Bill Text: IL HB1164 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that a entity may not construct a windmill on land anywhere in the State unless an equal number of windmills have been or are constructed by the entity constructing the windmill within 3,000 feet of a county with a population more than 3,000,000.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2025-01-09 - Referred to Rules Committee [HB1164 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2025-HB1164-Introduced.html

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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB1164 Introduced , by Rep. Chris Miller SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
415 ILCS 5/52.15 new
Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that a entity may not construct a windmill on land anywhere in the State unless an equal number of windmills have been or are constructed by the entity constructing the windmill within 3,000 feet of a county with a population more than 3,000,000.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning safety.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Environmental Protection Act is amended by
adding Section 52.15 as follows: