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House panel kills wind moratorium bill
Following two days of testimony the House State Affairs Committee voted to quash a proposed moratorium on wind power development.
March 22, 2011
by George Prentice
in Boise Weekly
Following two days of testimony the House State Affairs Committee voted to quash a proposed moratorium on wind power development.
With an 11-8 vote, lawmakers decided to leave any future plans for wind turbine projects up to county officials. Republican Rep. Erick Simpson of Idaho Falls had been hoping for a temporary timeout to wind energy development, saying his constituents were unhappy with the dozens of turbines that had popped up near their Eastern Idaho homes.
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