Sen. Michael Noland

Filed: 3/23/2007

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 843

2     AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 843 by replacing
3 everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4     "Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Sections
5 10-20.40 and 34-18.34 as follows:
 
6     (105 ILCS 5/10-20.40 new)
7     Sec. 10-20.40. Wind farm. A school district may own and
8 operate a wind generation turbine farm, either individually or
9 jointly, that directly or indirectly reduces the energy or
10 other operating costs of the school district. The school
11 district may ask for the assistance of any State agency,
12 including without limitation the State Board of Education or
13 the Environmental Protection Agency, in obtaining financing
14 options for a wind generation turbine farm.
 
15     (105 ILCS 5/34-18.34 new)

 

 

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1     Sec. 34-18.34. Wind farm. The school district may own and
2 operate a wind generation turbine farm, either individually or
3 jointly, that directly or indirectly reduces the energy or
4 other operating costs of the school district. The school
5 district may ask for the assistance of any State agency,
6 including without limitation the State Board of Education or
7 the Environmental Protection Agency, in obtaining financing
8 options for a wind generation turbine farm.
 
9     Section 10. The Public Community College Act is amended by
10 adding Section 3-42.3 as follows:
 
11     (110 ILCS 805/3-42.3 new)
12     Sec. 3-42.3. Wind farm. To own and operate a wind
13 generation turbine farm, either individually or jointly, that
14 directly or indirectly reduces the energy or other operating
15 costs of the community college district. The board may ask for
16 the assistance of any State agency, including without
17 limitation the State Board or the Environmental Protection
18 Agency, in obtaining financing options for a wind generation
19 turbine farm.
 
20     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
21 becoming law.".