission
of
an
11
application.
12
c.
Denial
of
an
application
for
approval,
rezoning,
or
a
13
special
or
conditional
use
permit
by
a
local
authority
must
14
be
based
on
substantial
evidence
in
the
record
of
material
15
noncompliance
with
one
or
more
specific
provisions
of
this
16
section
or
regulations
of
local
authorities
that
are
not
17
inconsistent
with
this
section.
An
appeal
of
such
a
denial
by
18
an
adversely
affected
party
may
be
brought
by
certiorari
as
19
provided
in
sections
335.18
and
335.19.
The
reviewing
court
20
shall
expedite
the
proceeding
to
the
extent
practicable.
21
17.
a.
A
local
authority
shall
not
adopt
regulations
22
that
explicitly
or
implicitly
disallow
a
renewable
electric
23
power
generation
facility
from
being
developed
or
operated
24
in
any
district
zoned
to
allow
agricultural
or
industrial
25
use.
A
local
authority
may
not
prohibit
or
otherwise
limit
26
renewable
electric
power
generation
facility
development
27
based
on
corn
suitability
rating
as
calculated
using
the
28
methodology
recognized
by
the
Iowa
state
university
of
science
29
and
technology.
A
local
authority
may
not
limit
the
size
of
30
any
specific
project
or
create
caps
on
projects
based
on
total
31
land
mass
within
the
local
jurisdiction.
32
b.
A
local
authority
may
place
one
temporary
moratorium
33
for
up
to
six
months
on
the
installation
of
a
wind
energy
34
conversion
facility
for
the
purpose
of
adopting
new
regulations
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that
are
consistent
with
this
section.
All
new,
revised,
1
or
amended
ordinances
or
regulations
pertaining
to
solar
or
2
solar
energy
conversion
facilities
shall
only
be
prospectively
3
applied.
4
c.
Nothing
in
this
section
requires
a
local
authority
5
to
adopt
standards
for
approval
of
renewable
electric
power
6
generation
facilities.
7
Sec.
2.
COMPLIANCE
BY
LOCAL
AUTHORITIES.
If
any
local
8
authority
has
a
standard
in
effect
on
or
after
the
effective
9
date
of
this
Act
that
does
not
comply
with
the
provisions
in
10
this
Act,
the
local
authority
must
amend
the
standard
to
comply
11
with
this
Act
by
December
31,
2025.
12
EXPLANATION
13
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
14
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
15
This
bill
relates
to
siting
and
operation
of
certain
16
renewable
electric
power
generation
facilities.
17
The
bill
creates
standard-making
ability
for
local
18
authorities
approving
a
renewable
electric
power
generation
19
facility
(facility)
proposed
after
January
1,
2025.
20
The
bill
sets
guidelines
for
a
local
authority
to
implement
21
a
facility
setback
standard,
which
shall
include
a
facility’s
22
distance
from
specified
existing
buildings
based
on
the
23
facility’s
height.
The
local
authority
must
include
a
process
24
for
an
owner
of
an
abutting
dwelling,
nonparticipating
25
property,
or
community
building
to
waive
the
setback
standards.
26
The
bill
includes
additional
standards
a
local
authority
27
may
implement
including
shadow
flicker
standards,
sound
28
limitations,
a
requirement
that
an
applicant
for
a
proposed
29
facility
shall
agree
to
repair
any
damages
caused
by
the
30
facility,
wind
turbine
height
limitations,
electric
code
31
and
building
code
standards,
fire
protection
standards,
32
fencing
limitations,
ground
cover
standards,
and
solar
energy
33
conversion
facility
panel
height
requirements.
34
The
bill
requires
a
local
authority
to
utilize
reasonable
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estimates
for
application
approval
costs
and
prohibits
the
1
local
authority
from
requiring
the
facility
owner
to
pay
for
2
administration
or
road
work
that
is
not
directly
attributable
3
to
the
approval
and
construction
of
the
facility.
A
local
4
authority
shall
not
prohibit
or
regulate
a
facility
testing
the
5
suitability
of
a
facility
placement.
Any
regulations
enacted
6
after
the
application
for
a
facility
permit
shall
not
limit
the
7
construction,
operation,
or
maintenance
of
that
facility.
A
8
local
authority
shall
not
prohibit
an
affected
landowner
or
9
other
entity
from
waiving
requirements
by
conveyance
of
an
10
easement.
11
The
bill
provides
that
a
local
authority
may
require
a
12
facility
that
is
not
owned
or
operated
by
a
public
utility
13
regulated
by
the
Iowa
utilities
commission
to
file
a
14
decommissioning
plan
including
certain
measures.
The
local
15
authority
is
prohibited
from
requiring
a
facility
to
provide
a
16
revision
or
amendment
of
a
decommissioning
plan.
17
The
bill
requires
a
facility
to
be
presumed
abandoned
if
18
the
facility
has
not
been
in
operation
for
24
months,
with
19
some
exceptions.
The
owner
of
the
abandoned
facility
is
20
responsible
for
removing
the
facility
and
is
subject
to
any
21
other
reasonable
conditions
in
the
decommissioning
plan
if
22
applicable.
23
The
bill
shall
not
apply
to
a
wind
energy
conversion
facility
24
with
a
nameplate
capacity
of
25
or
more
megawatts
and
that
has
25
applied
for
certification
under
Code
chapter
476A,
a
facility
26
that
is
currently
operating
or
has
applied
for
certification
27
before
the
enactment
of
the
bill,
or
the
repowering
of
a
28
facility
existing
on
or
before
January
1,
2025,
subject
to
29
certain
conditions.
30
The
bill
requires
a
local
authority
to
approve
a
request
31
by
a
facility
if
the
request
is
in
compliance
with
the
bill.
32
A
local
authority
shall
issue
a
decision
on
a
request
by
a
33
facility
within
120
days
of
the
request
submission.
The
denial
34
of
a
request
shall
be
supported
by
substantial
evidence
of
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noncompliance
by
the
facility.
1
The
bill
prohibits
a
local
authority
from
disallowing
the
2
development
of
a
facility
in
an
agricultural
or
industrial
3
district.
The
bill
provides
that
a
local
authority
may
not
4
prohibit
or
otherwise
limit
renewable
electric
power
generation
5
facility
development
based
on
corn
suitability
rating
as
6
calculated
using
the
methodology
recognized
by
the
Iowa
state
7
university
of
science
and
technology.
The
bill
prohibits
a
8
local
authority
from
limiting
the
size
of
any
specific
project
9
or
creating
caps
on
projects
based
on
total
land
mass
within
10
the
local
jurisdiction.
11
The
bill
allows
a
local
authority
to
place
one
temporary
12
moratorium
for
up
to
six
months
on
the
installation
of
a
13
wind
energy
conversion
facility
for
the
purpose
of
adopting
14
new
regulations
that
are
consistent
with
the
bill.
The
bill
15
provides
that
all
new,
revised,
or
amended
ordinances
or
16
regulations
pertaining
to
solar
or
solar
energy
conversion
17
facilities
shall
only
be
prospectively
applied.
18
The
bill
expounds
that
a
local
authority
is
not
required
19
to
adopt
standards
for
approval
of
renewable
electric
power
20
generation
facilities;
however,
a
local
authority
with
existing
21
siting
standards
in
effect
on
or
after
the
effective
date
22
of
the
bill
that
do
not
comply
with
the
bill
must
amend
the
23
standards
to
comply
with
the
bill
by
December
31,
2025.
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