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4-AN ACT concerning safety.
5-Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
6-represented in the General Assembly:
7-Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
8-Responsible Outdoor Lighting Control Act.
9-Section 5. Findings. The General Assembly finds that:
10-(1) Article XI of the Illinois Constitution states the
11-public policy of the State and the duty of each person is
12-to provide and maintain a healthful environment for the
13-benefit of this and future generations and that the
14-General Assembly shall provide by law for the
15-implementation and enforcement of this policy.
16-(2) The House of Representatives has resolved in House
17-Resolution 884 of the 96th General Assembly to (i) express
18-its support for improved night preservation practices in
19-Illinois, (ii) encourage State agencies to adopt suitable
20-outdoor lighting practices based on the principles of
21-applying artificial light only where it is needed, when it
22-is needed, and to only the levels needed using the best
23-safety and energy-efficient standards available, and (iii)
24-encourage the Illinois Sustainable Technology Center of
25-the University of Illinois to provide artificial outdoor
26-illumination engineering assistance to State agencies,
3+1 AN ACT concerning safety.
4+2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
5+3 represented in the General Assembly:
6+4 Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
7+5 Responsible Outdoor Lighting Control Act.
8+6 Section 5. Findings. The General Assembly finds that:
9+7 (1) Article XI of the Illinois Constitution states the
10+8 public policy of the State and the duty of each person is
11+9 to provide and maintain a healthful environment for the
12+10 benefit of this and future generations and that the
13+11 General Assembly shall provide by law for the
14+12 implementation and enforcement of this policy.
15+13 (2) The House of Representatives has resolved in House
16+14 Resolution 884 of the 96th General Assembly to (i) express
17+15 its support for improved night preservation practices in
18+16 Illinois, (ii) encourage State agencies to adopt suitable
19+17 outdoor lighting practices based on the principles of
20+18 applying artificial light only where it is needed, when it
21+19 is needed, and to only the levels needed using the best
22+20 safety and energy-efficient standards available, and (iii)
23+21 encourage the Illinois Sustainable Technology Center of
24+22 the University of Illinois to provide artificial outdoor
25+23 illumination engineering assistance to State agencies,
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33-municipalities, and businesses that seek to implement
34-responsible outdoor lighting to conserve and preserve the
35-important natural phenomenon of night.
36-(3) The Senate has resolved in Senate Resolution 64 of
37-the 103rd General Assembly that local governments in
38-Illinois should abide by the International Dark-Sky
39-Association (now known as Dark Sky International)
40-guidelines and lighting principles to help mitigate the
41-effects of light pollution produced by outdoor lighting.
42-(4) The State should promote responsible outdoor
43-lighting.
44-(5) Government structures, facilities, places, and
45-spaces should serve as models of best practices for
46-private structures, facilities, places, and spaces. These
47-government structures, facilities, places, and spaces
48-should encourage residents, business owners, and others to
49-join in transitioning to responsible lighting.
50-Section 10. Definitions. As used in this Act:
51-"ANSI/IES standards" means the American National Standards
52-Institute and Illuminating Engineering Society's lighting
53-guidelines, also known as the IES Lighting Library Standards
54-Collection.
55-"Correlated color temperature" means the measure of the
56-approximate spectrum of the color of light of an object as
57-perceived by the eye, measured in degrees Kelvin.
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34+1 municipalities, and businesses that seek to implement
35+2 responsible outdoor lighting to conserve and preserve the
36+3 important natural phenomenon of night.
37+4 (3) The Senate has resolved in Senate Resolution 64 of
38+5 the 103rd General Assembly that local governments in
39+6 Illinois should abide by the International Dark-Sky
40+7 Association (now known as Dark Sky International)
41+8 guidelines and lighting principles to help mitigate the
42+9 effects of light pollution produced by outdoor lighting.
43+10 (4) The State should promote responsible outdoor
44+11 lighting.
