Wind energy facilities; providing setback requirements for wind towers from certain dwellings and property boundaries. Emergency.

SB 429 updates Oklahoma's wind energy facility rules by requiring new setback distances for wind towers after June 1, 2025. It mandates that towers must be at least 1.5 nautical miles (approximately 1.7 miles) from the nearest point of any residential dwelling and from nonparticipating property boundaries. The bill also includes existing requirements for setbacks from airports, schools, and hospitals, while adding new provisions for Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) compliance and military installation protections. Violations could result in daily administrative penalties up to $1,500 per tower, enforced by the Corporation Commission. This directly affects wind energy developers, residential property owners, and landowners near proposed wind facilities.