Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session

Illinois House Bill HB5117 Compare Versions

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1	1	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB5117 Introduced , by Rep. Daniel Didech SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: New Act Creates the Deforestation-Free Procurement Act. Prohibits the State and any governmental agency, political subdivision, or public benefit corporation of the State from purchasing or obtaining for any purpose any tropical hardwoods or tropical hardwood products. Prohibits a bid proposal or solicitation, request for bid or proposal, or contract for the construction of any public work, building maintenance, or improvement for or on behalf of the State and any government agency, political subdivision, or public benefit corporation of the State from requiring or permitting the use of any tropical hardwood or tropical wood product. Provides that every contract entered into by a State agency or authority that includes the procurement of any product comprised of a tropical forest-risk commodity shall require the contractor to confirm that the commodity furnished to the State under the contract was not extracted from, grown, derived, harvested, reared, or produced on land where tropical or boreal deforestation or primary forest degradation occurred on or after January 1, 2022. Sets forth forest policies that large contractors must adopt. Provides for sanctions against a contractor or subcontractor who violates the Act. Requires the Department of Central Management Services to adopt rules to implement the Act. Requires the Director of the Department to submit an assessment to the General Assembly regarding the details of all contracts certified under the Act. Requires the Environmental Protection Agency to complete a study to determine whether the requirements of the Act shall apply to tropical forest-risk commodities originating in boreal forests. Requires the Director to issue a report every 2 years on the implementation of the Act. Makes other changes. Effective immediately. LRB103 37077 JAG 67195 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB5117 Introduced , by Rep. Daniel Didech SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: New Act New Act Creates the Deforestation-Free Procurement Act. Prohibits the State and any governmental agency, political subdivision, or public benefit corporation of the State from purchasing or obtaining for any purpose any tropical hardwoods or tropical hardwood products. Prohibits a bid proposal or solicitation, request for bid or proposal, or contract for the construction of any public work, building maintenance, or improvement for or on behalf of the State and any government agency, political subdivision, or public benefit corporation of the State from requiring or permitting the use of any tropical hardwood or tropical wood product. Provides that every contract entered into by a State agency or authority that includes the procurement of any product comprised of a tropical forest-risk commodity shall require the contractor to confirm that the commodity furnished to the State under the contract was not extracted from, grown, derived, harvested, reared, or produced on land where tropical or boreal deforestation or primary forest degradation occurred on or after January 1, 2022. Sets forth forest policies that large contractors must adopt. Provides for sanctions against a contractor or subcontractor who violates the Act. Requires the Department of Central Management Services to adopt rules to implement the Act. Requires the Director of the Department to submit an assessment to the General Assembly regarding the details of all contracts certified under the Act. Requires the Environmental Protection Agency to complete a study to determine whether the requirements of the Act shall apply to tropical forest-risk commodities originating in boreal forests. Requires the Director to issue a report every 2 years on the implementation of the Act. Makes other changes. Effective immediately. LRB103 37077 JAG 67195 b LRB103 37077 JAG 67195 b A BILL FOR
2	2	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB5117 Introduced , by Rep. Daniel Didech SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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5	5	Creates the Deforestation-Free Procurement Act. Prohibits the State and any governmental agency, political subdivision, or public benefit corporation of the State from purchasing or obtaining for any purpose any tropical hardwoods or tropical hardwood products. Prohibits a bid proposal or solicitation, request for bid or proposal, or contract for the construction of any public work, building maintenance, or improvement for or on behalf of the State and any government agency, political subdivision, or public benefit corporation of the State from requiring or permitting the use of any tropical hardwood or tropical wood product. Provides that every contract entered into by a State agency or authority that includes the procurement of any product comprised of a tropical forest-risk commodity shall require the contractor to confirm that the commodity furnished to the State under the contract was not extracted from, grown, derived, harvested, reared, or produced on land where tropical or boreal deforestation or primary forest degradation occurred on or after January 1, 2022. Sets forth forest policies that large contractors must adopt. Provides for sanctions against a contractor or subcontractor who violates the Act. Requires the Department of Central Management Services to adopt rules to implement the Act. Requires the Director of the Department to submit an assessment to the General Assembly regarding the details of all contracts certified under the Act. Requires the Environmental Protection Agency to complete a study to determine whether the requirements of the Act shall apply to tropical forest-risk commodities originating in boreal forests. Requires the Director to issue a report every 2 years on the implementation of the Act. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
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11	11	1 AN ACT concerning finance.
12	12	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
13	13	3 represented in the General Assembly:
14	14	4 Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
15	15	5 Deforestation-Free Procurement Act.
16	16	6 Section 5. Legislative findings. The General Assembly
17	17	7 finds and declares the following:
18	18	8 (1) Tropical forests cover roughly 7% of Earth's
19	19	9 surface, but harbor close to 50% of all species on Earth.
20	20	10 (2) Boreal forests represent about 30% of the global
21	21	11 forest area, help regulate the climate through the
22	22	12 exchange of energy and water, and are a large reservoir of
23	23	13 biogenic carbon.
24	24	14 (3) It has been estimated that at least 30% of the
25	25	15 world's greenhouse gas emissions come from deforestation
26	26	16 and forest degradation. Taking into account carbon
27	27	17 sequestration potential, experts estimate that stopping
28	28	18 the loss of tropical forests, mangroves, and wetlands will
29	29	19 achieve over 20% of climate mitigation by 2030.
30	30	20 Section 10. Definitions. As used in this Section:
31	31	21 "Boreal countries" include Russia, Canada, the United
32	32	22 States, Finland, Sweden, Norway, Iceland, China, and Japan.
