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This bill amends the Renewable Energy Facilities Agricultural Impact Mitigation Act to require that agricultural impact mitigation agreements for commercial wind and solar energy facilities include specific provisions for preventing and remediating potential soil and water contamination. The bill adds language mandating that these agreements must address the prevention and cleanup of environmental contamination from various types of industrial fluids, including oil, lubricants, hydraulic fluid, transformer solvents, insulation fluids, cleaning fluids, and other similar substances. This provision ensures that energy facility owners are responsible for protecting agricultural lands from potential chemical spills or leaks during the construction, operation, and deconstruction phases of renewable energy projects. The amendment strengthens environmental safeguards by explicitly requiring energy facility owners to have plans and mechanisms in place to address potential fluid releases that could damage agricultural land and water resources.

https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1597&GAID=18&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=114&GA=104