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Agriculture & Conservation Committee
Filed: 3/11/2008
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LRB095 18377 JAM 47659 a |
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| AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5978
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| AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 5978 by replacing |
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| everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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| "Section 5. The Illinois Renewable Fuels Development |
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| Program Act is amended by changing Section 20 as follows:
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| (20 ILCS 689/20)
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| Sec. 20. Grants. Subject to appropriation,
the
Director is |
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| authorized to award grants to eligible applicants. The annual
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| aggregate
amount of grants awarded shall not exceed |
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| $20,000,000, except that this amount does not include amounts, |
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| up to $4,000,000 per grant, that may be awarded to each |
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| eligible applicant who installs advanced technologies for |
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| water usage, carbon footprint reduction, and other blending |
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| improvements designed to optimize processes at the applicant's |
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| renewable fuels facility.
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| (Source: P.A. 93-15, eff. 6-11-03; 93-618, eff. 12-11-03; |