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1 | AN ACT concerning State government.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Green Buildings Act is amended by adding | ||||||
5 | Section 20 as follows:
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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
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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.
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