97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB5503

 

Introduced 2/15/2012, by Rep. Brandon W. Phelps

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
New Act
30 ILCS 105/5.811 new
30 ILCS 500/30-45

    Creates the Energy Efficiency Program for State Government Buildings Act. Creates the Energy Efficiency Program for State Government Buildings to be administered by the Capital Development Board. Provides that the Energy Efficiency Program for State Government Buildings shall provide for implementation of low cost/no cost energy conservation measures, engineering analyses, energy efficiency measures, building improvements, and monitoring of results for State-owned or State-leased buildings. Provides that savings from the implementation of energy efficiency measures under a guaranteed energy savings performance contract shall be used to satisfy the obligations under the guaranteed energy savings performance contract and to repay the cost of the other means used to finance the energy efficiency measures. Provides that the Board shall establish high-performance building standards. Provides that the Board shall establish, by rule, a process for procurement of energy savings performance contracts. Sets forth provisions concerning an energy audit training program and life-cycle energy cost analyses. Requires an annual report on energy efficiency measures in State government. Creates the Energy Efficiency in State Government Buildings Fund. Effective immediately.


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1    AN ACT concerning energy efficiency.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Energy
5Efficiency Program for State Government Buildings Act.
 
6    Section 5. Purpose. The General Assembly finds and declares
7it to be the public policy of the State to maximize the use of
8energy efficiency measures in the construction, renovation,
9and maintenance of buildings owned or leased by the State. In
10furtherance of this policy, the Capital Development Board shall
11administer an energy efficiency program, to be known as the
12Energy Efficiency Program for State Government Buildings.
 
13    Section 10. Definitions. As used in this Act, unless the
14context requires otherwise:
15    "Aggregate simple payback period" means the simple payback
16period of a set of energy efficiency measures taken together
17for a building.
18    "Building" means all contiguous land, structures,
19appurtenances, and improvements that use energy.
20    "Board" means the Capital Development Board.
21    "Capital cost avoidance" means savings generated when
22expenditures of appropriated capital construction or

 

 

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1appropriated capital outlay funds are avoided because the
2budgeted capital improvements or items of equipment are
3contained within the energy efficiency measures provided by a
4guaranteed energy savings performance contract.
5    "Director" means the Executive Director of the Capital
6Development Board.
7    "Energy audit" means examination of a building's
8energy-using systems, energy consumption and costs, occupancy
9patterns, and operation and maintenance procedures.
10    "Energy efficiency measure" means any construction,
11improvement, repair, alteration, or betterment of a building
12that is intended to reduce energy consumption; or any
13equipment, fixture, or furnishing to be added to or used in a
14building that will be a cost-effective energy-related project
15that is intended to reduce energy consumption.
16    "ENERGY STAR" means the voluntary program administered by
17the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the
18United States Department of Energy that is designed to protect
19the environment through the promotion of energy-efficient
20products and practices.
21    "Engineering analysis" means a detailed cost-benefit
22analysis of energy efficiency investments, including a review
23of potential cost savings through operation and maintenance
24changes.
25    "Guaranteed energy savings performance contract" means an
26agreement for the provision of energy services or equipment,

 

 

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1including energy efficiency measures, energy conservation
2measures and alternate energy technologies for State
3government buildings, in which a person agrees to design,
4construct, install, maintain, operate, or manage energy
5systems or equipment to improve energy efficiency of, or
6produce energy in connection with, a State government building.
7Payments for a guaranteed energy savings performance contract
8shall be made from measured and verified savings generated from
9implementation of the energy efficiency measures financed by
10the contract. The term of a guaranteed energy savings
11performance contract shall not exceed the life of the energy
12savings generated from implementation of the energy efficiency
13measures financed by the contract. If the measured and verified
14savings are not sufficient to pay the financial obligations
15under the contract, the contractor is liable for the contract
16payments.
17    "High-performance building" means a State government
18building that is designed, constructed, and capable of being
19operated in a manner that:
20        (1) increases environmental performance and economic
21    value over time;
22        (2) safeguards the health of occupants;
23        (3) enhances satisfaction and productivity of workers
24    through energy-efficient systems;
25        (4) incorporates environmentally friendly materials
26    and products; and

