Bill Title: Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that an eligible renewable electrical generating facility includes a generator powered by agricultural residues, wood, landscape trimmings, or organic wastes. Requires a certain percentage of an electricity provider's power to come from biomass. Authorizes increases in the number and nameplate rating of customers who are eligible for net metering. Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that landscape waste is not municipal waste. Extends the length of time that landscape waste may be held at a transfer station before the station must be regulated as a pollution control facility. Exempts lignocellulosic agricultural residues, organic landscape waste, and clean wood waste from regulation as waste. Exempts agricultural waste from certain groundwater rules. Requires the Agency to develop, and the Board to adopt, performance standards for landscape waste gasification facilities as well as testing procedures and standards for the end product produced by those facilities. Defines "flood proofed" for the purpose of a provision concerning local siting review. Makes other changes.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)

Status: (Passed) 2010-07-27 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1314 [HB5147 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

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