HB 3146
Comment:
IFRA Position: Monitor
Short Description: WIND&SOLAR ENERGY REGULATION
House Sponsors
Rep. Lance Yednock
Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Counties Code. Modifies the setback distance of a wind tower from occupied community buildings and nonparticipating residences. Modifies provisions restricting the county's ability to enact standards for construction, decommissioning, or deconstruction of commercial wind energy facilities or commercial solar energy facilities that are more restrictive than those included in the Department of Agriculture's impact agreements. Includes provisions requiring a comprehensive agricultural drainage plan and agreements with drainage districts to cross or impact a drainage system. Amends the Renewable Energy Facilities Agricultural Impact Mitigation Act. Modifies provisions requiring a commercial renewable energy facility owner of a commercial wind energy facility or a commercial solar energy facility that is located on landowner property to enter into an agricultural impact mitigation agreement with the Department outlining construction and deconstruction standards and policies. Removes provisions requiring a commercial solar energy facility owner to submit, not less than 45 days prior to commencement of actual construction, to the Department a standard agricultural impact mitigation agreement signed by the commercial solar energy facility owner and including all information required by the Department. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
Last Action
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2/17/2023 |
House |
Referred to Rules Committee |
HB 3037
Comment:
IFRA Position: Oppose/Hot Bill
Short Description: PEN CD-FOSSIL FUEL DIVESTMENT
House Sponsors
Rep. Will Guzzardi
Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the General Provisions Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that the amendatory Act may be referred to as the Fossil Fuel Divestment Act. With regard to the pension funds and retirement systems established under the General Assembly, Chicago Police, Chicago Firefighter, Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF), Chicago Municipal, Chicago Laborers', State Employees, State Universities, Downstate Teachers, or Judges Article of the Code, prohibits investment of pension system assets in fossil fuel companies. Requires pension systems to adopt an update to its written investment policies if necessary. Requires pension systems to divest any holdings of stocks, securities, or other obligations of a fossil fuel company. Provides that, beginning one year after the effective date of the amendatory Act, the board of trustees of a pension system shall ensure that the pension system does not invest in any indirect investment vehicle unless the board of trustees is satisfied that the investment vehicle is unlikely to have more than 2% of its assets invested in coal, oil, or gas producers. Requires pension systems to post on its publicly accessible website information detailing all its holdings in the public market and private equity investments. Requires pension systems to annually issue a report reviewing its environmental, social, and governance investment policy. Sets forth definitions and other provisions. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.
Last Action
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2/16/2023 |
House |
Referred to Rules Committee |
HB 3023
Comment:
IFRA Position: Monitor
Short Description: REVENUE-HYDROGEN FUEL
House Sponsors
Rep. Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr.
Synopsis As Introduced
Creates the Hydrogen Fuel Replacement Tax Credit Act. Creates an income tax credit in an amount equal to $1 per kilogram of eligible zero-carbon hydrogen used by the eligible taxpayer during the tax year for which a credit is sought. Provides that the credit shall be increased by $0.15 per kilogram of eligible zero-carbon hydrogen if the eligible taxpayer uses contractors or employs labor at a project location in an equity investment eligible community. Effective immediately.
Last Action
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2/16/2023 |
House |
Referred to Rules Committee |
HB 2505
Comment:
IFRA Position: Monitor
Short Description: VEH CD-TRUCK MAX HEIGHT WEIGHT
House Sponsors
Rep. Martin J. Moylan
Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that local authorities with respect to highways under their jurisdiction may also, by ordinance or resolution, prohibit the operation of trucks or other commercial vehicles, or may impose limitations as the weight, height, or length (rather than only weight) thereof, which prohibitions and limitations shall be marked by appropriate signs placed on such highways. Establishes that an agency or instrumentality of the State of Illinois or any unit of local government shall not be required to widen or otherwise alter a non-designated highway (regardless of its date of construction) to accommodate truck-tractor-semitrailer combinations. Provides that each unit of local government may (rather than shall) report to the Department of Transportation any limitations prohibiting the operation of vehicles imposed by ordinance or resolution in the unit of local government's nondesignated highway system. Makes conforming changes.
Last Action
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2/15/2023 |
House |
Referred to Rules Committee |
HB 2346
Comment:
IFRA Position: Monitor
Short Description: VEH EMISSIONS TESTING-OVER 55
House Sponsors
Rep. Cyril Nichols
Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that an official emissions testing center shall reserve the first 30 minutes of its hours of operation to providing emissions testing to registered vehicle owners over the age of 55. Provides that an official emissions testing center shall designate one service lane for testing only vehicles owned by customers over the age of 55.
Last Action
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2/14/2023 |
House |
Referred to Rules Committee |