This bill would block the Department of the Interior from approving the proposed Lava Ridge Wind Project in Idaho's Jerome, Lincoln, and Minidoka counties until a required government study is completed. Specifically, the Secretary of the Interior could not authorize this wind energy project, or any substantially similar project, until the Comptroller General of the United States finishes a report examining its potential negative impacts. The study must assess effects on the Minidoka National Historic Site, wildlife, cultural resources, transportation, hunting, wetlands, and both surface and groundwater. This measure primarily affects the developers of the Lava Ridge Wind Project, nearby communities, and those concerned with preserving the historic site, which commemorates a World War II Japanese American incarceration camp. The bill does not set a specific deadline for completing the study, meaning the project remains on hold until the Comptroller General's review is finished.
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