103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
SB3761

 

Introduced 2/9/2024, by Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
5 ILCS 70/1.33  from Ch. 1, par. 1034
30 ILCS 330/12  from Ch. 127, par. 662
30 ILCS 390/Act rep.
820 ILCS 130/2

    Repeals the School Construction Bond Act. Amends the Statute on Statutes, the General Obligation Bond Act, and the Prevailing Wage Act to make conforming changes.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning finance.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Statute on Statutes is amended by changing
5Section 1.33 as follows:
 
6    (5 ILCS 70/1.33)  (from Ch. 1, par. 1034)
7    Sec. 1.33. Whenever there is a reference in any Act to the
8Capital Development Bond Act of 1972, Transportation Bond Act,
9School Construction Bond Act, Anti-Pollution Bond Act or the
10Illinois Coal and Energy Development Bond Act, such reference
11shall be interpreted to include the General Obligation Bond
12Act.
13(Source: P.A. 83-1490.)
 
14    Section 10. The General Obligation Bond Act is amended by
15changing Section 12 as follows:
 
16    (30 ILCS 330/12)  (from Ch. 127, par. 662)
17    Sec. 12. Allocation of proceeds from sale of Bonds.
18    (a) Proceeds from the sale of Bonds, authorized by Section
193 of this Act, shall be deposited in the separate fund known as
20the Capital Development Fund.
21    (b) Proceeds from the sale of Bonds, authorized by

 

 

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1paragraph (a) of Section 4 of this Act, shall be deposited in
2the separate fund known as the Transportation Bond, Series A
3Fund.
4    (c) Proceeds from the sale of Bonds, authorized by
5paragraphs (b) and (c) of Section 4 of this Act, shall be
6deposited in the separate fund known as the Transportation
7Bond, Series B Fund.
8    (c-1) Proceeds from the sale of Bonds, authorized by
9paragraph (d) of Section 4 of this Act, shall be deposited into
10the Transportation Bond Series D Fund, which is hereby
11created.
12    (c-2) Proceeds from the sale of Bonds, authorized by
13paragraph (e) of Section 4 of this Act, shall be deposited into
14the Multi-modal Transportation Bond Fund, which is hereby
15created.
16    (d) Proceeds from the sale of Bonds, authorized by Section
175 of this Act, shall be deposited in the separate fund known as
18the School Construction Fund, a special fund that was created
19in the State treasury under Section 6 of the School
20Construction Bond Act (repealed) and is continued under this
21amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly, which may be
22expended as provided by law.
23    (e) Proceeds from the sale of Bonds, authorized by Section
246 of this Act, shall be deposited in the separate fund known as
25the Anti-Pollution Fund.
26    (f) Proceeds from the sale of Bonds, authorized by Section

 

 

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17 of this Act, shall be deposited in the separate fund known as
2the Coal Development Fund.
3    (f-2) Proceeds from the sale of Bonds, authorized by
4Section 7.2 of this Act, shall be deposited as set forth in
5Section 7.2.
6    (f-5) Proceeds from the sale of Bonds, authorized by
7Section 7.5 of this Act, shall be deposited as set forth in
8Section 7.5.
9    (f-7) Proceeds from the sale of Bonds, authorized by
10Section 7.6 of this Act, shall be deposited as set forth in
11Section 7.6.
12    (f-8) Proceeds from the sale of Bonds, authorized by
13Section 7.7 of this Act, shall be deposited as set forth in
14Section 7.7.
15    (g) Proceeds from the sale of Bonds, authorized by Section
168 of this Act, shall be deposited in the Capital Development
17Fund.
18    (h) Subsequent to the issuance of any Bonds for the
19purposes described in Sections 2 through 8 of this Act, the
20Governor and the Director of the Governor's Office of
21Management and Budget may provide for the reallocation of
22unspent proceeds of such Bonds to any other purposes
23authorized under said Sections of this Act, subject to the
24limitations on aggregate principal amounts contained therein.
25Upon any such reallocation, such unspent proceeds shall be
26transferred to the appropriate funds as determined by

 

 

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1reference to paragraphs (a) through (g) of this Section.
2(Source: P.A. 100-23, eff. 7-6-17; 100-587, eff. 6-4-18;
3101-30, eff. 6-28-19.)
 
