Bill Amendment: IL SB3597 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly

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Bill Title: COUNTIES CD-BORROWING MONEY

Status: 2024-08-09 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-1023 [SB3597 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-SB3597-Senate_Amendment_002.html

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Sen. Rachel Ventura

Filed: 4/3/2024

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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 3597
AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 3597, AS AMENDED,
by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the
following:
"Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
Climate Bank Loan Financing Act.
Section 5. Definitions. As used in this Act:
"Alternate bonds", "applicable law", "bond", "general
obligation bonds", "limited bonds", "governmental unit",
"revenue bonds", "enterprise revenues", and "revenue source"
have the respective meanings set forth in Section 3 of the
Local Government Debt Reform Act.
"Governing body" means the council, board, commission, or
body, by whatever name it is known, having charge of the
finances of a governmental unit.

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Section 10. Clean energy infrastructure projects. A
governmental unit may own, construct, equip, manage, control,
erect, improve, extend, maintain, and operate new or existing
clean energy infrastructure, may purchase real estate and any
property rights to be used for clean energy infrastructure
projects, and may charge for the use of clean energy
infrastructure.
Section 15. Authorization to borrow from Illinois Finance
Authority Illinois Climate Bank loan programs. A governmental
unit may borrow money and access loans from the Illinois
Finance Authority to finance the acquisition, construction, or
improvement of new or existing clean energy infrastructure, in
each case, qualified for financing by the Illinois Finance
Authority under the Illinois Climate Bank bond loan programs
of the Illinois Finance Authority.
Section 20. Bond authorization. A governmental unit may
issue from time to time general obligation bonds, including
alternate bonds and limited bonds, and revenue bonds pursuant
to applicable law for the purpose of evidencing its obligation
to repay its loans from the Illinois Finance Authority.
Section 25. Bond terms. Bonds issued under Section 20
shall bear interest at a rate or rates not to exceed the
maximum rate permitted by the Bond Authorization Act at the

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time of the making of the loan from the Illinois Finance
Authority. The bonds shall mature within 30 years from the
date issued. General obligation bonds shall be the direct
general obligations of the governmental unit and the full
faith and credit of the governmental unit shall be pledged for
the punctual payment of the principal of and interest on the
general obligation bonds. Revenue bonds shall be limited
obligations of the governmental unit payable from the
enterprise revenues or revenue sources of the governmental
unit pledged as security for the punctual payment of the
principal of and interest on the revenue bonds.
Section 30. Adoption of ordinance or resolution. In order
to authorize participation in a loan from the Illinois Finance
Authority and to authorize and issue the bonds, the governing
body shall adopt an ordinance, or resolution when appropriate,
providing for the determination of the amount of bonds, the
maturity of bonds, and the rate of interest of the bonds. In
the case of general obligation bonds, the ordinance or
resolution shall provide for the levy and collection of a
direct annual tax upon all the taxable property in the
governmental unit sufficient to pay the principal of and
interest on the general obligation bonds to maturity. Upon the
filing of a certified copy of an adopted ordinance or
resolution levying a direct annual tax under this Section in
the office of the county clerk in each county in which the

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governmental unit is located, the county clerk shall annually
extend the tax in addition to all other taxes authorized to be
levied by the governmental unit or on behalf of the
governmental unit. In the case of revenue bonds, the ordinance
or resolution shall provide for covenants and agreements as
may be found by the governmental unit to be necessary and
appropriate, including any liens granted on enterprise
revenues or revenue sources, to secure the punctual payment of
the principal of and interest on the revenue bonds. The
governmental unit may enter into loan agreements and security
agreements with respect to the borrowing of money from the
Illinois Finance Authority pursuant to this Act.
Section 35. Authority for issuance. The authority to issue
bonds by a governmental unit under this Act and applicable law
is in addition to any other authority to issue bonds by a
governmental unit provided by law.
Section 40. Execution. The bonds shall be executed in the
name of the governmental unit by manual or facsimile
signatures of the officials of the governmental unit as may be
designated by the ordinance or resolution.
Section 97. Severability. The provisions of this Act are
severable under Section 1.31 of the Statute on Statutes.

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