HB0089

Requires wind energy facilities to dispose of decommissioned wind turbine blades and towers onsite and prohibits their disposal in municipal solid waste facilities.

• Amends wind energy facility permit applications to require a waste management plan that includes a disposal plan for onsite disposal of decommissioned wind turbine blades and towers. (W.S. 18-5-503(a)(vi), Sec. 1)
• Requires wind energy facilities subject to county siting requirements to dispose of all decommissioned wind turbine blades and towers onsite in accordance with state regulations. (W.S. 18-5-504(f), Sec. 1)
• Directs the Environmental Quality Council to establish rules and regulations for onsite disposal of decommissioned wind turbine blades and towers, including minimum depth requirements, removal of mechanical and electrical materials, and prohibition of disposal in solid waste facilities. (W.S. 35-11-402(a)(xvi), Sec. 1)
• Requires solid waste facility permit applications for wind energy facilities to include a disposal plan for onsite disposal of decommissioned wind turbine blades and towers. (W.S. 35-12-109(a)(xxiii), Sec. 1)
• Mandates that the Industrial Siting Council require wind energy facility operators to dispose of decommissioned blades and towers onsite and prohibits disposal in solid waste facilities, with exceptions for onsite recycling, removal of mechanical and electrical materials, and disposal at surface coal mining sites. (W.S. 35-12-113(k), Sec. 1)
• Applies the onsite disposal requirements to all wind energy facilities receiving permits on or after July 1, 2025, while preserving existing contracts and agreements entered into before that date. (Sec. 2)
• Directs the Environmental Quality Council and Industrial Siting Council to promulgate rules necessary to implement the onsite disposal requirements. (Sec. 3)

Effective: July 1, 2025

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