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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning wind energy.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Lake |
| 5 | | Michigan Offshore Wind Energy Advisory Council Act.
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| 6 | | Section 5. Definitions. In this Act: |
| 7 | | "Council" means the Lake Michigan Offshore Wind Energy |
| 8 | | Advisory Council created under this Act. |
| 9 | | "Department" means the Illinois Department of Natural |
| 10 | | Resources. |
| 11 | | "Local government" means county, township, or |
| 12 | | municipality.
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| 13 | | Section 10. The Lake Michigan Offshore Wind Energy |
| 14 | | Recommendation Report. |
| 15 | | (a) In order to assist in the evaluation and consideration |
| 16 | | of offshore wind energy projects in Illinois waters of Lake |
| 17 | | Michigan, the Department shall examine the topics identified in |
| 18 | | subsection (b) of this Section and report its findings and |
| 19 | | recommendations to the Governor and General Assembly by June |
| 20 | | 30, 2012. During preparation of the report, the Department is |
| 21 | | not expected to fund or perform original scientific studies. |
| 22 | | (b) In preparing a report, the Department shall evaluate |
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| 1 | | all of the following: |
| 2 | | (1) Appropriate criteria for the Department to use to |
| 3 | | review applications for offshore wind development of Lake |
| 4 | | Michigan lakebed leases. |
| 5 | | (2) Criteria for identifying areas that are favorable, |
| 6 | | acceptable, and unacceptable for offshore wind |
| 7 | | development, including, but not limited to, impacts to |
| 8 | | wildlife, protected habitats, navigation, commercial |
| 9 | | fisheries, and recreational uses of Lake Michigan. |
| 10 | | (3) A recommended process for ensuring public |
| 11 | | engagement in the Department's process for leasing Lake |
| 12 | | Michigan lakebed for offshore wind energy projects. |
| 13 | | (4) Options for how the State shall be compensated for |
| 14 | | Lake Michigan lakebed leasing. |
| 15 | | (5) A summary of the lessons learned from other |
| 16 | | domestic and international offshore wind development |
| 17 | | experiences, including, but not limited to, those related |
| 18 | | to public policy, regulatory, and siting concerns for |
| 19 | | offshore wind development. |
| 20 | | (6) Identification of local, State, and federal |
| 21 | | authorities with permitting, siting, or other approval |
| 22 | | authority for wind power development in Lake Michigan. |
| 23 | | (7) Recommendations for needed State legislation and |
| 24 | | regulations governing offshore wind farm development.
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| 25 | | Section 15. The Lake Michigan Offshore Wind Energy Advisory |
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| 1 | | Council. |
| 2 | | (a) The Council is created as a separate entity within the |
| 3 | | Department of Natural Resources and shall consist of the |
| 4 | | Director or Chairman, or their designee, of the following 5 |
| 5 | | State agencies: |
| 6 | | (1) The Department of Natural Resources. |
| 7 | | (2) The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency. |
| 8 | | (3) The Illinois Power Agency. |
| 9 | | (4) The Illinois Commerce Commission. |
| 10 | | (5) The Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. |
| 11 | | (b) The Director of Natural Resources shall serve as |
| 12 | | chairperson of the Council. The chairperson shall select the |
| 13 | | following public members to serve on the Council: |
| 14 | | (1) One individual representing a statewide |
| 15 | | environmental organization. |
| 16 | | (2) One individual representing the tourism industry. |
| 17 | | (3) One resident of the State representing an Illinois |
| 18 | | institution of higher education. |
| 19 | | (4) Two residents of the State representing lakefront |
| 20 | | communities.
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| 21 | | (5) One individual representing an electrical utility |
| 22 | | industry. |
| 23 | | (6) One individual representing an independent |
| 24 | | transmission company. |
| 25 | | (7) One individual representing the offshore wind |
| 26 | | energy industry. |
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| 1 | | (8) One individual representing local government |
| 2 | | officials. |
| 3 | | (9) One individual representing a regional |
| 4 | | environmental organization. |
| 5 | | (10) One individual representing the commercial |
| 6 | | fishing industry. |
| 7 | | (11) One individual representing the recreational |
| 8 | | boating community.
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| 9 | | (c) At his or her discretion, the chairperson may appoint |
| 10 | | additional public members to the Council. |
| 11 | | (d) The Speaker of the House, Minority Leader of the House, |
| 12 | | Senate President, and Minority Leader of the Senate shall each |
| 13 | | appoint one member of the General Assembly to serve on the |
| 14 | | Council.
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| 15 | | (e) Members of the Council shall serve without |
| 16 | | compensation. |
| 17 | | (f) The Council shall examine the topics identified in |
| 18 | | subsection (b) of Section 10 of this Act and shall make |
| 19 | | recommendations to the Department during the preparation of the |
| 20 | | report to the General Assembly and Governor.
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| 21 | | Section 20. Repeal of Act. This Act shall be repealed on |
| 22 | | July 1, 2012.
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| 23 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, |
| 24 | | 2011.
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