SB2353sam001 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Sen. John J. Cullerton

Filed: 2/9/2006

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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2353

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2353 as follows:

on page 1, by replacing lines 9 through 18 with the following:

"(a) The Board must establish and maintain a program to install alternative-energy systems for facilities owned by the State. For the purposes of this Section, "alternative-energy system" means a system for providing electricity to a building that is generated through solar power or wind power. The Board shall determine the appropriate level of power generation by an alternative-energy system at each facility.

(b) The Clean Power for Illinois Fund is created as a special fund in the State treasury. Subject to appropriation, the Board must use the moneys in the Fund (i) for the purpose of the alternative-energy program set forth under subsection (a), including the costs of installing alternative-energy systems for new and existing facilities owned by the State, and (ii) for the Board's expenses, up to $300,000 per fiscal year, to administer the program and to provide education concerning the program."; and

on page 2, line 18 by replacing "equal to the amount" with "equal to one-third of the amount".