Public Act 096-0016
 		





SB2009 Enrolled
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    AN ACT concerning education.

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




 
    Section 5. The Public University Energy Conservation Act is 
amended  by changing Section 5-10 as follows:
 



    (110 ILCS 62/5-10)


    Sec. 5-10. Energy conservation measure. 
    (a) "Energy conservation
measure" means any improvement, 
repair, alteration, or betterment of any
building or facility, 
subject to all applicable building codes, owned or operated by 
a public university or any
equipment, fixture, or furnishing to 
be added to or used in any
such building or facility
that is 
designed to reduce
energy consumption or operating costs, and 
may include, without limitation,
one or more of the following:


        (1) Insulation of the building structure or systems 
    within the building.


        (2) Storm windows or doors, caulking or 
    weatherstripping, multiglazed
windows or doors, heat 
    absorbing or heat reflective glazed and coated
window or 
    door systems, additional glazing, reductions in glass 
    area, or
other window and door system modifications that 
    reduce energy consumption.


        (3) Automated or computerized energy control systems.


        (4) Heating, ventilating, or air conditioning system 
    modifications or
replacements.


        (5) Replacement or modification of lighting fixtures 
    to increase the
energy efficiency of the lighting system 
    without increasing the overall
illumination of a facility, 
    unless an increase in illumination is necessary
to conform 
    to the applicable State or local building code for the 
    lighting
system after the proposed modifications are made.


        (6) Energy recovery systems.


        (7) Energy conservation measures that provide 
    long-term operating cost
reductions.

    (b)  From the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 
96th General Assembly until January 1, 2015, "energy 
conservation measure" includes a renewable energy center pilot 
project at Eastern Illinois University, provided that:
        (1) the University signs a partnership contract with a 
    qualified energy conservation measure provider as provided 
    in this Act;
        (2)  the University has responsibility for the 
    qualified provider's actions with regard to applicable 
    laws;
        (3)  the University obtains a performance bond in

    accordance with this Act;
        (4)  the University and the qualified provider follow 
    all aspects of the Prevailing Wage Act as provided by this 
    Act;
        (5) the University and the qualified provider use an 
    approved list of firms from the Capital Development Board 
    (CDB), unless the University requires services that are not 
    typically performed by the firms on CDB's list;
        (6)  the University provides monthly progress reports 
    to the Procurement Policy Board, and the University allows 
    a representative from CDB to monitor the project, provided 
    that such involvement is at no cost to the University;
        (7)  the University requires the qualified provider to 
    follow the provisions of the Business Enterprise for 
    Minorities, Females, and Persons with Disabilities Act and 
    the Public Works Employment Discrimination Act as provided 
    in this Act;
        (8)  the University agrees to award new building 
    construction work to a responsible bidder, as defined in 
    Section 30-22 of the Illinois Procurement Code;
        (9) the University includes in its contract with the 
    qualified provider a requirement that the qualified 
    provider name the sub-contractors that it will use, and the 
    qualified provider may not change these without the 
    University's written approval; 
        (10)  the University follows, to the extent possible, 
    the Design-Build Procurement Act for construction of the 
    project, taking into consideration the current status of 
    the project; for purposes of this Act, the definition of 
    "State construction agency" in the Design-Build 
    Procurement Act means Eastern Illinois University for the 
    purpose of this project;
        (11) the University follows, to the extent possible, 
    the Architectural, Engineering, and Land Surveying 
    Qualifications Based Selection Act; 
        (12) the University requires all engineering, 
    architecture, and design work related to the installation 
    or modification of facilities be performed by design 
    professionals licensed by the State of Illinois and 
    professional design firms registered in the State of 
    Illinois; and 
        (13) the University produces annual reports and a final 
    report describing the project upon completion and files the 
    reports with the Procurement Policy Board, CDB, and the 
    General Assembly. 
    The provisions of this subsection (b), other than this 
sentence, are inoperative after January 1, 2015.
(Source: P.A. 94-1062, eff. 7-31-06.)

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