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

From the Legislature

An Act To Establish The Mississippi Agricultural And Farmland Wind Tower Protection Act Of 2026; To Define And Regulate Wind Tower Facilities; To Vest Exclusive Siting, Permitting And Operational Authority In The Mississippi Public Service Commission; To Require Certificates Of Public Convenience And Necessity, Environmental And Agricultural Impact Assessments, Public Notice And Landowner Consent; To Impose Statewide Setback Requirements To Protect Agricultural Lands, Aerial Agricultural Operations, Residences And Public Buildings; To Prohibit Wind Tower Facilities Near Wildlife Refuges, Wetlands, Migratory Bird Corridors And Critical Habitats; To Require Financial Assurance And Decommissioning Bonds For Site Restoration; To Subject Wind Tower Facilities To Public Utility Laws; To Authorize Rulemaking And Interagency Consultation; To Create The Wind Tower Agricultural And Environmental Impacts Study Committee And Require A Legislative Report; To Provide Enforcement Authority, Civil Penalties And Remediation Remedies; And For Related Purposes.