101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB3658

 

Introduced , by Rep. Robyn Gabel

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
New Act

    Creates the Minimum Energy and Water Efficiency Standards Act. Provides that the Agency shall adopt rules establishing minimum efficiency standards for the types of new products. Provides that the rules shall provide for specified minimum efficiency standards. Provides specified dates for the implementation of efficiency standards relating to particular products. Provides that the Agency may adopt new rules increasing efficiency standards. Provides protection against repeal of federal standards. Provides penalties for noncompliance with the Act. Provides that the Act's provisions are severable.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning safety.
 
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
5Minimum Energy and Water Efficiency Standards Act.
 
6    Section 5. Findings. The General Assembly finds that:
7        (1) Efficiency standards for certain products sold or
8    installed in the State assure consumers and businesses that
9    such products meet minimum efficiency performance levels,
10    thus reducing energy and water waste and saving consumers
11    and businesses money on utility bills.
12        (2) Efficiency standards contribute to the economy of
13    this State by helping to better balance supply and demand
14    for both energy and water, thus reducing pressure that
15    creates higher natural gas, electricity, and water prices.
16    By saving consumers and businesses money on utility bills,
17    efficiency standards help the State and local economy,
18    since utility bill savings can be spent on local goods and
19    services.
20        (3) Such efficiency standards save energy and thus
21    reduce pollution and other environmental impacts
22    associated with the production, distribution, and use of
23    electricity, natural gas, and other fuels.

 

 

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1        (4) Such water efficiency standards save water and thus
2    reduce the strain on the water supply. Furthermore,
3    improved water efficiency can reduce or delay the need for
4    water and sewer infrastructure improvements.
5        (5) Such efficiency standards can make electricity and
6    natural gas systems more reliable by reducing the strain on
7    systems during peak demand periods. Furthermore, improved
8    efficiency can reduce or delay the need for new power
9    plants, power transmission lines, and power distribution
10    system upgrades as well as new and expanded gas pipelines.
 
11    Section 10. Definitions. In this Act:
12    "Agency" means the Illinois Environmental Protection
13Agency.
14    "Air compressor" means a compressor designed to compress
15air that has an inlet open to the atmosphere or other source of
16air, and is made up of a compression element (bare compressor),
17driver(s), mechanical equipment to drive the compressor
18element, and any ancillary equipment.
19    "Air purifier," also known as "room air cleaner," means an
20electric, cord-connected, portable appliance with the primary
21function of removing particulate matter from the air and which
22can be moved from room to room.
23    "Cold only units" means units that dispense cold water
24only.
25    "Commercial dishwasher" means a machine designed to clean

 

 

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1and sanitize plates, pots, pans, glasses, cups, bowls,
2utensils, and trays by applying sprays of detergent solution
3(with or without blasting media granules) and a sanitizing
4rinse.
5    "Commercial fryer" means an appliance, including a cooking
6vessel, in which oil is placed to such a depth that the cooking
7food is essentially supported by displacement of the cooking
8fluid rather than by the bottom of the vessel. Heat is
9delivered to the cooking fluid by means of an immersed electric
10element of band-wrapped vessel (electric fryers) or by heat
11transfer from gas burners through either the walls of the fryer
12or through tubes passing through the cooking fluid (gas
13fryers).
14    "Commercial hot-food holding cabinet" means a heated,
15fully enclosed compartment with one or more solid or
16transparent doors designed to maintain the temperature of hot
17food that has been cooked using a separate appliance.
18"Commercial hot-food holding cabinet" does not include heated
19glass merchandizing cabinets, drawer warmers, or cook-and-hold
20appliances.
21    "Commercial steam cooker," also known as "compartment
22steamer," means a device with one or more food-steaming
23compartments in which the energy in the steam is transferred to
24the food by direct contact. Models may include countertop
25models, wall-mounted models, and floor models mounted on a
26stand, pedestal, or cabinet-style base.

