Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session

Illinois Senate Bill SB0195 Compare Versions

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1	1	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB0195 Introduced 1/22/2025, by Sen. Chapin Rose SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 55 ILCS 5/5-12020.5 new Amends the Counties Code. Provides that, beginning June 1, 2027 and subject to Federal Aviation Administration approval to equip and operate light mitigating technology for at least 30% of the proposed wind towers included within a commercial wind energy facility, a county shall require the facility owner of a commercial wind energy facility constructed beginning in 2019 or later to install light mitigating technology at the commercial wind energy facility. Includes requirements when the light mitigating technology must be installed, and allows a facility owner to seek an extension from these requirements from the county board. Provides that a county board may impose civil penalties on the facility owner of a commercial wind energy facility that failed to comply with the requirements in the amount of $1,000 per day. Provides that the provisions do not apply to test wind towers allowed by a county that are used solely for purposes of research and testing. LRB104 03341 RTM 13363 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB0195 Introduced 1/22/2025, by Sen. Chapin Rose SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 55 ILCS 5/5-12020.5 new 55 ILCS 5/5-12020.5 new Amends the Counties Code. Provides that, beginning June 1, 2027 and subject to Federal Aviation Administration approval to equip and operate light mitigating technology for at least 30% of the proposed wind towers included within a commercial wind energy facility, a county shall require the facility owner of a commercial wind energy facility constructed beginning in 2019 or later to install light mitigating technology at the commercial wind energy facility. Includes requirements when the light mitigating technology must be installed, and allows a facility owner to seek an extension from these requirements from the county board. Provides that a county board may impose civil penalties on the facility owner of a commercial wind energy facility that failed to comply with the requirements in the amount of $1,000 per day. Provides that the provisions do not apply to test wind towers allowed by a county that are used solely for purposes of research and testing. LRB104 03341 RTM 13363 b LRB104 03341 RTM 13363 b A BILL FOR
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5	5	Amends the Counties Code. Provides that, beginning June 1, 2027 and subject to Federal Aviation Administration approval to equip and operate light mitigating technology for at least 30% of the proposed wind towers included within a commercial wind energy facility, a county shall require the facility owner of a commercial wind energy facility constructed beginning in 2019 or later to install light mitigating technology at the commercial wind energy facility. Includes requirements when the light mitigating technology must be installed, and allows a facility owner to seek an extension from these requirements from the county board. Provides that a county board may impose civil penalties on the facility owner of a commercial wind energy facility that failed to comply with the requirements in the amount of $1,000 per day. Provides that the provisions do not apply to test wind towers allowed by a county that are used solely for purposes of research and testing.
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11	11	1 AN ACT concerning local government.
12	12	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
13	13	3 represented in the General Assembly:
14	14	4 Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by adding Section
15	15	5 5-12020.5 as follows:
16	16	6 (55 ILCS 5/5-12020.5 new)
17	17	7 Sec. 5-12020.5. Commercial wind energy facility light
18	18	8 mitigating technology.
19	19	9 (a) As used in this Section:
20	20	10 "Approval from the FAA" means FAA approval to equip and
21	21	11 operate light mitigating technology for at least 30% of the
22	22	12 proposed wind towers included within a commercial wind energy
23	23	13 facility.
24	24	14 "Commercial wind energy facility", "facility owner", and
25	25	15 "wind tower" have the meanings given to those terms in Section
26	26	16 5-12020.
27	27	17 "FAA" means the Federal Aviation Administration of the
28	28	18 United States Department of Transportation.
29	29	19 "Light mitigating technology" means a sensor-based system
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31	31	21 (1) is designed to detect approaching aircraft;
32	32	22 (2) keeps the lights off when it is safe to do so; and
33	33	23 (3) the FAA has approved as meeting the requirements
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37	37	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB0195 Introduced 1/22/2025, by Sen. Chapin Rose SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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40	40	Amends the Counties Code. Provides that, beginning June 1, 2027 and subject to Federal Aviation Administration approval to equip and operate light mitigating technology for at least 30% of the proposed wind towers included within a commercial wind energy facility, a county shall require the facility owner of a commercial wind energy facility constructed beginning in 2019 or later to install light mitigating technology at the commercial wind energy facility. Includes requirements when the light mitigating technology must be installed, and allows a facility owner to seek an extension from these requirements from the county board. Provides that a county board may impose civil penalties on the facility owner of a commercial wind energy facility that failed to comply with the requirements in the amount of $1,000 per day. Provides that the provisions do not apply to test wind towers allowed by a county that are used solely for purposes of research and testing.
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68	68	1 under Chapter 10 of the FAA's 2020 advisory circular AC
69	69	2 70/7460-1M, Obstruction Marking and Lighting.
70	70	3 (b) Beginning June 1, 2027 and subject to approval from
71	71	4 the FAA, a county shall require the facility owner of a
72	72	5 commercial wind energy facility constructed on or after
73	73	6 January 1, 2021 to install light mitigating technology at the
74	74	7 commercial wind energy facility. The facility owner, within 6
75	75	8 months after the commercial wind energy facility receives a
76	76	9 determination of no hazard from the FAA, or within 6 months
77	77	10 after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 104th
78	78	11 General Assembly if the commercial wind energy facility
79	79	12 received a determination of no hazard from the FAA before the
80	80	13 effective date of this amendatory Act of the 104th General
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82	82	15 (1) apply to the FAA, any other applicable federal
83	83	16 agency, or both, for the installation of approved light
84	84	17 mitigating technology; and
85	85	18 (2) within 24 months after receiving approval from the
86	86	19 FAA under paragraph (1), subject to the availability of
87	87	20 light mitigating technology from the manufacturer or
88	88	21 supplier, install, test, and commence operation consistent
89	89	22 with FAA requirements or other applicable federal agency
90	90	23 requirements, of the light mitigating technology at the
91	91	24 commercial wind energy facility.
92	92	25 (c) The facility owner of a commercial wind energy
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