HB4646ham001 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Rep. Donald L. Moffitt

Filed: 2/22/2008

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4646

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4646 on page 1, line 8, after "jointly" by inserting "with another unit of local government, school district, or community college district that is authorized to own and operate a wind generation turbine farm"; and

on page 1, line 12, after "Opportunity", by inserting ", the Illinois Power Agency,"; and

on page 1, line 20, after "jointly" by inserting "with another unit of local government, school district, or community college district that is authorized to own and operate a wind generation turbine farm"; and

on page 2, line 2, after "Opportunity", by inserting ", the Illinois Power Agency,"; and

on page 2, immediately below line 4, by inserting the following:

"Section 15. The School Code is amended by changing and renumbering Sections 10-20.40 and 34-18.34 as follows:

(105 ILCS 5/10-20.42)

Sec. 10-20.42 10-20.40. Wind farm. A school district may own and operate a wind generation turbine farm, either individually or jointly with a unit of local government, school district, or community college district that is authorized to own and operate a wind generation turbine farm, that directly or indirectly reduces the energy or other operating costs of the school district. The school district may ask for the assistance of any State agency, including without limitation the State Board of Education, the Illinois Power Agency, or the Environmental Protection Agency, in obtaining financing options for a wind generation turbine farm.

(Source: P.A. 95-390, eff. 8-23-07; revised 12-7-07.)

(105 ILCS 5/34-18.36)

Sec. 34-18.36 34-18.34. Wind farm. The school district may own and operate a wind generation turbine farm, either individually or jointly with a unit of local government, school district, or community college district that is authorized to own and operate a wind generation turbine farm, that directly or indirectly reduces the energy or other operating costs of the school district. The school district may ask for the assistance of any State agency, including without limitation the State Board of Education, the Illinois Power Agency, or the Environmental Protection Agency, in obtaining financing options for a wind generation turbine farm.

(Source: P.A. 95-390, eff. 8-23-07; revised 12-7-07.)

Section 20. The Public Community College Act is amended by changing Section 3-42.3 as follows:

(110 ILCS 805/3-42.3)

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

(Source: P.A. 95-390, eff. 8-23-07.)".