Rep. Karen May

Filed: 3/19/2010

 

 


 

 


 
09600HB6030ham002 LRB096 19312 RCE 39199 a

1
AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 6030

2     AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 6030, AS AMENDED, by
3 replacing everything after the enacting clause with the
4 following:
 
5     "Section 5. The Department of Commerce and Economic
6 Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is
7 amended by adding Section 605-524 as follows:
 
8     (20 ILCS 605/605-524 new)
9     Sec. 605-524. Green manufacturing grant program.
10     (a) The Department shall administer the Green
11 Manufacturing Grant Fund, a special fund in the State treasury,
12 to make grants, subject to appropriation, to manufacturers with
13 500 or fewer employees toward the cost of capital equipment
14 that will reduce environmental impact and achieve cost savings.
15     (b) The Department shall make grants only for projects that
16 meet guidelines established by the Department by rule. In

 

 

09600HB6030ham002 - 2 - LRB096 19312 RCE 39199 a

1 establishing those guidelines, the Department shall consult
2 recognized standards and guidelines for green manufacturing.
3     (c) The funds may be used for the following purposes:
4         (1) improving air quality and reducing emissions and
5     pollution;
6         (2) reducing solid waste disposal in landfills and
7     disposal costs;
8         (3) reducing water use, effluent disposal, and
9     associated costs; and
10         (4) reusing, recovering, and recycling waste materials
11     or removing toxic materials from products.
12     (d) Grants made under this Section must not exceed $250,000
13 per manufacturer.
14     (e) The Department shall adopt any rules necessary to
15 implement and operate this program.
 
16     Section 10. The State Finance Act is amended by adding
17 Section 5.755 as follows:
 
18     (30 ILCS 105/5.755 new)
19     Sec. 5.755. The Green Manufacturing Grant Fund.".