Sen. Michael Noland
Filed: 3/23/2007
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 843




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 843 by replacing 
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everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
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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 
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options for a wind generation turbine farm.
 
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    Section 10. The Public Community College Act is amended  by 
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adding Section 3-42.3 as follows:
 
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    (110 ILCS 805/3-42.3 new)

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    Sec. 3-42.3. Wind farm. To own and operate a wind 
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generation turbine farm, either individually or jointly, that 
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directly or indirectly reduces the energy or other operating 
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costs of the community college district. The board  may ask for 
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the assistance of any State agency, including without 
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limitation the State Board or the Environmental Protection 
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Agency, in obtaining financing options for a wind generation 
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turbine farm.

 

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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
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becoming law.".