Illinois Senate Bill 2632

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1)
Status: Introduced on October 26 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-04-12 - Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 3, 2024
Pending: Senate Procurement Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Department of Natural Resources Act. Provides that the Department of Natural Resources may lease land on property of which the Department has jurisdiction for the purpose of creating, operating, or maintaining a commercial solar energy system or a clean energy project. Provides that the lease shall be for a period not longer than 25 years. Provides that, if practical, the Department shall require that any land or property over which the Department has jurisdiction and that is used for the purpose of creating, operating, or maintaining a commercial solar energy system shall have implemented on it and maintained management practices that would qualify the land or property as a beneficial habitat under the Pollinator-Friendly Solar Site Act. Amends the Department of Natural Resources (Conservation) Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Defines "clean energy". Provides that the Department may provide for at least one electric vehicle charging station, as defined in the Electric Vehicle Act, at any State park or other real property that is owned by the Department where electrical service will reasonably permit. Provides that the Department is authorized to charge user fees for the use of an electric vehicle charging station. Amends the State Parks Act to make conforming changes. Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Exempts certain expenditures by the Department of Natural Resources from the Code.

DNR-COMMERCIAL SOLAR ENERGY

Sen. Doris Turner [D]	Sen. Susan Rezin [R]	Sen. Rachel Ventura [D]	Sen. Adriane Johnson [D]
Sen. Mary Edly-Allen [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-04-12	Senate	Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 3, 2024
2024-04-05	Senate	Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 3, 2024
2024-03-15	Senate	Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 5, 2024
2024-02-08	Senate	To Subcommittee on Procurement
2024-01-24	Senate	Assigned to Executive
2023-12-13	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
2023-11-08	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson
2023-11-07	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura
2023-10-31	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sue Rezin
2023-10-26	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2023-10-26	Senate	First Reading
2023-10-26	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Doris Turner

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
20	801	1-20	Amended Code	Citation Text
20	801	1-50	New Code	See Bill Text
20	805	63a18	Amended Code	Citation Text
20	805	63a6	Amended Code	Citation Text
20	805	805-230	Amended Code	Citation Text
20	805	805-235	Amended Code	Citation Text
20	805	805-280	New Code	See Bill Text
20	805	805-5	Amended Code	Citation Text
20	805	805-580	New Code	See Bill Text
20	835	2	Amended Code	Citation Text
20	835	3	Amended Code	Citation Text
20	835	3a	Amended Code	Citation Text
20	835	4	Amended Code	Citation Text
30	500	1-10	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2632&GAID=17&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=112&GA=103
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/SB/10300SB2632.htm