§ 160.12. Legislative findings
Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 17. Corporation Commission
17 Okl.St.Ann. § 160.12
§ 160.12. Legislative findings
The Legislature finds that:
3. The prudent development of wind energy resources requires addressing the relationship of the needs of wind energy developers with those of the mineral estate owners who have the historical right to make reasonable use of the surface estate, including the right of ingress and egress therefor, for the purpose of exploring, severing, capturing and producing the minerals as reflected in the Exploration Rights Act of 2011, Sections 3 through 7 of this act1, and balancing the needs of wind energy developers with those of the landowners who provide access to the wind energy resource, including assurances that wind turbines and wind energy facilities will be properly decommissioned, that they will have access to adequate information to verify the accuracy of their payments, and that they will be adequately protected against hazards and accidents that may arise from the wind turbines or wind energy facilities;
6. To protect the public against health and safety hazards, standards for the safe decommissioning of wind energy facilities should be established and assurance of adequate financial resources should be given so that the wind energy systems can be properly decommissioned at the end of their useful life.
Credits
Laws 2010, c. 319, § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 2011; Laws 2011, c. 197, § 2.
Footnotes
Title 52, section 801 et seq.
17 Okl. St. Ann. § 160.12, OK ST T. 17 § 160.12
Current with emergency effective legislation through Chapter 277 of the Second Regular Session of the 59th Legislature (2024). Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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