Law for more control and acceptance in wind energy expansion

Summary

Creation of a consistent federal solution for area planning for wind energy areas: primary role of the Wind Area Energy Requirement Act in shaping the overriding public interest regarding required areas on land, deletion of possible exceptions regarding the location of rotor blades outside designated areas, proportional crediting of areas within rotors to the area contribution values ​​in after January 1. Spatial planning or land-use plans that came into effect in February 2024, procedural simplifications in determining the area contribution values, regulation of the factual requirements for temporary bans on wind turbine projects by the planning authority, compensation regulations for deprivileged projects, consequential changes; Enabling additional investment in housing construction and stabilizing the Construction and real estate industry: Introduction of a special regulation valid until December 31, 2029 to deviate from building regulations when constructing, expanding or changing the use of buildings for residential purposes;<br /> Insertion of § 246e and amendment to §§ 245e and 249 of the Building Code as well as §§ 1, 2, 4 and 5 of the Wind Energy Area Requirements Act<br /> <br /> <strong>Recommendation of the committee:</strong> Title change (introduced as: Law for more control and acceptance in the expansion of wind energy and to accelerate housing construction); Exclusion of a legitimate interest in the issuance of a preliminary decision for project locations outside designated wind energy areas or wind energy areas under planning in order to ensure the concentration of wind turbines in areas to be determined at the state level according to planning criteria, Consequential changes;<br /> Waiver of amendment to the Wind Energy Area Requirements Act and the Building Code, additional amendment to Section 9 of the Federal Immission Control Act,

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Timeline

1. 17 December 2024

   Bill

   Law for more control and acceptance in wind energy expansion

   Source: BT

2. 19 December 2024

   First reading

   Law for more control and acceptance in wind energy expansion

   Source: BT

3. 29 January 2025

   Recommendation and report

   Law for more control and acceptance in wind energy expansion

   Source: BT

4. 31 January 2025

   Second reading

   Law for more control and acceptance in wind energy expansion

   Source: BT

5. 31 January 2025

   Third reading

   Law for more control and acceptance in wind energy expansion

   Source: BT

6. 31 January 2025

   Unterrichtung über Gesetzesbeschluss des BT

   Law for more control and acceptance in wind energy expansion

   Source: BR

7. 14 February 2025

   Durchgang

   Law for more control and acceptance in wind energy expansion

   Source: BR

8. 14 February 2025

   Beschlussdrucksache

   Law for more control and acceptance in wind energy expansion

   Source: BR

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  Drucksache · DE · 14 February 2025

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  Drucksache · DE · 31 January 2025

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  Drucksache · DE · 29 January 2025

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  Drucksache · DE · 17 December 2024

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• Fraktion der CDU/CSU · Fraktion der CDU/CSU · initiative

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