101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB5831

 

Introduced 11/10/2020, by Rep. André Thapedi

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
65 ILCS 5/Art. 11 Div. 15.3 heading
65 ILCS 5/11-15.3-5 new
65 ILCS 5/11-15.3-10 new
65 ILCS 5/11-15.3-15 new

    Amends the Wind Farm Division of the Illinois Municipal Code. Changes the name of the Division to the Alternative Energy and Storage Division. Allows a municipality to own and operate a photovoltaic generation farm, energy storage facility, or biomass-fired combined heat and power plant that directly or indirectly reduces the energy or other operating costs of the municipality. Allows a municipality to ask for the assistance of any State agency in obtaining financing options for such operations. Effective immediately.


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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY
HOUSING AFFORDABILITY IMPACT NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning local government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by
5changing the heading of Division 15.3 of Article 11 and by
6adding Sections 11-15.3-5, 11-15.3-10, and 11-15.3-15 as
7follows:
 
8    (65 ILCS 5/Art. 11 Div. 15.3 heading)
9
DIVISION 15.3. ALTERNATIVE ENERGY AND STORAGE WIND FARMS
10(Source: P.A. 96-328, eff. 8-11-09.)
 
11    (65 ILCS 5/11-15.3-5 new)
12    Sec. 11-15.3-5. Photovoltaic farms. A municipality may own
13and operate a photovoltaic generation farm, either
14individually or jointly with another unit of local government,
15school district, or community college district that is
16authorized to own and operate a photovoltaic generation farm,
17that directly or indirectly reduces the energy or other
18operating costs of the municipality. The municipality may ask
19for the assistance of any State agency, including, without
20limitation, the Department of Commerce and Economic
21Opportunity, the Illinois Power Agency, or the Environmental
22Protection Agency, in obtaining financing options for a

 

 

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1photovoltaic generation farm.
 
2    (65 ILCS 5/11-15.3-10 new)
3    Sec. 11-15.3-10. Energy storage facility. A municipality
4may own and operate an energy storage facility, either
5individually or jointly with another unit of local government,
6school district, or community college district that is
7authorized to own and operate an energy storage facility, that
8directly or indirectly reduces the energy or other operating
9costs of the municipality. The municipality may ask for the
10assistance of any State agency, including, without limitation,
11the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, the
12Illinois Power Agency, or the Environmental Protection Agency,
13in obtaining financing options for an energy storage facility.
 
14    (65 ILCS 5/11-15.3-15 new)
15    Sec. 11-15.3-15. Biomass-fired combined heat and power
16plant. A municipality may own and operate a biomass-fired
17combined heat and power plant, either individually or jointly
18with another unit of local government, school district, or
19community college district that is authorized to own and
20operate a biomass-fired combined heat and power plant, that
21directly or indirectly reduces the energy or other operating
22costs of the municipality. The municipality may ask for the
23assistance of any State agency, including, without limitation,
24the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, the

 

 

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1Illinois Power Agency, or the Environmental Protection Agency,
2in obtaining financing options for a biomass-fired combined
3heat and power plant.
 
4    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
5becoming law.