Full Text of HR0797 93rd General Assembly
HR0797 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The State is a highly visible model for Illinois' | 3 |
| citizens, businesses, industries, and local governments; and
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| WHEREAS, The State can demonstrate leadership by | 5 |
| incorporating environmentally sustainable practices into its | 6 |
| buildings and operations that preserve natural resources, | 7 |
| conserve energy and water, eliminate waste and emissions, and | 8 |
| lessen overall environmental impact; and
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| WHEREAS, The State constitutes a large consumer of goods | 10 |
| and services, which, in the course of their manufacture, use, | 11 |
| and disposition, impact the quality of the environment and | 12 |
| public health; and
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| WHEREAS, The procurement of environmentally preferable | 14 |
| goods and services by the State can minimize the hazardous | 15 |
| impacts of manufacturing and disposal, improve the safety of | 16 |
| product users and building occupants, reduce the need to | 17 |
| extract raw materials, such as oil and trees, and save energy | 18 |
| and water usage in buildings; and
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| WHEREAS, Buying recycled content products can ensure that | 20 |
| materials collected in community recycling programs will be | 21 |
| used again in the manufacture of new products and support the | 22 |
| creation of new businesses that use recycled feedstock in their | 23 |
| manufacturing processes; and
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| WHEREAS, State government has made significant strides in | 25 |
| the purchase of recycled content products as well as selected | 26 |
| energy efficient and low toxicity products; and
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| WHEREAS, State procurement officials can apply the | 28 |
| government's purchasing power to improve and strengthen | 29 |
| markets for environmentally preferable products; therefore, be |
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 3 |
| NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 4 |
| urge the Governor to establish a Working Group on | 5 |
| Environmentally Preferable Purchasing within State government, | 6 |
| which shall be composed of the Director or Secretary or his or | 7 |
| her designee of the following executive State agencies: the | 8 |
| Office of Management and Budget, the Department of Central | 9 |
| Management Services, the Environmental Protection Agency, the | 10 |
| Department of Natural Resources, and the Department of Commerce | 11 |
| and Economic Opportunity; and, immediately after appointment | 12 |
| of members, the Working Group shall meet and organize by | 13 |
| electing a chair and establishing operating guidelines; and be | 14 |
| it further
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| RESOLVED, That the Working Group on Environmentally | 16 |
| Preferable Purchasing shall review State purchasing policies | 17 |
| and procedures to identify opportunities that would enhance the | 18 |
| purchase of environmentally preferable products and services | 19 |
| by State government, consistent with other traditional | 20 |
| purchasing factors, such as price, performance, and | 21 |
| availability considerations; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That the Working Group on Environmentally | 23 |
| Preferable Purchasing shall prepare and submit a report to the | 24 |
| General Assembly that includes recommendations for | 25 |
| administrative and legislative changes that may be necessary to | 26 |
| enhance the purchase of environmentally preferable products by | 27 |
| State government, including but not limited to, staff training, | 28 |
| information dissemination, pilot testing of new and innovative | 29 |
| products, changes in internal procedures and specifications, | 30 |
| and tracking of product purchases; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That the report shall be submitted to the General | 32 |
| Assembly by January 1, 2005; Following submission of the |
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| report, the working group shall cease to exist; and be it | 2 |
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| RESOLVED, That all State agencies shall cooperate in | 4 |
| information gathering by the Working Group on Environmentally | 5 |
| Preferable Purchasing for the purpose of evaluating the | 6 |
| procurement of environmentally preferable products by State | 7 |
| government; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That environmentally preferable procurement is a | 9 |
| process for purchasing products or services that have a lesser | 10 |
| or reduced effect on human health and the environment when | 11 |
| compared with competing products or services that serve the | 12 |
| same purpose; and be it further | 13 |
| RESOLVED, That environmentally preferable products may | 14 |
| include, but are not limited to: recycled content products, | 15 |
| energy and water efficient products, alternative fuel and | 16 |
| hybrid electric vehicles, bio-based products, low or non-toxic | 17 |
| materials, and products using renewable energy.
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