HB106 reintroduces a moratorium on the utilization of eminent domain for wind energy collector systems and forbids independent power producers from employing eminent domain to construct transmission lines through private property for connecting their wind farms to the power grid.
The Wyoming State House of Representatives failed to override the governor’s veto on HB106 on February 27, 2023 by a vote of 38 to 24. We have assigned pluses to the ayes because the Fifth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution states, “nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.” The government cannot constitutionally take property from someone and trust that the government will compensate properly. Additionally, much of the country’s wind energy companies are heavily subsidized, which plays into the Marxist green agenda.