Sen. John J. Cullerton

Filed: 2/9/2006

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2353

2     AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2353 as follows:
 
3 on page 1, by replacing lines 9 through 18 with the following:
4     "(a) The Board must establish and maintain a program to
5 install alternative-energy systems for facilities owned by the
6 State. For the purposes of this Section, "alternative-energy
7 system" means a system for providing electricity to a building
8 that is generated through solar power or wind power. The Board
9 shall determine the appropriate level of power generation by an
10 alternative-energy system at each facility.
11     (b) The Clean Power for Illinois Fund is created as a
12 special fund in the State treasury. Subject to appropriation,
13 the Board must use the moneys in the Fund (i) for the purpose
14 of the alternative-energy program set forth under subsection
15 (a), including the costs of installing alternative-energy
16 systems for new and existing facilities owned by the State, and
17 (ii) for the Board's expenses, up to $300,000 per fiscal year,
18 to administer the program and to provide education concerning
19 the program."; and
 
20 on page 2, line 18 by replacing "equal to the amount" with
21 "equal to one-third of the amount".