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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 Section 10.04 as follows:
 



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



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    Sec. 10.04. Construction and repair of buildings; green 
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building.


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    (a) To construct and repair, or contract for and supervise 
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the
construction and repair of, buildings under the control of 
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or for the use
of any State agency, as authorized by the 
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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. 
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    (b) On and after the effective date of this amendatory Act 
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of the 94th General Assembly, the Board shall initiate a series 
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of training workshops across the State to increase awareness 
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and understanding of green building techniques and green 
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building rating systems. The workshops shall be designed for 
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relevant State agency staff, construction industry personnel, 
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and other interested parties.


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    The Board shall identify no less than 3 and no more than 5 
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construction projects to serve as case studies for using a 
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consensus-based green building rating system. Consideration 
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shall be given for a variety of representative building types 
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in different geographic regions of the State to provide 
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additional information and data related to the green building 
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design and construction process. The Board shall report its 
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findings to the General Assembly following the completion of 
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the case study projects and in no case later than December 31, 
 


 






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2008.

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    The Board shall establish a Green Building Advisory 
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Committee to assist the Board in determining guidelines for 
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which State construction and major renovation projects should 
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be developed to green building standards. The guidelines should 
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take into account the size and type of buildings, financing 
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considerations, and other appropriate criteria. The guidelines 
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must take effect within 3 years after the effective date of 
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this amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly and are 
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subject to Board approval or adoption. In addition to using a 
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green building rating system in the building design process, 
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the Committee shall consider the feasibility of requiring 
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certain State construction projects to be certified using a 
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consensus-based green building rating system.
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    This subsection (b) of this Section is repealed on January 
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1, 2009.

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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.