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| AN ACT concerning education.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Sections |
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| 10-20.40 and 34-18.34 as follows: |
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| (105 ILCS 5/10-20.40 new) |
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| Sec. 10-20.40. Wind farm. A school district may own and |
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| operate a wind generation turbine farm, either individually or |
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| jointly, that directly or indirectly reduces the energy or |
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| other operating costs of the school district. The school |
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| district may ask for the assistance of any State agency, |
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| including without limitation the State Board of Education or |
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| the Environmental Protection Agency, in obtaining financing |
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| options for a wind generation turbine farm. |
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| (105 ILCS 5/34-18.34 new) |
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| Sec. 34-18.34. Wind farm. The school district may own and |
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| operate a wind generation turbine farm, either individually or |
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| jointly, that directly or indirectly reduces the energy or |
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| other operating costs of the school district. The school |
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| district may ask for the assistance of any State agency, |
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| including without limitation the State Board of Education or |
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| the Environmental Protection Agency, in obtaining financing |