Bill > SB2690

This bill amends the Counties Code to grant Grundy County and municipalities with planning jurisdiction specific authority to prohibit or establish standards for commercial wind and solar energy facilities on the Brisbin Road commercial or industrial site. Specifically, the bill defines the Brisbin Road commercial or industrial site as property within 2.5 miles of the Brisbin Road Exit on Interstate 80 that has been designated for commercial or industrial use in a planning document adopted before January 1, 2025. A "municipality with planning jurisdiction" is defined as a municipality that has planning authority over all or part of this site through a boundary agreement or other means. The bill allows Grundy County or such a municipality to create site-specific regulations for wind and solar energy facilities on this site, with the caveat that these standards must comply with the provisions of the law as they existed immediately before the previous legislative update. The bill also preserves the county's or municipality's ability to enforce other existing provisions related to facility development, such as drainage system protections and agricultural impact mitigation. The legislation becomes effective immediately upon becoming law.

https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=2690&GAID=18&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=114&GA=104