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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 Government Buildings Energy Cost Reduction 
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Act of 1991 is amended  by adding Section 30 as follows:
 
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    (20 ILCS 3953/30  new)
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    Sec. 30. Real-time pricing for electricity in State 
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buildings.
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    (a) The Interagency Energy Conservation Committee shall 
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study the feasibility of establishing a real-time pricing pilot 
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program at at least 2 State-owned or State-leased buildings in 
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order to assess the potential savings in energy consumption for 
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the State.
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    (b) Historic buildings that are listed on the Illinois 
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Register of Historic Places, established pursuant to Section 6 
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of the Illinois Historic Preservation Act, are exempt from the 
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requirements of this Section.
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    (c) The Interagency Energy Conservation Committee shall 
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include its recommendations for implementing real-time pricing 
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in State-owned or State-leased buildings in its annual 
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assessment report to the Governor and General Assembly.
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    (d) For purposes of this Section, "real-time pricing" has 
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the same meaning as that term is defined in Section 16-102 of 
 


 






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the Public Utilities Act.
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    (e) Notwithstanding any other rulemaking authority that 
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may exist, neither the Governor nor any agency or agency head 
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under the jurisdiction of the Governor has any authority to 
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make or promulgate rules to implement or enforce the provisions 
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of this amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly.  If, 
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however, the Governor believes that rules are necessary to 
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implement or enforce the provisions of this amendatory Act of 
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the 95th General Assembly, the Governor may suggest rules to 
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the General Assembly by filing them with the Clerk of the House 
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and the Secretary of the Senate and by requesting that the 
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General Assembly authorize such rulemaking by law, enact those 
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suggested rules into law, or take any other appropriate action 
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in the General Assembly's discretion.   Nothing contained in this 
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amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly shall be 
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interpreted to grant rulemaking authority under any other 
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Illinois statute where such authority is not otherwise 
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explicitly given.  For the purposes of this amendatory Act of 
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the 95th General Assembly, "rules" is given the meaning 
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contained in Section 1-70 of the Illinois Administrative 
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Procedure Act, and "agency" and "agency head" are given the 
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meanings contained in Sections 1-20 and 1-25 of the Illinois 
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Administrative Procedure Act to the extent that such 
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definitions apply to agencies or agency heads under the 
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jurisdiction of the Governor.
 

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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, 
 


 






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2008.