Bill Text: IL HB4274 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Engrossed


Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Municipal Code if and only if House Bill 106 of the 102nd General Assembly becomes law in the form in which it passed both houses on October 28, 2021. Allows the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives and the Minority Leader of the Senate to appoint one member each to an advisory committee that determines which homes contain windows or doors that cause offensive odors and are eligible for replacement pursuant to the Residential Sound Insulation Program. Effective immediately or the date that House Bill 106 takes effect, whichever is later.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2022-10-21 - Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Don Harmon [HB4274 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2021-HB4274-Engrossed.html



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1 AN ACT concerning local government.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. If and only if House Bill 106 of the 102nd
5General Assembly becomes law in the form in which it passed
6both houses on October 28, 2021, then the Illinois Municipal
7Code is amended by changing Section 11-101-3 as follows:
8 (65 ILCS 5/11-101-3)
9 Sec. 11-101-3. Noise mitigation; air quality.
10 (a) A municipality that has implemented a Residential
11Sound Insulation Program to mitigate aircraft noise shall
12perform indoor air quality monitoring and laboratory analysis
13of windows and doors installed pursuant to the Residential
14Sound Insulation Program to determine whether there are any
15adverse health impacts associated with off-gassing from such
16windows and doors. Such monitoring and analysis shall be
17consistent with applicable professional and industry
18standards. The municipality shall make any final reports
19resulting from such monitoring and analysis available to the
20public on the municipality's website. The municipality shall
21develop a science-based mitigation plan to address significant
22health-related impacts, if any, associated with such windows
23and doors as determined by the results of the monitoring and

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1analysis. In a municipality that has implemented a Residential
2Sound Insulation Program to mitigate aircraft noise, if
3requested by the homeowner pursuant to a process established
4by the municipality, which process shall include, at a
5minimum, notification in a newspaper of general circulation
6and a mailer sent to every address identified as a recipient of
7windows and doors installed under the Residential Sound
8Insulation Program, the municipality shall replace all windows
9and doors installed under the Residential Sound Insulation
10Program in such homes where one or more windows or doors have
11been found to have caused offensive odors. Subject to
12appropriation, the municipality shall replace windows and
13doors in at least 750 residences a year. Residents who altered
14or modified a replacement window or accepted a replacement
15screen for the window as an interim solution or partial
16replacement that failed to mitigate, in whole or in part, an
17odorous or malfunctioning window shall not be disqualified
18from compensation or future services. Residents who have
19altered or modified a replacement window or accepted a
20replacement screen for the window as an interim solution or
21partial replacement who apply for future mitigation services
22shall be sequenced in the ordinary course of the Program upon a
23finding of eligibility. Only those homeowners who request that
24the municipality perform an odor inspection as prescribed by
25the process established by the municipality within 6 months of
26notification being published and mailers being sent shall be

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1eligible for odorous window and odorous door replacement.
2Residents who are eligible to receive replacement windows
3shall be allowed to choose the color and type of replacement
4window. For purposes of aiding in the selection of such
5replacement windows, a showcase and display of available
6replacement window types shall be established and located at
7Chicago Midway International Airport. Homes that have been
8identified by the municipality as having odorous windows or
9doors are not required to make said request to the
10municipality. The right to make a claim for replacement and
11have it considered pursuant to this Section shall not be
12affected by the fact of odor-related claims made or
13odor-related products received pursuant to the Residential
14Sound Insulation Program prior to June 5, 2019 (the effective
15date of this Section). The municipality shall also perform
16in-home air quality testing in residences in which windows and
17doors are replaced under this Section. In order to receive
18in-home air quality testing, a homeowner must request such
19testing from the municipality, and the total number of homes
20tested in any given year shall not exceed 25% of the total
21number of homes in which windows and doors were replaced under
22this Section in the prior calendar year.
23 (b) An advisory committee shall be formed, composed of the
24following: (i) 2 members of the municipality who reside in
25homes that have received windows or doors pursuant to the
26Residential Sound Insulation Program and have been identified

