Sen. Laura Ellman

Filed: 3/20/2024

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 3501

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 3501 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
5Responsible Outdoor Lighting Control Act.
 
6    Section 5. Findings. The General Assembly finds that:
7        (1) Article XI of the Illinois Constitution states the
8    public policy of the State and the duty of each person is
9    to provide and maintain a healthful environment for the
10    benefit of this and future generations and that the
11    General Assembly shall provide by law for the
12    implementation and enforcement of this policy.
13        (2) The House of Representatives has resolved in House
14    Resolution 884 of the 96th General Assembly to (i) express
15    its support for improved night preservation practices in
16    Illinois, (ii) encourage State agencies to adopt suitable

 

 

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1    outdoor lighting practices based on the principles of
2    applying artificial light only where it is needed, when it
3    is needed, and to only the levels needed using the best
4    safety and energy-efficient standards available, and (iii)
5    encourage the Illinois Sustainable Technology Center of
6    the University of Illinois to provide artificial outdoor
7    illumination engineering assistance to State agencies,
8    municipalities, and businesses that seek to implement
9    responsible outdoor lighting to conserve and preserve the
10    important natural phenomenon of night.
11        (3) The Senate has resolved in Senate Resolution 65 of
12    the 103rd General Assembly that local governments in
13    Illinois should abide by the International Dark-Sky
14    Association (now known as Dark Sky International)
15    guidelines and lighting principles to help mitigate the
16    effects of light pollution produced by outdoor lighting.
17        (4) The State should promote responsible outdoor
18    lighting.
19        (5) Government structures, facilities, places, and
20    spaces should serve as models of best practices for
21    private structures, facilities, places, and spaces. These
22    government structures, facilities, places, and spaces
23    should encourage residents, business owners, and others to
24    join in transitioning to responsible lighting.
 
25    Section 10. Definitions. As used in this Act:

 

 

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1    "ANSI/IES standards" means the American National Standards
2Institute and Illuminating Engineering Society's lighting
3guidelines, also known as the IES Lighting Library Standards
4Collection.
5    "Correlated color temperature" means the measure of the
6approximate spectrum of the color of light of an object as
7perceived by the eye, measured in degrees Kelvin.
8    "Fully shielded" means a luminaire that is constructed in
9such a manner that all light emitted, either directly from the
10lamp or indirectly by reflection or refraction from any part
11of the luminaire, is projected below the horizontal plane
12aligned with the bottom of the luminaire aperture, where no
13part of the lamp protrudes outside of the luminaire or shield.
14    "Glare" means light emitted by a luminaire that causes
15visual discomfort, reduced visibility of objects, or produces
16momentary blindness.
17    "Illuminating Engineering Society Backlight, Uplight, and
18Glare rating" or "IES BUG rating" means the luminaire
19classification system developed by the Illuminating
20Engineering Society that ranks and defines how many lumens of
21light a luminaire emits backwards, upwards, and in glare.
22    "Lamp" means the component of a luminaire that produces
23light.
24    "Light pollution" means the scattering of artificial light
25into the nighttime environment caused by excessive or
26improperly positioned artificial outdoor lighting resulting in

 

 

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1sky glow, light trespass, or glare.
2    "Light trespass" means light emitted by a luminaire that
3shines beyond the boundaries of the property the luminaire is
4intended to illuminate.
5    "Luminaire" means a complete installed or portable
6illuminating device, including a lamp, together with the parts
7designed to distribute the light, such as a reflector or
8refractor, parts to position and protect the lamps, and parts
9to connect the lamps to a power supply.
10    "Lumen" means a standard unit of measurement of luminous
11flux.
12    "Lux" means a standard unit of luminous flux expressed in
13lumens per square meter.
14    "Nadir" means the point on the ground that is directly
15below the center of a luminaire.
16    "Ornamental lighting" means a luminaire that has a
17historical or seasonal holiday purpose and that serves a
18historical or seasonal holiday purpose only.
19    "Outdoor luminaire" means installed or portable outdoor
20artificial illuminating devices used for flood lighting,
21roadway and area lighting, general illumination, or
22advertisement.
23    "Permanent outdoor luminaire" means exterior lighting or a
24system of lighting that is used in place for 7 or more days.
25    "Reflective roadway markings" means lines and markers with
26reflective properties intended to promote vehicular and

 

 

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1pedestrian safety.
2    "Reflective signage" means roadway and informational
3signage that has reflective properties to aid with vehicular
4and pedestrian safety.
5    "Responsible lighting principles" means the use of modern
6lighting technologies, including shielding, an upper limit on
7color temperature (2,700 Kelvin), on-off controls, dimming
8controls, and motion sensors.
9    "Roadway lighting" means permanent outdoor luminaires that
10are specifically intended to illuminate roadways for safe
11vehicular and pedestrian traffic.
12    "Sky glow" means the brightening of the night sky due to
13inefficiently and improperly lit areas.
 
