525 ILCS 55/1
Short title
Short title. This Act may be cited as the Pollinator-Friendly Solar Site Act. (Source: P.A. 100-1022, eff. 8-21-18; 101-81, eff. 7-12-19.)
Illinois Compiled Statutes 525 ILCS 55 — Pollinator-Friendly Solar Site Act.
Illinois · statute · 525 ILCS 55 · 5 active provisions
525 ILCS 55/5
Definitions
Definitions. In this Act: "Department" means the Department of Natural Resources. "Exotic weed" has the same meaning ascribed to the term in Section 2 of the Illinois Exotic Weeds Act. "Noxious weed" has the same meaning ascribed to the term in Section 2 of the Illinois Noxious Weed Law.(Source: P.A. 103-620, eff. 1-1-…
525 ILCS 55/10
Site management practices
Site management practices. An owner of a ground-mounted solar site may follow practices that: (1) provide native perennial vegetation and foraging habitat which is beneficial to game birds, songbirds, and pollinators; and (2) reduce storm water runoff and erosion at the solar site. To the extent practicable, if establi…
525 ILCS 55/15
Recognition of beneficial habitat
Recognition of beneficial habitat. An owner or manager of a solar site with a generating capacity of more than 40 kilowatts implementing site management practices under this Act may claim that the site is "pollinator-friendly" or provides benefits to game birds, songbirds, and pollinators only if the site adheres to gu…
525 ILCS 55/99
Effective date
Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 100-1022, eff. 8-21-18.)