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1 | AN ACT concerning State buildings.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Green | ||||||
5 | Buildings Act. | ||||||
6 | Section 5. Findings.
The General Assembly finds that an | ||||||
7 | efficient green building plan is essential to: | ||||||
8 | (1) reduce the increasing costs of energy for public | ||||||
9 | buildings and reduce the State's overall energy usage; | ||||||
10 | (2) preserve the environment and make State buildings | ||||||
11 | better for those who work and study in them, as well as the | ||||||
12 | area around them; and | ||||||
13 | (3) cut pollution, moderate peak energy demand, better | ||||||
14 | assure the reliability of energy studies, and stabilize energy | ||||||
15 | costs.
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16 | Section 10. Definitions. In this Act: | ||||||
17 | "Board" means the Capital Development Board. | ||||||
18 | "USGBC" means the United States Green Building Council. | ||||||
19 | "LEED" means the USGBC Leadership in Energy and | ||||||
20 | Environmental Design green building rating standard. | ||||||
21 | "GBI" means The Green Building Initiative. | ||||||
22 | "Green Globes" means the GBI green building construction |
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1 | module. | ||||||
2 | "Major renovation" means a project with a construction | ||||||
3 | budget that equals 40% or more of the building's current | ||||||
4 | replacement cost.
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5 | Section 15. Green Buildings Standards.
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6 | (a) All new state-funded building construction and major | ||||||
7 | renovations of existing state-owned facilities are required to | ||||||
8 | seek LEED certification. | ||||||
9 | (b) All construction and major renovation projects, | ||||||
10 | regardless of size, must achieve the highest level of | ||||||
11 | certification practical within the project budget. | ||||||
12 | (1) New buildings and major renovations of less than | ||||||
13 | 10,000 square feet must meet the highest standard of the | ||||||
14 | Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design's rating | ||||||
15 | system for new commercial construction and major | ||||||
16 | renovation projects, as established by the United States | ||||||
17 | Green Building Council, or an equivalent standard, | ||||||
18 | including The Green Building Initiative's Green Globes USA | ||||||
19 | design program. USGBC LEED certification is not required. | ||||||
20 | (2) New buildings and major renovations of less than | ||||||
21 | 10,000 square feet must achieve the silver building rating | ||||||
22 | of the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Designs | ||||||
23 | rating system for new commercial construction and major | ||||||
24 | renovation projects, as established by the United States | ||||||
25 | Green Building Council, or an equivalent standard, |
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1 | including, but not limited to, a two-globe rating in the | ||||||
2 | Green Globes USA design program. USGBC LEED or GBI Green | ||||||
3 | Globes certification is required. | ||||||
4 | (c) Exemptions to these standards are buildings that are | ||||||
5 | not "comfort" conditioned as determined by the Board. However, | ||||||
6 | the project design team must document and incorporate all | ||||||
7 | appropriate sustainable building methods, strategies, and | ||||||
8 | technologies in the final design. | ||||||
9 | (d) State agencies and the project design team may apply to | ||||||
10 | the Board for a waiver from these standards. | ||||||
11 | (e) Waivers shall be granted by the Board or an appropriate | ||||||
12 | agency when the applicant can demonstrate and document:
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13 | (1) An unreasonable financial burden, taking into | ||||||
14 | account the operating and construction costs over the life | ||||||
15 | of the building and the total cost of ownership of the | ||||||
16 | building. | ||||||
17 | (2) An unreasonable impediment to construction. | ||||||
18 | (3) The standards would impair the principal function | ||||||
19 | of the building. | ||||||
20 | (4) The standards would compromise the historic nature | ||||||
21 | of the structure. | ||||||
22 | Documentation on the submittal must include at a minimum: | ||||||
23 | (1) Life cycle cost analysis. | ||||||
24 | (2) Energy modeling. | ||||||
25 | The design team must provide the documentation for the new | ||||||
26 | project to confirm that LEED or Green Globes construction |
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1 | standards have been followed. | ||||||
2 | (f) In addition to any required LEED criteria, the Board | ||||||
3 | shall require that all projects referenced in subsection (a) | ||||||
4 | implement at least one LEED criterion for alternative | ||||||
5 | transportation for public transportation or bicycle access. | ||||||
6 | (g) The green building standards contained in this Act | ||||||
7 | shall be analyzed and evaluated by the Board after 5 years or | ||||||
8 | the completion of 10 Board green projects, whichever comes | ||||||
9 | first. | ||||||
10 | Section 20. Rulemaking. Notwithstanding any other | ||||||
11 | rulemaking authority that may exist, neither the Governor nor | ||||||
12 | any agency or agency head under the jurisdiction of the | ||||||
13 | Governor has any authority to make or promulgate rules to | ||||||
14 | implement or enforce the provisions of this Act. If, however, | ||||||
15 | the Governor believes that rules are necessary to implement or | ||||||
16 | enforce the provisions of this Act, the Governor may suggest | ||||||
17 | rules to the General Assembly by filing them with the Clerk of | ||||||
18 | the House and the Secretary of the Senate and by requesting | ||||||
19 | that the General Assembly authorize such rulemaking by law, | ||||||
20 | enact those suggested rules into law, or take any other | ||||||
21 | appropriate action in the General Assembly's discretion. | ||||||
22 | Nothing contained in this Act shall be interpreted to grant | ||||||
23 | rulemaking authority under any other Illinois statute where | ||||||
24 | such authority is not otherwise explicitly given. For the | ||||||
25 | purposes of this Section, "rules" is given the meaning |
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1 | contained in Section 1-70 of the Illinois Administrative | ||||||
2 | Procedure Act, and "agency" and "agency head" are given the | ||||||
3 | meanings contained in Sections 1-20 and 1-25 of the Illinois | ||||||
4 | Administrative Procedure Act to the extent that such | ||||||
5 | definitions apply to agencies or agency heads under the | ||||||
6 | jurisdiction of the Governor. | ||||||
7 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
8 | becoming law.
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