Sen. John J. Cullerton
Filed: 3/13/2007
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 135 




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 135  by replacing 
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everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
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    "Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Green 
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Neighborhood Grant Act.
 
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    Section 5. Eligibility. A private development is eligible 
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for a Green Neighborhood Award Grant if the private 
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development:
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    (1) achieves certification under nationally recognized and 
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accepted Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design for 
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Neighborhood Development ("LEED-ND") green building and 
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sensible growth guidelines, standards, or systems; and
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    (2) is selected under Section 10 by the Department of 
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Commerce and Economic Opportunity.
 
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    Section 10. Grant proposals. By December 31, 2008, the 
 


 






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Department shall issue a request for proposals from model 
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private developments that have been designated by the U.S. 
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Green Building Council, the Congress for the New Urbanism, and 
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the National Resources Defense Council as achieving LEED-ND 
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certification. Subject to appropriation, the Department may 
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offer no more than 3 Green Neighborhood Award Grants for the 
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reimbursement of up to 1.5% of the total development cost of 
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the selected projects. No more than one of the 3 eligible Green 
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Neighborhood Award Grants may be set aside for an applicant 
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from a municipality with a residential population greater than 
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1,000,000.".