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| AN ACT concerning government.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Green | 5 |
| Governments Illinois Act. | 6 |
| Section 5. Findings and purpose. Daily government | 7 |
| operations have an impact on environmental quality and use of | 8 |
| natural resources, including the energy and water consumed, the | 9 |
| solid waste generated, the buildings constructed, and the goods | 10 |
| and services purchased. The purpose of this Act is to | 11 |
| demonstrate the State's commitment to reducing negative | 12 |
| environmental impacts, reducing greenhouse gases, and | 13 |
| preserving resources for current and future generations. This | 14 |
| Act will also strengthen the capacity of units of local | 15 |
| government and educational institutions to transition to a more | 16 |
| environmentally sustainable future. | 17 |
| Section 10. Green Governments Coordinating Council; | 18 |
| established. The Green Governments Coordinating Council is | 19 |
| established. The purpose of the Council is to integrate more | 20 |
| fully into the ongoing management systems, long-range | 21 |
| planning, and daily operations of State agencies a number of | 22 |
| cost-effective environmental sustainability measures that |
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| enhance health and safety, reduce the consumption of energy and | 2 |
| fuels, conserve water, minimize emissions and reduce solid and | 3 |
| hazardous wastes. The Council will also serve as a resource for | 4 |
| units of local government and educational institutions, which | 5 |
| includes all public and private school districts, regional | 6 |
| offices of education, universities, and colleges. | 7 |
| Section 15. Composition of the Council. The Council shall | 8 |
| be comprised of representatives from various State agencies | 9 |
| with specific fiscal, procurement, educational, and | 10 |
| environmental policy expertise. The Lieutenant Governor is the | 11 |
| chair of the Council. The director of each of the following | 12 |
| State agencies, or his or her designee, is a member of the | 13 |
| Council: the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, | 14 |
| the Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Natural | 15 |
| Resources, the Department of Natural Resources Waste | 16 |
| Management and Research Center, the Department of Central | 17 |
| Management Services, the Governor's Office of Management and | 18 |
| Budget, the Department of Agriculture, the Department of | 19 |
| Transportation, the Department of Corrections, the Department | 20 |
| of Human Services, the Department of Public Health, the State | 21 |
| Board of Education, the Board of Higher Education, and the | 22 |
| Capital Development Board. The Office of the Lieutenant | 23 |
| Governor shall provide administrative support to the Council. A | 24 |
| minimum of one staff position in the Office of the Lieutenant | 25 |
| Governor shall be dedicated to the Green Governments Illinois |
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| program. | 2 |
| Section 20. Responsibilities of the Council. The Council is | 3 |
| responsible for the development and dissemination of programs, | 4 |
| plans, and policies to reduce the environmental footprint of | 5 |
| State government and for improving the implementation of | 6 |
| greening the government initiatives in other institutions, | 7 |
| thereby reducing costs to taxpayers and improving efficiency in | 8 |
| operations. The Council shall convene on a quarterly basis and | 9 |
| shall be responsible for the following: | 10 |
| (a) Establishing long-term environmental | 11 |
| sustainability goals that the State will strive to achieve | 12 |
| within a period of 3, 5, and 10 years to improve the energy | 13 |
| and environmental performance of State buildings, | 14 |
| consistent with efficiency and economic objectives. These | 15 |
| goals shall, at a minimum, include the following: | 16 |
| broad-based performance goals for energy efficiency; use | 17 |
| of renewable fuels; water conservation; green purchasing; | 18 |
| paper consumption; and solid waste generation. These goals | 19 |
| can be met through increased efficiency, operational | 20 |
| changes, and improved maintenance and use of | 21 |
| cost-effective alternative technologies, raw materials, | 22 |
| and fuels. | 23 |
| The Council shall: | 24 |
| (1) communicate the environmental sustainability | 25 |
| goals to all State agencies; |
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| (2) establish an electronic system to track and | 2 |
| report on environmental progress; | 3 |
| (3) monitor improvement activities; and | 4 |
| (4) propose new goals as appropriate. | 5 |
| (b) Coordinating an awards program that recognizes | 6 |
| units of State and local government and educational | 7 |
| institutions for developing, adopting, and implementing | 8 |
| innovative or exemplary environmental sustainability plans | 9 |
| in conformance with this Act. | 10 |
| (c) Creating specific guidance materials for State | 11 |
| agencies, educational institutions, and units of local | 12 |
| government on how to integrate environmental | 13 |
| sustainability into existing management systems, planning, | 14 |
| and operational practices, while still providing necessary | 15 |
| services and ensuring efficient and effective operations. | 16 |
| These guidance materials must include a list of | 17 |
| environmental and energy best practices, case studies, | 18 |
| policy language, model plans, and other resource | 19 |
| information. These materials must be made available on a | 20 |
| website devoted to the Green Governments Illinois program.
