Rep. Mike Boland
Filed: 3/27/2007
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1460 




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1460, AS AMENDED, by 
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replacing everything after the enacting clause with the 
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following:

 
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    "Section 5. The Government Buildings Energy Cost Reduction 
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Act of 1991 is amended  by adding Section 25 as follows:
 
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    (20 ILCS 3953/25  new)
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    Sec. 25. Fluorescent lighting in State buildings.  In order 
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to reduce energy consumption, all buildings owned or leased by 
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the State that are 1,000 square feet in size or larger shall, 
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where practicable, use Energy Star labeled light bulbs as 
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defined by the Energy Star Program of the United States 
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Environmental Protection Agency.
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    Prior to implementing the use of Energy Star Light Bulbs, 
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any building to which this Section applies may deplete the 
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supply of non-Energy Star Light Bulbs it possesses on the 
 


 






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effective date of this amendatory Act of the 95th General 
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Assembly.  Additionally, as most light bulbs contain mercury, 
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all buildings to which this Section applies shall ensure the 
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proper disposal of used light bulbs at a certified hazardous 
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waste recycling facility.
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    Historic buildings that are listed on the Illinois Register 
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of Historic Places, established pursuant to Section 6 of the 
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Illinois Historic Preservation Act, are exempt from the 
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requirements of this Section.".