Illinois Compiled Statutes
Chapter 110 - HIGHER EDUCATION
110 ILCS 62/ - Public University Energy Conservation Act.

(110 ILCS 62/1)
Sec. 1.
Short title.
This Act may be cited as the Public University Energy Conservation Act.

(Source: P.A. 90-486, eff. 8-17-97.)
 
(110 ILCS 62/3)
Sec. 3. Applicable laws. Other State laws and related administrative requirements apply to this Act, including, but not limited to, the following laws and related administrative requirements: the Illinois Human Rights Act, the Prevailing Wage Act, the Public Construction Bond Act, the Public Works Preference Act (repealed on June 16, 2010 by Public Act 96-929), the Employment of Illinois Workers on Public Works Act, the Freedom of Information Act, the Open Meetings Act, the Illinois Architecture Practice Act of 1989, the Professional Engineering Practice Act of 1989, the Structural Engineering Practice Act of 1989, the Architectural, Engineering, and Land Surveying Qualifications Based Selection Act, the Public Contract Fraud Act, the Business Enterprise for Minorities, Women, and Persons with Disabilities Act, and the Public Works Employment Discrimination Act.

(Source: P.A. 100-391, eff. 8-25-17.)
 
(110 ILCS 62/4)
Sec. 4. Applicability. In order to protect the integrity of historic buildings, no provision of this Act shall be interpreted to require the implementation of energy conservation measures that conflict with respect to any property eligible for, nominated to, or entered on the National Register of Historic Places, pursuant to the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, or the Illinois Register of Historic Places, pursuant to the Illinois Historic Preservation Act.

(Source: P.A. 94-1062, eff. 7-31-06.)
 
(110 ILCS 62/5)
Sec. 5. Definitions. In this Act, words and phrases have the
meanings set forth in the following Sections preceding Section 10.

(Source: P.A. 102-558, eff. 8-20-21.)
 
(110 ILCS 62/5-5)
Sec. 5-5. Public university. "Public university" means any of
the following institutions of higher learning: the University of Illinois,
Southern Illinois University, Northern Illinois University, Eastern Illinois
University, Western Illinois University, Northeastern Illinois University,
Chicago State University, Governors State University, or Illinois State
University, acting in each case through its board of trustees or through a
designee of that board.

(Source: P.A. 97-813, eff. 7-13-12.)
 
(110 ILCS 62/5-10)
Sec. 5-10. Energy conservation measure.
(a) "Energy conservation
measure" means any improvement, repair, alteration, or betterment of any
building or facility, subject to all applicable building codes, owned or operated by a public university or any
equipment, fixture, or furnishing to be added to or used in any
such building or facility
that is designed to reduce
energy consumption or operating costs, and may include, without limitation,
one or more of the following:
(b) From the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly until January 1, 2015, "energy conservation measure" includes a renewable energy center pilot project at Eastern Illinois University, provided that:
The provisions of this subsection (b), other than this sentence, are inoperative after January 1, 2015.
(Source: P.A. 100-391, eff. 8-25-17.)
 
(110 ILCS 62/5-15)
Sec. 5-15. Guaranteed energy savings contract. "Guaranteed energy
savings contract" means a contract for: (i) the implementation of an
energy audit, data collection, and other related analyses preliminary to
the undertaking of energy conservation measures; (ii) the evaluation and
recommendation of
energy conservation measures; (iii) the implementation of one or more
energy conservation measures; and (iv) the implementation of project
monitoring and data collection to verify post-installation energy
consumption and energy-related operating costs. The contract shall provide
that all payments, except
obligations on termination of the contract before its expiration, are to be
made over time and that the savings are guaranteed to the extent necessary
to pay the costs of
the energy conservation measures. Energy savings may include energy reduction and offsetting sources of renewable energy funds including renewable energy credits and carbon credits.

(Source: P.A. 96-1197, eff. 7-22-10.)
 
(110 ILCS 62/5-20)
Sec. 5-20.
Qualified provider.
"Qualified provider" means a person
or business whose employees are experienced and trained in the design,
implementation, or installation of
energy conservation measures. The minimum training required for any person
or employee under this Section shall be the satisfactory completion of at
least 40 hours of course instruction dealing with energy conservation
measures. A qualified provider to whom the contract is
awarded shall give a sufficient bond to the public university for its
faithful performance.

(Source: P.A. 90-486, eff. 8-17-97.)
 
(110 ILCS 62/5-25)
Sec. 5-25. Request for proposals. "Request for proposals" means a
competitive selection achieved by negotiated procurement. The request for proposals shall be announced
by the public university that will administer the program in the Illinois Public Higher Education Procurement Bulletin and
through at least one
public notice, at least 14 days before the request
date, in a newspaper published in the county in which that public university is
located, or if no newspaper is
published in that county, in a newspaper of general circulation in the
area of that county, requesting innovative solutions and proposals for energy
conservation measures. Proposals submitted shall be sealed. The request
for proposals shall include all of the following:
(Source: P.A. 94-1062, eff. 7-31-06.)
 