 

 

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1    "Compensation" means money or any other valuable thing,
2regardless of form, received or to be received by a person for
3services rendered.
4    "Compressor" means a machine or apparatus that converts
5different types of energy into the potential energy of gas
6pressure for displacement and compression of gaseous media to
7any higher-pressure values above atmospheric pressure and has a
8pressure ratio at full-load operating pressure greater than
91.3.
10    "Cook and cold units" means units that dispense both cold
11and room-temperature water.
12    "Dual-duct portable air conditioner" means a portable air
13conditioner that draws some or all of the condenser inlet air
14from outside the conditioned space through a duct attached to
15an adjustable window bracket, may draw additional condenser
16inlet air from the conditioned space, and discharges the
17condenser outlet air outside the conditioned space by means of
18a separate duct attached to an adjustable window bracket.
19    "Dual-flush effective flush volume" means the average
20flush volume of two reduced flushes and one full flush.
21    "Dual-flush water closet" means a water closet
22incorporating a feature that allows the user to flush the water
23closet with either a reduced or a full volume of water.
24    "Faucet" means a lavatory faucet, kitchen faucet, metering
25faucet, public lavatory faucet, or replacement aerator for a
26lavatory, public lavatory or kitchen faucet.

 

 

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1    "General service lamp" has the same meaning as set forth in
2the action published at 82 Fed. Reg. 7276, 7321-22 (January 19,
32017) and modified by the action published at 82 Fed. Reg.
47322, 7333 (January 19, 2017).
5    "Hand-held shower" means a showerhead that can be held or
6fixed in place for the purpose of spraying water onto a bather
7and that is connected to a flexible hose.
8    "High color rendering index fluorescent lamp" or "CRI
9fluorescent lamp" means a fluorescent lamp with a color
10rendering index of 87 or greater that is not a compact
11fluorescent lamp.
12    "Hot and cold units" means units that dispense both hot and
13cold water. Some units also offer room- temperature water.
14    "Industrial air purifier" means an indoor air cleaning
15device manufactured, advertised, marketed, labeled, and used
16solely for industrial use that are marketed solely through
17industrial supply outlets or businesses and prominently
18labeled as "Solely for industrial use. Potential health hazard:
19emits ozone."
20    "Metering faucet" means a fitting that, when turned on,
21will gradually shut itself off over a period of several
22seconds.
23    "On demand" means the water cooler heats water as it is
24requested, which typically takes a few minutes to deliver.
25    "Plumbing fixture" means an exchangeable device, which
26connects to a plumbing system to deliver and drain away water

 

 

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1and waste.
2    "Portable air conditioner" means a portable encased
3assembly, other than a packaged terminal air conditioner, room
4air conditioner, or dehumidifier, that delivers cooled,
5conditioned air to an enclosed space, and is powered by
6single-phase electric current. It includes a source of
7refrigeration and may include additional means for air
8circulation and heating and may be a single-duct or a dual-duct
9portable air conditioner.
10    "Portable electric spa" means a factory-built electric spa
11or hot tub which may or may not include any combination of
12integral controls, water heating or water circulating
13equipment.
14    "Pressure regulator" means a device that maintains
15constant operating pressure immediately downstream from the
16device, given higher pressure upstream.
17    "Public lavatory faucet" means a fitting intended to be
18installed in nonresidential bathrooms that are exposed to
19walk-in traffic.
20    "Replacement aerator" means an aerator sold as a
21replacement, separate from the faucet to which it is intended
22to be attached.
23    "Residential ventilating fan" means a ceiling,
24wall-mounted, or remotely mounted in-line fan designed to be
25used in a bathroom or utility room, whose purpose is to move
26air from inside the building to the outdoors.

