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    AN ACT concerning State government.

 
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    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
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represented in the General Assembly:


 
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    Section 5. The Government Buildings Energy Cost Reduction 
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Act of 1991 is amended  by changing Section 25 as follows:
 
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    (20 ILCS 3953/25)
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    Sec. 25. Fluorescent or LED lighting in State buildings.  In 
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order to reduce energy consumption, all buildings owned or 
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leased by the State that are 1,000 square feet in size or 
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larger shall, where practicable, use:
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        (1) Energy Star labeled light bulbs as defined by the 
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    Energy Star Program of the United States Environmental 
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    Protection Agency; .
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        (2) Light-emitting diode (LED)  luminaires, lamps, and 
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    systems whose efficacy (lumens per watt) and Color 
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    Rendering Index (CRI) meet the Department of Energy 
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    requirements for minimum luminaire efficacy and CRI for the 
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    Energy Star certification, as verified by an independent 
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    third-party testing laboratory that the federal 
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    Environmental Protection Agency Administrator and the 
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    Secretary of Energy determine conducts its tests according 
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    to the procedures and recommendations of the Illuminating 
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    Engineering Society of North America, even if the 
 


 






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    luminaires, lamps, and systems have not received such 
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    certification; or
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        (3) Any combination of (1) and (2).  
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    Prior to implementing the use of Energy Star Light Bulbs, 
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any building to which this Section applies may deplete the 
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supply of non-Energy Star Light Bulbs it possesses on the 
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effective date of this amendatory Act of the 95th General 
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Assembly.  Additionally, as most light bulbs contain mercury, 
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all buildings to which this Section applies shall ensure the 
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proper disposal of used light bulbs at a certified hazardous 
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waste recycling facility.
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    Historic buildings that are listed on the Illinois Register 
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of Historic Places, established pursuant to Section 6 of the 
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Illinois Historic Preservation Act, are exempt from the 
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requirements of this Section.

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(Source: P.A. 95-104, eff. 1-1-08.)