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36	36	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB5117 Introduced , by Rep. Daniel Didech SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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39	39	Creates the Deforestation-Free Procurement Act. Prohibits the State and any governmental agency, political subdivision, or public benefit corporation of the State from purchasing or obtaining for any purpose any tropical hardwoods or tropical hardwood products. Prohibits a bid proposal or solicitation, request for bid or proposal, or contract for the construction of any public work, building maintenance, or improvement for or on behalf of the State and any government agency, political subdivision, or public benefit corporation of the State from requiring or permitting the use of any tropical hardwood or tropical wood product. Provides that every contract entered into by a State agency or authority that includes the procurement of any product comprised of a tropical forest-risk commodity shall require the contractor to confirm that the commodity furnished to the State under the contract was not extracted from, grown, derived, harvested, reared, or produced on land where tropical or boreal deforestation or primary forest degradation occurred on or after January 1, 2022. Sets forth forest policies that large contractors must adopt. Provides for sanctions against a contractor or subcontractor who violates the Act. Requires the Department of Central Management Services to adopt rules to implement the Act. Requires the Director of the Department to submit an assessment to the General Assembly regarding the details of all contracts certified under the Act. Requires the Environmental Protection Agency to complete a study to determine whether the requirements of the Act shall apply to tropical forest-risk commodities originating in boreal forests. Requires the Director to issue a report every 2 years on the implementation of the Act. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
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67	67	1 "Boreal forest" means a forest growing in high-latitude
68	68	2 environments where freezing temperatures occur for 6 to 8
69	69	3 months and in which trees are capable of reaching a minimum
70	70	4 height of 5 meters and a canopy cover of 10%.
71	71	5 "Contractor" means any person or entity that has a
72	72	6 contract with a State agency or authority for public works or
73	73	7 improvements to be performed, for a franchise, concession, or
74	74	8 lease of property, for grant moneys or goods and services or
75	75	9 supplies to be purchased at the expense of the State agency or
76	76	10 authority or to be paid out of moneys deposited into the State
77	77	11 treasury or out of trust moneys under the control of or
78	78	12 collected by the State agency or authority.
79	79	13 "Deforestation" means direct human-induced conversion of
80	80	14 tropical or boreal forests to agriculture, a tree plantation,
81	81	15 or other nonforest land use.
82	82	16 "Forest-risk commodity" means any commodity and its
83	83	17 derived products, including agricultural and nonagricultural
84	84	18 commodities but excluding tropical hardwood and tropical wood
85	85	19 products, whether in raw or processed form, that commodity is
86	86	20 commonly extracted from or grown, derived, harvested, reared,
87	87	21 or produced on land where tropical or boreal deforestation or
88	88	22 intact forest degradation has occurred or is likely to occur.
89	89	23 "Forest-risk commodity" includes palm oil, soy, beef, coffee,
90	90	24 leather, wood pulp, paper, logs, lumber, and any additional
91	91	25 commodities identified as such by the Director of Central
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103	103	1 does not include wood pulp or paper made entirely from
104	104	2 recovered fiber.
105	105	3 "Forest-risk commodity" means any commodity and its
106	106	4 derived products, including agricultural and nonagricultural
107	107	5 commodities but excluding tropical hardwood and tropical wood
108	108	6 products, whether in raw or processed form, that commodity is
109	109	7 commonly extracted from or grown, derived, harvested, reared,
110	110	8 or produced on land where tropical or boreal deforestation or
111	111	9 intact forest degradation has occurred or is likely to occur.
112	112	10 "Tropical forest-risk commodity" includes palm oil, soy, beef,
113	113	11 coffee, leather, wood pulp, paper, logs, lumber, and any
114	114	12 additional commodities identified as such by the Director of
115	115	13 Central Management Services by rule. "Tropical forest-risk
116	116	14 commodity" does not include wood pulp or paper made entirely
117	117	15 from recovered fiber.
118	118	16 "Free, prior, and informed consent" means the principle
119	119	17 that a community has the right to give or withhold its consent
120	120	18 to proposed developments that may affect the land and waters
121	121	19 it legally or customarily owns, occupies, or otherwise uses,
122	122	20 as described in the United Nations Declaration on the Rights
123	123	21 of Indigenous Peoples, the Indigenous and Tribal Peoples
124	124	22 Convention of 1989, and other international instruments.
125	125	23 "Free, prior, and informed consent" also means informed,
126	126	24 noncoercive negotiations between investors, companies, or
127	127	25 governments and indigenous peoples and local communities prior
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139	139	1 "Illinois State Product" means products that are grown,
140	140	2 harvested, or produced in this State or processed inside or
141	141	3 outside this State comprising over 51% raw materials grown,
142	142	4 harvested, or produced in this State, by weight or volume.
143	143	5 "Intact forest" means a forest that has never been
144	144	6 industrially logged and has developed following natural
145	145	7 disturbances and under natural processes, regardless of its
146	146	8 age. "Intact forest" includes a forest that has experienced
147	147	9 nonindustrial-scale human impacts, including traditional or
148	148	10 subsistence activities carried out by indigenous communities.
149	149	11 "Intact forest degradation" means severe and sustained
150	150	12 degradation of a tropical or boreal forest resulting in
151	151	13 significant intact forest loss or a profound change in species
152	152	14 composition, structure, or ecological function of that forest.
153	153	15 "Large contractor" means any contractor whose annual
154	154	16 revenue, or that of its parent company, is equal to or greater
155	155	17 than $100,000,000.
156	156	18 "Medium-sized business" means a business that operates in
157	157	19 this State, is independently owned and operated, not dominant
158	158	20 in its field, and employs between 100 and 500 persons.
159	159	21 "Minority-owned business" has the meaning given to that
160	160	22 term in Section 2 of the Business Enterprise for Minorities,
161	161	23 Women, and Persons with Disabilities Act.