 

 

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1    "Showerhead" means a device through which water is
2discharged for a shower bath and includes a hand-held
3showerhead but does not include a safety shower showerhead.
4    "Single-duct portable air conditioner" means a portable
5air conditioner that draws all of the condenser inlet air from
6the conditioned space without the means of a duct and
7discharges the condenser outlet air outside the conditioned
8space through a single duct attached to an adjustable window
9bracket.
10    "Spray sprinkler body" means the exterior case or shell of
11a sprinkler incorporating a means of connection to the piping
12system designed to convey water to a nozzle or orifice.
13    "Storage-type" means thermally conditioned water is stored
14in a tank in the water cooler and is available instantaneously.
15Point-of-use, dry storage compartment, and bottled water
16coolers are included in this category.
17    "Trough-type urinal" means a urinal designed for
18simultaneous use by two or more persons.
19    "Uninterruptible power supply" means a battery charger
20consisting of a combination of convertors, switches and energy
21storage devices (such as batteries), constituting a power
22system for maintaining continuity of load power in case of
23input power failure.
24    "Urinal" means a plumbing fixture that receives only liquid
25body waste and conveys the waste through a trap into a drainage
26system.

 

 

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1    "Water closet" means a plumbing fixture having a
2water-containing receptor that receives liquid and solid body
3waste through an exposed integral trap into a drainage system.
4    "Water cooler" means a freestanding device that consumes
5energy to cool or heat potable water.
 
6    Section 15. Scope.
7    (a) The provisions of this Act apply to:
8        (1) air compressors;
9        (2) air purifiers;
10        (3) commercial dishwashers;
11        (4) commercial fryers;
12        (5) commercial hot-food holding cabinets;
13        (6) commercial steam cookers;
14        (7) computers and computer monitors;
15        (8) faucets;
16        (9) general service lamps;
17        (10) high CRI fluorescent lamps;
18        (11) portable air conditioners;
19        (12) portable electric spas;
20        (13) residential ventilating fans;
21        (14) showerheads;
22        (15) spray sprinkler bodies;
23        (16) uninterruptible power supplies;
24        (17) urinals;
25        (18) water closets;

 

 

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1        (19) water coolers; and
2        (20) any other products as may be designated by the
3    Agency in accordance with Section 30 or under Section 40.
4    (b) The provisions of this Act do not apply to:
5        (1) new products manufactured in the State and sold
6    outside the State;
7        (2) new products manufactured outside the State and
8    sold at wholesale inside the State for final retail;
9        (3) sale and installation outside the State;
10        (4) products installed in mobile manufactured homes at
11    the time of construction; or
12        (5) products designed expressly for installation and
13    use in recreational vehicles.
 
14    Section 20. Standards.
15    (a) Not later than one year after the effective date of
16this Act, the Agency shall adopt rules establishing minimum
17efficiency standards for the types of new products set forth in
18Section 15.
19    (b) The rules shall provide for the following minimum
20efficiency standards:
21        (1) Air compressors that meet the twelve criteria
22    listed on page 350 to 351 of the "Energy Conservation
23    Standards for Air Compressors" final rule issued by the
24    U.S. Department of Energy on December 5, 2016 shall meet
25    the requirements in Table 1 on page 352 following the

 

 

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1    instructions on page 353 and as measured in accordance with
2    Appendix A to Subpart T of Part 431 of Title 10 of the Code
3    of Federal Regulations —"Uniform Test Method for Certain
4    Air Compressors"—as in effect on July 3, 2017.
5        (2) Air purifiers, except industrial air purifiers,
6    shall meet the following requirements as measured in
7    accordance with the ENERGY STAR Program Requirements
8    Product Specification for Room Air Cleaners, Version 1.2:
9            (A) clean air delivery rate (CADR) for dust shall
10        be 50 or greater;
11            (B) CADR/Watt for dust shall be equal to or greater
12        than 2.0;
13            (C) for ozone-emitting models, measured ozone
14        shall be less than or equal to 50 parts per billion
15        (ppb); and
16            (D) standby power shall not exceed 2 watts.
17        (3) Commercial dishwashers included in the scope of the
18    ENERGY STAR Program Requirements Product Specification for
19    Commercial Dishwashers, Version 2.0, shall meet the
20    qualification criteria of that specification.
21        (4) Commercial fryers included in the scope of the
22    ENERGY STAR Program Requirements Product Specification for
23    Commercial Fryers, Version 2.0, shall meet the
24    qualification criteria of that specification.
25        (5) Commercial hot-food holding cabinets shall have a
26    maximum idle energy rate of 40 watts per cubic foot of

