Requires the Illinois Dept. of Natural resources to create a scorecard by which a solar site can claim to be pollinator friendly.
Requires the development of minimum guidelines (via scorecard) for vegetation management plans used by those who make public claim that their property is pollinator friendly or provides protections to pollinators.
Identifies over 3,500 sq km of agricultural land near existing and planned US solar energy facilities that may benefit from increased pollination services through the creation of pollinator habitat at said facilities.
In 2019, pollinator-friendly commercial solar sites were approved for enrollment, opening up 3.4 million acres of farmland currently enrolled in the program to pollinator-friendly solar development.
Establishes native vegetation and habitat management practices for solar developers and local governments alike to maximize habitat creation for birds, pollinators, and other small wildlife.
Fresh Energy maintains a database of states that have published pollinator-friendly solar scorecards, both through state law and otherwise, as well as their own state-neutral scorecard.
Highlights the benefits of adopting policies that encourage pollinator-friendly practices at solar sites, and includes a model local ordinance and model procurement language.
Requires covered entities to divert organic waste to an authorized composting or anaerobic digestion facility, or a facility that uses any other authorized recycling method.
"Commercial organic material” is barred from entering solid waste disposal streams.