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| (d) Developing and implementing, to the extent | 22 |
| fiscally feasible, training programs designed to instill | 23 |
| the importance and value of environmental sustainability.
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| (e) Providing new ways for State government to build | 25 |
| markets for environmentally preferable products and | 26 |
| services without compromising price, competition, and |
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| availability. The Council shall initially focus on | 2 |
| integrated pest management, bio-based products, recycled | 3 |
| content paper, energy efficiency, renewable energy, | 4 |
| alternative fuel vehicles, and green cleaning supplies. | 5 |
| Within existing resources, the Department of Central | 6 |
| Management Services shall designate a single point of | 7 |
| contact for State agencies, suppliers, and other | 8 |
| interested parties to contact regarding environmentally | 9 |
| preferable purchasing issues. | 10 |
| (f) Working collaboratively with State agencies, units | 11 |
| of local government, educational institutions, and the | 12 |
| legislative branches of government to promote | 13 |
| benchmarking, commissioning, and retro-commissioning to | 14 |
| make government and institutional buildings more | 15 |
| resource-efficient, energy efficient, and healthful public | 16 |
| places. | 17 |
| (g) Reviewing budgetary policy and making | 18 |
| recommendations to the Governor on incentives for State | 19 |
| agencies to undertake environmental improvements that | 20 |
| result in long-term cost-savings, productivity | 21 |
| enhancements, or other outcomes deemed appropriate to the | 22 |
| State's sustainability goals. | 23 |
| (h) Reporting annually to the Governor and the General | 24 |
| Assembly on the results of environmental sustainability | 25 |
| actions taken by State agencies, educational institutions | 26 |
| and units of local government during the prior calendar |
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| year. The report must include the environmental and | 2 |
| economic benefits of the environmental sustainability | 3 |
| actions, where feasible, the consumption of those actions, | 4 |
| and provide recommendations for future environmental | 5 |
| improvement activities during the following year. The | 6 |
| report shall be filed by September 1, 2008, and September 1 | 7 |
| of each subsequent year. | 8 |
| (i) The chairman of the Council shall determine whether | 9 |
| or not the I-Cycle program is operating effectively and | 10 |
| make recommendations concerning management of the I-Cycle | 11 |
| program. The chairman has the authority to dissolve the | 12 |
| I-Cycle program if the program is found to be ineffective. | 13 |
| Section 25. Authority of the Council. To fulfill its | 14 |
| functions, the Council has the authority to: | 15 |
| (1) Solicit and receive grants. | 16 |
| (2) Solicit, use, and publish advice and information | 17 |
| from non-governmental entities and experts to assist in the | 18 |
| Council's duties. | 19 |
| Section 30. Voluntary participation. Participation in the | 20 |
| provisions of this Act by units of local government and | 21 |
| educational institutions is voluntary. | 22 |
| Section 35. Environmental Plans and Reporting. | 23 |
| (a) Each State agency shall submit an adopted environmental |
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| sustainability plan to the chairman of the Council for review | 2 |
| and approval on or before November 1, 2007. | 3 |
| On or before August 1, 2007, the Council shall prepare a | 4 |
| downloadable plan template designed to provide a simple | 5 |
| framework for the development of an environmental | 6 |
| sustainability plan as required by this Act. The Council shall | 7 |
| adopt procedures for reviewing and approving the plans, and | 8 |
| make staff available during preparation of the plans to assist | 9 |
| State agencies with their plan-writing efforts. The Council | 10 |
| shall complete its plan review process on or before January 1, | 11 |
| 2008. The sustainability plans shall be reviewed and updated | 12 |
| periodically, but at least once every 3 years. To the extent | 13 |
| feasible and cost-effective, units of local government, | 14 |
| educational institutions, and State agencies are encouraged to | 15 |
| adopt and implement similar sustainability plans. | 16 |
| Environmental sustainability plans may be submitted to the | 17 |
| chairman of the Council, by request, for review and approval. | 18 |
| (b) On or before August 1, 2007, each State agency, using | 19 |
| existing resources, shall form an internal environmental | 20 |
| sustainability committee. The environmental sustainability | 21 |
| committee shall (i) assess the environmental and resource use | 22 |
| impacts of its major operational activities making | 23 |
| environmental improvements, conserving resources, and reducing | 24 |