 

 

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1    interior volume, as determined by the "idle energy rate-dry
2    test" in ASTM Standard F2140-11, "Test Method for the
3    Performance of Hot Food Holding Cabinets", published by
4    ASTM International. Interior volume shall be measured as
5    prescribed in the ENERGY STAR Program Requirements Product
6    Specification for Commercial Hot Food Holding Cabinets,
7    Version 2.0.
8        (6) Commercial steam cookers shall meet the
9    requirements of the ENERGY STAR Program Requirements
10    Product Specification for Commercial Steam Cookers,
11    Version 1.2.
12        (7) Faucets, except for metering faucets, shall meet
13    the standards shown in this paragraph when tested in
14    accordance with Appendix S to Subpart B of Part 430 of
15    Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations and compliance
16    with those requirements shall be — "Uniform Test Method for
17    Measuring the Water Consumption of Faucets and
18    Showerheads"—as in effect on January 3, 2017.
19            (A) Lavatory faucets and replacement aerators
20        shall not exceed a maximum flow rate of 1.5 gallons per
21        minute at 60 pounds per square inch.
22            (B) Residential kitchen faucets and replacement
23        aerators shall not exceed a maximum flow rate of 1.8
24        8pm at 60 pounds per square inch, with optional
25        temporary flow of 2.2 gallons per minute, provided they
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1        minute at 60 pounds per square inch after each use.
2            (C) Public lavatory faucets and replacement
3        aerators shall not exceed a maximum flow rate of 0.5
4        gallons per minute at 60 pounds per square inch.
5        (8) General service lamps shall meet or exceed a lamp
6    efficacy of 45 lumens per watt, when tested in accordance
7    with the applicable federal test procedures for general
8    service lamps, prescribed in Section 430.23(gg) of Title 10
9    of the Code of Federal Regulations as in effect on January
10    3, 2017.
11        (9) High CRI fluorescent lamps shall meet the minimum
12    efficacy requirements contained in Section 430.32(n)(4) of
13    Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations as in effect on
14    January 3, 2017, as measured in accordance with Appendix R
15    to Subpart B of Part 430 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal
16    Regulations—"Uniform Test Method for Measuring Average
17    Lamp Efficacy, Color Rendering Index, and Correlated Color
18    Temperature of Electric Lamps"—as in effect on January 3,
19    2017.
20        (10) Portable air conditioners shall have a Combined
21    Energy Efficiency Ratio, as measured in accordance with
22    Appendix CC to Subpart B of Part 430 of Title 10 of the
23    Code of Federal Regulations—"Uniform Test Method for
24    Measuring the Energy Consumption of Portable Air
25    Conditioners"—as in effect on January 3, 2017, that is
26    greater than or equal to:

 

 

