HB 3228
Partial
What does Texas HB 3228 do? Requires leases for solar power facilities, which the law defines to include battery storage, to provide for reuse or recycling and financial assurance. The assurance rests on an engineer's cost estimate and is due by lease end or the 20th anniversary of commercial operation, whichever is earlier.
Facts
- Kind
- Bill
- Status
- Signed into law
- Stage
- In force
- Effective
- September 1, 2025
- Topics
- Recycling and end of life
- Products
- Source
- Texas Legislative Council, Texas Constitution and Statutes (opens in a new tab)
- Citation
- HB 3228, 89th Leg., R.S. (2025), Ch. 434; Tex. Util. Code chs. 301 and 302
The state’s codes
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