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1 | AN ACT concerning local government.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by adding Section | ||||||
5 | 42000 as follows: | ||||||
6 | (55 ILCS 5/42000 new) | ||||||
7 | Sec. 42000. Wind farms. A county may own and operate a wind | ||||||
8 | generation turbine farm, either individually or jointly with | ||||||
9 | another unit of local government, school district, or community | ||||||
10 | college district that is authorized to own and operate a wind | ||||||
11 | generation turbine farm, that directly or indirectly reduces | ||||||
12 | the energy or other operating costs of the county. The county | ||||||
13 | may ask for the assistance of any State agency, including | ||||||
14 | without limitation the Department of Commerce and Economic | ||||||
15 | Opportunity, the Illinois Power Agency, or the Environmental | ||||||
16 | Protection Agency, in obtaining financing options for a wind | ||||||
17 | generation turbine farm. | ||||||
18 | Section 10. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by | ||||||
19 | adding Section 11-15.3-1 as follows: | ||||||
20 | (65 ILCS 5/11-15.3-1 new) | ||||||
21 | Sec. 11-15.3-1. Wind farms. A municipality may own and |
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1 | operate a wind generation turbine farm, either individually or | ||||||
2 | jointly with another unit of local government, school district, | ||||||
3 | or community college district that is authorized to own and | ||||||
4 | operate a wind generation turbine farm, that directly or | ||||||
5 | indirectly reduces the energy or other operating costs of the | ||||||
6 | municipality. The municipality may ask for the assistance of | ||||||
7 | any State agency, including without limitation the Department | ||||||
8 | of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, the Illinois Power | ||||||
9 | Agency, or the Environmental Protection Agency, in obtaining | ||||||
10 | financing options for a wind generation turbine farm. | ||||||
11 | Section 15. The School Code is amended by changing and | ||||||
12 | renumbering Sections 10-20.40 and 34-18.34 as follows: | ||||||
13 | (105 ILCS 5/10-20.42) | ||||||
14 | Sec. 10-20.42
10-20.40 . Wind farm. A school district may | ||||||
15 | own and operate a wind generation turbine farm, either | ||||||
16 | individually or jointly with a unit of local government, school | ||||||
17 | district, or community college district that is authorized to | ||||||
18 | own and operate a wind generation turbine farm , that directly | ||||||
19 | or indirectly reduces the energy or other operating costs of | ||||||
20 | the school district. The school district may ask for the | ||||||
21 | assistance of any State agency, including without limitation | ||||||
22 | the State Board of Education , the Illinois Power Agency, or the | ||||||
23 | Environmental Protection Agency, in obtaining financing | ||||||
24 | options for a wind generation turbine farm.
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1 | (Source: P.A. 95-390, eff. 8-23-07; revised 12-7-07.) | ||||||
2 | (105 ILCS 5/34-18.36) | ||||||
3 | Sec. 34-18.36
34-18.34 . Wind farm. The school district may | ||||||
4 | own and operate a wind generation turbine farm, either | ||||||
5 | individually or jointly with a unit of local government, school | ||||||
6 | district, or community college district that is authorized to | ||||||
7 | own and operate a wind generation turbine farm , that directly | ||||||
8 | or indirectly reduces the energy or other operating costs of | ||||||
9 | the school district. The school district may ask for the | ||||||
10 | assistance of any State agency, including without limitation | ||||||
11 | the State Board of Education , the Illinois Power Agency, or the | ||||||
12 | Environmental Protection Agency, in obtaining financing | ||||||
13 | options for a wind generation turbine farm.
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14 | (Source: P.A. 95-390, eff. 8-23-07; revised 12-7-07.) | ||||||
15 | Section 20. The Public Community College Act is amended by | ||||||
16 | changing Section 3-42.3 as follows: | ||||||
17 | (110 ILCS 805/3-42.3)
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18 | Sec. 3-42.3. Wind farm. To own and operate a wind | ||||||
19 | generation turbine farm, either individually or jointly with a | ||||||
20 | unit of local government, school district, or community college | ||||||
21 | district that is authorized to own and operate a wind | ||||||
22 | generation turbine farm , that directly or indirectly reduces | ||||||
23 | the energy or other operating costs of the community college |
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1 | district. The board may ask for the assistance of any State | ||||||
2 | agency, including without limitation the State Board , the | ||||||
3 | Illinois Power Agency, or the Environmental Protection Agency, | ||||||
4 | in obtaining financing options for a wind generation turbine | ||||||
5 | farm.
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6 | (Source: P.A. 95-390, eff. 8-23-07.)
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7 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
8 | becoming law.
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