Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly
Iowa HF2446: A BILL FOR An Act relating to wind energy conversion facilities, including requirements for development, construction, and operation
Status: In committee, February 16, 2026
An Act relating to wind energy conversion facilities, including requirements for development, construction, and operation.
What the bill says
A bill FOR An Act relating to wind energy conversion facilities, including requirements for development, construction, and operation.
From the introduced text, February 16, 2026:
A BILL FOR An Act relating to wind energy conversion facilities, including requirements for development, construction, and operation. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 6156HH (3) sb/js H.F. 2446 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 476.53B Wind energy conversion facilities ---- requirements. 1. As used in this section: a. "Applicant" means any person, firm, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, or governmental subdivision seeking to develop, construct, or operate a wind energy conversion facility, as defined in section 476C.1, in Iowa. b. "Karst topography" means terrain characterized by sinkholes, voids, caverns, disappearing streams, or other features produced by the dissolution of carbonate rocks. c. "Licensed surveyor" means a professional land surveyor licensed under chapter 542B with demonstrated experience in subsurface and geological hazard evaluation. d. "Material damage" means direct physical damage exceeding one hundred dollars in repair costs or any event causing collapse or functional failure of a well, septic system, lagoon, slurry containment, or structural foundation, or contamination of groundwater or a cave system. e. "Watershed" means the hydrological area in which surface water or groundwater drains toward a common outlet. f. "Wind energy conversion facility" means the same as defined in section 476C.1. 2. a. An applicant shall commission a subsurface and environmental survey by a licensed surveyor that must be submitted prior to …
Sponsors
- Charley Thomson (R, 58) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Introduced, referred to Commerce. H.J. 290 .
Subjects: construction work, utilities, Compulsory school attendance
Common questions
- What is HF2446?
- HF2446 is a bill in the Iowa Legislature (91st General Assembly): A BILL FOR An Act relating to wind energy conversion facilities, including requirements for development, construction, and operation.
- What does HF2446 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR An Act relating to wind energy conversion facilities, including requirements for development, construction, and operation.
- What is the status of HF2446?
- In committee as of February 16, 2026. Latest action: Introduced, referred to Commerce. H.J. 290 . (February 16, 2026).
- Who sponsored HF2446?
- Charley Thomson (R, 58).
- Where is the official record for HF2446?
- On the Iowa Legislature website: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=HF+2446&ga=91
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