Eminent domain energy collector systems amendments.

SF 11 restricts Wyoming's eminent domain power (the ability to take private property for public use) for wind energy collector systems to only public utilities with a state certificate of public convenience and necessity. Non-public utility entities, such as private wind energy companies, are prohibited from using eminent domain for constructing or expanding collector systems (the conductors, towers, and substations that deliver power from wind farms). The restriction takes effect July 1, 2024, and is scheduled to end on June 30, 2015, or when new legislation establishes additional conditions for such eminent domain use, whichever occurs first. It applies to all new eminent domain actions initiated on or after July 1, 2024.