Bill Title: Creates the Lake Michigan Wind Energy Act. Requires the Department of Natural Resources to develop a detailed offshore wind energy siting matrix for the public trust lands of Lake Michigan. Authorizes the Department, after finalizing the offshore wind energy siting matrix, to grant offshore wind energy development site assessment permits and leases. Authorizes the Department to convert site assessment leases to construction and operation leases. Grants the Department other rulemaking powers. Creates the Offshore Wind Energy Economic Development Policy Task Force. Charges the Task Force with analyzing and evaluating policy and economic options to facilitate the development of offshore wind energy and proposing an appropriate Illinois mechanism for purchasing and selling power from offshore wind energy projects. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 24-0)

Status: (Passed) 2013-08-16 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0447 [HB2753 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

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Voting Records

Chamber	Vote	Date	Yea	Nay	NV	Abs	Total	Result	Source	View
House	Concurrence in House	2013-05-31	108	10	0	0	118	Passed	Link	View
Senate	Third Reading in Senate	2013-05-30	55	0	4	0	59	Passed	Link	View
House	Third Reading in House	2013-04-09	90	21	0	3	114	Passed	Link	View

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