SB2049 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
SB2049

Introduced 2/9/2023, by Sen. Ram Villivalam

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

New Act

Creates the Mechanical Insulation Energy Audit Act. Provides that the Environmental Protection Agency shall perform a mechanical insulation energy audit of every public building within the State within 10 years after the effective date of the Act. Provides that each mechanical insulation energy audit finding shall identify remediation measures necessary to bring the subject mechanical insulation system into compliance with the latest published edition of the International Code Council's International Energy Conservation Code and to ensure the building's mechanical systems function at operating temperatures that minimize energy loss and ensure public health and safety. Provides that audit findings are to be made available to the public. Requires the Agency, by December 31, 2025 and by December 31 of each year thereafter, to deliver to the General Assembly an annual report outlining the mechanical insulation energy audits that it completed in the previous calendar year. Repeals the Act on December 31, 2034. Defines terms. Includes legislative findings.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning State government.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Mechanical Insulation Energy Audit Act.

Section 5. Legislative findings. The General Assembly finds:

(1) The State has a vested interest in decreasing the carbon footprint of publicly owned buildings.

(2) It is the public policy of this State to ensure that publicly owned buildings in the State are free from harmful mold and bacteria and can be used by Illinois residents for employment, education, and social services.

(3) Mechanical insulation plays an important role in advancing Illinois toward its clean energy goals by lowering operating expenses, reducing energy loss, and decreasing emissions.

Section 10. Definitions. As used in this Act:

"Agency" means the Environmental Protection Agency.

"Mechanical insulation" means insulation materials, facings, and accessory products applied to mechanical systems, such as piping, equipment, vessels, HVAC systems, boilers, and other similar equipment.

"Mechanical insulation energy audit" means an audit that analyzes potential energy savings and any potential public health risks according to the specifications of a building's mechanical equipment.

"Public building" means any structure that is owned or leased by the State, a unit of local government, or any other political subdivision of the State.

Section 15. Mechanical insulation energy audit. The Agency shall perform a mechanical insulation energy audit of every public building within the State within 10 years after the effective date of this Act. Each mechanical insulation energy audit report shall identify remediation measures necessary to bring the subject mechanical insulation systems into compliance with the Code, as defined in Section 10 of the Energy Efficient Building Act, and to ensure that the building's mechanical systems function at operating temperatures that minimize energy loss and ensure public health and safety.

Section 20. Public access of findings; report.

(a) Mechanical insulation energy audit reports shall be a matter of public record and shall be posted on the Agency's website no later than 30 days after completion of each audit.

(b) By December 31, 2025 and by December 31 of each year thereafter, the Agency shall deliver to the General Assembly an annual report outlining the mechanical insulation energy audits that it completed in the previous calendar year.

Section 25. Repeal. This Act is repealed on December 31, 2034.