Sen. Patrick J. Joyce
Filed: 3/27/2023
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1 | AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2226
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2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2226, AS AMENDED, | ||||||
3 | by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the | ||||||
4 | following:
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5 | "Section 5. The Department of Natural Resources | ||||||
6 | (Conservation) Law of the
Civil Administrative Code of | ||||||
7 | Illinois is amended by adding Section 805-570 as follows: | ||||||
8 | (20 ILCS 805/805-570 new) | ||||||
9 | Sec. 805-570. Conservation Opportunity Areas. | ||||||
10 | (a) In this Section, "Conservation Opportunity Area" means | ||||||
11 | a portion of this State within the Illinois Wildlife Action | ||||||
12 | Plan to assist with the conservation of native species and the | ||||||
13 | habitats that support them. | ||||||
14 | (b) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, a | ||||||
15 | Conservation Opportunity Area designation by the Department | ||||||
16 | shall not be used by the Illinois Power Agency beginning with |
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1 | the Long-Term Renewable Resources Procurement Plan outlined in | ||||||
2 | paragraph (5) of subsection (b) of Section 16-111.5 of the | ||||||
3 | Public Utilities Act developed in calendar year 2023 as a | ||||||
4 | basis to deny or withhold any: | ||||||
5 | (1) regulatory action; | ||||||
6 | (2) permitting; | ||||||
7 | (3) licensure; and | ||||||
8 | (4) funding. ".
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