2026 Regular Session
HB1263
Wind energy facilities; requiring Oklahoma Water Resource Board conduct certain study; effective date.
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Partner positions
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Yes: Must study impacts to water and groundwater, adds setbacks to wind turbines "d. one and one-half (1 1/2) nautical miles from any residential home, or e. forty (40) nautical miles from any lake with a normal level surface area that is in excess of ten thousand (10,000) surface acres. 2. For any wind turbine tower that exceeds five hundred (500) feet in height, the setback distance specified in subparagraphs a, b, c, and d of paragraph 1 on this subsection shall be three (3) nautical miles.
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Committee referrals
February 13, 2025 · House
Rules
February 4, 2025 · House
Energy and Natural Resources Oversight
February 4, 2025 · House
Energy
Instrument history
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House Referred to Rules
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House Withdrawn from Energy and Natural Resources Oversight Committee
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House Withdrawn from Energy Committee
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House Referred to Energy
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House Second Reading referred to Energy and Natural Resources Oversight
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House Authored by Representative Hays
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House First Reading