Illinois HB5477 regulates the siting, construction, and deconstruction of commercial wind and solar energy facilities, focusing on agricultural.
Illinois HB5477 establishes guidelines for the siting, construction, and deconstruction of commercial wind and solar energy facilities. It mandates that counties cannot condition approval on property value guarantees or require devaluation escrow accounts. Counties may set standards for construction, decommissioning, and deconstruction, but these must not be more restrictive than specified. The bill requires facility owners to submit farmland drainage plans and deconstruction plans, and to provide financial assurance for deconstruction costs and emergency repairs.
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