Rep. Lance Yednock

Filed: 3/2/2023

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3146

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3146 by replacing
3line 20 on page 15 through line 25 of page 16 with the
4following:
5    "(t) A Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a
6facility owner with siting approval from a county to construct
7a commercial wind energy facility or a commercial solar energy
8facility must reach an agreement with a drainage district
9under the Illinois Drainage Code is authorized to cross or
10impact a drainage system, including, but not limited to,
11drainage tiles, open drainage districts, culverts, and water
12gathering vaults, owned or under the control of a drainage
13district. The under the Illinois Drainage Code without
14obtaining prior agreement or approval from the drainage
15district, except that the facility owner shall repair or pay
16for the repair of all damage to the drainage system caused by
17the construction of the commercial wind energy facility or the
18commercial solar energy facility in accordance with the

 

 

10300HB3146ham001- 2 -LRB103 29289 AWJ 57940 a

1agricultural impact mitigation agreement requirements for
2repair of drainage. The facility owner shall also compensate
3landowners within the drainage district for crop losses or
4other agricultural damages resulting from damage to the
5drainage system cause by the construction of the commercial
6wind energy facility or the commercial solar energy facility
7within a reasonable time after construction of the commercial
8wind energy facility or the commercial solar energy facility
9is complete.".