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1by the municipality as having odorous windows or doors,
2appointed by the Secretary of Transportation; (ii) one
3employee of the Aeronautics Division of the Department of
4Transportation; (iii) 2 employees of the municipality that
5implemented the Residential Sound Insulation Program in
6question; and (iv) 2 members appointed by the Speaker of the
7House of Representatives, and 2 members appointed by the
8President of the Senate, 1 member appointed by the Minority
9Leader of the House of Representatives, and 1 member appointed
10by the Minority Leader of the Senate. The advisory committee
11shall determine by majority vote which homes contain windows
12or doors that cause offensive odors and thus are eligible for
13replacement, shall promulgate a list of such homes, and shall
14develop recommendations as to the order in which homes are to
15receive window replacement. The recommendations shall include
16reasonable and objective criteria for determining which
17windows or doors are odorous, consideration of the date of
18odor confirmation for prioritization, severity of odor,
19geography and individual hardship, and shall provide such
20recommendations to the municipality. The advisory committee
21shall develop a process in which homeowners can demonstrate
22extreme hardship. As used in this subsection, "extreme
23hardship" means: liquid infiltration of the window or door;
24health and medical condition of the resident; and residents
25with sensitivities related to smell. At least 10% of the homes
26receiving a replacement in a year shall be homes that have

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1demonstrated extreme hardship, except when at least 10% of the
2number of applicants eligible to receive a replacement fail to
3demonstrate extreme hardship. The advisory committee shall
4compile a report demonstrating: (i) the number of homes in
5line to receive a replacement; (ii) the number of homes that
6received replacement windows or doors, or both; (iii) the
7number of homes that received financial compensation instead
8of a replacement; and (iv) the number of homes with confirmed
9mechanical issues. Until December 31, 2022, the report shall
10be compiled complied monthly, after December 31, 2022, the
11report shall be complied quarterly. The advisory committee
12shall accept all public questions concerning the Residential
13Sound Insulation Program and furnish a written response within
142 business days. The advisory committee shall comply with the
15requirements of the Open Meetings Act. The Chicago Department
16of Aviation shall provide administrative support to the
17committee. The municipality shall consider the recommendations
18of the committee but shall retain final decision-making
19authority over replacement of windows and doors installed
20under the Residential Sound Insulation Program, and shall
21comply with all federal, State, and local laws involving
22procurement. A municipality administering claims pursuant to
23this Section shall provide to every address identified as
24having submitted a valid claim under this Section a quarterly
25report setting forth the municipality's activities undertaken
26pursuant to this Section for that quarter. However, the

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1municipality shall replace windows and doors pursuant to this
2Section only if, and to the extent, grants are distributed to,
3and received by, the municipality from the Sound-Reducing
4Windows and Doors Replacement Fund for the costs associated
5with the replacement of sound-reducing windows and doors
6installed under the Residential Sound Insulation Program
7pursuant to Section 6z-20.1 of the State Finance Act. In
8addition, the municipality shall revise its specifications for
9procurement of windows for the Residential Sound Insulation
10Program to address potential off-gassing from such windows in
11future phases of the program. A municipality subject to the
12Section shall not legislate or otherwise regulate with regard
13to indoor air quality monitoring, laboratory analysis or
14replacement requirements, except as provided in this Section,
15but the foregoing restriction shall not limit said
16municipality's taxing power.
17 (c) A home rule unit may not regulate indoor air quality
18monitoring and laboratory analysis, and related mitigation and
19mitigation plans, in a manner inconsistent with this Section.
20This Section is a limitation of home rule powers and functions
21under subsection (i) of Section 6 of Article VII of the
22Illinois Constitution on the concurrent exercise by home rule
23units of powers and functions exercised by the State.
24 (d) This Section shall not be construed to create a
25private right of action.
26(Source: P.A. 101-10, eff. 6-5-19; 101-604, eff. 12-13-19;

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1101-636, eff. 6-10-20; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21; 10200HB0106.)
2 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
3becoming law or on the date House Bill 106 of the 102nd General
4Assembly takes effect, whichever is later.
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