45+12 (5) Government structures, facilities, places, and
46+13 spaces should serve as models of best practices for
47+14 private structures, facilities, places, and spaces. These
48+15 government structures, facilities, places, and spaces
49+16 should encourage residents, business owners, and others to
50+17 join in transitioning to responsible lighting.
51+18 Section 10. Definitions. As used in this Act:
52+19 "ANSI/IES standards" means the American National Standards
53+20 Institute and Illuminating Engineering Society's lighting
54+21 guidelines, also known as the IES Lighting Library Standards
55+22 Collection.
56+23 "Correlated color temperature" means the measure of the
57+24 approximate spectrum of the color of light of an object as
58+25 perceived by the eye, measured in degrees Kelvin.
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60-"Fully shielded" means a luminaire that is constructed in
61-such a manner that all light emitted, either directly from the
62-lamp or indirectly by reflection or refraction from any part
63-of the luminaire, is projected below the horizontal plane
64-aligned with the bottom of the luminaire aperture, where no
65-part of the lamp protrudes outside of the luminaire or shield.
66-"Glare" means light emitted by a luminaire that causes
67-visual discomfort, reduced visibility of objects, or produces
68-momentary blindness.
69-"Illuminating Engineering Society Backlight, Uplight, and
70-Glare rating" or "IES BUG rating" means the luminaire
71-classification system developed by the Illuminating
72-Engineering Society that ranks and defines how many lumens of
73-light a luminaire emits backwards, upwards, and in glare.
74-"Lamp" means the component of a luminaire that produces
75-light.
76-"Light pollution" means the scattering of artificial light
77-into the nighttime environment caused by excessive or
78-improperly positioned artificial outdoor lighting resulting in
79-sky glow, light trespass, or glare.
80-"Light trespass" means light emitted by a luminaire that
81-shines beyond the boundaries of the property the luminaire is
82-intended to illuminate.
83-"Luminaire" means a complete installed or portable
84-illuminating device, including a lamp, together with the parts
85-designed to distribute the light, such as a reflector or
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89-to connect the lamps to a power supply.
90-"Lumen" means a standard unit of measurement of luminous
91-flux.
92-"Lux" means a standard unit of luminous flux expressed in
93-lumens per square meter.
94-"Nadir" means the point on the ground that is directly
95-below the center of a luminaire.
96-"Ornamental lighting" means a luminaire that has a
97-historical or seasonal holiday purpose and that serves a
98-historical or seasonal holiday purpose only.
99-"Outdoor luminaire" means installed or portable outdoor
100-artificial illuminating devices used for flood lighting,
101-roadway and area lighting, general illumination, or
102-advertisement.
103-"Permanent outdoor luminaire" means exterior lighting or a
104-system of lighting that is used in place for 7 or more days.
105-"Reflective roadway markings" means lines and markers with
106-reflective properties intended to promote vehicular and
107-pedestrian safety.
108-"Reflective signage" means roadway and informational
109-signage that has reflective properties to aid with vehicular
110-and pedestrian safety.
111-"Responsible lighting principles" means the use of modern
112-lighting technologies, including shielding, an upper limit on
113-color temperature (2,700 Kelvin), on-off controls, dimming
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117-"Roadway lighting" means permanent outdoor luminaires that
118-are specifically intended to illuminate roadways for safe
119-vehicular and pedestrian traffic.
120-"Sky glow" means the brightening of the night sky due to
121-inefficiently and improperly lit areas.
122-Section 15. Outdoor lighting control. All new luminaires
123-purchased with State funds after the effective date of this
124-Act or installed after the effective date of this Act on a
125-structure or land that is owned and managed by the Department
126-of Natural Resources, including roadways, facilities,
127-properties, nonhabitable structures, monuments, and public
128-right-of-way spaces, including sidewalks, with the intended
129-purpose of outdoor illumination must follow the following
130-outdoor lighting control requirements:
131-(1) Permanent outdoor luminaires must be fully
132-shielded with an IES BUG rating and produce less than 1% of
133-its emitted light above 80 degrees from the downward
134-vertical direction of nadir. Light should not be emitted
135-at an angle above 60 degrees from the downward vertical
136-direction of nadir.