162	162	24 "Peat" means a soil that is rich in organic matter
163	163	25 composed of partially decomposed plant materials equal to or
164	164	26 greater than 40 centimeters of the top 100 centimeters of the
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175	175	1 soil.
176	176	2 "Peatlands" means wetlands with a layer of peat made up of
177	177	3 dead and decaying plant material. "Peatlands" includes moors,
178	178	4 bogs, mires, peat swamp forests, and permafrost tundra.
179	179	5 "Point-of-origin" means the geographic location, as
180	180	6 identified by the smallest administrative unit of land, where
181	181	7 a commodity was grown, derived, harvested, reared, or
182	182	8 produced.
183	183	9 "Recovered fiber" means postconsumer fiber such as paper,
184	184	10 paperboard, and fibrous materials from retail stores, office
185	185	11 buildings, and homes, after having passed through their end
186	186	12 usage, including used corrugated boxes, old newspapers, old
187	187	13 magazines, mixed waste paper, tabulating cards, and used
188	188	14 cordage, and all paper, paperboard, and fibrous materials that
189	189	15 enter and are collected from municipal solid waste, and
190	190	16 manufacturing wastes such as dry paper and paperboard waste
191	191	17 generated after completion of the papermaking process,
192	192	18 including envelope cuttings, bindery trimmings, and other
193	193	19 paper and paperboard waste resulting from printing, cutting,
194	194	20 forming, and other converting operations, bag, box, and carton
195	195	21 manufacturing wastes, and butt rolls, mill wrappers, and
196	196	22 rejected unused stock, and repulped finished paper and
197	197	23 paperboard from obsolete inventories of paper and paperboard
198	198	24 manufacturers, merchants, wholesalers, dealers, printers,
199	199	25 converters, and others.
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211	211	1 otherwise destined for the wastestream, including, but not
212	212	2 limited to, post-consumer material, industrial scrap material
213	213	3 and overstock or obsolete inventories from distributors,
214	214	4 wholesalers and other companies but such term does not include
215	215	5 those materials and by-products generated from, and commonly
216	216	6 reused within, an original manufacturing process.
217	217	7 "Small business" has the meaning given to that term in
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219	219	9 "Tropical hardwood" means any and all hardwood,
220	220	10 scientifically classified as angiosperm, that grows in any
221	221	11 tropical forest. "Tropical hardwood" shall include but shall
222	222	12 not be limited to the following species:
223	223	13 (1) Prunus Africana (African cherry, red stinkwood)
224	224	14 (2) Caryocar Costaricense (garlic tree)
225	225	15 (3) Calophyllum species (bintangor)
226	226	16 (4) Cedrela species (cedar, Spanish cedar, South
227	227	17 American cedar)
228	228	18 (5) Neobalanocarpus Heimii (chengal)
229	229	19 (6) Octomeles Sumatrana (Benuang)
230	230	20 (7) Myroxylon Balsamum (balsamo)
231	231	21 (8) Apuleia Leiocarpa (garapa)
232	232	22 (9) Parastemon Urophyllus (malas)
233	233	23 (10) Spicatus Ridley Hopea species (merawan)
234	234	24 (11) Araucaria Araucana (monkey puzzle, Chilean pine)
235	235	25 (12) Senna Siamea (Siamese cassia)
236	236	26 (13) Pometia Pinnata (taun)
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247	247	1 (14) Millettia Leucantha, Millettia Stuhlmannii,
248	248	2 Millettia Laurentii (sathon, panga panga, wenge)
249	249	3 (15) Bulnesia Arborea, Bulnesia Sarmientoi (verawood,
250	250	4 Argentine lignum vitae)
251	251	5 (16) Tristaniopsis Laurina (water gum)
252	252	6 (17) Terminalia species (limba, afara, ofram, idigbo,
253	253	7 framire, black afara, amarillo, nargusta)
254	254	8 (18) Homalium Foetidum (malas)
255	255	9 (19) Dillenia Papuana (dillenia)
256	256	10 (20) Canarium species (red canarium, grey canarium)
257	257	11 (21) Burkrella Macropoda (rang rang)
258	258	12 (22) Dracontomelon Dao (New Guinea walnut)
259	259	13 (23) Planchonella species (white planchonella, red
260	260	14 planchonella)
261	261	15 (24) Lophopetalum species (perupok)
262	262	16 (25) Cariniana Pyriformis (Colombian mahogany, abarco,
263	263	17 jequitiba)
264	264	18 (26) Mitragyna Ciliata (abura)
265	265	19 (27) Vouacapoua Americana (acapu)
266	266	20 (28) Amburana Cearensis (amburana, cerejeira, cumare)
267	267	21 (29) Lovoa species (African walnut, tigerwood)
268	268	22 (30) Pericopsis Elata (afrormosia)
269	269	23 (31) Peltogyne species (amaranth, purpleheart)
270	270	24 (32) Pterogyne Nitens (amendoim)
271	271	25 (33) Carapa Guianensis, Dicorynia Guianensis, Bagassa
272	272	26 Guianensis, Couratari Guianensis (andiroba, angelique,
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283	283	1 tatajuba, bagasse)
284	284	2 (34) Aningeria species (aningeria, anegre, anigre)
285	285	3 (35) Dipterocarpus species (apitong, keruing)
286	286	4 (36) Centrolobium species (arariba)
287	287	5 (37) Brosimum Utile, Brosimum Alicastrum (baco,
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289	289	7 (38) Ochroma Lagopus, Ochroma Pyramidale (balsa)
290	290	8 (39) Berlinia species (berlinia, rose zebrano)
291	291	9 (40) Symphonia Globulifera (boarwood)
292	292	10 (41) Detarium Senegalense (boire)
293	293	11 (42) Caesalpinia Echinata, Paubrasilia Echinata
294	294	12 (Brazilwood, pernambuco)
295	295	13 (43) Bertholletia Excelsa (Brazil nut, mora)
