Effective 28 Aug 2019

393.1073. Task force established, members, hearings and research — report, contents — meetings — expiration date. — 1. There is hereby established the "Task Force on Wind Energy", which shall be composed of the following members:

(1) Three members of the house of representatives, with two appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives and one appointed by the minority floor leader of the house of representatives;

(2) Three members of the senate, with two appointed by the president pro tempore of the senate and one appointed by the minority floor leader of the senate; and

(3) Two representatives from Missouri county governments with experience in wind energy valuations, with one being a currently elected county assessor to be appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives, and one being a currently elected county clerk to be appointed by the president pro tempore of the senate.

2. The task force shall conduct public hearings and research, and shall compile a report for delivery to the general assembly by no later than December 31, 2019. Such report shall include information on the following:

(1) The economic benefits and drawbacks of wind turbines to local communities and the state;

(2) The fair, uniform, and standardized assessment and taxation of wind turbines and their connected equipment owned by a public utility company at the county level in all counties;

(3) Compliance with existing federal and state programs and regulations; and

(4) Potential legislation that will provide a uniform assessment and taxation methodology for wind turbines and their connected equipment owned by a public utility company that will be used in every county of Missouri.

3. The task force shall meet within thirty days after its creation and shall organize by selecting a chairperson and vice chairperson, one of whom shall be a member of the senate and the other a member of the house of representatives. Thereafter, the task force may meet as often as necessary in order to accomplish the tasks assigned to it. A majority of the task force shall constitute a quorum, and a majority vote of such quorum shall be required for any action.

4. The staff of house research and senate research shall provide necessary clerical, research, fiscal, and legal services to the task force, as the task force may request.

5. The members of the task force shall serve without compensation, but any actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of the task force's official duties by the task force, its members, and any staff assigned to the task force shall be paid from the joint contingent fund.

6. This section shall expire on December 31, 2019.

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(L. 2019 H.B. 220)

Expires 12-31-19