94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
SB0250


 
Introduced 2/3/2005, by Sen. John J. Cullerton
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		
















20 ILCS 3105/3
  from Ch. 127, par. 773


20 ILCS 3105/10.04
  from Ch. 127, par. 780.04







    Amends the Capital Development Board Act. Requires the Board to implement the LEED green building rating system.  Requires any new building, repair, or retrofit construction work  authorized by the Board to meet the requirements for LEED certification.  Defines "LEED" and "LEED green building rating system".  Effective January 1, 2006.
















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    AN ACT concerning State government.

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


 
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    Section 5. The Capital Development Board Act is amended  by 
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changing Sections 3 and 10.04 as follows:
 



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    (20 ILCS 3105/3)  (from Ch. 127, par. 773)



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    Sec. 3. As used in this Act, unless the context otherwise 
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requires: 

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    "Board" means the Capital Development Board.

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    "State agency" means and includes each officer, 
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department, board,
commission, institution, body politic and 
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corporate of the State
including the Illinois Building 
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Authority, school districts, and any
other person expending or 
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encumbering State or federal funds by virtue
of an 
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appropriation or other authorization by the General Assembly or

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federal authorization or grant.  Except as otherwise expressly

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authorized by the General Assembly, the term does not include 
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the
Department of Transportation, the Department of Natural 
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Resources, or
Environmental Protection Agency, except
as 
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respects buildings used by the Department or Agency for its 
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officers,
employees, or equipment, or any of them, and for 
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capital improvements
related to such buildings.  Nor does the 
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term include the Illinois
Housing Development Authority, the 
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Illinois Finance Authority or
the St. Louis Metropolitan Area 
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Airport Authority.

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    "School District" means any school district or special 
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charter
district as defined in Section 1-3 of "The School 
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Code", approved March
18, 1961, as amended, or any 
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administrative district, or governing board,
of a joint 
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agreement organized under Section 10-22.31 of the School Code.

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    "LEED" means Leadership in Energy and Environmental 
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Design.

 


 






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    "LEED green building rating system",  means  the  
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self-certifying, consensus-based, green building rating system 
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promulgated by the United States Green Building Council that 
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operates by  evaluating a building's environmental performance 
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as to sustainable site planning, improving energy efficiency, 
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conserving materials and resources, embracing indoor 
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environmental quality, and safeguarding water. For purposes of 
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this Act, "LEED green building rating system" refers to the 
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LEED version in use on February 1, 2005.

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(Source: P.A. 93-205, eff. 1-1-04.)

 



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    (20 ILCS 3105/10.04)  (from Ch. 127, par. 780.04)



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    Sec. 10.04. To construct and repair, or contract for and 
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supervise the
construction and repair of, buildings under the 
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control of or for the use
of any State agency, as authorized by 
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the General Assembly.  To the maximum
extent feasible, any 
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construction or repair work shall utilize the best
available 
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technologies for minimizing building energy costs as 
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determined
through consultation with the Department of 
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Commerce and Economic Opportunity
Community Affairs. Use of the 
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best available technologies requires  that the  Capital 
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Development Board use  the LEED green building rating system to 
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minimize building energy costs and to provide an objective 
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design and measuring tool of a construction project's 
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environmental, economic, and safety qualities. Any new 
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building construction  authorized under this Section and 
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beginning on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act 
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of the 94th General Assembly must meet the  requirements for 
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LEED basic certification under the LEED green building rating 
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system.  Any repair of or retrofit work to an existing building 
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authorized under this Section and beginning on or after the 
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effective date of this amendatory Act of the 94th General 
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Assembly must meet the requirements for LEED existing building 
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certification under the LEED green building rating system.


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(Source: P.A. 89-445, eff. 2-7-96; revised 12-6-03.)

 

 


 






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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January 
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1, 2006.