Illinois House of Representatives bill in Session 104.
Status: in_committee. Latest action: January 9, 2025.
COUNTIES CD-SOLAR&WIND ENERGY.
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.
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-09 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2025-01-09 | Status | in_committee |
| 2025-01-09 | Latest Action | 1/09/2025 - House: |