296	296	14 (44) Guibourtia species (bubinga, African rosewood,
297	297	15 kevazingo, amazique)
298	298	16 (45) Toona Calantas (calantas)
299	299	17 (46) Prioria copaifera (cativo)
300	300	18 (47) Ceiba Pentandra (ceiba)
301	301	19 (48) Antiaris africana (chechen, antiaris)
302	302	20 (49) Tabebuia Donnell-Smithii (copal)
303	303	21 (50) Daniellia species (daniellia)
304	304	22 (51) Cordia species (cordia wood, bocote, ziricote,
305	305	23 louro, freijo)
306	306	24 (52) Hymenaea Courbaril (courbaril, West Indian
307	307	25 locust)
308	308	26 (53) Dipteryx Odorata (cumaru, Brazilian teak)
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319	319	1 (54) Piptadeniastrum Africanum (dahoma)
320	320	2 (55) Calycophyllum Candidissimum (dagame, lemonwood)
321	321	3 (56) Afzelia species (doussie)
322	322	4 (57) Diospyros species (ebony, ceylon ebony,
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324	324	6 (58) Lophira Alata (ekki, azobe, red ironwood)
325	325	7 (59) Combretodendron Macrocarpum (esia)
326	326	8 (60) Chlorophora Tinctoria, Chlorophora Excelsa
327	327	9 (fustic, iroko, African teak)
328	328	10 (61) Aucoumea Klaineana (gaboon, okoume)
329	329	11 (62) Astronium species (goncalo alves, tigerwood)
330	330	12 (63) Ocotea Rodiei (greenheart)
331	331	13 (64) Enterolobium Cyclocarpum (guanacaste,
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333	333	15 (65) Guarea species (guarea, bosse)
334	334	16 (66) Phoebe Porosa (imbuia, Brazilian walnut)
335	335	17 (67) Handroanthus species (ipe, pau d'arco, lapacho)
336	336	18 (68) Jacaranda Copaia (jacaranda)
337	337	19 (69) Machaerium Villosum (jacaranda pardo)
338	338	20 (70) Dyera Costulata (jelutong)
339	339	21 (71) Dryobalanops species (kapur, keladan)
340	340	22 (72) Koompassia Malaccensis (kempas)
341	341	23 (73) Acacia Koa (koa)
342	342	24 (74) Pterygota Macrocarpa (koto, African pterygota)
343	343	25 (75) Oxandra Lanceolata (lancewood)
344	344	26 (76) Shorea species (lauan, luan, lawaan, meranti,
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355	355	1 seraya, Philippine mahogany, balau)
356	356	2 (77) Nothofagus Pumilio, Nothofagus Obliqua (lenga
357	357	3 beech, roble)
358	358	4 (78) Guaiacum Officinale (roughbark lignum-vitae)
359	359	5 (79) Aniba Rosaeodora, Aniba Duckei (pau rosa)
360	360	6 (80) Nectandra species (louro preto)
361	361	7 (81) Khaya species (African mahogany)
362	362	8 (82) Swietenia species (mahogany, West Indian
363	363	9 mahogany, Honduran mahogany, Cuban mahogany, big-leaf
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365	365	11 (83) Tieghemella Heckelii (makora)
366	366	12 (84) Intsia Bijuga, Intsia Palembanica (Borneo teak,
367	367	13 merbau)
368	368	14 (85) Anisoptera species (mersawa, krabak, palosapis)
369	369	15 (86) Distemonanthus Benthamianus (movingui, ayan)
370	370	16 (87) Pterocarpus species (narra, amboyna, Papua New
371	371	17 Guinea rosewood, mukula, kosso, zitan, hongmu, padauk,
372	372	18 vermillion wood)
373	373	19 (88) Palaquium species (nyatoh)
374	374	20 (89) Triplochiton Scleroxylon (African whitewood,
375	375	21 obeche, sambawawa)
376	376	22 (90) Nauclea Diderrichii (opepe)
377	377	23 (91) Balfourodendron Riedelianum (marfim)
378	378	24 (92) Aspidosperma species (peroba rosa)
379	379	25 (93) Paratecoma Peroba (peroba branca)
380	380	26 (94) Gonystylus species (ramin)
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391	391	1 (95) Melanorrhoea Curtisii (rengas, Borneo rosewood)
392	392	2 (96) Hevea Brasiliensis (rubber tree)
393	393	3 (97) Dalbergia species (rosewood, Indian rosewood,
394	394	4 Honduras rosewood, cocobolo, granadillo, pinkwood,
395	395	5 tulipwood, African blackwood)
396	396	6 (98) Entandrophragma cylindricum, Entandrophragma
397	397	7 Candollei, Entandrophragma Utile (sapele, sapelli, kosipo,
398	398	8 omu, utile, sipo)
399	399	9 (99) Acanthopanax Ricinofolius (sen)
400	400	10 (100) Brosimum Aubletti, Piratinera (snakewood,
401	401	11 letterwood, leopardwood)
402	402	12 (101) Juglans species (South American walnut, Peruvian
403	403	13 walnut)
404	404	14 (102) Sterculia Rhinopetalia (sterculia)
405	405	15 (103) Tectona Grandis (teak)
406	406	16 (104) Virola species (virola, cumala)
407	407	17 (105) Pentacme Contorta (white lauan)
408	408	18 (106) Microberlinia species (zebrawood, zingana)
409	409	19 "Tropical forest" a natural ecosystem within the tropical
410	410	20 regions, approximately bounded geographically by the tropics
411	411	21 of Cancer and Capricorn, but possibly affected by other
412	412	22 factors such as prevailing winds, containing native species
413	413	23 composition, structure, and ecological function, with a tree
414	414	24 canopy cover of more than 10% over an area of at least 0.5
415	415	25 hectares. "Tropical forest" includes all of the following: (i)
416	416	26 human-managed tropical forests or partially degraded tropical
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427	427	1 forests that are regenerating; and (ii) tropical forests
428	428	2 identified by multi-objective conservation-based assessment
429	429	3 methodologies, such as High Conservation Value areas (HCV), as
430	430	4 defined by the HCV Resource Network, or High Carbon Stock
431	431	5 Forests, as defined by the High Carbon Stock Approach, or by
432	432	6 another methodology with equivalent or higher standards that
433	433	7 includes primary forests and tropical peatlands of any depth.
