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Short title. This Act may be cited as the Renewable Energy Facilities Agricultural Impact Mitigation Act. (Source: P.A. 99-132, eff. 7-24-15; 100-598, eff. 6-29-18.)
Illinois · statute · 505 ILCS 147 · 7 active provisions
Short title. This Act may be cited as the Renewable Energy Facilities Agricultural Impact Mitigation Act. (Source: P.A. 99-132, eff. 7-24-15; 100-598, eff. 6-29-18.)
Purpose. The primary purpose of this Act is to promote the State's welfare by protecting landowners during the construction and deconstruction of commercial renewable energy facilities. (Source: P.A. 99-132, eff. 7-24-15; 100-598, eff. 6-29-18.)
Definitions. As used in this Act: "Abandonment of a commercial wind energy facility" means when deconstruction has not been completed within 18 months after the commercial wind energy facility reaches the end of its useful life. For purposes of this definition, a commercial wind energy facility will be presumed to have…
Agricultural impact mitigation agreement. (a) A commercial renewable energy facility owner of a commercial wind energy facility or a commercial solar energy facility that is located on landowner property shall enter into an agricultural impact mitigation agreement with the Department outlining construction and deconstr…
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Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 99-132, eff. 7-24-15.)