14    Section 15. Outdoor lighting control. All new luminaires
15purchased with State funds after the effective date of this
16Act or installed after the effective date of this Act on a
17structure or land that is owned, leased, or managed by the
18Department of Natural Resources, including roadways,
19facilities, properties, nonhabitable structures, monuments,
20and public right-of-way spaces, including sidewalks, with the
21intended purpose of outdoor illumination must follow the
22following outdoor lighting control requirements:
23        (1) Permanent outdoor luminaires must be fully
24    shielded with an IES BUG rating and produce less than 1% of
25    its emitted light above 80 degrees from the downward

 

 

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1    vertical direction of nadir. Light should not be emitted
2    at an angle above 60 degrees from the downward vertical
3    direction of nadir.
4        (2) Luminaires must avoid light trespass by not
5    exceeding an illuminance of one lux as measured at ground
6    level both horizontally and vertically at the property
7    boundary.
8        (3) Luminaires must have a correlated color
9    temperature less than or equal to 2,700 Kelvin. In
10    residential areas, dark sky locations, or environmentally
11    sensitive areas, such as State parks and outdoor
12    recreation facilities, correlated color temperature should
13    be no more than 2,200 Kelvin.
14        (4) Outdoor lighting must be minimized to no more than
15    25% above ANSI/IES standards or United States Department
16    of Transportation recommendations.
17        (5) Facade lighting must be minimized to no more than
18    25% above ANSI/IES standards, must project downward, and
19    must not violate the light trespass limits in paragraph
20    (2).
21        (6) When the installation or replacement of roadway
22    lighting is planned, the appropriate authority must
23    determine whether reflective roadway markings or
24    reflective signage is appropriate and safe for the
25    situation in lieu of outdoor lighting. Reflectorized
26    roadway markings, lines, warning signs, informational

 

 

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1    signs or other passive means must be used for roadway
2    lighting, except at intersections of 2 or more streets or
3    highways, unless it is determined that adequate safety
4    cannot be achieved by reflective means.
5        (7) No artificial lighting above one lux, as measured
6    at ground level both horizontally and vertically, may
7    trespass onto land or waterways designated or managed as
8    habitat, reserve, natural area, open space, or wilderness.
 
9    Section 20. Exceptions. This Act does not apply if:
10        (1) the luminaires are on a structure or land that is
11    owned, supported, funded, leased, or managed by the State
12    in a county or municipality that, by ordinance or
13    resolution, has adopted provisions that are equal to or
14    more stringent than the provisions of this Act;
15        (2) a federal law or regulation preempts this Act;
16        (3) a State agency determines a safety or security
17    need exists that cannot be addressed by any other method;
18        (4) fire, police, rescue, or repair personnel need
19    light for temporary emergencies or road repair work;
20        (5) it has been determined that a reasonable safety
21    and security interest exists at correctional or hospital
22    facilities that cannot be addressed by another method as
23    long as it complies with existing standards,
24    specifications, or policies;
25        (6) navigational lighting systems and other lighting

 

 

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1    are necessary to comply with Federal Aviation
2    Administration airside operations or nautical safety;
3        (7) lamps greater than 2,700 Kelvin are used on active
4    sports grounds or show grounds, but only for the duration
5    of a practice, match, or event. Lamps emitting greater
6    than 2,700 Kelvin under this paragraph must be positioned,
7    angled, or shielded to prevent direct glare and light
8    trespass onto neighboring property or properties, and the
9    positioning, angling, or shielding must limit upward light
10    emission to only the amount necessary to light the
11    sporting or grounds activity;
12        (8) flagpoles installed after the effective date of
13    this Act are lit by means of a downward-facing lamp and
14    using a lamp of 2,700 Kelvin or lower;
15        (9) flagpoles installed on or before the effective
16    date of this Act are upward-lit by partially shielded or
17    unshielded luminaires using a lamp of 2,200 Kelvin or
18    lower to minimize the impact of glare, light trespass, and
19    sky glow and are converted to conform to requirements upon
20    retrofitting;
21        (10) the luminaries are existing decorative and
22    ornamental lighting that serve historical purposes, but
23    replacement luminaries for the existing decorative and
24    ornamental lighting must meet the standards of this Act;
25    or
26        (11) the luminaries are temporary seasonal holiday

 

 

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1    lighting lasting no longer than 45 days surrounding the
2    holiday season.
 
3    Section 25. Other laws. If this Act conflicts with any
4other federal law, State law, or local ordinance controlling
5lighting, outdoor luminaries, signage, outdoor advertising,
6displays, or devices that is more stringent than the Act, then
7the federal law, State law, or local ordinance controls to the
8extent it is more stringent than the Act.
 
9    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January
101, 2025.".