Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB4615

Amends the Campground Licensing and Recreational Area Act. Provides that a licensed campground that installs or permits the installation of one or more hot tubs on a deck on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act shall ensure that (i) the deck is made of acceptable material, (ii) an architect licensed under the Illinois Architecture Practice Act of 1989 or a structural engineer licensed under the Structural Engineering Practice Act of 1989 was responsible for coordinating the design, planning, and creation of specifications for the deck and for applying for a permit for the construction or major alteration, and (iii) the deck was constructed in accordance with the designs, plans, and specifications created by the architect or structural engineer. Provides that "acceptable material" includes wood, composite materials made to resemble wood, or any other material providing similar structural integrity and weight-bearing capabilities. Defines "hot tub".

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act, the Department of Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, the Illinois Grant Funds Recovery Act, the Small Wireless Facilities Deployment Act, the Illinois Municipal Code, the School Code, and the Public Utilities Act. Extends, removes, or modifies repeal dates and other dates. Further amends the Small Wireless Facilities Deployment Act. Provides that an authority may charge an application fee of $1,000 for each small wireless facility addressed in an application that includes the installation of a new utility pole (rather than a new utility) for such collocation. Provides that an authority may charge recurring rates and application fees up to the amount permitted by the Federal Communication Commission in a specified ruling or in subsequent rulings, orders, or guidance issued by the Federal Communication Commission regarding fees and recurring rates. Provides that an authority may charge an annual recurring rate to collocate a small wireless facility on an authority utility pole located in a right-of-way that equals (i) $270 (rather than $200) per year or (ii) the actual, direct, and reasonable costs related to the wireless provider's use of space on the authority utility pole, and makes conforming changes. Effective immediately.

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