Public Act 0826 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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Public Act 093-0826

AN ACT concerning environmental protection.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Illinois Procurement Code is amended by changing and renumbering Section 50-12 as added by P.A. 93-575 as follows:

(30 ILCS 500/50-14)

Sec. 50-14 50-12. Environmental Protection Act violations.

(a) Unless otherwise provided, no person or business found by a court or the Pollution Control Board to have committed a willful or knowing violation of Section 42 of the Environmental Protection Act shall do business with the State of Illinois or any State agency from the date of the order containing the finding of violation until 5 years after that date, unless the person or business can show that no person involved in the violation continues to have any involvement with the business.

(b) A person or business otherwise barred from doing business with the State of Illinois or any State agency under subsection (a) may be allowed to do business with the State of Illinois or any State agency if it is shown that there is no practicable alternative to the State to contracting with that person or business.

(c) Every bid submitted to and contract executed by the State shall contain a certification by the bidder or contractor that the bidder or contractor is not barred from being awarded a contract under this Section and that the contractor acknowledges that the contracting State agency may declare the contract void if the certification completed pursuant to this subsection (c) is false.

(Source: P.A. 93-575, eff. 1-1-04; revised 9-24-03.)

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.

Effective Date: 7/28/2004