HB2192 EngrossedLRB103 05268 AWJ 50286 b

1    AN ACT concerning local government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Park District Code is amended by adding
5Section 8-13a as follows:
 
6    (70 ILCS 1205/8-13a new)
7    Sec. 8-13a. Agreements related to solar energy.
8Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code, a park
9district may enter into a lease, contract, or other agreement
10related to the acquisition of solar energy, including the
11installation, maintenance, and service of solar panels,
12equipment, or similar technology related to solar energy, for
13a period not to exceed 2.5 times the term of years provided for
14in Section 8-13 when authorized by the affirmative vote of
15two-thirds of the governing board of the park district.
 
16    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
17becoming law.