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	1	+	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB2485 Introduced , by Rep. Jay Hoffman 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. LRB103 30887 HLH 57418 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB2485 Introduced , by Rep. Jay Hoffman SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: New Act 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. LRB103 30887 HLH 57418 b LRB103 30887 HLH 57418 b A BILL FOR
	2	+	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB2485 Introduced , by Rep. Jay Hoffman SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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	5	+	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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3	11		1 AN ACT concerning State government.
4	12		2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
5	13		3 represented in the General Assembly:
6	14		4 Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
7		-	5 Mechanical Insulation Energy ~~and Safety Assessment~~ Act.
	15	+	5 Mechanical Insulation Energy Audit Act.
8	16		6 Section 5. Legislative findings. The General Assembly
9		-	7 finds ~~that the State has an interest in decreasing the carbon~~
10		-	8 ~~footprint of publicly owned buildings.~~ The ~~General Assembly~~
11		-	9 ~~also finds that it is the public policy~~ of ~~this State to ensure~~
12		-	10 ~~that all Illinois residents can use publicly owned buildings~~
13		-	11 ~~for employment,~~ ~~educational purposes,~~ ~~and social services,~~
14		-	12 ~~free from~~ harmful mold and bacteria~~. This Act is created in~~
15		-	13 ~~recognition of the important role that mechanical insulation~~
16		-	14 plays in ~~lowering operating expenses, reducing energy loss,~~
17		-	15 ~~and decreasing emissions.~~
18		-	16 ~~Section 10.~~ ~~Definitions. As used in this Act:~~
19		-	17 ~~"Board" means the Capital Development Board~~.
20		-	18 ~~"Mechanical insulation"~~ ~~means insulation materials,~~
21		-	19 ~~facings, and accessory products that are applied to mechanical~~
22		-	20 ~~systems including piping~~, ~~equipment, vessels, HVAC, boilers,~~
23		-	21 and ~~other similar equipment including maintenance on cooling~~
24		-	22 ~~system~~ piping ~~for corrosion of~~ equipment.
	17	+	7 finds:
	18	+	8 (1) The State has a vested interest in decreasing the
	19	+	9 carbon footprint of publicly owned buildings.
	20	+	10 (2) It is the public policy of this State to ensure
	21	+	11 that publicly owned buildings in the State are free from
	22	+	12 harmful mold and bacteria and can be used by Illinois
	23	+	13 residents for employment, education, and social services.
	24	+	14 (3) Mechanical insulation plays an important role in
	25	+	15 advancing Illinois toward its clean energy goals by
	26	+	16 lowering operating expenses, reducing energy loss, and
	27	+	17 decreasing emissions.
	28	+	18 Section 10. Definitions. As used in this Act:
	29	+	19 "Agency" means the Environmental Protection Agency.
	30	+	20 "Mechanical insulation" means insulation materials,
	31	+	21 facings, and accessory products applied to mechanical systems,
	32	+	22 such as piping, equipment, vessels, HVAC systems, boilers, and
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33		-	1 "Mechanical insulation energy and safety assessment" means
34		-	2 an assessment that analyzes potential energy savings and any
35		-	3 potential public health risks according to the specifications
36		-	4 of a building's mechanical equipment.
37		-	5 "Public building" means any structure in the State that is
38		-	6 owned in whole or in part by the State of Illinois.
39		-	7 "Qualified mechanical insulation contractor" means a
40		-	8 mechanical insulation contractor who is an active participant
41		-	9 in an apprenticeship program approved by the United States
42		-	10 Department of Labor.
43		-	11 Section 15. Mechanical insulation energy and safety
44		-	12 assessments.
45		-	13 (a) For the purpose of moving the State closer to its 100%
46		-	14 clean energy goal, the Board shall contract with a qualified
47		-	15 mechanical insulation contractor on a commission basis to
48		-	16 perform a mechanical insulation energy and safety assessment
49		-	17 of every public building within 10 years after the effective
50		-	18 date of this Act. The assessments' findings shall include any
51		-	19 and all remediation measures necessary to bring the subject
52		-	20 mechanical insulation system up to Code, as defined in Section
53		-	21 10 of the Energy Efficient Building Act, and to ensure that the
54		-	22 system functions at a specific operating temperature to
55		-	23 minimize energy loss and ensure public health and safety.
56		-	24 (b) The findings shall be a matter of public record and
57		-	25 shall be posted on the Board's website no later than 30 days
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	39	+	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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68		-	1 after the completion of the assessment. In addition, the Board
69		-	2 shall file with the General Assembly an annual report
70		-	3 outlining the assessments completed in the previous calendar
71		-	4 year. The reports shall be filed by December 31 of the calendar
72		-	5 year after the calendar year in which the assessment is
73		-	6 performed.
74		-	7 (c) If the mechanical insulation energy and safety
75		-	8 assessment identifies mechanical insulation remediation
76		-	9 measures that would result in a reduction in the carbon
77		-	10 footprint for the subject building of more than 30% and a
78		-	11 cumulative energy savings for the subject building of more
79		-	12 than 30%, then the State shall enter into a contract for those
80		-	13 mechanical insulation remediation measures within 12 months
81		-	14 after the publication of the assessment findings on the
82		-	15 Board's website. If any public health or safety concerns are
83		-	16 identified in the mechanical insulation energy and safety
84		-	17 assessment, then those concerns are deemed to be a hazard to
85		-	18 the public health and safety and shall be contracted out for
86		-	19 immediate remediation. Any construction performed under this
87		-	20 subsection, as well as any ancillary construction performed
88		-	21 during the remediation process, shall be subject to the
89		-	22 Prevailing Wage Act.
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	67	+	1 other similar equipment.
	68	+	2 "Mechanical insulation energy audit" means an audit that
	69	+	3 analyzes potential energy savings and any potential public
	70	+	4 health risks according to the specifications of a building's
	71	+	5 mechanical equipment.
	72	+	6 "Public building" means any structure that is owned or
	73	+	7 leased by the State, a unit of local government, or any other
	74	+	8 political subdivision of the State.
	75	+	9 Section 15. Mechanical insulation energy audit. The Agency
	76	+	10 shall perform a mechanical insulation energy audit of every
	77	+	11 public building within the State within 10 years after the
	78	+	12 effective date of this Act. Each mechanical insulation energy
	79	+	13 audit report shall identify remediation measures necessary to
	80	+	14 bring the subject mechanical insulation systems into
	81	+	15 compliance with the Code, as defined in Section 10 of the
	82	+	16 Energy Efficient Building Act, and to ensure that the
	83	+	17 building's mechanical systems function at operating
	84	+	18 temperatures that minimize energy loss and ensure public
	85	+	19 health and safety.
	86	+	20 Section 20. Public access of findings; report.
	87	+	21 (a) Mechanical insulation energy audit reports shall be a
	88	+	22 matter of public record and shall be posted on the Agency's
	89	+	23 website no later than 30 days after completion of each audit.
	90	+	24 (b) By December 31, 2025 and by December 31 of each year
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	101	+	1 thereafter, the Agency shall deliver to the General Assembly
	102	+	2 an annual report outlining the mechanical insulation energy
	103	+	3 audits that it completed in the previous calendar year.
	104	+	4 Section 25. Repeal. This Act is repealed on December 31,
	105	+	5 2034.
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