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| Public Act 095-0805 |
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AN ACT concerning local 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 5. The Counties Code is amended by adding Section | ||||
42000 as follows: | ||||
(55 ILCS 5/42000 new) | ||||
Sec. 42000. Wind farms. A county may own and operate a wind | ||||
generation turbine farm, either individually or jointly with | ||||
another 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 county. The county | ||||
may ask for the assistance of any State agency, including | ||||
without limitation the Department of Commerce and Economic | ||||
Opportunity, the Illinois Power Agency, or the Environmental | ||||
Protection Agency, in obtaining financing options for a wind | ||||
generation turbine farm. | ||||
Section 10. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by | ||||
adding Section 11-15.3-1 as follows: | ||||
(65 ILCS 5/11-15.3-1 new) | ||||
Sec. 11-15.3-1. Wind farms. A municipality may own and | ||||
operate a wind generation turbine farm, either individually or | ||
jointly with another 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 | ||
municipality. The municipality may ask for the assistance of | ||
any State agency, including without limitation the Department | ||
of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, the Illinois Power | ||
Agency, or the Environmental Protection Agency, in obtaining | ||
financing options for a wind generation turbine farm. | ||
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.
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(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.
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(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)
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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.
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(Source: P.A. 95-390, eff. 8-23-07.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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