(20 ILCS 735/10-5) (Section scheduled to be repealed on September 15, 2045)
Sec. 10-5. Findings. The General Assembly finds that, as
part of putting Illinois on a path to 100% renewable energy,
the State of Illinois should ensure a just transition to that
goal, providing support for the transition of Illinois'
communities and workers impacted by closures or reduced use of
fossil fuel power plants, nuclear power plants, or coal mines
by allocating new economic development resources for business
tax incentives, workforce training, site clean-up and reuse,
and local tax revenue replacement.
The General Assembly finds and declares that the health,
safety, and welfare of the people of this State are dependent
upon a healthy economy and vibrant communities; that the
closure of fossil fuel power plants, nuclear power plants, and
coal mines across this State have a significant impact on their
surrounding communities; that the expansion of renewable
energy creates job growth and contributes to the health,
safety, and welfare of the people of this State; that the
continual encouragement, development, growth, and expansion of
renewable energy within this State requires a cooperative and
continuous partnership between government and the renewable
energy sector; and that there are certain areas in this State
that have lost, or will lose, jobs due to the closure of fossil
fuel power plants, nuclear power plants, and coal mines and
need the particular attention of government, labor, and the
residents of Illinois to help attract new investment into
these areas and directly aid the local community and its
residents.
Therefore, it is declared to be the purpose of this Act to
explore ways of stimulating the growth of new private
investment, including renewable energy investment, in this
State and to foster job growth in areas impacted by the closure
of coal energy plants, coal mines, and nuclear energy plants.
(Source: P.A. 102-662, eff. 9-15-21.) |