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1    AN ACT concerning local government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by adding
5Section 11-42-15 as follows:
 
6    (65 ILCS 5/11-42-15 new)
7    Sec. 11-42-15. Renewable energy systems. For renewable
8energy systems other than those used exclusively by an end
9user, a municipality may prohibit any renewable energy system
10device from locating less than 1,000 feet from a residential
11area, provided that the regulation is not inconsistent with
12another municipality's zoning regulation.
 
13    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
14becoming law.