Illinois House Bill 4037

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on April 18 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-04-05 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Counties Code. Provides that a commercial wind energy facility owner or solar energy facility owner must file a land reclamation plan and a recycling plan with the Department of Agriculture prior to the required public hearing on the siting of a facility. Provides that the land reclamation plan must outline how the property on which a facility has been constructed will be returned to the state the property existed prior to the construction of the facility upon removal of the facility. Provides that the recycling plan must outline how the material used to construct the facility will be recycled. Provides that a commercial solar energy facility may not be sited on property where the property's soil's crop productivity index is greater than 110. Effective immediately.

COUNTIES CD-SOLAR&WIND ENERGY

Rep. Chris Miller [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-04-05	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2024-03-22	House	To Clean Energy Subcommittee
2024-03-12	House	Assigned to Energy & Environment Committee
2023-04-19	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2023-04-19	House	First Reading
2023-04-18	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Chris Miller

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
55	5	5-12020	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4037&GAID=17&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=112&GA=103
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/HB/10300HB4037.htm