Bill Title: Amends the Department of Natural Resources (Conservation) Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Reinserts the provisions of Senate Amendment No. 1 but provides that, notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, a Conservation Opportunity Area designation by the Department shall not be used by the Illinois Power Agency beginning with the Long-Term Renewable Resources Procurement Plan outlined in the Public Utilities Act developed in calendar year 2023 (rather than shall not be used by any State, county, or local government) as a basis to deny or withhold any: (1) regulatory action; (2) permitting; (3) licensure; and (4) funding.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)

Status: (Passed) 2023-06-30 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0255 [SB2226 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

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Sponsors

Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Senator Patrick Joyce [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	SD-040	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Andrew Chesney [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-045	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Lawrence Walsh [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-086	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

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