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RESOLUTION TO APPROVE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE COALITION LEAD BY KANE COUNTY, ILLINOIS, FOR THE CLIMATE POLLUTION REDUCTION GRANT IMPLEMENTATION APPLICATION AND PROGRAM
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WHEREAS, the Congress of the United States has enacted Public Law No. 117-169, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, and established the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants (CPRG) Program to address greenhouse gas (GHG) pollution contributing to climate change; and
WHEREAS, Kane County, Illinois - Coalition lead applicant; DuPage County, Illinois - subrecipient; Kendall County, Illinois - subrecipient; Lake County, Illinois- subrecipient; Will County, Illinois - subrecipient; City of Aurora, Illinois - subrecipient; City of Batavia, Illinois - subrecipient; City of Elgin, Illinois - subrecipient; City of Highland Park, Illinois- subrecipient; City of Naperville, Illinois - subrecipient; City of Waukegan, Illinois- subrecipient; Village of Downers Grove, Illinois - subrecipient; Village of Mokena, Illinois - subrecipient; and Village of Wheeling, Illinois-subrecipient (hereinafter "the Parties"), are units of local government within the meaning of Section 10 of Article 7 of the Constitution of the State of Illinois; and
WHEREAS, the Parties are also public agencies within the meaning of the Intergovernmental Cooperation Act (5 ILCS 220/1, et. seq.); and
WHEREAS, the Parties are authorized to contract among themselves to obtain or share services, or exercise, combine, or transfer any power or function in any manner not prohibited by law (5 ILCS 220/3); and
WHEREAS, the CPRG program is designed to incentivize eligible applicants to apply for funding together as a coalition to implement GHG reduction measures across multiple municipalities; and
WHEREAS, more than two (2) million residents covered by the coalition will benefit from the award by reducing GHG emissions, improving air pol...
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