How much tax revenue do windmills produce?
Or are they really just a recipient of same?
I understand the difference, but it’s not so much the revenue as it is the state taking away local control over its own zoning.
What would stop them from withholding state money for other reasons?
I only raise this because our local residents just fought a long battle stopping Big Blow from covering our entire county in windmills. We got absolutely no help from any state or federal officials. But we did manage to unseat 2 of the 3 commissioners and a couple of the county council members last year.
My state is not exactly a big contributor to gas and oil, but they are still floating a similar proposal.
http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/4/8/3/4/4834fa14/HB1321.01.INTR.pdf
Amends the statute concerning home rule for units of local government to specify that such units do not have the power to regulate or prohibit oil and gas exploration, development, or production activities, including activities involving horizontal drilling or hydraulic fracturing.