An Act regulating the location of generation facilities

This bill (HD 3904) prohibits new natural gas or diesel-powered electricity generation facilities from being located within 1 mile of specific sensitive areas, including environmental justice communities, schools, playgrounds, day-care centers, churches, environmentally sensitive zones, or residential housing. The 1-mile distance is measured from any point of the facility to the outer edge of these protected zones. It includes an exception for minor repairs or replacements at existing facilities (operating before 2017) that do not increase the facility's power output. The law directly affects developers and operators of new fossil-fuel generation projects seeking to locate near these communities or facilities.