4    (30 ILCS 390/Act rep.)
5    Section 15. The School Construction Bond Act is repealed.
 
6    Section 20. The Prevailing Wage Act is amended by changing
7Section 2 as follows:
 
8    (820 ILCS 130/2)
9    Sec. 2. This Act applies to the wages of laborers,
10mechanics and other workers employed in any public works, as
11hereinafter defined, by any public body and to anyone under
12contracts for public works. This includes any maintenance,
13repair, assembly, or disassembly work performed on equipment
14whether owned, leased, or rented.
15    As used in this Act, unless the context indicates
16otherwise:
17    "Public works" means all fixed works constructed or
18demolished by any public body, or paid for wholly or in part
19out of public funds. "Public works" as defined herein includes
20all projects financed in whole or in part with bonds, grants,
21loans, or other funds made available by or through the State or
22any of its political subdivisions, including but not limited
23to: bonds issued under the Industrial Project Revenue Bond Act

 

 

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1(Article 11, Division 74 of the Illinois Municipal Code), the
2Industrial Building Revenue Bond Act, the Illinois Finance
3Authority Act, the Illinois Sports Facilities Authority Act,
4or the Build Illinois Bond Act; loans or other funds made
5available pursuant to the Build Illinois Act; loans or other
6funds made available pursuant to the Riverfront Development
7Fund under Section 10-15 of the River Edge Redevelopment Zone
8Act; or funds from the Fund for Illinois' Future under Section
96z-47 of the State Finance Act, funds for school construction
10under Section 5 of the General Obligation Bond Act, funds
11authorized under Section 3 of the School Construction Bond
12Act, funds for school infrastructure under Section 6z-45 of
13the State Finance Act, and funds for transportation purposes
14under Section 4 of the General Obligation Bond Act. "Public
15works" also includes (i) all projects financed in whole or in
16part with funds from the Environmental Protection Agency under
17the Illinois Renewable Fuels Development Program Act for which
18there is no project labor agreement; (ii) all work performed
19pursuant to a public private agreement under the Public
20Private Agreements for the Illiana Expressway Act or the
21Public-Private Agreements for the South Suburban Airport Act;
22(iii) all projects undertaken under a public-private agreement
23under the Public-Private Partnerships for Transportation Act
24or the Department of Natural Resources World Shooting and
25Recreational Complex Act; and (iv) all transportation
26facilities undertaken under a design-build contract or a

 

 

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1Construction Manager/General Contractor contract under the
2Innovations for Transportation Infrastructure Act. "Public
3works" also includes all projects at leased facility property
4used for airport purposes under Section 35 of the Local
5Government Facility Lease Act. "Public works" also includes
6the construction of a new wind power facility by a business
7designated as a High Impact Business under Section
85.5(a)(3)(E) and the construction of a new utility-scale solar
9power facility by a business designated as a High Impact
10Business under Section 5.5(a)(3)(E-5) of the Illinois
11Enterprise Zone Act. "Public works" also includes electric
12vehicle charging station projects financed pursuant to the
13Electric Vehicle Act and renewable energy projects required to
14pay the prevailing wage pursuant to the Illinois Power Agency
15Act. "Public works" also includes power washing projects by a
16public body or paid for wholly or in part out of public funds
17in which steam or pressurized water, with or without added
18abrasives or chemicals, is used to remove paint or other
19coatings, oils or grease, corrosion, or debris from a surface
20or to prepare a surface for a coating. "Public works" does not
21include work done directly by any public utility company,
22whether or not done under public supervision or direction, or
23paid for wholly or in part out of public funds. "Public works"
24also includes construction projects performed by a third party
25contracted by any public utility, as described in subsection
26(a) of Section 2.1, in public rights-of-way, as defined in

