A. Any landowner who has, through a lease, easement, or other arrangement, allowed a wind turbine foundation to be placed on the property of the landowner and who is paid based on the amount of electrical energy produced from the conversion of wind energy shall have the right to inspect the records of the owner or operator of the wind turbine or wind energy facility for the purposes of confirming the accuracy of any payments made to the landowner within the past twenty-four (24) months.
B. The owner or operator of any wind turbine or wind energy facility, any portion of which is located in this state, upon request of a landowner with the right to inspect records as set forth in subsection A of this section and within a reasonable time, but no more than once per calendar year, shall make available within the state all records, documents, data, and other information, or copies thereof, as are necessary for a landowner to conduct the inspection specified in subsection A of this section. The records shall be made available in a location and manner that affords a landowner reasonable access to the records during normal business hours. The landowner shall be permitted a reasonable length of time to complete the inspection and shall not cause undue disruption to the operations of the owner or operator during the inspection. The records shall be subject to confidentiality requirements contained in the respective landowner lease agreement.
Added by Laws 2010, c. 319, § 7, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.