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Full Text of SB2932 99th General Assembly

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SB2932eng 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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1     AN ACT concerning State government.

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

4     Section 5. The Green Buildings Act is amended by adding
5 Section 20 as follows:

6     (20 ILCS 3130/20 new)
7     Sec. 20. Energy efficiency audits.
8     (a) The Department may do the following:
9         (1) annually conduct energy efficiency audits of
10     State-owned real property that the Department considers to
11     be the least energy efficient;
12         (2) annually rank State-owned real properties
13     according to their energy efficiency; and
14         (3) encourage energy efficiency audits of State-owned
15     real properties based on the rankings described in
16     paragraph (2).
17     (b) A State agency may elect to conduct energy efficiency
18 audits of the State-owned real property that houses the State
19 agency regardless of the ranking of the property under
20 paragraph (2) of subsection (a). The Department may assist a
21 State agency that elects to perform an energy efficiency audit
22 under this subsection.
23     (c) A State agency that realizes energy cost savings from

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1 improvements or energy conservation measures implemented as a
2 result of an energy efficiency audit may retain the amount of
3 savings realized, not to exceed the cost of the energy
4 efficiency audit plus an additional amount not to exceed 10% of
5 the cost of the energy efficiency audit.
6     (d) An energy efficiency audit performed under this Section
7 must consider a study of all of the following for each real
8 property:
9         (1) the efficiency of equipment located at the real
10     property;
11         (2) the use of energy for heating, ventilation, and air
12     conditioning;
13         (3) the use of energy for lighting;
14         (4) maintenance procedures; and
15         (5) the cost of alternate sources of energy for any
16     energy used.
17     (e) An energy efficiency audit performed under this Section
18 must include all of the following:
19         (1) recommendations on methods by which to conserve
20     energy;
21         (2) an estimate of the time necessary to implement any
22     recommended change; and
23         (3) projected costs of any capital improvement
24     necessary to reduce energy use.
25     (f) Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning studies
26 described in paragraph (2) of subsection (d) may include the

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1 inspection of thermal insulation, including pipes, ducts, and
2 equipment, to determine the completeness, dryness, and
3 physical condition of those items.
4     (g) A copy of the audit shall be posted on the Department's
5 website.
6     (h) As used in this Section, "Department" means the
7 Department of Central Management Services.

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