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    AN ACT concerning State government.

 
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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 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, and each 
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December 31 thereafter, the Department of Commerce and Economic 
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Opportunity may, subject to appropriation, issue a request for 
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proposals from model private developments that have been 
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designated by the U.S. Green Building Council, the Congress for 
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the New Urbanism, and the National Resources Defense Council as 
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achieving LEED-ND certification. Subject to appropriation, the 
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Department may offer no more than 3 Green Neighborhood Award 
 


 






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Grants for the reimbursement of up to 1.5% of the total 
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development cost of the selected projects. No more than one of 
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the 3 eligible Green Neighborhood Award Grants may be set aside 
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for an applicant from a municipality with a residential 
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population greater than 1,000,000.
 
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    Section 15. Implementing rules. The Department of Commerce 
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and Economic Opportunity shall have the authority to adopt 
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rules to implement this Act.
 
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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
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becoming law.