434	434	8 "Tropical forest" does not include plantations of any type.
435	435	9 (1) human-managed tropical forests or partially
436	436	10 degraded tropical forests that are regenerating; and
437	437	11 (2) forests identified by multiobjective conservation
438	438	12 based assessment methodologies, such as high conservation
439	439	13 value areas, as defined by the High Conservation Value
440	440	14 Resource Network, or high carbon stock forests, as defined
441	441	15 by the High Carbon Stock Approach, or by another
442	442	16 methodology with equivalent or higher standards that
443	443	17 includes primary forests and peatlands of any depth.
444	444	18 "Tropical hardwood product" means any wood product,
445	445	19 wholesale or retail, in any form, including, but not limited
446	446	20 to, plywood, veneer, furniture, cabinets, paneling, siding,
447	447	21 moldings, doors, doorskins, joinery, flooring, or sawnwood,
448	448	22 which are composed, in whole or in part, of tropical hardwood.
449	449	23 "Tropical peatland" means wetlands with a layer of peat
450	450	24 made up of dead and decaying plant material. "Tropical
451	451	25 peatland" includes moors, bogs, mires, and peat swamp forests.
452	452	26 "Tropical forest" does not include plantations of any type.
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463	463	1 "Women-owned business" has the meaning given to that term
464	464	2 in Section 2 of the Business Enterprise for Minorities, Women,
465	465	3 and Persons with Disabilities Act.
466	466	4 Section 15. Purchase of tropical hardwoods prohibited.
467	467	5 (a) Except as otherwise provided, the State and any
468	468	6 governmental agency, political subdivision, or public benefit
469	469	7 corporation of the State shall not purchase or obtain for any
470	470	8 purpose any tropical hardwoods or tropical hardwood products,
471	471	9 wholesale or in retail, in any form.
472	472	10 (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to:
473	473	11 (1) any binding contractual obligations for purchase
474	474	12 of commodities entered into prior to September 1, 2024; or
475	475	13 (2) any grant, subvention, or contract with an agency
476	476	14 of the United States or instruction of an authorized
477	477	15 representative of any such agency if the inclusion or
478	478	16 application of such provisions violate or are inconsistent
479	479	17 with the terms or conditions of the grant, subvention,
480	480	18 contract, or instruction.
481	481	19 Section 20. Use of tropical hardwood or wood product
482	482	20 prohibited.
483	483	21 (a) No bid proposal or solicitation, request for bid or
484	484	22 proposal, or contract for the construction of any public work,
485	485	23 building maintenance, or improvement for or on behalf of the
486	486	24 State and any government agency, political subdivision, or
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497	497	1 public benefit corporation of the State shall require or
498	498	2 permit the use of any tropical hardwood or tropical wood
499	499	3 product.
500	500	4 (b) Every bid proposal, solicitation, request for bid or
501	501	5 proposal, and contract for the construction of any public
502	502	6 work, building maintenance, or improvement shall contain a
503	503	7 statement that any bid, proposal, or other response to a
504	504	8 solicitation for bid or proposal which proposes or calls for
505	505	9 the use of any tropical hardwood or tropical wood product in
506	506	10 performance of the contract shall be void.
507	507	11 (c) Subsections (a) and (b) shall not apply to:
508	508	12 (1) to bid packages advertised and made available to
509	509	13 the public or any competitive and sealed bids received or
510	510	14 entered into prior to September 1, 2024;
511	511	15 (2) to any amendment, modification, or renewal of a
512	512	16 contract, which contract was entered into prior to
513	513	17 September 1, 2024, where such application would delay
514	514	18 timely completion of a project or involve an increase in
515	515	19 the total monies to be paid under that contract; or
516	516	20 (3) to any grant, subvention, or contract with any
517	517	21 agency of the United States or instruction of an
518	518	22 authorized representative of any such agency if the
519	519	23 contracting officer finds that the inclusion or
520	520	24 application of such provisions violate or are inconsistent
521	521	25 with the terms or conditions of a grant, subvention,
522	522	26 contract, or instruction.
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533	533	1 Section 25. Forest-risk commodity procurement.
534	534	2 (a) Every contract entered into by a State agency or
535	535	3 authority that includes the procurement of any product
536	536	4 comprised, in whole or in part, of a forest-risk commodity
537	537	5 shall require the contractor to confirm that the commodity
538	538	6 furnished to the State under the contract was not extracted
539	539	7 from, grown, derived, harvested, reared, or produced on land
540	540	8 where tropical or boreal deforestation or intact forest
541	541	9 degradation occurred on or after January 1, 2022. The
542	542	10 contractor shall agree to comply with this provision of the
543	543	11 contract.
544	544	12 (b) This Section shall not apply to any grant, subvention,
545	545	13 or contract with an agency of the United States or instruction
546	546	14 of an authorized representative of any such agency if the
547	547	15 inclusion or application of such provisions violate or are
548	548	16 inconsistent with the terms or conditions of the grant,
549	549	17 subvention, contract, or instruction.