 

 

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1        (5) reduces waste.
2    "Life-cycle cost analysis" means a method for estimating
3the total cost of an energy-using component or building over
4its useful life, including cost factors such as purchase price
5or construction, renovation, or leasing costs, energy use,
6maintenance, interest, and inflation.
7    "Low cost/no cost energy conservation measures" means
8those energy saving practices and energy efficiency measures,
9usually involving operation and maintenance practices, that
10can be accomplished by existing personnel within existing
11operating budgets.
12    "Operating costs" means expenditures associated with
13operating and maintaining a properly functioning building and
14its systems including but not limited to the heating,
15ventilation, cooling, lighting, plumbing, water heating,
16electrical, and laundry systems and their controls.
17    "Simple payback period" means the number of years it takes
18to pay back, from estimated savings, the initial cost of an
19energy efficiency measure with the simple payback period equal
20to the initial cost divided by the estimated annual savings.
21    "Savings" means the reduction in expenditures, excluding
22any State government and university personnel expenditures,
23that are measured and verified, including but not limited to
24energy usage, operating costs, and capital cost avoidance that
25occur as a result of the implementation of energy efficiency
26measures.
 

 

 

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1    Section 15. Energy Efficiency Program for State Government
2Buildings.
3    (a) The Energy Efficiency Program for State Government
4Buildings shall provide for implementation of low cost/no cost
5energy conservation measures, engineering analyses, energy
6efficiency measures, building improvements, and monitoring of
7results for State-owned or State-leased buildings.
8    (b) Any engineering analysis conducted on a State-owned
9building shall assess the energy efficiency of the building and
10make recommendations for improving the efficient use of energy
11within the building. The analyses shall be performed by
12qualified engineers, architects, or other persons trained in
13energy efficiency who may be employees of the Board.
14    (c) Except as provided in subsection (e) of this Section,
15measures to improve the energy efficiency of a State-owned
16building that have an aggregate simple payback period of 5
17years or less shall be implemented subject to appropriation. No
18more than 5% of the cost of energy efficiency measures for a
19building may be used for monitoring the results.
20    (d) If funds are appropriated for energy efficiency
21improvements, the Board shall prioritize projects among the
22various State-owned buildings to determine which projects
23shall be implemented to best use the available funding.
24    (e) If no funds are appropriated for energy efficiency
25improvements, energy efficiency measures for a State-owned

 

 

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1building may be financed by other means. These other means
2include but are not limited to guaranteed energy savings
3performance contracts as defined under this Act. These energy
4efficiency measures shall not be limited to those that have an
5aggregate simple payback period of 5 years or less, but shall
6result in reasonable economic benefit to the State. Ownership
7of the energy efficiency measures shall be transferred to the
8State upon completion of the guaranteed energy savings
9performance contract or as otherwise agreed upon in the
10contract. Savings from the implementation of the energy
11efficiency measures under the guaranteed energy savings
12performance contract shall be used to satisfy the obligations
13under the guaranteed energy savings performance contract and to
14repay the cost of the other means used to finance the energy
15efficiency measures, and may be used to repay expenses incurred
16by the Board to reimburse the Board for expenses related to the
17guaranteed energy savings performance contract, including but
18not limited to staff time for monitoring, overseeing, and
19managing the project. All savings projected under a guaranteed
20energy savings performance contract shall be guaranteed to the
21State.
22    (f) The savings in reduced expenditures that are specified
23as payment sources shall be documented in the guaranteed energy
24savings performance contract. Savings shall be determined by
25using one of the measurement and verification methodologies
26listed in the United States Department of Energy's

 

 

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1"International Performance Measurement and Verification
2Protocol". If specific data limitations or documented unique
3characteristics of the project prevent use of the
4"International Performance Measurement and Verification
5Protocol", an alternative method that is compatible shall be
6adopted upon documentation and approval of the Director.
 