| health risks; (ii) develop an environmental sustainability | 25 |
| plan as required under this Act; and (iii) establish an ongoing | 26 |
| process through which their sustainability efforts can be |
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| reviewed and improved upon. The committee shall focus on the | 2 |
| most significant environmental and resource use impacts, | 3 |
| examine the feasibility and cost-effectiveness of addressing | 4 |
| these impacts, and prioritize their actions accordingly. | 5 |
| Where feasible, the committee shall quantify the specific | 6 |
| impacts of major operational activities such as gallons of | 7 |
| water used, pounds of solid waste generated, gallons of | 8 |
| gasoline consumed, and dollars spent per year on electricity. | 9 |
| The committee shall consist of representatives from different | 10 |
| departments and program areas, including purchasing, | 11 |
| maintenance, and facility management. A senior member of | 12 |
| management shall be designated to coordinate environmental | 13 |
| sustainability efforts of each committee. The coordinator | 14 |
| shall provide information to agency facilities and staff, | 15 |
| coordinate planning and reporting activities, and act as | 16 |
| liaison to the Council. Where appropriate, State agencies may | 17 |
| appoint facility coordinators in addition to the agency | 18 |
| coordinator. Coordinators shall be given full management | 19 |
| support and provided with the necessary resources to meet the | 20 |
| goals of this Act. | 21 |
| (c) On or before April 1, 2008 and on or before April 1 of | 22 |
| each subsequent year, each State agency shall submit to the | 23 |
| chairman of the Council a report summarizing the progress made | 24 |
| in implementing its environmental sustainability plan, | 25 |
| including sustainability measures adopted and goals achieved. | 26 |
| The information in this report shall encompass the previous |
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| calendar year. | 2 |
| On or before January 1, 2008, the Council shall develop and | 3 |
| adopt a reporting form to be used to comply with the provisions | 4 |
| of this Section. Participating units of local government, State | 5 |
| agencies, and educational institutions must submit an annual | 6 |
| progress report on or before June 1, 2008 and on or before June | 7 |
| 1 of each subsequent year. | 8 |
| (d) State agencies shall be invited to participate in the | 9 |
| Council's efforts to foster environmental sustainability | 10 |
| practices throughout State government. | 11 |
| (e) The Council shall provide technical assistance to State | 12 |
| agencies, units of local government, and educational | 13 |
| institutions for the purpose of implementing the environmental | 14 |
| sustainability planning requirement. | 15 |
| (f) The Council may establish criteria for exempting select | 16 |
| State agencies from the environmental sustainability planning | 17 |
| based on staff size, probable environmental impacts, and scope | 18 |
| of operations. | 19 |
| Section 40. Inter-agency cooperation. The Council shall be | 20 |
| entitled to and shall receive the cooperation of every | 21 |
| administrator and employee of every State agency in fulfilling | 22 |
| the Council's purpose and functions. | 23 |
| Section 45. Green Governments Illinois website. | 24 |
| (a) The Green Governments Illinois staff member of the |
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| Lieutenant Governor's Office shall be responsible for | 2 |
| establishing and maintaining an Internet website devoted to the | 3 |
| Green Governments Illinois program. | 4 |
| (b) The content and capabilities of the website shall, at a | 5 |
| minimum, include: | 6 |
| (1) the ability to receive submitted plans and reports; | 7 |
| (2) a downloadable template for preparing reports; | 8 |
| (3) viewable and downloadable plans and reports | 9 |
| submitted by the participating units of State and local | 10 |
| government and educational institutions; | 11 |
| (4) a listing of sources of information on developing | 12 |
| environmental programs and Internet links, if available, | 13 |
| to those sources; | 14 |
| (5) a listing of sources of funding for environmental | 15 |
| programs and Internet links, if available, to those | 16 |
| sources; | 17 |
| (6) information on forming intergovernmental | 18 |
| agreements for the purpose of developing collaborative | 19 |
| environmental plans between units of local government; and | 20 |
| (7) guidance materials to assist State agencies, units | 21 |
| of local government, and educational institutions in | 22 |
| identifying environmental impacts and evaluating practical | 23 |
| actions to prevent pollution and conserve resources.
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| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 25 |
| becoming law.
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