550	550	18 Section 30. Compliance.
551	551	19 (a) Every contract shall specify that the contractor is
552	552	20 required to cooperate fully in providing reasonable access to
553	553	21 the contractor's records, documents, agents, employees, or
554	554	22 premises if reasonably required by authorized officials of the
555	555	23 contracting State agency or authority, the Department of
556	556	24 Central Management Services, the Office of the Attorney
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567	567	1 General, or the Environmental Protection Agency to determine
568	568	2 the contractor's compliance with the requirements under
569	569	3 Section 25.
570	570	4 (b) Contractors shall exercise due diligence in ensuring
571	571	5 that their subcontractors comply with the requirements under
572	572	6 Section 35. Contractors shall require each subcontractor to
573	573	7 certify that the subcontractor is in compliance with the
574	574	8 requirements under Section 25.
575	575	9 Section 35. Required forest policies. In addition to the
576	576	10 requirements of Sections 25 and 30, large contractors subject
577	577	11 to Section 25 must confirm that they have adopted a forest
578	578	12 policy that complies with rules issued under paragraph (6) of
579	579	13 Section 70. The adoption of forest policy by a contractor,
580	580	14 subcontractor, or supplier that is not a large contractor is
581	581	15 not required to comply with this Section but may be used to
582	582	16 demonstrate compliance with Section 25. Such forest policy and
583	583	17 all corresponding data shall be made publicly available, and
584	584	18 shall contain, at a minimum, all of the following:
585	585	19 (1) due diligence measures on the point-of-origin of
586	586	20 forest-risk commodities and ensures compliance with the
587	587	21 policy where supply chain risks are present;
588	588	22 (2) data detailing the complete list of direct and
589	589	23 indirect suppliers and supply chain traceability
590	590	24 information, including refineries, processing plants,
591	591	25 farms, and plantations, and their respective owners,
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602	602	1 parent companies, and farmers, maps, and geolocations, for
603	603	2 each forest-risk commodity found in products that may be
604	604	3 furnished to the State;
605	605	4 (3) measures taken to ensure the product does not
606	606	5 contribute to tropical or boreal deforestation or primary
607	607	6 forest degradation, including:
608	608	7 (A) no development in tropical or boreal primary
609	609	8 forests;
610	610	9 (B) no origination from a site where commodity
611	611	10 production has replaced tropical or boreal primary
612	612	11 forests after January 1, 2023;"
613	613	12 (C) no development of high carbon stock forests;
614	614	13 (D) no development of high conservation value
615	615	14 areas;
616	616	15 (E) no burning;
617	617	16 (F) efforts to ensure progressive reductions of
618	618	17 greenhouse gas emissions on existing plantations;
619	619	18 (G) no development of peat, regardless of depth;
620	620	19 (H) best management practices for existing
621	621	20 plantations on peat; and
622	622	21 (I) where feasible, activities oriented toward
623	623	22 peat restoration;
624	624	23 (4) measures taken to prevent exploitation and redress
625	625	24 grievances of workers and local communities, including:
626	626	25 (A) respect for and recognition of the rights of
627	627	26 all workers including contract, temporary, and migrant
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639	639	2 (B) respect for and recognition of land tenure
640	640	3 rights of communities;
641	641	4 (C) respect for the rights of indigenous and local
642	642	5 communities to give or withhold their free, prior, and
643	643	6 informed consent to operations on lands to which they
644	644	7 hold legal, communal, or customary rights;
645	645	8 (D) explicit policies and processes to prevent
646	646	9 violence, intimidation, and coercion of workers and
647	647	10 local communities; and
648	648	11 (E) formal, open, transparent, and consultative
649	649	12 processes to address all complaints and conflicts;
650	650	13 (5) measures taken to protect biodiversity and prevent
651	651	14 the poaching of endangered species in all operations and
652	652	15 adjacent areas;
653	653	16 (6) measures taken to ensure compliance with the laws
654	654	17 of countries where forest-risk commodities in a company's
655	655	18 supply chain were produced; and
656	656	19 (7) measures to deter violence, threats, and
657	657	20 harassment against environmental human rights defenders
658	658	21 (EHRDs), including respecting internationally recognized
659	659	22 human rights standards, and educating employees,
660	660	23 contractors, and partners on the rights of EHRDs to
661	661	24 express their views, conduct peaceful protests, and
662	662	25 criticize practices without intimidation or retaliation.
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673	673	1 Section 40. Violations and sanctions.
674	674	2 (a) If it is determined that any contractor contracting
675	675	3 with the State knew or should have known that a product
676	676	4 comprising, in whole or in part, of a forest-risk commodity
677	677	5 was furnished to the State in violation of Sections 25 and 30,
678	678	6 the contracting State agency or authority shall issue a
679	679	7 written notice of violation and provide an opportunity for
680	680	8 such contractor to come into compliance. If, after such
681	681	9 notice, a contractor fails to come into compliance within a
682	682	10 time established by the Department of Central Management
683	683	11 Services, such contractor may have either or both of the
684	684	12 following sanctions imposed:
685	685	13 (1) the contract under which the prohibited
686	686	14 forest-risk commodity was furnished may be voided at the
687	687	15 option of the State agency or authority to which the
688	688	16 commodity was furnished; or
689	689	17 (2) the contractor may be assessed a penalty that
690	690	18 shall be the greater of $1,000 or an amount equaling 20% of
691	691	19 the value of the product that the State agency or
692	692	20 authority demonstrates was comprised, in whole or in part,
693	693	21 of a forest-risk commodity and furnished to the State in
694	694	22 violation of Sections 25 and 30.
