Illinois Senate Bill 3263 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on January 13 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-01-13 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Creates the Wind Energy Facilities Construction and Deconstruction Act. Requires a commercial wind energy operator of a commercial wind energy facility located on land owned by another to enter into an agricultural impact mitigation agreement with the Department of Agriculture. Provides that the commercial wind energy operator is responsible for deconstruction of a commercial wind energy facility. Requires the filing of a deconstruction plan detailing the cost of deconstruction per turbine. Provides that the plan must be prepared by an independent third party. Requires the Department of Agriculture to require reclamation bonds for deconstruction. Contains provisions concerning public informational meetings, final determinations related to approval of siting, and deconstruction activities. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Wind Energy Administration Fund as a special fund in the State Treasury. Amends the Counties Code. Deletes language allowing a county to establish standards for wind farms and electric-generating wind devices. Effective immediately.

WIND ENERGY FACILITY CONSTRUCT

Sen. John Sullivan [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-01-13	Senate	Session Sine Die
2014-04-11	Senate	Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
2014-03-28	Senate	Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 11, 2014
2014-03-27	Senate	To Subcommittee on Special Issues (EN)
2014-02-25	Senate	Assigned to Energy
2014-02-14	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2014-02-14	Senate	First Reading
2014-02-14	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. John M. Sullivan

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
30	105	5.855	New Code	See Bill Text
55	5	5-12020	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3263&GAID=12&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=85&GA=98
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/98/SB/09800SB3263.htm