Bill Text: IL HB3482 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Chaptered
Bill Title: Amends the Lake Michigan Wind Energy Act. Provides that the Offshore Wind Energy Economic Development Policy Task Force shall report its findings to the Governor and General Assembly within 12 months of convening. Provides that the Department of Natural Resources shall adopt rules by which it may grant in the name of the State of Illinois permits and site leases with respect to public trust lands of Lake Michigan for the assessment of sites for offshore wind energy development. Provides that if the Department receives an application for such a site assessment permit and lease in advance of the adoption of such rules, the Department may grant such permit and lease, and in considering such application shall take into account the general principles set forth in the Act as well as existing environmental, marine, public infrastructure, transportation, and security uses and factors. Provides that in advance of rulemaking specific to the Act no site for which an assessment permit or lease is granted shall be within 3 miles of the shore of Lake Michigan, nor shall it include known breeding grounds or habitat of any avian species considered threatened or endangered under federal or State law. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-08-09 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0283 [HB3482 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-HB3482-Chaptered.html
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| Public Act 101-0283 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning State government.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Lake Michigan Wind Energy Act is amended by | ||||
changing Section 20 as follows:
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(20 ILCS 896/20)
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Sec. 20. Offshore Wind Energy Economic Development Policy | ||||
Task Force. | ||||
(a) The Governor shall convene an Offshore Wind Energy | ||||
Economic Development Policy Task Force, to be chaired by the | ||||
Director of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, or his or her | ||||
designee, to analyze and evaluate policy and economic options | ||||
to facilitate the development of offshore wind energy, and to | ||||
propose an appropriate Illinois mechanism for purchasing and | ||||
selling power from possible offshore wind energy projects. The | ||||
Task Force shall examine mechanisms used in other states and | ||||
jurisdictions, including, without limitation, feed-in tariffs, | ||||
renewable energy certificates, renewable energy certificate | ||||
carve-outs, power purchase agreements, and pilot projects. The | ||||
Task Force shall report its findings and recommendations to the | ||||
Governor and General Assembly within 12 months of convening by | ||||
December 31, 2013.
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(b) The Director of the Illinois Power Agency (or his or | ||||
her designee), the Executive Director of the Illinois Commerce | ||
Commission (or his or her designee), the Director of Natural | ||
Resources (or his or her designee), and the Attorney General | ||
(or his or her designee) shall serve as ex officio members of | ||
the Task Force.
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(c) The Governor shall appoint within 90 days of the | ||
effective date of this amendatory Act of the 101st General | ||
Assembly, the following public members to serve on the Task | ||
Force:
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(1) one individual from an institution of higher | ||
education in Illinois representing the discipline of | ||
economics with experience in the study of renewable energy;
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(2) one individual representing an energy industry | ||
with experience in renewable energy markets;
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(3) one individual representing a Statewide consumer | ||
or electric ratepayer organization;
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(4) one individual representing the offshore wind | ||
energy industry;
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(5) one individual representing the wind energy supply | ||
chain industry;
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(6) one individual representing an Illinois electrical | ||
cooperative, municipal electrical utility, or association | ||
of such cooperatives or utilities;
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(7) one individual representing an Illinois industrial | ||
union involved in the construction, maintenance, or | ||
transportation of electrical generation, distribution, or | ||
transmission equipment or components;
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(8) one individual representing an Illinois commercial | ||
or industrial electrical consumer;
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(9) one individual representing an Illinois public | ||
education electrical consumer;
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(10) one individual representing an independent | ||
transmission company;
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(11) one individual from the Illinois legal community | ||
with experience in contracts, utility law, municipal law, | ||
and constitutional law;
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(12) one individual representing a Great Lakes | ||
regional organization with experience assessing or | ||
studying wind energy;
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(13) one individual representing a Statewide | ||
environmental organization; | ||
(14) one resident of the State representing an | ||
organization advocating for persons of low or limited | ||
incomes;
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(15) one individual representing Argonne National | ||
Laboratory; and
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(16) one individual representing a local community | ||
that has aggregated the purchase of electricity.
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(d) The Governor may appoint additional public members to | ||
the Task Force. | ||
(e) The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Minority | ||
Leader of the House of Representatives,
Senate President, and | ||
Minority Leader of the Senate shall each appoint one member of | ||
the General Assembly to serve on the Task Force.
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(f) Members of the Task Force shall serve without | ||
compensation.
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(Source: P.A. 98-447, eff. 8-16-13; 98-756, eff. 7-16-14.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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