Bill Text: IL SB2049 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Creates the Mechanical Insulation Energy Audit Act. Provides that the Environmental Protection Agency shall perform a mechanical insulation energy audit of every public building within the State within 10 years after the effective date of the Act. Provides that each mechanical insulation energy audit finding shall identify remediation measures necessary to bring the subject mechanical insulation system into compliance with the latest published edition of the International Code Council's International Energy Conservation Code and to ensure the building's mechanical systems function at operating temperatures that minimize energy loss and ensure public health and safety. Provides that audit findings are to be made available to the public. Requires the Agency, by December 31, 2025 and by December 31 of each year thereafter, to deliver to the General Assembly an annual report outlining the mechanical insulation energy audits that it completed in the previous calendar year. Repeals the Act on December 31, 2034. Defines terms. Includes legislative findings.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2023-03-31 - Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments [SB2049 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-SB2049-Introduced.html

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103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB2049 Introduced 2/9/2023, by Sen. Ram Villivalam SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
New Act
Creates the Mechanical Insulation Energy Audit Act. Provides that the Environmental Protection Agency shall perform a mechanical insulation energy audit of every public building within the State within 10 years after the effective date of the Act. Provides that each mechanical insulation energy audit finding shall identify remediation measures necessary to bring the subject mechanical insulation system into compliance with the latest published edition of the International Code Council's International Energy Conservation Code and to ensure the building's mechanical systems function at operating temperatures that minimize energy loss and ensure public health and safety. Provides that audit findings are to be made available to the public. Requires the Agency, by December 31, 2025 and by December 31 of each year thereafter, to deliver to the General Assembly an annual report outlining the mechanical insulation energy audits that it completed in the previous calendar year. Repeals the Act on December 31, 2034. Defines terms. Includes legislative findings.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning State government.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
Mechanical Insulation Energy Audit Act.
Section 5. Legislative findings. The General Assembly
finds:
(1) The State has a vested interest in decreasing the
carbon footprint of publicly owned buildings.
(2) It is the public policy of this State to ensure
that publicly owned buildings in the State are free from
harmful mold and bacteria and can be used by Illinois
residents for employment, education, and social services.
(3) Mechanical insulation plays an important role in
advancing Illinois toward its clean energy goals by
lowering operating expenses, reducing energy loss, and
decreasing emissions.
Section 10. Definitions. As used in this Act:
"Agency" means the Environmental Protection Agency.
"Mechanical insulation" means insulation materials,
facings, and accessory products applied to mechanical systems,
such as piping, equipment, vessels, HVAC systems, boilers, and

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other similar equipment.
"Mechanical insulation energy audit" means an audit that
analyzes potential energy savings and any potential public
health risks according to the specifications of a building's
mechanical equipment.
"Public building" means any structure that is owned or
leased by the State, a unit of local government, or any other
political subdivision of the State.
Section 15. Mechanical insulation energy audit. The Agency
shall perform a mechanical insulation energy audit of every
public building within the State within 10 years after the
effective date of this Act. Each mechanical insulation energy
audit report shall identify remediation measures necessary to
bring the subject mechanical insulation systems into
compliance with the Code, as defined in Section 10 of the
Energy Efficient Building Act, and to ensure that the
building's mechanical systems function at operating
temperatures that minimize energy loss and ensure public
health and safety.
Section 20. Public access of findings; report.
(a) Mechanical insulation energy audit reports shall be a
matter of public record and shall be posted on the Agency's
website no later than 30 days after completion of each audit.
(b) By December 31, 2025 and by December 31 of each year

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thereafter, the Agency shall deliver to the General Assembly
an annual report outlining the mechanical insulation energy
audits that it completed in the previous calendar year.
Section 25. Repeal. This Act is repealed on December 31,
2034.