103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB1261

 

Introduced 1/31/2023, by Rep. Jeff Keicher and Tony M. McCombie

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
20 ILCS 3855/1-129 new

    Amends the Illinois Power Agency Act. Provides that the Illinois Commerce Commission, in consultation with the Illinois Power Agency, shall develop standards and guidelines to prohibit any State ratepayer funds from being used by the Agency for the procurement of solar panels that are not manufactured or assembled by a company located in the United States under the Agency's long-term renewable resources procurement plan.


LRB103 05820 AMQ 50840 b

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

HB1261LRB103 05820 AMQ 50840 b

1    AN ACT concerning State government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Power Agency Act is amended by
5adding Section 1-129 as follows:
 
6    (20 ILCS 3855/1-129 new)
7    Sec. 1-129. Prohibition on procurement of solar panels not
8manufactured in the United States. No later than 180 days
9after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd
10General Assembly, the Illinois Commerce Commission, in
11consultation with the Agency, shall develop standards and
12guidelines to prohibit any State ratepayer funds, as collected
13under Section 16-108 of the Public Utilities Act, from being
14used by the Agency for the procurement of solar panels that are
15not manufactured or assembled by a company located in the
16United States under the Agency's long-term renewable resources
17procurement plan.