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HB 2941

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2025 Regular Session Introduced by Travis Nelson

Illinois HB 2941 directs the ICC to adopt rules allowing a landowner to request removal of an unused telecom box on their property by the carrier.

In committee upon adjournment.
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Bill Summary · HB 2941

Note: The materials provided appear to include two different bills that share the same bill number (HB 2941) but are from different states and address different subjects. Below are concise, separate summaries for each bill as presented.

Arizona — HB 2941 (Introduced by Rep. Consuelo Hernandez)

Short title: "Water Conservation For Nonclassified Crops Act"

Main purpose

To regulate water use by licensed marijuana cultivators in Arizona by requiring water‑conservation plans, limiting cultivation canopy size per licensee, imposing fees for exceeding the limit, and directing those fees to the state Water Conservation Grant Fund.

Key provisions

  • Adds A.R.S. § 45-581 (new).
  • Requires all marijuana cultivation licensees to file a water conservation plan with the Director. Plans must include:
    • Description of cultivation methods that reduce water consumption.
    • Proposed watering techniques and any water‑reuse systems.
    • Total square feet of cultivation canopy.
    • Monthly‑categorized data on annual water usage.
  • Establishes a cultivation canopy cap: no licensee may maintain more than 30,000 square feet of cultivation canopy.
    • Licensees may colocate at the same physical location; colocated licensees must assign and track portions of the collective canopy so no licensee exceeds 30,000 sq ft of their assigned share.
  • Authorizes the Director to impose an additional “water cultivation fee” on any licensee (including colocated licensees) that exceeds the 30,000 sq ft cap.
    • All such fees are to be deposited in the Water Conservation Grant Fund (A.R.S. § 49-1331) pursuant to existing state deposit procedures (A.R.S. §§ 35-146 and 35-147).
  • Director is required to adopt implementing rules, including rules to assign and track portions of collective canopies.
  • Definitions provided: “cultivation canopy” (contiguous area used for cultivation) and “licensee” (medical marijuana dispensary registration or marijuana establishment license holders authorized to cultivate).
  • Amends A.R.S. § 49-1331 to explicitly include monies collected under § 45-581 as a funding source for the Water Conservation Grant Fund and clarifies fund administration and reporting requirements.
  • The act (sections creating or amending §§ 45-581 and 49-1331) is effective only upon a three‑fourths vote of each legislative house (per AZ Constitution Article IV, Part 1, §1).

Who is affected

  • Licensed medical and adult‑use marijuana cultivators in Arizona.
  • Arizona Department of Water Resources / Director (administration and rulemaking).
  • The Water Conservation Grant Fund (receives fee revenues).

Procedural/timeline notes

  • Introduced February 18, 2025 (per materials).
  • Requires 3/4 legislative approval to become effective for the specified sections.

Illinois — HB 2941 (Introduced by Rep. Ryan Spain)

Short title (as introduced): (no formal short title provided)

Main purpose

To require the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) to adopt rules allowing a landowner to request removal of an unused telecommunications utility box from the landowner’s property by the telecommunications carrier.

Key provisions

  • Adds new Section 4-606 to the Illinois Public Utilities Act (220 ILCS 5).
  • Directs the Commission to adopt rules enabling a land owner to request removal of an unused telecommunications utility box located on the owner’s property by the responsible telecommunications carrier.
  • Draft language is brief and primarily mandates the rulemaking authority; details (e.g., definitions of “unused,” timeframes, cost allocation, exceptions for easements/right‑of‑way, or safety/security considerations) are not in the introduced text and would be developed in ICC rulemaking.

Who is affected

  • Private landowners with telecommunications utility boxes on their property.
  • Telecommunications carriers that have installed utility cabinets/boxes.
  • Illinois Commerce Commission (rulemaking responsibility).
  • Potentially local governments if boxes are in public rights‑of‑way or subject to local permits.

Potential impacts and implementation considerations

  • Could reduce unwanted or abandoned equipment on private property and clarify removal responsibilities.
  • Carriers may incur removal and disposal costs; rulemaking could address cost recovery, notice, inspection, and safety protocols.
  • Key details—definitions, notice procedures, timelines, exceptions for easements/right‑of‑way, and enforcement mechanisms—will be set by ICC rules.

Procedural/timeline notes (as provided)

  • Introduced/Filed: February 5–6, 2025 (Rep. Ryan Spain filing dates vary in the supplied text).
  • First reading(s) and referrals noted in February–March 2025 (e.g., First Reading 2/6/2025; Referred to Rules Committee; later assigned to Public Utilities Committee in some entries). Exact committee actions should be verified with the Illinois General Assembly legislative status page.

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