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| 1 | AN ACT concerning State government.
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| 2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | Section 5. The Department of Central Management Services | ||||||
| 5 | Law of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by | ||||||
| 6 | adding Section 405-317 as follows: | ||||||
| 7 | (20 ILCS 405/405-317 new) | ||||||
| 8 | Sec. 405-317. Bird-safe State buildings. | ||||||
| 9 | (a) Each State building constructed, acquired, or of which | ||||||
| 10 | more than 50% of the façade is substantially altered, in the | ||||||
| 11 | opinion of the Department's Bureau of Property Management, | ||||||
| 12 | shall meet, as determined by the Director, the following | ||||||
| 13 | standards: | ||||||
| 14 | (1) at least 90% of the exposed façade material from | ||||||
| 15 | ground level to 40 feet: | ||||||
| 16 | (A) shall not be composed of glass; or | ||||||
| 17 | (B) shall be composed of glass employing: (i) | ||||||
| 18 | elements that preclude bird collisions without | ||||||
| 19 | completely obscuring vision, such as secondary | ||||||
| 20 | facades, netting, screens, shutters, and exterior | ||||||
| 21 | shades; (ii) ultraviolet (UV) patterned glass that | ||||||
| 22 | contains UV-reflective or contrasting patterns that | ||||||
| 23 | are visible to birds; (iii) patterns on glass designed | ||||||
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| 1 | in accordance with a rule that restricts horizontal | ||||||
| 2 | spaces to less than 2 inches high and vertical spaces | ||||||
| 3 | to less than 4 inches wide; (iv) opaque, etched, | ||||||
| 4 | stained, frosted, or translucent glass; or (v) any | ||||||
| 5 | combination of the methods described in this | ||||||
| 6 | subparagraph (B); | ||||||
| 7 | (2) at least 60% of the exposed facade material above | ||||||
| 8 | 40 feet shall meet the standard described in paragraph | ||||||
| 9 | (1); | ||||||
| 10 | (3) there shall not be any transparent passageways or | ||||||
| 11 | corners; | ||||||
| 12 | (4) all glass adjacent to atria or courtyards | ||||||
| 13 | containing water features, plants, and other materials | ||||||
| 14 | attractive to birds shall meet the standard described in | ||||||
| 15 | subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1); and | ||||||
| 16 | (5) outside lighting shall be appropriately shielded | ||||||
| 17 | and minimized subject to security and other mission | ||||||
| 18 | related requirements. | ||||||
| 19 | (b) The Director shall take such actions as may be | ||||||
| 20 | necessary to ensure that actual bird mortality is monitored at | ||||||
| 21 | each State building. | ||||||
| 22 | (c) The Director, where practicable and consistent with | ||||||
| 23 | security and other mission related requirements, shall reduce | ||||||
| 24 | exterior building and site lighting for each State building. | ||||||
| 25 | This subsection (c) shall not apply to buildings in which the | ||||||
| 26 | Director does not have control of the exterior building and | ||||||
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| 1 | site lighting. In implementing the requirements of this | ||||||
| 2 | subsection (c), the Director shall make use of automatic | ||||||
| 3 | control technologies, including timers, photo-sensors, and | ||||||
| 4 | infrared and motion detectors. | ||||||
| 5 | (d) In implementing the requirements of this Section, the | ||||||
| 6 | Director may employ any available methods and strategies that | ||||||
| 7 | are in accordance with existing effective best practices to | ||||||
| 8 | reduce bird mortality. | ||||||
| 9 | (e) The requirements of this Section shall not apply to | ||||||
| 10 | any acquisition or substantial alteration described in | ||||||
| 11 | subsection (a) if the Director, after consideration of | ||||||
| 12 | multiple options, determines that the use of the required | ||||||
| 13 | building materials and design features would result in a | ||||||
| 14 | significant additional cost for the project. | ||||||
| 15 | (f) Any construction which may be required as a result of
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| 16 | the requirements of this Section shall be under the authority
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| 17 | of the Capital Development Board in consultation with the
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| 18 | Department. | ||||||
| 19 | (g) The requirements of this Section shall only apply to
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| 20 | State buildings under the management or control of the
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| 21 | Department, but does not include buildings leased by the
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| 22 | Department. | ||||||
| 23 | (h) The requirements of this Section shall not apply to | ||||||
| 24 | any project in the design or construction phase as of the | ||||||
| 25 | effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General | ||||||
| 26 | Assembly. | ||||||
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| 1 | (i) This Section shall not apply to the following | ||||||
| 2 | buildings: | ||||||
| 3 | (1) any building or site listed, or eligible for | ||||||
| 4 | listing, on the National Register of Historic Places; | ||||||
| 5 | (2) the Executive Mansion and its grounds; | ||||||
| 6 | (3) the Illinois Supreme Court Building and its | ||||||
| 7 | grounds; | ||||||
| 8 | (4) the Old State Capitol Building in Springfield, | ||||||
| 9 | Illinois, and its related buildings and grounds; | ||||||
| 10 | (5) the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and | ||||||
| 11 | Museum and its related buildings and grounds; and | ||||||
| 12 | (6) the Illinois State Capitol Building and its | ||||||
| 13 | related buildings and grounds.
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