137-(2) Luminaires must avoid light trespass by not
138-exceeding an illuminance of one lux as measured at ground
139-level both horizontally and vertically at the property
140-boundary.
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69+1 "Fully shielded" means a luminaire that is constructed in
70+2 such a manner that all light emitted, either directly from the
71+3 lamp or indirectly by reflection or refraction from any part
72+4 of the luminaire, is projected below the horizontal plane
73+5 aligned with the bottom of the luminaire aperture, where no
74+6 part of the lamp protrudes outside of the luminaire or shield.
75+7 "Glare" means light emitted by a luminaire that causes
76+8 visual discomfort, reduced visibility of objects, or produces
77+9 momentary blindness.
78+10 "Illuminating Engineering Society Backlight, Uplight, and
79+11 Glare rating" or "IES BUG rating" means the luminaire
80+12 classification system developed by the Illuminating
81+13 Engineering Society that ranks and defines how many lumens of
82+14 light a luminaire emits backwards, upwards, and in glare.
83+15 "Lamp" means the component of a luminaire that produces
84+16 light.
85+17 "Light pollution" means the scattering of artificial light
86+18 into the nighttime environment caused by excessive or
87+19 improperly positioned artificial outdoor lighting resulting in
88+20 sky glow, light trespass, or glare.
89+21 "Light trespass" means light emitted by a luminaire that
90+22 shines beyond the boundaries of the property the luminaire is
91+23 intended to illuminate.
92+24 "Luminaire" means a complete installed or portable
93+25 illuminating device, including a lamp, together with the parts
94+26 designed to distribute the light, such as a reflector or
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144-temperature less than or equal to 2,700 Kelvin. In
145-residential areas, dark sky locations, or environmentally
146-sensitive areas, such as State parks and outdoor
147-recreation facilities, correlated color temperature should
148-be no more than 2,200 Kelvin.
149-(4) Outdoor lighting must be minimized to no more than
150-25% above ANSI/IES standards or United States Department
151-of Transportation recommendations.
152-(5) Facade lighting must be minimized to no more than
153-25% above ANSI/IES standards, must project downward, and
154-must not violate the light trespass limits in paragraph
155-(2).
156-(6) When the installation or replacement of roadway
157-lighting is planned, the appropriate authority must
158-determine whether reflective roadway markings or
159-reflective signage is appropriate and safe for the
160-situation in lieu of outdoor lighting. Reflectorized
161-roadway markings, lines, warning signs, informational
162-signs or other passive means must be used for roadway
163-lighting, except at intersections of 2 or more streets or
164-highways, unless it is determined that adequate safety
165-cannot be achieved by reflective means.
166-(7) No artificial lighting above one lux, as measured
167-at ground level both horizontally and vertically, may
168-trespass onto land or waterways designated or managed as
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172-Section 20. Exceptions. This Act does not apply if:
173-(1) the luminaires are on a structure or land that is
174-owned, supported, funded, leased, or managed by the State
175-in a county or municipality that, by ordinance or
176-resolution, has adopted provisions that are equal to or
177-more stringent than the provisions of this Act;
178-(2) a federal law or regulation preempts this Act;
179-(3) a State agency determines a safety or security
180-need exists that cannot be addressed by any other method;
181-(4) fire, police, rescue, or repair personnel need
182-light for temporary emergencies or road repair work;
183-(5) it has been determined that a reasonable safety
184-and security interest exists at correctional or hospital
185-facilities that cannot be addressed by another method as
186-long as it complies with existing standards,
187-specifications, or policies;
188-(6) navigational lighting systems and other lighting
189-are necessary to comply with Federal Aviation
190-Administration airside operations or nautical safety;
191-(7) lamps greater than 2,700 Kelvin are used on active
192-sports grounds or show grounds, but only for the duration
193-of a practice, match, or event. Lamps emitting greater
194-than 2,700 Kelvin under this paragraph must be positioned,
195-angled, or shielded to prevent direct glare and light
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198-trespass onto neighboring property or properties, and the
199-positioning, angling, or shielding must limit upward light
200-emission to only the amount necessary to light the
201-sporting or grounds activity;
202-(8) flagpoles installed after the effective date of
203-this Act are lit by means of a downward-facing lamp and
204-using a lamp of 2,700 Kelvin or lower;
205-(9) flagpoles installed on or before the effective
206-date of this Act are upward-lit by partially shielded or
207-unshielded luminaires using a lamp of 2,200 Kelvin or
208-lower to minimize the impact of glare, light trespass, and
209-sky glow and are converted to conform to requirements upon
210-retrofitting;
211-(10) the luminaries are existing decorative and
212-ornamental lighting that serve historical purposes, but
213-replacement luminaries for the existing decorative and
214-ornamental lighting must meet the standards of this Act;
215-or
216-(11) the luminaries are temporary seasonal holiday
217-lighting lasting no longer than 45 days surrounding the
218-holiday season.