(110 ILCS 62/10)
Sec. 10. Evaluation of proposal. Before entering into a guaranteed
energy savings contract under Section 15, a public university shall
submit
a request for proposals. The public university shall evaluate any
sealed proposal
from a qualified provider. The evaluation shall analyze the estimates of
all costs of installations, modifications or remodeling, including, without
limitation, costs of a pre-installation energy audit or analysis, design,
engineering, installation, maintenance, repairs, debt
service, conversions to a different energy or fuel source, or
post-installation project monitoring, data collection, and reporting. The
evaluation shall include a detailed analysis of whether either the energy
consumed or the operating costs, or both, will be reduced. If technical
assistance is not available by a licensed architect or registered
professional engineer on the staff of the public university, then the
evaluation of
the proposal shall be done by a registered professional engineer or
architect, who is retained by the public university. Any licensed architect or registered professional engineer evaluating a proposal under this Section may not have any financial or contractual relationship with a qualified provider or other source that would constitute a conflict of interest. The public university
may
pay a reasonable fee for evaluation of the proposal or include the fee as
part of the payments made under Section 20.

(Source: P.A. 94-1062, eff. 7-31-06.)
 
(110 ILCS 62/15)
Sec. 15. Award of guaranteed energy savings contract. Sealed
proposals must be opened by the public university's board of trustees or a
designee of that board at a
public opening at which the contents of the proposals must be announced.
Each person or entity submitting a sealed proposal must receive at least 10
days notice of the time and place of the opening.
The public university
shall select the qualified provider that best meets the needs of
the university. The public university shall provide public notice of
the
meeting at which it proposes to award a guaranteed energy savings contract
and of the names of the parties to the proposed contract and the purpose of
the contract. The public notice shall be made at least 10 days prior to
the meeting. After evaluating the proposals under Section 10, a public
university
may enter into a guaranteed energy savings contract with a
qualified provider if it finds that the amount it would spend on the
energy
conservation measures recommended in the proposal would not exceed the
amount to be saved in either energy or operational costs, or both, within a
20-year

period from the date of installation, if the recommendations in
the proposal are followed. Contracts let or awarded shall be published in the next available subsequent Illinois Public Higher Education Procurement Bulletin.

(Source: P.A. 94-1062, eff. 7-31-06.)
 
(110 ILCS 62/20)
Sec. 20. Guarantee. The guaranteed energy savings contract shall
include a written guarantee of the qualified provider that either the
energy or operational cost savings, or both, will meet or exceed within 20

years the costs
of the energy conservation measures. The qualified provider
shall reimburse the public university for any shortfall of guaranteed
energy
savings projected in the contract. A qualified provider shall provide a
sufficient bond to the public university for the installation and the
faithful performance of all the measures included in the contract. The
guaranteed energy savings contract may provide for payments over a period
of time, not to exceed 20 years from the date of final installation of the
measures.

(Source: P.A. 94-1062, eff. 7-31-06.)
 
(110 ILCS 62/25)
Sec. 25. Installment payment contract; lease purchase agreement. A public university or
2 or more public universities in combination may enter into an
installment payment contract or lease purchase agreement with a qualified
provider or with a third party, as authorized by law, for the funding or financing of the purchase and installation of energy conservation measures by a qualified provider.
Each public university may issue certificates evidencing the
indebtedness
incurred pursuant to the contracts or agreements. Any such contract or
agreement shall be valid
whether or not an appropriation with respect
thereto is first included in any annual or additional or supplemental budget
proposal, request, or recommendation submitted by or made with respect to a
public university under Section 8 of the Board of Higher Education Act or as
otherwise provided by law. Each contract or agreement entered
into by a public university pursuant to this Section shall be
authorized by
official action of the board of trustees of that university. The authority granted in this Section is in addition to any other authority granted by law.

(Source: P.A. 96-1197, eff. 7-22-10; 97-333, eff. 8-12-11.)
 
(110 ILCS 62/30)
Sec. 30.
Term; budget and appropriations.
Guaranteed energy savings
contracts may extend beyond the fiscal year in which they become effective.
The public university shall include in its annual budget request and the Board
of Higher Education shall recommend an appropriation for each subsequent fiscal
year that is sufficient to pay and discharge any amounts payable
under guaranteed energy savings contracts during that fiscal year.

(Source: P.A. 90-486, eff. 8-17-97.)
 
(110 ILCS 62/35)
Sec. 35.
Operational and energy cost savings.
The public university
shall document the operational and energy cost savings specified in the
guaranteed energy savings contract and designate and reserve that
amount for an annual payment of the contract. If the annual energy savings
are less than projected under the guaranteed energy savings contract the
qualified
provider shall pay the difference as provided in Section 20.

(Source: P.A. 90-486, eff. 8-17-97.)
 
(110 ILCS 62/40)
Sec. 40.
Available funds.
A public university may use funds
designated for operating or capital expenditures for any guaranteed energy
savings contract, including purchases using installment payment contracts or
lease purchase agreements. A public university that enters into such
a
contract or agreement may covenant in such contract or agreement that
payments made thereunder shall be payable from the first funds legally
available in each fiscal year.

(Source: P.A. 90-486, eff. 8-17-97.)
 
(110 ILCS 62/45)
Sec. 45.
Funding.
No grants or other funds or amounts
appropriated
to a public university for any purpose shall be
reduced
as a result of energy savings realized from a guaranteed energy savings
contract or a lease purchase agreement for the purchase and installation of
energy conservation measures.

(Source: P.A. 90-486, eff. 8-17-97.)
 
(110 ILCS 62/70)
Sec. 70.
(Amendatory provisions; text omitted).

(Source: P.A. 90-486, eff. 8-17-97; text omitted.)
 
(110 ILCS 62/75)
Sec. 75.
(Amendatory provisions; text omitted).

(Source: P.A. 90-486, eff. 8-17-97; text omitted.)
 
(110 ILCS 62/99)
Sec. 99.
Effective date.
This Act takes effect July 1, 1997.

(Source: P.A. 90-486, eff. 8-17-97.)

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