Bill Text: IL SR0064 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Declares that local governments in Illinois should abide by IDA's guidelines and lighting principles to help mitigate the effects of light pollution produced by outdoor lighting.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-05-19 - Resolution Adopted [SR0064 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-SR0064-Introduced.html
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1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The International Dark-Sky Association (IDA) | ||||||
3 | defines light pollution as any adverse impact or effect | ||||||
4 | attributable to the use of artificial light at night, | ||||||
5 | including but not limited to sky glow, glare, spill light, and | ||||||
6 | impaired nighttime visibility; and
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7 | WHEREAS, Light pollution is known to negatively impact | ||||||
8 | human health, public safety, astronomical observations, energy | ||||||
9 | security, global climate, and natural ecosystems; and
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10 | WHEREAS, IDA provides guidance on mitigating light | ||||||
11 | pollution with principles that can be broadly applied, | ||||||
12 | empowering diverse jurisdictions, communities, and interests | ||||||
13 | to select responsible outdoor lighting; and
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14 | WHEREAS, Responsible outdoor lighting may be designed to | ||||||
15 | minimize the impact on the environment to achieve the IDA's | ||||||
16 | short-term conservation goal of no net increase in light | ||||||
17 | pollution and long-term conservation goal of the restoration | ||||||
18 | of intrinsic darkness; and
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19 | WHEREAS, The IDA develops a range of scenarios and | ||||||
20 | guidance for common lighting solutions and provides | ||||||
21 | flexibility in identifying how the IDA's principles are best |
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1 | applied within local areas to meet valid needs while observing | ||||||
2 | all regulatory frameworks; and
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3 | WHEREAS, Local Illinois governments should be encouraged | ||||||
4 | to utilize light fixtures that reduce unnecessary light and | ||||||
5 | save energy when they replace light fixtures or build new | ||||||
6 | light fixtures; therefore, be it
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7 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | ||||||
8 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we declare that local | ||||||
9 | governments in Illinois should abide by IDA's guidelines and | ||||||
10 | lighting principles to help mitigate the effects of light | ||||||
11 | pollution produced by outdoor lighting.
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