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1
1.04 x (SACC/(3.7117 x SACC 0.6384 ))
2    where SACC is Seasonally Adjusted Cooling Capacity in
3    Btu/h.
4        (11) Portable electric spas shall meet the
5    requirements of the "American National Standard for
6    Portable Electric Spa Energy Efficiency".
7        (12) Residential ventilating fans shall meet the
8    qualification criteria of the ENERGY STAR Program
9    Requirements Product Specification for Residential
10    Ventilating Fans, Version 3.2.
11        (13) Showerheads shall not exceed a maximum flow rate
12    of 2.0 gallons per minute at 80 pounds per square feet when
13    tested in accordance with Appendix S to Subpart B of Part
14    430 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations and
15    compliance with those requirements shall be "Uniform Test
16    Method for Measuring the Water Consumption of Faucets and
17    Showerheads"—as in effect on January 3, 2017.
18        (14) Spray sprinkler bodies that are not specifically
19    excluded from the scope of the WaterSense Specification for
20    Spray Sprinkler Bodies, Version 1.0, shall include an
21    integral pressure regulator and shall meet the water
22    efficiency and performance criteria and other requirements
23    of that specification.
24        (15) Uninterruptible power supplies that utilize a
25    NEMA 1-15P or 5-15P input plug and have an AC output shall
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1    exceed the values shown on page 193 of the pre-publication
2    final rule "Energy Conservation Program: Energy
3    Conservation Standards for Uninterruptible Power Supplies"
4    issued by the U.S. Department of Energy on December 28,
5    2016, as measured in accordance with test procedures
6    prescribed in Appendix Y to Subpart B of Part 430 of Title
7    10 of the Code of Federal Regulations—"Uniform Test Method
8    for Measuring the Energy Consumption of Battery
9    Chargers"—as in effect on January 11, 2017.
10        (16) Urinals and water closets, other than those
11    designed and marketed exclusively for use at prisons or
12    mental health facilities, shall meet the standards shown in
13    paragraphs (1) through (4) when tested in accordance with
14    Appendix T to Subpart B of Part 430 of Title 10 of the Code
15    of Federal Regulations—"Uniform Test Method for Measuring
16    the Water Consumption of Water Closets and Urinals"—as in
17    effect on January 3, 2017, and water closets shall pass the
18    waste extraction test for water closets of the American
19    Society of Mechanical Engineers A112.19.2/CSA B45.1-2013.
20            (A) Wall-mounted urinals, except for trough-type
21        urinals, shall have a maximum flush volume of 0.5
22        gallons per flush.
23            (B) Floor-mounted urinals, except for trough-type
24        urinals, shall have a maximum flush volume of 0.5
25        gallons per flush.
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1        water closets, shall have a maximum flush volume of
2        1.28 gallons per flush.
3            (D) Dual-flush tank-type water closets shall have
4        a maximum dual flush effective flush volume of 1.28
5        gallons per flush.
6        (17) Water coolers included in the scope of the ENERGY
7    STAR Program Requirements Product Specification for Water
8    Coolers, Version 2.0, shall have on mode with no water draw
9    energy consumption less than or equal the following values
10    as measured in accordance with the test requirements of
11    that program:
12            (A) 0.16 kilowatt-hours per day for cold-only
13        units and cook and cold units;
14            (B) 0.87 kilowatt-hours per day for storage type
15        hot and cold units; and
16            (C) 0.18 kilowatt-hours per day for on demand hot
17        and cold units.
 
18    Section 25. Implementation.
19    (a) On or after January 1, 2021, no new air purifier,
20commercial dishwasher, commercial fryer, commercial hot-food
21holding cabinet, commercial steam cooker, computer or computer
22monitor, faucet, high Color Rendering Index (CRI) fluorescent
23lamp, portable electric spa, residential ventilating fan,
24showerhead, spray sprinkler body, uninterruptible power
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1offered for sale, lease, or rent in the State unless the
2efficiency of the new product meets or exceeds the efficiency
3standards provided in Section 20.
4    (b) No later than 6 months from the effective date of this
5Act, and as necessary thereafter, the Agency shall determine
6which general service lamps are subject to federal preemption.
7On or after January 1, 2020, no general service lamp that is
8not subject to federal preemption may be sold or offered for
9sale in the State unless the efficiency of the new product
10meets or exceeds the efficiency standards provided in Section
1120.
12    (c) On or after January 1, 2022, no new air compressor may
13be sold or offered for sale, lease, or rent in the State unless
14the efficiency of the new product meets or exceeds the
15efficiency standards provided in Section 20.
16    (d) On or after February 1, 2022, no new portable air
17conditioner may be sold or offered for sale, lease, or rent in
18the State unless the efficiency of the new product meets or
19exceeds the efficiency standards provided in Section 20.
20    (e) One year after the date upon which the sale or offering
21for sale of certain products becomes subject to the
22requirements of subsections (a), (b), (c), or (d) of this
23Section, no such products may be installed for compensation in
24the State unless the efficiency of the new product meets or
25exceeds the efficiency standards provided in Section 20.
 

