Amend HB 1728 as follows:
(1)  On page ____, line ____, strike the existing new Section (f-1) and substitute the following:
"(f-1)  Notwithstanding other law, the board of trustees may contract with the provider of the energy or water conservation measures to perform work that is related to, connected with, or otherwise ancillary to the measures identified in the scope of an energy savings performance contract and may use any available money, other than money borrowed from this state, to pay the provider for such services under this section and the board is not required to pay for such costs solely out of the savings realized by the school district under an energy saving performance contract."
(2)  On page ____, line ____, strike the existing new Section (g-1) and substitute with the following:
"(g-1)  Notwithstanding other law, the board may contract with the provider of the energy or water conservation measures to perform work that is related to, connected with, or otherwise ancillary to the measures identified in the scope of an energy savings performance contract and may use any available money, other than money borrowed from this state, to pay the provider for such services under this section and the board is not required to pay for such costs solely out of the savings realized by the institution of higher education under an energy saving performance contract."
(3)  On page ____, line ____, strike the existing new Section (f-1) and substitute the following:
"(f-1)  Notwithstanding other law, the state agency may contract with the provider of the energy or water conservation measures to perform work that is related to, connected with, or otherwise ancillary to the measures identified in the scope of an energy savings performance contract and may use any available money, other than money borrowed from this state, to pay the provider for such services under this section and the state agency is not required to pay for such costs solely out of the savings realized by the local government under an energy saving performance contract."
(4)  On page ____, line ____, strike the existing new Section (a-1) and substitute the following:
"(a-1)  Notwithstanding other law, the governing body of a local government may contract with the provider of the energy or water conservation measures to perform work that is related to, connected with, or otherwise ancillary to the measures identified in the scope of an energy savings performance contract and may use any available money, other than money borrowed from this state, to pay the provider for such services under this section and the governing body is not required to pay for such costs solely out of the savings realized by the local government under an energy saving performance contract."