Sen. Michael W. Frerichs
Filed: 4/28/2009
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 883




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 883 by replacing 
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everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
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    "Section 5. The Counties Code is amended  by changing 
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Section 5-12020 as follows:
 
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    (55 ILCS 5/5-12020)
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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 in unincorporated 
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areas of the county outside of the zoning jurisdiction of a 
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municipality and the 1.5 mile radius surrounding the zoning 
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jurisdiction of a municipality. There shall be at least one 
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public hearing not more than 30 days prior to a siting decision 
 


 






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by the county board.  Notice of the hearing shall be published 
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in a newspaper of general circulation in the county. Counties 
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may allow test wind towers to be sited without formal approval 
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by the county board.  Test wind towers must be dismantled within 
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3 years of installation.  For the purposes of this Section, 
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"test wind towers" are wind towers that are designed solely to 
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collect wind generation data.  Any provision of a county zoning 
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ordinance pertaining to wind farms that is in effect before the 
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effective date of this amendatory Act of the 95th General 
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Assembly may continue in effect notwithstanding any 
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requirements of this Section.

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(Source: P.A. 95-203, eff. 8-16-07.)

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