695	695	23 A hearing or opportunity to be heard shall be provided
696	696	24 prior to the assessment of any penalty.
697	697	25 (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), a contractor that has
698	698	26 complied with the Section 30 shall not be subject to sanctions
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709	709	1 for violations, of which the contractor had no knowledge of
710	710	2 the requirements of Sections 25 and 30, that were committed
711	711	3 solely by a subcontractor. Sanctions described under
712	712	4 subsection (a) shall instead be imposed against the
713	713	5 subcontractor that committed the violation.
714	714	6 Section 45. Investigations of violations.
715	715	7 (a) Any State agency or authority that investigates a
716	716	8 complaint against a contractor or subcontractor for violation
717	717	9 of this Act may limit its investigation to evaluating the
718	718	10 information provided by the person or entity submitting the
719	719	11 complaint and the information provided by the contractor or
720	720	12 subcontractor.
721	721	13 (b) Whenever a contracting officer of the contracting
722	722	14 State agency or authority has reason to believe that the
723	723	15 contractor failed to comply with Sections 25 and 30, the State
724	724	16 agency or authority shall refer the matter for investigation
725	725	17 to the head of the State agency or authority and, as the head
726	726	18 of the State agency or authority determines appropriate, to
727	727	19 either the Department of Central Management Services, the
728	728	20 Office of the Attorney General, or the Environmental
729	729	21 Protection Agency.
730	730	22 Section 50. Preference.
731	731	23 (a) When a State agency's or authority's contract for the
732	732	24 purchase of a commodity or product covered by this Act is to be
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743	743	1 awarded to the lowest responsible bidder, an otherwise
744	744	2 qualified bidder who is a small business or medium-sized
745	745	3 business or a minority-owned business or women-owned business,
746	746	4 or who will fulfill the contract through the use of Illinois
747	747	5 State products may be given preference over other bidders, as
748	748	6 long as the cost included in the bid is not more than 10%
749	749	7 greater than the cost included in a bid that is not from a
750	750	8 small business or medium-sized business or a minority-owned
751	751	9 business or women-owned business or fulfilled through the use
752	752	10 of Illinois State products.
753	753	11 (b) This Section shall not apply if the head of the
754	754	12 contracting State agency or authority purchasing such
755	755	13 products, in his or her sole discretion, determines that
756	756	14 giving preference to bidders under this Section:
757	757	15 (1) would be against the public interest;
758	758	16 (2) would increase the cost of the contract by an
759	759	17 unreasonable amount; or
760	760	18 (3) if Illinois State products cannot be obtained in
761	761	19 sufficient and reasonable available quantities and of
762	762	20 satisfactory quality to meet the contracting State
763	763	21 agency's or authority's requirements.
764	764	22 (c) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to conflict
765	765	23 with or otherwise limit the goals and requirements set forth
766	766	24 by Article 45 of the Illinois Procurement Code and the
767	767	25 Business Enterprise for Minorities, Women, and Persons with
768	768	26 Disabilities Act.
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779	779	1 Section 55. Purchase restrictions.
780	780	2 (a) The certification requirements set forth in this
781	781	3 Section shall not apply to a purchase of goods of $2,500 or
782	782	4 less.
783	783	5 (b) The total amount of goods exempted under subsection
784	784	6 (a) shall not exceed $7,500 per year for each contractor from
785	785	7 which a State agency or authority is purchasing goods. It
786	786	8 shall be the responsibility of each State agency or authority
787	787	9 to monitor the use of this exemption and adhere to these
788	788	10 restrictions on these purchases.
789	789	11 Section 60. Voluntary certification process. The Director
790	790	12 of Central Management Services shall establish a voluntary
791	791	13 certification process for current or aspiring contractors to
792	792	14 be recognized as supplying deforestation-free products which
793	793	15 shall be consulted on the creation of requirements outlined by
794	794	16 the rules in this Act, and shall exercise an oversight role
795	795	17 under Section 65.
796	796	18 Section 65. Rules. On or before July 1, 2024, the
797	797	19 Department of Central Management Services shall issue rules
798	798	20 for the implementation of this Act. The rules shall be
799	799	21 developed in consultation with the Director of the
800	800	22 Environmental Protection Agency. The rules shall include, but
801	801	23 not be limited to, all of the following:
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812	812	1 (1) a list of forest-risk commodities subject to the
813	813	2 requirements of this Act, including, but not limited to,
814	814	3 palm oil, soy, beef, coffee, leather, wood pulp, paper,
815	815	4 logs, and lumber. The list shall be reviewed and updated
816	816	5 at least every 3 years. When evaluating inclusion of
817	817	6 additional commodities in the list, the Director of
818	818	7 Central Management Services shall consider the impact of
819	819	8 the commodity as a driver of tropical or boreal
820	820	9 deforestation or primary forest degradation, the state of
821	821	10 existing supply chain transparency and traceability
822	822	11 systems for the commodity, and the feasibility of
823	823	12 including the commodity in the requirements of Section 25.
