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Rep. Joe Sosnowski
Filed: 2/25/2013
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1201
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| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1201 by replacing |
| 3 | | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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| 4 | | "Section 5. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by |
| 5 | | adding Section 11-42-15 as follows:
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| 6 | | (65 ILCS 5/11-42-15 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 11-42-15. Wind energy systems. For electric |
| 8 | | generating wind devices other than those with a nameplate |
| 9 | | generating capacity of less than 100 kilowatts that are used |
| 10 | | primarily by an end user, a municipality may prohibit any |
| 11 | | electric generating wind device from locating within its |
| 12 | | corporate limits, provided that the regulation is not |
| 13 | | inconsistent with another municipality's zoning regulation. |
| 14 | | This Section shall apply only to electric generating wind |
| 15 | | devices permitted after the effective date of this amendatory |
| 16 | | Act of the 98th General Assembly.
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