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1		AN ACT concerning local government.
2		Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3		represented in the General Assembly:
4		Section 5. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by adding
5		Section 11-42-15 as follows:
6		(65 ILCS 5/11-42-15 new)
7		Sec. 11-42-15. Wind energy systems. For electric
8		generating wind devices other than those with a nameplate
9		generating capacity of less than 100 kilowatts that are used
10		primarily by an end user, a municipality may prohibit any
11		electric generating wind device from locating within its
12		corporate limits, provided that the regulation is not
13		inconsistent with another municipality's zoning regulation.
14		This Section shall apply only to electric generating wind
15		devices permitted after the effective date of this amendatory
16		Act of the 98th General Assembly.
17		Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
18		becoming law.