AMENDMENT FOR PRINTED BILL
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___________________ moved that HB 1234 be amended as follows:


    On page 1, line 12, of the printed bill, remove the overstrikes from "and".

    On page 2, line 2, after "previous use" delete ";".

    On page 2, delete lines 3 to 5, inclusive.

    On page 2, line 6, delete everything before "." .

    On page 4, line 2, remove the overstrikes from everything after "turbines" .

    On page 4, line 3, remove the overstrikes from everything before "." .

    On page 4, after line 5, insert:

"    Section 3. That chapter 11-2 be amended by adding a NEW SECTION to read:

    A wind energy facility not otherwise subject to § 49-41B-2 shall file with the county in which the wind energy facility is located a bond, guarantee, insurance, or other requirement to provide funding for the decommissioning and removal of the wind energy facility, and for the restoration and reversion of the land on which the wind energy facility is located to its previous use. The bond required under this section shall run in favor of, and for the benefit of, the landowner whose property is hosting the wind energy facility. The form, terms, and conditions of the bond required under this section shall be subject to the approval of the county in which the wind energy facility is located.".