219-Section 25. Other laws. If this Act conflicts with any
220-other federal law, State law, or local ordinance controlling
221-lighting, outdoor luminaries, signage, outdoor advertising,
222-displays, or devices that is more stringent than the Act, then
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105+1 refractor, parts to position and protect the lamps, and parts
106+2 to connect the lamps to a power supply.
107+3 "Lumen" means a standard unit of measurement of luminous
108+4 flux.
109+5 "Lux" means a standard unit of luminous flux expressed in
110+6 lumens per square meter.
111+7 "Nadir" means the point on the ground that is directly
112+8 below the center of a luminaire.
113+9 "Ornamental lighting" means a luminaire that has a
114+10 historical or seasonal holiday purpose and that serves a
115+11 historical or seasonal holiday purpose only.
116+12 "Outdoor luminaire" means installed or portable outdoor
117+13 artificial illuminating devices used for flood lighting,
118+14 roadway and area lighting, general illumination, or
119+15 advertisement.
120+16 "Permanent outdoor luminaire" means exterior lighting or a
121+17 system of lighting that is used in place for 7 or more days.
122+18 "Reflective roadway markings" means lines and markers with
123+19 reflective properties intended to promote vehicular and
124+20 pedestrian safety.
125+21 "Reflective signage" means roadway and informational
126+22 signage that has reflective properties to aid with vehicular
127+23 and pedestrian safety.
128+24 "Responsible lighting principles" means the use of modern
129+25 lighting technologies, including shielding, an upper limit on
130+26 color temperature (2,700 Kelvin), on-off controls, dimming
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141+1 controls, and motion sensors.
142+2 "Roadway lighting" means permanent outdoor luminaires that
143+3 are specifically intended to illuminate roadways for safe
144+4 vehicular and pedestrian traffic.
145+5 "Sky glow" means the brightening of the night sky due to
146+6 inefficiently and improperly lit areas.
147+7 Section 15. Outdoor lighting control. All new luminaires
148+8 purchased with State funds after the effective date of this
149+9 Act or installed after the effective date of this Act on a
150+10 structure or land that is owned and managed by the Department
151+11 of Natural Resources, including roadways, facilities,
152+12 properties, nonhabitable structures, monuments, and public
153+13 right-of-way spaces, including sidewalks, with the intended
154+14 purpose of outdoor illumination must follow the following
155+15 outdoor lighting control requirements:
156+16 (1) Permanent outdoor luminaires must be fully
157+17 shielded with an IES BUG rating and produce less than 1% of
158+18 its emitted light above 80 degrees from the downward
159+19 vertical direction of nadir. Light should not be emitted
160+20 at an angle above 60 degrees from the downward vertical
161+21 direction of nadir.
162+22 (2) Luminaires must avoid light trespass by not
163+23 exceeding an illuminance of one lux as measured at ground
164+24 level both horizontally and vertically at the property
165+25 boundary.
