Adam Brown
- Republican
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.
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0132
Effective Date July 24, 2015
Governor Approved
Sent to the Governor
Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kyle McCarter
Passed Both Houses
Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-001
Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2015
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 21, 2015
Second Reading
Do Pass Agriculture; 008-000-000
Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 12, 2015
Assigned to Agriculture
Arrive in Senate
Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John M. Sullivan
First Reading
Referred to Assignments
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 091-001-000
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted
Second Reading - Short Debate
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Renewable Energy & Sustainability; 014-000-000
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Renewable Energy & Sustainability
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Adam Brown
Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Renewable Energy & Sustainability; 014-000-000
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Renewable Energy & Sustainability; 012-000-000
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Renewable Energy & Sustainability
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Adam Brown
Assigned to Renewable Energy & Sustainability
First Reading
Referred to Rules Committee
Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Adam Brown
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