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1 AN ACT creating the Green Illinois Procurement Act.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
5 Green Illinois Procurement Act.
6 Section 5. Green Illinois Government Coordinating
7 Council. In order to comply with the federal standards for
8 air quality in non-attainment areas of this State, the
9 Governor shall designate an interagency council, which shall
10 be the Green Illinois Government Coordinating Council created
11 by Executive Order Number 6 of 2000, that shall be
12 responsible for developing a Green Illinois Procurement Plan
13 for the State. The Plan shall include, but not be limited
14 to, the following:
15 (1) standards for the use of architectural and
16 industrial coatings in all State or State-funded
17 buildings and equipment with lower levels of volatile
18 organic compounds than the maximum volatile organic
19 compound levels currently required by the United States
20 Environmental Protection Agency;
21 (2) standards for the purchase of other products
22 with low levels of volatile organic compounds, including
23 floor polishes, floor waxes, furniture maintenance
24 products, general purpose cleaners, glass cleaners,
25 automotive windshield wiper fluid, bathroom and tile
26 cleaners, engine degreasers, and other similar products;
27 (3) standards for the purchase or lease of office
28 equipment, office products, and office supplies bearing
29 the Energy Star label; and
30 (4) lighting design and improvements in all State
31 buildings to adhere to Energy Star building principles.
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1 Section 10. Implementation; public hearings; standards.
2 In developing the Green Illinois Procurement Plan, the Green
3 Illinois Government Coordinating Council shall develop a
4 5-year timetable for implementation of the Plan, shall hold
5 public hearings on issues contained in the Plan, and shall
6 consider standards for clean air procurement policies
7 promulgated in other states.
8 Section 15. Reporting. The Green Illinois Government
9 Coordinating Council shall develop procedures for reporting
10 to the Illinois Environmental Agency the annual volatile
11 organic compound emission reductions in non-attainment areas
12 resulting from the implementation of the Green Illinois
13 Procurement Plan for purposes of compliance with federal air
14 quality requirements.
15 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
16 becoming law.