Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB3927

Creates the Public-Private Partnerships Act. Provides that the intent of the Act, among others, is to authorize responsible public entities to develop and enter into public-private partnership agreements for qualifying projects which result in the availability of such projects to the public in a more timely and less costly fashion, thereby serving the public safety, benefit, and welfare. Creates the Infrastructure Investment Commission, including its membership and duties. Establishes the qualifications and processes related to unsolicited proposals for projects that become public-private agreements for the building, upgrading, providing of services, operating, ownership or financing of facilities. Sets forth the procedures and standards for the formation of public-private agreements between public and private entities, including the powers of the entities and the provisions of the agreements. Establishes development and operation standards for projects. Includes provisions related to the taxation and financial arrangements related to public-private partnerships. Sets forth additional provisions related to: the acquisition of property; law enforcement; and additional powers of responsible public entities with respect to qualifying projects. Makes conforming changes in the Freedom of Information Act and the Public Funds Investment Act.

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. In the Public-Private Partnerships Act: Provides that each facility project awarded by a responsible public entity shall be performed pursuant to the requirements of the Illinois Prevailing Wage Act (rather than pay wages pursuant to prevailing standards). Provides that any public-private agreement entered into under a public-private partnership between a vendor and a responsible public entity pertaining to the building, altering, repairing, maintaining, improving, or demolishing of a facility shall require any contractor and all subcontractors to comply with the Illinois Procurement Code. Provides that a public-private agreement project shall require the contractor and all subcontractors to enter into a project labor agreement utilized by the Department of Labor and evidence that the contractor or subcontractor has entered into a fully executed project labor agreement with the applicable local building trades council. Provides that any public-private agreement entered into under a public-private partnership between a vendor and a responsible public entity shall include a provision requiring the selected vendor to enter into a labor peace agreement with any bona fide labor organization, including any bona fide labor organization that represents or is attempting to represent any of its employees necessary for the ongoing maintenance and operation of such agreement. Amends the Prevailing Wage Act. Provides that "public works" shall include all work performed pursuant to a public-private agreement under the Public-Private Partnerships Act.

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