HB3673 Summary

• Amends the Environmental Protection Act to add Section 52.15 prohibiting windmill construction in Illinois unless an equal number of windmills have been or are constructed within 3,000 feet of a county with a population exceeding 3,000,000.

• Applies the windmill construction requirement to any entity constructing a windmill anywhere in the state.

• Requires a one-to-one ratio between windmills constructed in other areas and those constructed near high-population counties (population over 3,000,000).