HB1361 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
HB1361

Introduced 02/09/05, by Rep. Kevin A. McCarthy

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

110 ILCS 62/50 new
110 ILCS 805/3-21	from Ch. 122, par. 103-21
110 ILCS 805/3-29.3 new

Amends the Public University Energy Conservation Act and the Public Community College Act. Requires each public university and community college district to submit an annual report to the Board of Higher Education or Illinois Community College Board detailing the university's or district's plan and progress for demand-side energy management. Provides that this report must be posted on the university's or district's Internet website, if any. Requires the Board of Higher Education and Illinois Community College Board to publish on their Internet websites a comparison of demand-side energy management programs so a user can easily identify which energy management programs are most effective. Effective immediately.

FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning education.

WHEREAS, Public universities and community colleges are very large users of energy; and

WHEREAS, Energy costs are increasing, putting greater pressure on the State's budget; and

WHEREAS, It is in the State of Illinois' interest to minimize our energy costs; and

WHEREAS, Demand-side management should be used for all actions by the energy users on campus to lower costs and the consumption of energy, including without limitation using energy-efficient technologies, metering of buildings and departments, assessing energy costs per user instead of campus-wide, creating other incentives for users to reduce energy consumption, and charging different rates to users based on load demands and rates secured from utilities; therefore

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

Section 5. The Public University Energy Conservation Act is amended by adding Section 50 as follows:

(110 ILCS 62/50 new)

Sec. 50. Demand-side energy management report. Each public university shall submit an annual report to the Board of Higher Education detailing the university's plan and progress for demand-side energy management. This report must be posted on the university's Internet website, if any. The Board of Higher Education shall publish on its Internet website a comparison of the universities' demand-side energy management programs so a user can easily identify which energy management programs are most effective.

Section 10. The Public Community College Act is amended by changing Section 3-21 and by adding Section 3-29.3 as follows:

(110 ILCS 805/3-21) (from Ch. 122, par. 103-21)

Sec. 3-21. The board of community college districts shall have the duties enumerated in the following Sections preceding Section 3-30 Sections 3-22 through 3-29.2.

Notwithstanding any provision of this Article to the contrary, when bonds are issued by any district and the purposes for which such bonds have been issued have been accomplished and paid for in full and there remains funds on hand in such bond and interest account, the board by resolution may transfer such excess to the fund of the district which bears the nearest relation to the purpose for which the bonds from which such excess funds arose were issued.

(Source: P.A. 86-1246.)

(110 ILCS 805/3-29.3 new)

Sec. 3-29.3. Demand-side energy management report. To submit an annual report to the State Board detailing the district's plan and progress for demand-side energy management. This report must be posted on the district's Internet website, if any. The State Board shall publish on its Internet website a comparison of all districts' demand-side energy management programs so a user can easily identify which energy management programs are most effective.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.