Illinois Senate Bill 1353

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on February 6 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-03-10 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
Pending: Senate Assignments Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Illinois Power Agency Act. Provides that the Illinois Power Agency is authorized to oversee the procurement by electric utilities of renewable energy credits from new, newly modernized, or retooled hydropower facilities in accordance with the planning and procurement provisions of the Act. Provides that the Agency shall not comply with the annual percentage targets of the long-term renewable resources procurement plan by procuring renewable energy credits that are unlikely to lead to the development of new renewable resources or modernized or retooled hydroelectric resources (rather than the development of new renewable resources). Provides that the Agency shall consider other approaches, in addition to competitive procurements, to procure renewable energy credits from new and existing hydroelectric facilities to support the development and maintenance of these facilities. Provides that, on and after the effective date of the amendatory Act, for all procurements of renewable energy credits from hydroelectric facilities, the Agency shall establish contract terms designed to optimize existing hydroelectric facilities through modernization or retooling. Provides that procurement of renewable energy credits from hydroelectric facilities shall comply with specified geographic requirements. Provides that all new, newly modernized, or retooled hydropower facilities shall be subject to the prevailing wage requirements included in the Prevailing Wage Act. Makes a change in provisions concerning definitions.

IL POWER AG-HYDROELECTRIC

Sen. Patrick Joyce [D]

Sen. Jason Plummer [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-03-10	Senate	Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
2023-03-08	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jason Plummer
2023-02-23	Senate	Postponed - Energy and Public Utilities
2023-02-14	Senate	Assigned to Energy and Public Utilities
2023-02-06	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2023-02-06	Senate	First Reading
2023-02-06	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Patrick J. Joyce

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20	3855	1-10	Amended Code	Citation Text
20	3855	1-20	Amended Code	Citation Text
20	3855	1-75	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1353&GAID=17&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=112&GA=103
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/SB/10300SB1353.htm