Relating to the removal of battery energy storage facilities.

HB 3422 requires operators of battery energy storage facilities (grantees) to fully remove all equipment and restore land to its original condition when a lease agreement ends. It mandates that grantees clear, clean, and remove all battery storage equipment, foundations (to at least 3 feet deep), and buried cables, then refill holes with matching topsoil. This directly affects landowners leasing property for these facilities and the companies operating them. The law voids any agreement clauses waiving these removal responsibilities and provides landowners with legal remedies for non-compliance.