HB2753sam001 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Sen. Daniel Biss

Filed: 5/23/2013

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2753

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 2753 on page 1 by replacing lines 17 and 18 with the following:

"and development of renewable energy resources;"; and

on page 2 by replacing lines 5 through 9 with the following:

"(7) that so long as all affected public trust lands and waters of Lake Michigan remain under public ownership and control, the environmentally sustainable provision of renewable energy from offshore wind above Lake Michigan, in accordance with standards set by State and federal law and regulated by the State agency charged with protecting public trust lands and the public interest, would serve a public purpose and can be consistent with the public trust;"; and

on page 2, in line 10, immediately after "the", by inserting "State's"; and

on page 2, in line 11, by deleting "has"; and

on page 2 by replacing lines 13 and 14 with the following:

"recommendations to further the sustainable and responsible development of the State's wind energy resources above Lake Michigan; and

(9) that the State of Illinois should consider the recommendations, criteria, and lessons learned from the Advisory Council's Final Report, as well as new data, technologies, and scientific understandings, as it formulates rules to regulate offshore wind energy development in a manner that preserves public trust resources, produces public benefits, and protects the environment and public health, safety, and welfare.".