 

 

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1    Section 30. New and revised standards. The Agency may adopt
2rules, in accordance with the provisions of Illinois
3Administrative Procedure Act, to establish increased
4efficiency standards for the products listed or incorporated in
5Section 15. The Agency may also establish standards for
6products not specifically listed in Section 15.
 
7    Section 35. Protection against repeal of federal
8standards.
9    (a) If any of the energy or water conservation standards
10issued or approved for publication by the Office of the United
11States Secretary of Energy as of January 1, 2018, under the
12federal Energy Policy and Conservation Act, are withdrawn,
13repealed, or otherwise voided, the minimum energy or water
14efficiency level permitted for products previously subject to
15federal energy or water conservation standards shall be the
16previously applicable federal standards, and no such new
17product may be sold or offered for sale, lease or rent in the
18State unless it meets or exceeds such standards.
19    (b) This Section shall not apply to any federal energy or
20water conservation standard set aside by a court upon the
21petition of a person who will be adversely affected, as
22provided in Section 6306(b) of Title 42 of the United States
23Code.
 
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1enforcement.
2    (a) The manufacturers of products covered by this Act shall
3test samples of their products in accordance with the test
4procedures adopted under this Act. The Agency may adopt updated
5test methods when new versions of test procedures become
6available.
7    (b) Manufacturers of new products covered by Section 15 of
8this Act shall certify to the Agency that such products are in
9compliance with the provisions of this Act. Such certifications
10shall be based on test results. The Agency shall adopt rules
11governing the certification of such products and shall
12coordinate with the certification programs of other states and
13federal agencies with similar standards.
14    (c) Manufacturers of new products covered by Section 15 of
15this Act shall identify each product offered for sale or
16installation in the State as in compliance with the provisions
17of this Act by means of a mark, label, or tag on the product and
18packaging at the time of sale or installation. The Agency shall
19adopt rules governing the identification of such products and
20packaging, which shall be coordinated to the greatest practical
21extent with the labeling programs of other states and federal
22agencies with equivalent efficiency standards. The Agency
23shall allow the use of existing marks, labels, or tags, which
24connote compliance with the efficiency requirements of this
25Act.
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1products so tested are found not to be in compliance with the
2minimum efficiency standards established under Section 20, the
3Agency shall:
4        (1) charge the manufacturer of such product for the
5    cost of product purchase and testing; and
6        (2) make information available to the public on
7    products found not to be in compliance with the standards.
8    (e) With prior notice and at reasonable and convenient
9hours, the Agency may cause periodic inspections to be made of
10distributors or retailers of new products covered by Section 15
11in order to determine compliance with the provisions of this
12Act.
13    (f) The Agency shall investigate complaints received
14concerning violations of this Act and shall report the results
15of such investigations to the Attorney General. The Attorney
16General may institute proceedings to enforce the provisions of
17this Act. Any manufacturer, distributor, or retailer, or any
18person who installs a product covered by this Act for
19compensation, who violates any provision of this Act, shall be
20issued a warning by the Agency for any first violation and
21subject to a civil penalty of up to one hundred dollars for
22each offense. Repeat violations shall be subject to a civil
23penalty of not more than $500 for each offense. Each violation
24shall constitute a separate offense, and each day that such
25violation continues shall constitute a separate offense.
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1ensure the proper implementation and enforcement of the
2provisions of this Act.
 
3    Section 97. Severability. The provisions of this Act are
4severable under Section 1.31 of the Statute on Statutes.