CHEYENNE  — Gov. Dave Freudenthal proposed a Wyoming excise tax on wind energy production, arguing the industry should help pay for the consequences of building wind farms in the state.

With the Legislature convening next week, Freudenthal on Monday also laid out his legislative goals to review condemnation of private lands for the construction of wind energy collector lines, establish statewide minimum county standards for wind projects and expand the Industrial Siting Act to cover more wind farm concerns.

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