Service Pilot Protection Act

Bill: 116-s-1580
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX]
Introduced: 2019-05-21
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources

Aviation and airports

Congressional oversight

Electric power generation and transmission

Government information and archives

Military command and structure

Military education and training

Military facilities and property

Military operations and strategy

Military readiness

Transportation safety and security
Latest action: action_date: 2019-05-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-05-21
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Service Pilot Protection Act</strong></p> <p>This bill addresses the process of consultation with military installations in cases of applications for wind farm projects filed with the Department of Transportation.</p> <p> It provides that, with respect to an application for a wind farm project, the Military Aviation and Installation Assurance Siting Clearinghouse shall (1) verify whether the appropriate commander, in consultation with each such installation, approved or objected to the application; (2) publish the procedures for notifying each installation of the application; and (3) at least annually, report to Congress a list of approvals and objections and an assessment of whether approved wind farm projects impacted the training capabilities, operations, or readiness of the military department concerned.</p>

tv_txt: II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1580 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 21, 2019 Mr. Cornyn (for himself and Mr. Tillis ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To amend title 10, United States Code, to improve consultation by the Military Aviation and Installation Assurance Siting Clearinghouse with installations affected by windfarm projects, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Service Pilot Protection Act . 2. Consultation by Military Aviation and Installation Assurance Siting Clearinghouse with installations affected by windfarm projects Section 183a(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (4) With respect to an application described in paragraph (1) for a windfarm project, in ensuring that affected local military installations are consulted under such paragraph, the Clearinghouse shall— (A) verify whether the commander of the appropriate major command or forces command, in consultation with each such installation, approved or objected to the application; (B) publish on an publicly available internet website of the Department of Defense the procedures for notifying each such installation of the application; and (C) not less frequently than annually, submit to the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives— (i) a list of approvals and objections under subparagraph (A) during the year covered by the report; and (ii) an assessment of whether approved windfarm projects, either individually or collectively, impacted the training capabilities, operations, or readiness of the military department concerned during such year. .