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.


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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY
STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

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1     AN ACT concerning education.
 
2     WHEREAS, Public universities and community colleges are
3 very large users of energy; and
 
4      WHEREAS, Energy costs are increasing, putting greater
5 pressure on the State's budget; and
 
6      WHEREAS, It is in the State of Illinois' interest to
7 minimize our energy costs; and
 
8      WHEREAS, Demand-side management should be used for all
9 actions by the energy users on campus to lower costs and the
10 consumption of energy, including without limitation using
11 energy-efficient technologies, metering of buildings and
12 departments, assessing energy costs per user instead of
13 campus-wide, creating other incentives for users to reduce
14 energy consumption, and charging different rates to users based
15 on load demands and rates secured from utilities; therefore
 
16     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
17 represented in the General Assembly:
 
18     Section 5. The Public University Energy Conservation Act is
19 amended by adding Section 50 as follows:
 
20     (110 ILCS 62/50 new)
21     Sec. 50. Demand-side energy management report. Each public
22 university shall submit an annual report to the Board of Higher
23 Education detailing the university's plan and progress for
24 demand-side energy management. This report must be posted on
25 the university's Internet website, if any. The Board of Higher
26 Education shall publish on its Internet website a comparison of
27 the universities' demand-side energy management programs so a
28 user can easily identify which energy management programs are
29 most effective.
 

 

 

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1     Section 10. The Public Community College Act is amended by
2 changing Section 3-21 and by adding Section 3-29.3 as follows:
 
3     (110 ILCS 805/3-21)  (from Ch. 122, par. 103-21)
4     Sec. 3-21. The board of community college districts shall
5 have the duties enumerated in the following Sections preceding
6 Section 3-30 Sections 3-22 through 3-29.2.
7     Notwithstanding any provision of this Article to the
8 contrary, when bonds are issued by any district and the
9 purposes for which such bonds have been issued have been
10 accomplished and paid for in full and there remains funds on
11 hand in such bond and interest account, the board by resolution
12 may transfer such excess to the fund of the district which
13 bears the nearest relation to the purpose for which the bonds
14 from which such excess funds arose were issued.
15 (Source: P.A. 86-1246.)
 
16     (110 ILCS 805/3-29.3 new)
17     Sec. 3-29.3. Demand-side energy management report. To
18 submit an annual report to the State Board detailing the
19 district's plan and progress for demand-side energy
20 management. This report must be posted on the district's
21 Internet website, if any. The State Board shall publish on its
22 Internet website a comparison of all districts' demand-side
23 energy management programs so a user can easily identify which
24 energy management programs are most effective.
 
25     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
26 becoming law.