SB2632 Summary

• Department of Natural Resources may lease land for commercial solar energy systems or clean energy projects for up to 25 years, with requirement to implement pollinator-friendly habitat management practices where practical.

• Department authorized to provide at least one electric vehicle charging station at state parks and other DNR-owned property where electrical service permits, with authority to charge user fees.

• "Clean energy" defined as energy generated substantially free of carbon dioxide emissions or that reduces environmentally hazardous materials.

• Illinois Procurement Code exempted for DNR expenditures related to clean energy projects including solar, renewable energy, facility electrification, and electric vehicle charging station purchases and installation.

• State Parks Act amended to exclude solar energy system and clean energy project landscaping from "artificial landscaping" definition, deeming such modifications as supporting park conservation.