7    Section 20. Required high-performance building standards.
8    (a) To improve energy efficiency throughout State
9government, the Board and the universities that manage their
10own capital construction projects shall:
11        (1) beginning July 1, 2013, require that all
12    construction or renovation of State government buildings
13    for which 50% or more of the total capital cost is paid by
14    the State shall be designed and constructed, or renovated,
15    to meet the high-performance building standards
16    established in this Act; this item (1) applies to all
17    projects that have not entered the design phase prior to
18    January 1, 2013;
19        (2) require that all building leases entered into by
20    the State or any of its agencies on and after July 1, 2022,
21    shall meet the high-performance building standards; from
22    July 1, 2013 and prior to July 1, 2022, a building that
23    meets the high-performance building standards established
24    in this Act shall be given a preference in the State
25    leasing process over other buildings that do not meet the

 

 

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1    high-performance building standards; and
2        (3) incorporate ENERGY STAR-qualified products in
3    State agency procurements to the extent economically
4    feasible using a life-cycle cost analysis.
5    (b) The Board shall promulgate administrative rules
6pursuant to the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act
7necessary to implement this Section. The Board shall establish
8the criteria for the high-performance building standards and
9the benchmarks by which the high-performance building
10standards will be measured. At a minimum, the Board shall:
11        (1) include the standards for site selection and
12    management, water efficiency, energy conservation, waste
13    reduction, material and resource use, and indoor air
14    quality; and
15        (2) require that each high-performance building be
16    designed, constructed, or renovated so that it is capable
17    of being rated as an ENERGY STAR building in accordance
18    with the criteria and rating system adopted by the United
19    States Environmental Protection Agency and in effect at the
20    time the building is designed or, in the case of buildings
21    that are leased by the State on or after July 1, 2022, at
22    the time the lease is entered into.
23    (c) In developing the criteria for the high-performance
24building standards, the Board shall consider and encourage the
25use of:
26        (1) building materials manufactured with recycled

 

 

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1    content within the State; and
2        (2) renewable energy sources.
3    (d) The Board shall develop, by rule, a certification
4process for the attainment of high-performance building
5standards with respect to the following 5 keys areas of human
6and environmental health:
7        (1) sustainable site development;
8        (2) water savings;
9        (3) energy efficiency;
10        (4) material selection; and
11        (5) environmental quality.
 
12    Section 25. Energy audit training program. The Board, with
13the assistance of the Governor's Office of Management and
14Budget, shall institute an energy audit training program to
15identify energy saving techniques for State-owned building
16maintenance staff. Additional programs shall be developed to
17educate State employees and other building occupants on energy
18awareness and practices to reduce energy use in State-owned
19buildings. Local government employees may be included in
20training and educational programs.
 
21    Section 30. Life-cycle energy cost analyses. The Board
22shall require persons submitting bids or plans for State-owned
23buildings to be constructed or substantially renovated after
24July 15, 2013, to include within those bids or plans life-cycle

 

 

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1energy cost analyses. The Board shall consider those life-cycle
2cost analyses when evaluating competing bids or plans.
 
3    Section 35. Report on energy efficiency measures in State
4government. The Board shall report on or before October 15,
52013, and on or before every October 15 thereafter to the
6Legislative Research Unit and the Commission on Government
7Forecasting and Accountability on progress made to maximize the
8use of energy-efficiency measures in State government. The
9Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability shall
10transmit the report to the Speaker of the House of
11Representatives, the Minority Leader of the House of
12Representatives, the President of the Senate, and the Minority
13Leader of the Senate. The report shall include but not be
14limited to:
15        (1) a summary of initiatives undertaken by the Board
16    during the reporting period to promote adoption of low
17    cost/no cost energy-efficiency measures, including
18    employee training efforts;
19        (2) a summary of energy-efficiency measures installed
20    and energy improvements made during the reporting period;
21        (3) energy consumption and expenditure data for
22    facilities owned or leased by State government and any
23    documented savings made as a result of energy-efficiency
24    measures and improvements;
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1    constructed, renovated, or leased in accordance with the
2    high-performance building standards required under this
3    Act and the amount of savings realized based upon a
4    life-cycle cost analysis;
5        (5) any efforts made during the reporting period to
6    promote acquisition of energy-efficient products pursuant
7    to this Act and the amount of savings expected to be
8    realized in the first year of operation from the purchase
9    of ENERGY STAR-qualified products pursuant to this Act;
10        (6) any recommendations for future funding of energy
11    improvements or other measures needed to assure energy
12    efficiency in State government; and
13        (7) any improvements in energy efficiency planned or
14    realized through the use of ENERGY STAR-qualified products
15    and guaranteed energy savings performance contracts.
 
