HB5814sam002 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Sen. Pamela J. Althoff

Filed: 4/30/2012

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5814

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 5814, AS AMENDED, by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the following:

"Section 5. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by adding Section 11-42-15 as follows:

(65 ILCS 5/11-42-15 new)

Sec. 11-42-15. Wind energy systems. For electric generating wind devices other than those with a nameplate generating capacity of less than 100 kilowatts that are used primarily by an end user, a municipality may prohibit any electric generating wind device from locating less than 1,400 feet from a residential area, provided that the regulation is not inconsistent with another municipality's zoning regulation.

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