 

 

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1Section 21-201 of the Public Utilities Act, whether or not
2done under public supervision or direction, or paid for wholly
3or in part out of public funds. "Public works" also includes
4construction projects that exceed 15 aggregate miles of new
5fiber optic cable, performed by a third party contracted by
6any public utility, as described in subsection (b) of Section
72.1, in public rights-of-way, as defined in Section 21-201 of
8the Public Utilities Act, whether or not done under public
9supervision or direction, or paid for wholly or in part out of
10public funds. "Public works" also includes any corrective
11action performed pursuant to Title XVI of the Environmental
12Protection Act for which payment from the Underground Storage
13Tank Fund is requested. "Public works" also includes all
14construction projects involving fixtures or permanent
15attachments affixed to light poles that are owned by a public
16body, including street light poles, traffic light poles, and
17other lighting fixtures, whether or not done under public
18supervision or direction, or paid for wholly or in part out of
19public funds, unless the project is performed by employees
20employed directly by the public body. "Public works" also
21includes work performed subject to the Mechanical Insulation
22Energy and Safety Assessment Act. "Public works" also includes
23the removal, hauling, and transportation of biosolids, lime
24sludge, and lime residue from a water treatment plant or
25facility and the disposal of biosolids, lime sludge, and lime
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1landfill. "Public works" does not include projects undertaken
2by the owner at an owner-occupied single-family residence or
3at an owner-occupied unit of a multi-family residence. "Public
4works" does not include work performed for soil and water
5conservation purposes on agricultural lands, whether or not
6done under public supervision or paid for wholly or in part out
7of public funds, done directly by an owner or person who has
8legal control of those lands.
9    "Construction" means all work on public works involving
10laborers, workers or mechanics. This includes any maintenance,
11repair, assembly, or disassembly work performed on equipment
12whether owned, leased, or rented.
13    "Locality" means the county where the physical work upon
14public works is performed, except (1) that if there is not
15available in the county a sufficient number of competent
16skilled laborers, workers and mechanics to construct the
17public works efficiently and properly, "locality" includes any
18other county nearest the one in which the work or construction
19is to be performed and from which such persons may be obtained
20in sufficient numbers to perform the work and (2) that, with
21respect to contracts for highway work with the Department of
22Transportation of this State, "locality" may at the discretion
23of the Secretary of the Department of Transportation be
24construed to include two or more adjacent counties from which
25workers may be accessible for work on such construction.
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1commission of the State or any political subdivision or
2department thereof, or any institution supported in whole or
3in part by public funds, and includes every county, city,
4town, village, township, school district, irrigation, utility,
5reclamation improvement or other district and every other
6political subdivision, district or municipality of the state
7whether such political subdivision, municipality or district
8operates under a special charter or not.
9    "Labor organization" means an organization that is the
10exclusive representative of an employer's employees recognized
11or certified pursuant to the National Labor Relations Act.
12    The terms "general prevailing rate of hourly wages",
13"general prevailing rate of wages" or "prevailing rate of
14wages" when used in this Act mean the hourly cash wages plus
15annualized fringe benefits for training and apprenticeship
16programs approved by the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of
17Apprenticeship and Training, health and welfare, insurance,
18vacations and pensions paid generally, in the locality in
19which the work is being performed, to employees engaged in
20work of a similar character on public works.
21(Source: P.A. 102-9, eff. 1-1-22; 102-444, eff. 8-20-21;
22102-673, eff. 11-30-21; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 102-1094, eff.
236-15-22; 103-8, eff. 6-7-23; 103-327, eff. 1-1-24; 103-346,
24eff. 1-1-24; 103-359, eff. 7-28-23; 103-447, eff. 8-4-23;
25revised 12-15-23.)