16    Section 40. Energy Efficiency in State Government
17Buildings Fund.
18    (a) A special fund in the State treasury is hereby created
19which shall be known as the Energy Efficiency in State
20Government Buildings Fund. The Fund shall be used to provide
21financial assistance to State government agencies for the
22purposes of this Act. Notwithstanding any other law to the
23contrary, the Energy Efficiency in State Government Buildings
24Fund is not subject to sweeps, administrative charge-backs, or
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1transfer any amounts from the Energy Efficiency in State
2Government Buildings Fund into any other fund of the State.
3    (b) The Fund may receive State appropriations, gifts,
4grants, and federal funds and shall include earnings from the
5investment of moneys in the Fund.
6    (c) Administration of this Fund shall be the responsibility
7of the Board. The Board shall establish terms and conditions
8for the operation of the Fund including the application
9process. The Board shall establish and implement fiscal
10controls and accounting periods for projects that receive
11financial assistance from the Fund.
 
12    Section 45. Administrative rules; energy savings
13performance contracts.
14    (a) Each agency responsible for managing State-owned
15property shall review the utility usage of the property and
16shall cooperate with the Board to determine which properties
17are good candidates for guaranteed energy savings performance
18contracts. The responsible agency is encouraged to implement
19guaranteed energy savings performance contracts where
20appropriate.
21    (b) The Board may implement the provisions of this Act
22through the promulgation of administrative rules pursuant to
23the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act.
24    (c) The Director shall promulgate administrative rules in
25accordance with the provisions of the Illinois Administrative

 

 

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1Procedure Act establishing a process for procurement of energy
2savings performance contracts, including required contract
3language. The following entities shall adhere to these
4regulations when procuring services under a guaranteed energy
5savings performance contract:
6        (1) any governing body of a university that manages its
7    own capital construction program; or
8        (2) any State agency that manages its own capital
9    construction program.
10    (d) All State agencies, including those identified in
11subsection (c) of this Section, shall submit proposed
12guaranteed energy savings performance contracts to the Board
13for review and approval prior to contract execution.
14    (e) The Director shall report all authorized guaranteed
15energy savings performance contracts to the Speaker of the
16House of Representatives, the Minority Leader of the House of
17Representatives, the President of the Senate, and the Minority
18Leader of the Senate for its review.
 
19    Section 95. The State Finance Act is amended by adding
20Section 5.811 as follows:
 
21    (30 ILCS 105/5.811 new)
22    Sec. 5.811. Energy Efficiency in State Government
23Buildings Fund.
 

 

 

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1    Section 100. The Illinois Procurement Code is amended by
2changing Section 30-45 as follows:
 
3    (30 ILCS 500/30-45)
4    Sec. 30-45. Other Acts. This Article is subject to
5applicable provisions of the following Acts:
6        (1) the Prevailing Wage Act;
7        (2) the Public Construction Bond Act;
8        (3) the Public Works Employment Discrimination Act;
9        (4) the Public Works Preference Act (repealed on June
10    16, 2010 by Public Act 96-929);
11        (5) the Employment of Illinois Workers on Public Works
12    Act;
13        (6) the Public Contract Fraud Act;
14        (7) the Illinois Construction Evaluation Act; and
15        (8) the Project Labor Agreements Act; and .
16        (9) the Energy Efficiency Program for State Government
17    Buildings Act.
18(Source: P.A. 97-199, eff. 7-27-11; 97-333, eff. 8-12-11.)
 
19    Section 999. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
20becoming law.