[CPEO-MEF] ENCROACHMENT, ENERGY: "Wind turbine permit bill passes N.C. House"

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Wind turbine permit bill passes N.C. House

By SUE BOOK
New Bern Sun Journal (NC)
May 7, 2013

A wind turbine permit bill that allows those advocating for clear  
flight paths for the military to be heard in the permitting process  
was overwhelmingly passed the N.C. House on Wednesday.

Introduced March 28 by Rep. John Bell, R-Wayne, of District 10  
including Craven County, the bill, HB 484, passed by 112 to 2 in the  
final house vote and is currently in the N.C. Senate.

The bill sets a $3,500 fee for the Department of Environment and  
Natural Resources permit and requires wind energy developers to  
confront military encroachment issues at the beginning of the process.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.jdnews.com/news/military/wind-turbine-permit-bill-passes-n- 
c-house-1.138680

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
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