95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
SB1300


 
Introduced 2/9/2007, by Sen. Dale A. Righter
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		













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    Amends the Counties Code.  Provides that a county may establish standards for wind farms and electric-generating wind devices in unincorporated areas of the county outside of the zoning jurisdiction of a municipality.  Provides that a county may regulate the siting of  wind farms and electric-generating wind devices.  Provides that a municipality may not regulate zoning with respect to wind farms and electric-generating wind devices except within its zoning jurisdiction.  Authorizes test wind towers for up to 3 years. Effective immediately.
















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SB1300

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    AN ACT concerning local government.

 
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    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
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represented in the General Assembly:


 
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    Section 5. The Counties Code is amended  by adding Section 
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5-12020 as follows:
 
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    (55 ILCS 5/5-12020  new)
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    Sec. 5-12020. Wind farms.  A county may establish standards 
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for wind farms and electric-generating wind devices.  The 
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standards may include, without limitation, the height of the 
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devices and the number of devices that may be located within a 
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geographic area.  A county may also regulate the siting of wind 
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farms and electric-generating wind devices. There shall be at 
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least one public hearing not more than 30 days prior to a 
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siting decision by the county board.  Notice of the hearing 
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shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the 
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county. Counties may allow test wind towers to be sited without 
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formal approval by the county board.  Test wind towers must be 
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dismantled within 3 years of installation.  For the purposes of 
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this Section, "test wind towers" are wind towers that are 
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designed solely to collect wind generation data.
 
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    Section 10. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended  by 
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adding Section 11-13-26 as follows:
 
 


 






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    (65 ILCS 5/11-13-26  new)
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    Sec. 11-13-26. Wind farms.  A municipality may not regulate 
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wind farms and electric-generating wind devices except within 
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its zoning jurisdiction. There shall be at least one public 
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hearing not more than 30 days prior to a siting decision by the 
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corporate authorities of a municipality.  Notice of the hearing 
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shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the 
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municipality. A municipality may allow test wind towers to be 
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sited without formal approval by the corporate authorities of 
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the municipality.  Test wind towers must be dismantled within 3 
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years of installation.  For the purposes of this Section, "test 
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wind towers" are wind towers that are designed solely to 
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collect wind generation data.

 
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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
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becoming law.