[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 143 (Wednesday, September 6, 2017)]
[Senate]
[Page S5012]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 805. Mr. CORNYN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 2810, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2018 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 85, between lines 23 and 24, insert the following:
       ``(7)(A) The base commander of a military installation 
     impacted by a proposed wind turbine project shall submit to 
     the Clearinghouse a statement of objection or non-objection 
     regarding the impact of proposed project.
       ``(B) The statement shall include the following elements:
       ``(i) An analysis of the impact on pilot safety, training, 
     military operations, and readiness.
       ``(ii) A detailed description of any potential negative 
     impacts on pilot safety, training, military operations, and 
     readiness.
       ``(iii) Any additional information the base commander 
     determines relevant for consideration in the evaluation 
     process.
       ``(iv) A statement of objection or non-objection.
       ``(C) The base commander's recommendation shall be 
     incorporated into the Clearinghouse analysis and made a 
     matter of permanent record.
       ``(D) Any decision by the Clearinghouse that contradicts 
     the base commander recommendation shall be accompanied by a 
     report addressing all the points made in the base commander's 
     statement, and describe how the impacts on pilot safety, 
     training, military operations, and readiness will be 
     prevented.''.
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