093_HB1468eng HB1468 Engrossed LRB093 06580 AMC 09042 b 1 AN ACT in relation to energy conservation. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the 5 Energy Efficient Building Act. 6 Section 5. Findings. 7 (a) The legislature finds that an effective energy 8 efficient building code is essential to: 9 (1) reduce the air pollutant emissions from energy 10 consumption that are affecting the health of residents of 11 this State; 12 (2) moderate future peak electric power demand; 13 (3) assure the reliability of the electrical grid 14 and an adequate supply of home heating oil and natural 15 gas; and 16 (4) control energy costs for residents and 17 businesses in this State. 18 (b) The legislature further finds that this State has a 19 number of unique climate types, all of which require energy 20 for both cooling and heating, and that there are many 21 cost-effective measures that can reduce peak energy use and 22 reduce cooling, heating, and other energy costs in buildings. 23 Section 10. Definitions. 24 "Board" means the Capital Development Board. 25 "Code" means the 2000 International Energy Conservation 26 Code, the 2001 Supplement to that Code, and the adaptations 27 to the Code that are made by the Board. 28 "Municipality" means any city, village, or incorporated 29 town. HB1468 Engrossed -2- LRB093 06580 AMC 09042 b 1 Section 15. Energy Efficient Building Code. The Board 2 shall adopt as minimum Code requirements applying to 3 construction of all new residential, commercial, and 4 industrial buildings in the State, the 2000 International 5 Energy Conservation Code and 2001 Supplement to the 2000 6 International Energy Conservation Code as published by the 7 International Code Council. The Board may appropriately 8 adapt the International Energy Conservation Code to apply to 9 the particular economy, population distribution, geography, 10 and climate of the State and construction therein, consistent 11 with the public policy objectives of this Act. 12 Section 20. Applicability. 13 (a) Except as otherwise provided by this Act, the Code 14 shall apply to any building or structure in this State for 15 which a building permit application is received by a 16 municipality or county on or after the effective date of this 17 Act. 18 (b) The following buildings shall be exempt from the 19 Energy Efficient Building Code: 20 (1) Buildings otherwise exempt from the provisions 21 of a locally adopted building code and buildings that do 22 not contain a conditioned space. 23 (2) Buildings that do not use either electricity or 24 fossil fuel for comfort conditioning. For purposes of 25 determining whether this exemption applies, a building 26 will be presumed to be heated by electricity, even in the 27 absence of equipment used for electric comfort heating, 28 whenever the building is provided with electrical service 29 in excess of 100 amps, unless the code enforcement 30 official determines that this electrical service is 31 necessary for purposes other than providing electric 32 comfort heating. 33 (3) Historic buildings. This exemption shall apply HB1468 Engrossed -3- LRB093 06580 AMC 09042 b 1 to those buildings that are listed on the National 2 Register of Historic Places or the Illinois Register of 3 Historic Places, and to those buildings that have been 4 designated as historically significant by a local 5 governing body that is authorized to make such 6 designations. 7 Section 25. Technical assistance. 8 (a) The Board, or the Illinois Building Commission as 9 directed by the Board, shall make available implementation 10 materials that explain the requirements of the Code and 11 describe methods of compliance acceptable to Code Enforcement 12 Officials. 13 (b) The materials shall include software tools, 14 simplified prescriptive options, and other materials as 15 appropriate. The simplified materials shall be designed for 16 projects in which a design professional may not be involved. 17 (c) The Board shall provide local jurisdictions with 18 technical assistance concerning implementation and 19 enforcement of the Code. 20 Section 30. Enforcement. The Board shall determine 21 procedures for compliance with the Code. These procedures 22 may include but need not be limited to certification by a 23 national, State, or local accredited energy conservation 24 program or inspections from private Code-certified inspectors 25 using the Code. 26 Section 35. Rules. The Board may adopt any rules that 27 are necessary for the furtherance of this Act. 28 Section 37. Input from interested parties. When 29 developing Code adaptations, rules, and procedures for 30 compliance with the Code, the Capital Development Board, or HB1468 Engrossed -4- LRB093 06580 AMC 09042 b 1 the Illinois Building Commission as directed by the Board, 2 shall seek input from representatives from the building 3 trades, design professionals, construction professionals, 4 code administrators, and other interested entities affected. 5 Section 40. Home rule. No unit of local government, 6 including any home rule unit, shall have the authority to 7 regulate energy efficient building standards in a manner that 8 is less stringent than the provisions contained in this Act. 9 It is declared to be the law of the State, pursuant to 10 paragraph (i) of Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois 11 Constitution of 1970, that this Act is a limitation on the 12 authority of a home rule unit to exercise powers concurrently 13 with the State. 14 Section 90. The State Finance Act is amended by adding 15 Section 5.595 as follows: 16 (30 ILCS 105/5.595 new) 17 Sec. 5.595. The Energy Efficient Building Fund. 18 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect one 19 year after becoming law.