824	824	13 The first review shall include, but not be limited to, the
825	825	14 evaluation of cocoa, rubber, leather, and other
826	826	15 cattle-derived products;
827	827	16 (2) a list of products derived, in whole or in part,
828	828	17 from forest-risk commodities;
829	829	18 (3) a list of products furnished to the State or used
830	830	19 by State contractors in high-volume purchases that contain
831	831	20 or are comprised in whole or in part of forest-risk
832	832	21 commodities;
833	833	22 (4) a set of responsible sourcing guidelines and
834	834	23 policies derived from best practices in supply chain
835	835	24 transparency to the point-of-origin;
836	836	25 (5) guidance to assist contractors in identifying
837	837	26 forest-risk commodities in their supply chain, performing
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848	848	1 necessary due diligence to meet the requirements of this
849	849	2 Act, and certifying that the commodity did not contribute
850	850	3 to tropical or boreal deforestation or primary forest
851	851	4 degradation;
852	852	5 (6) the full set of requirements for a large
853	853	6 contractor's forest policy under Section 35;
854	854	7 (7) the process through which contractors shall
855	855	8 certify to the Department of Central Management Services
856	856	9 that they are in compliance with Sections 25 and 30;
857	857	10 (8) a process for ensuring that details of certified
858	858	11 contracts are made available for public inspection of the
859	859	12 website of the Department of Central Management Services;
860	860	13 and
861	861	14 (9) an easily accessible procedure to receive public
862	862	15 complaints and information regarding violations of this
863	863	16 Act.
864	864	17 Section 70. Assessment.
865	865	18 (a) At any time after January 1, 2025, but no less
866	866	19 frequently than every 6 months thereafter, the Director of
867	867	20 Central Management Services shall submit to the General
868	868	21 Assembly the details of all contracts certified under this
869	869	22 Act. The Director of Central Management Services shall assess
870	870	23 the compliance of all or a representative subset of all
871	871	24 contracts with the requirements of this Act. Following such
872	872	25 assessment, and subject to approval by a majority of members,
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883	883	1 the General Assembly may:
884	884	2 (1) make recommendations to the Director of Central
885	885	3 Management Services regarding changes to the rules
886	886	4 implementing this Act; or
887	887	5 (2) make recommendations to the Director of Central
888	888	6 Management Services, the Office of the Attorney General,
889	889	7 the Office of the State Comptroller, or a contracting
890	890	8 State agency or authority regarding deficiencies in
891	891	9 contract certifications, violations of this Act, or
892	892	10 enforcement actions.
893	893	11 (b) All work products produced under Section 25 shall be
894	894	12 made available to the public on the website of the Department
895	895	13 of Central Management Services.
896	896	14 (c) In completing a study under Section 80, the
897	897	15 Environmental Protection Agency shall consult with
898	898	16 individuals, including academics and experts from
899	899	17 nongovernmental organizations, having expertise in forest
900	900	18 sustainability, biodiversity, and climate science, as well as
901	901	19 representatives of indigenous communities located within
902	902	20 boreal regions, and hold at least one public hearing, and may
903	903	21 base study findings on existing literature.
904	904	22 Section 75. Study.
905	905	23 (a) Not later than June 1, 2025, the Environmental
906	906	24 Protection Agency, in consultation with the Director of
907	907	25 Central Management Services, shall complete a study to
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918	918	1 determine whether the requirements of this Act shall apply to
919	919	2 forest-risk commodities originating in boreal forests.
920	920	3 (b) The study shall examine, but not be limited to, the
921	921	4 following considerations:
922	922	5 (1) the short-term and long-term impact on greenhouse
923	923	6 gas emissions, biodiversity, ecosystem function, and
924	924	7 climate resilience, of clearcutting primary boreal
925	925	8 forests;
926	926	9 (2) the differential impact on greenhouse gas
927	927	10 emissions, biodiversity, ecosystem function, and climate
928	928	11 resilience of clearcutting primary boreal forests versus
929	929	12 previously logged or second-growth forests, within
930	930	13 30-year, 50-year, and 100-year timeframes;
931	931	14 (3) the differential impact on greenhouse gas
932	932	15 emissions, biodiversity, ecosystem function, and climate
933	933	16 resilience of clearcutting primary boreal forests versus
934	934	17 no industrial forest activity, within 30-year, 50-year,
935	935	18 and 100-year timeframes;
936	936	19 (4) the actual carbon storage capacity of various
937	937	20 harvested wood products, and the percentage of logged
938	938	21 boreal biomass in each of the boreal countries that ends
939	939	22 up in long-lasting versus short-term consumable end uses;
940	940	23 (5) the effectiveness of existing available
941	941	24 certification schemes in use in each of the boreal
942	942	25 countries in ensuring compliance with the goals of this
943	943	26 Act;
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954	954	1 (6) an independent assessment of the current
955	955	2 greenhouse gas footprint of the forest products industry
956	956	3 in each of the boreal countries;
957	957	4 (7) an independent assessment of whether current
958	958	5 forest management policies in each of the boreal countries
959	959	6 are sufficient to prevent the forestry industry's role in
960	960	7 the decline of at-risk species;
961	961	8 (8) the effectiveness of the forestry policies of each
962	962	9 of the boreal countries in ensuring the free, prior, and
963	963	10 informed consent of indigenous peoples affected by
964	964	11 industrial logging within the boreal forest; and
965	965	12 (9) the effectiveness of replanting practices in
966	966	13 restoring the ecological benefits of primary boreal
967	967	14 forests that have been logged, and the timescale for
968	968	15 restoring these benefits.
969	969	16 (c) The requirements of this Act shall apply to all
970	970	17 forest-risk commodities unless the Director of the
971	971	18 Environmental Protection Agency and the Director of Central
972	972	19 Management Services have, not later than June 1, 2025, jointly
973	973	20 designated the provisions of this Act inapplicable to
974	974	21 forest-risk commodities originating in boreal forests based on
975	975	22 the results of the study.
976	976	23 Section 80. Applicability. This Act shall apply to all
977	977	24 contracts entered into, extended, or renewed on or after
978	978	25 January 1, 2025.
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989	989	1 Section 95. Report. Beginning 2 years after the effective
990	990	2 date of this Act and biennially thereafter, the Director of
991	991	3 Central Management Services shall issue a report to the
992	992	4 Governor, the Senate President, and the Speaker of the House
993	993	5 of Representatives on the implementation of this Act.
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