Relating to the inclusion of certain provisions in lease agreements for wind or solar power facilities.
Bill overview
Relating to the inclusion of certain provisions in lease agreements for wind or solar power facilities.
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HB 3228 is recorded as enacted
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- June 20, 2025
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- September 1, 2025
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KeepTXRed summary
HB 3228 strengthens Texas wind- and solar-facility lease requirements for end-of-life removal, recycling, disposal, and financial assurance.
What would change
The law adds and revises lease provisions requiring grantees to address reuse or recycling of practicably recyclable facility components, disposal of components that cannot practicably be reused or recycled, removal obligations, and related financial assurance and cost estimates.
Who may be affected
Landowners leasing property for wind or solar facilities, wind and solar developers and operators, lenders, recyclers, and parties responsible for decommissioning projects.
When it would take effect
HB 3228 took effect September 1, 2025. The amendments apply only to wind or solar facility agreements entered into on or after that date.
Limits and uncertainty
Agreements entered into before September 1, 2025 remain governed by prior law. The statute establishes contractual and financial-assurance requirements but does not itself determine whether a particular component is recyclable under every factual circumstance.
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Editorial explanation reviewed 9/5/2026.
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Effective on 9/1/25
June 20, 2025 · house
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Representative: charles perry
sponsor
Representative: jared patterson
author
Representative: shelby slawson
author
Representative: stan kitzman
author
Representative: stan lambert
author
Representative: alan schoolcraft
coauthor
Representative: ben bumgarner
coauthor
Representative: cody harris
coauthor
Representative: joanne shofner
coauthor
Representative: keresa richardson
coauthor
Representative: kevin sparks
cosponsor
Representative: lois kolkhorst
cosponsor