"MS Agricultural and Farmland Wind Tower Protection Act of 2026"; create.

Summary

The bill transfers exclusive siting, permitting, and operational control of wind‑tower facilities to the Mississippi Public Service Commission and requires certificates of public convenience, environmental and agricultural impact assessments, public notice, and landowner consent. It sets statewide setback distances from farms, homes, schools, wildlife refuges, wetlands and migratory‑bird corridors, and mandates financial assurance for decommissioning. The measure also creates a study committee, imposes civil penalties for violations, and ultimately failed in conference.

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