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Bill WIND ENERGY FACILITIES Creates the Wind Energy Facilities Construction and Deconstruction Act. Requires that commercial wind energy operators of commercial wind energy facilities located on private property enter into an agricultural impact mitigation agreement with the Department of Agriculture outlining construction and deconstruction standards and policies designed to preserve the integrity of any agricultural land that is impacted by commercial wind energy facility construction and deconstruction. Provides that the requirement does not apply to commercial wind energy facilities already constructed or permitted by a decision of a county or municipality prior to the effective date of the Act, but does apply to any commercial wind energy facility seeking an extension or renewal of an initial permit from a county or municipality. Provides that the agricultural impact mitigation agreement shall be entered into prior to any public hearing required prior to a siting decision of a county or municipality regarding the commercial wind energy facility. Provides that the agricultural impact mitigation agreement is binding on any subsequent wind energy operator that takes ownership of the commercial wind energy facility that is the subject of the agreement. Requires that the Department of Agriculture adopt rules that are necessary and appropriate for the implementation and administration of agricultural impact mitigation agreements as required under the Act. Effective immediately. Makes conforming changes to the Counties Code and Municipal Code. us/states/il Illinois General Assembly 99th HB 3523 Illinois HB 3523 (99th)
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Illinois HB 3523 (99th) — WIND ENERGY FACILITIES

Creates the Wind Energy Facilities Construction and Deconstruction Act. Requires that commercial wind energy operators of commercial wind energy facilities located on private property enter into an agricultural impact mitigation agreement with the Department of Agriculture outlining construction and deconstruction standards and policies designed to preserve the integrity of any agricultural land that is impacted by commercial wind energy facility construction and deconstruction. Provides that the requirement does not apply to commercial wind energy facilities already constructed or permitted by a decision of a county or municipality prior to the effective date of the Act, but does apply to any commercial wind energy facility seeking an extension or renewal of an initial permit from a county or municipality. Provides that the agricultural impact mitigation agreement shall be entered into prior to any public hearing required prior to a siting decision of a county or municipality regarding the commercial wind energy facility. Provides that the agricultural impact mitigation agreement is binding on any subsequent wind energy operator that takes ownership of the commercial wind energy facility that is the subject of the agreement. Requires that the Department of Agriculture adopt rules that are necessary and appropriate for the implementation and administration of agricultural impact mitigation agreements as required under the Act. Effective immediately. Makes conforming changes to the Counties Code and Municipal Code.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

  1. Introduced (filed) — source
  2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
  3. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • Third Reading — 560 (pass) · upper
  • Third Reading — 911 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Adam Brown — primary (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

  • 2015-02-26 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Adam Brown filing
  • 2015-02-26 First Reading reading-1
  • 2015-02-26 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2015-03-10 Assigned to Renewable Energy & Sustainability referral-committee
  • 2015-03-12 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Adam Brown amendment-introduction
  • 2015-03-12 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2015-03-16 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Renewable Energy & Sustainability
  • 2015-03-26 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Renewable Energy & Sustainability; 012-000-000 amendment-passage
  • 2015-03-26 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Renewable Energy & Sustainability; 014-000-000 committee-passage
  • 2015-03-26 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2015-04-16 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Adam Brown amendment-introduction
  • 2015-04-16 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2015-04-20 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Renewable Energy & Sustainability
  • 2015-04-21 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Renewable Energy & Sustainability; 014-000-000 committee-passage-favorable
  • 2015-04-22 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2015-04-22 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted amendment-passage
  • 2015-04-22 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2015-04-24 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 091-001-000 reading-3, passage
  • 2015-04-28 Arrive in Senate introduction
  • 2015-04-28 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading reading-1
  • 2015-04-28 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John M. Sullivan
  • 2015-04-28 First Reading reading-1
  • 2015-04-28 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
  • 2015-04-29 Assigned to Agriculture referral-committee
  • 2015-05-07 Do Pass Agriculture; 008-000-000 committee-passage
  • 2015-05-07 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 12, 2015
  • 2015-05-20 Second Reading reading-2
  • 2015-05-20 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 21, 2015
  • 2015-05-22 Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2015 reading-3
  • 2015-05-26 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kyle McCarter
  • 2015-05-26 Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-001 reading-3, passage
  • 2015-05-26 Passed Both Houses
  • 2015-06-24 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
  • 2015-07-24 Governor Approved executive-signature
  • 2015-07-24 Effective Date July 24, 2015
  • 2015-07-24 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0132 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/32ac884d-87b7-4ee0-92f0-75f8a76b4b81. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).