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176+1 (3) Luminaires must have a correlated color
177+2 temperature less than or equal to 2,700 Kelvin. In
178+3 residential areas, dark sky locations, or environmentally
179+4 sensitive areas, such as State parks and outdoor
180+5 recreation facilities, correlated color temperature should
181+6 be no more than 2,200 Kelvin.
182+7 (4) Outdoor lighting must be minimized to no more than
183+8 25% above ANSI/IES standards or United States Department
184+9 of Transportation recommendations.
185+10 (5) Facade lighting must be minimized to no more than
186+11 25% above ANSI/IES standards, must project downward, and
187+12 must not violate the light trespass limits in paragraph
188+13 (2).
189+14 (6) When the installation or replacement of roadway
190+15 lighting is planned, the appropriate authority must
191+16 determine whether reflective roadway markings or
192+17 reflective signage is appropriate and safe for the
193+18 situation in lieu of outdoor lighting. Reflectorized
194+19 roadway markings, lines, warning signs, informational
195+20 signs or other passive means must be used for roadway
196+21 lighting, except at intersections of 2 or more streets or
197+22 highways, unless it is determined that adequate safety
198+23 cannot be achieved by reflective means.
199+24 (7) No artificial lighting above one lux, as measured
200+25 at ground level both horizontally and vertically, may
201+26 trespass onto land or waterways designated or managed as
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212+1 habitat, reserve, natural area, open space, or wilderness.
213+2 Section 20. Exceptions. This Act does not apply if:
214+3 (1) the luminaires are on a structure or land that is
215+4 owned, supported, funded, leased, or managed by the State
216+5 in a county or municipality that, by ordinance or
217+6 resolution, has adopted provisions that are equal to or
218+7 more stringent than the provisions of this Act;
219+8 (2) a federal law or regulation preempts this Act;
220+9 (3) a State agency determines a safety or security
221+10 need exists that cannot be addressed by any other method;
222+11 (4) fire, police, rescue, or repair personnel need
223+12 light for temporary emergencies or road repair work;
224+13 (5) it has been determined that a reasonable safety
225+14 and security interest exists at correctional or hospital
226+15 facilities that cannot be addressed by another method as
227+16 long as it complies with existing standards,
228+17 specifications, or policies;
229+18 (6) navigational lighting systems and other lighting
230+19 are necessary to comply with Federal Aviation
231+20 Administration airside operations or nautical safety;
232+21 (7) lamps greater than 2,700 Kelvin are used on active
233+22 sports grounds or show grounds, but only for the duration
234+23 of a practice, match, or event. Lamps emitting greater
235+24 than 2,700 Kelvin under this paragraph must be positioned,
236+25 angled, or shielded to prevent direct glare and light
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247+1 trespass onto neighboring property or properties, and the
248+2 positioning, angling, or shielding must limit upward light
249+3 emission to only the amount necessary to light the
250+4 sporting or grounds activity;
251+5 (8) flagpoles installed after the effective date of
252+6 this Act are lit by means of a downward-facing lamp and
253+7 using a lamp of 2,700 Kelvin or lower;
254+8 (9) flagpoles installed on or before the effective
255+9 date of this Act are upward-lit by partially shielded or
256+10 unshielded luminaires using a lamp of 2,200 Kelvin or
257+11 lower to minimize the impact of glare, light trespass, and
258+12 sky glow and are converted to conform to requirements upon
259+13 retrofitting;
260+14 (10) the luminaries are existing decorative and
261+15 ornamental lighting that serve historical purposes, but
262+16 replacement luminaries for the existing decorative and
263+17 ornamental lighting must meet the standards of this Act;
264+18 or
265+19 (11) the luminaries are temporary seasonal holiday
266+20 lighting lasting no longer than 45 days surrounding the
267+21 holiday season.
268+22 Section 25. Other laws. If this Act conflicts with any
269+23 other federal law, State law, or local ordinance controlling
270+24 lighting, outdoor luminaries, signage, outdoor advertising,
271+25 displays, or devices that is more stringent than the Act, then
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