HB1320 would amend the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois to require each state department to restore the site of a department-operated facility to its original condition after the facility is closed and no longer maintained. The restoration would have to be completed within 18 months of closure, and the department that operated the facility would be responsible for paying the costs.
In practical terms, the bill creates a new statewide obligation for state agencies to remove or remediate the footprint of closed facilities rather than leaving the site in its post-use condition. The measure applies broadly to any department-operated facility, but the bill text does not specify a particular type of facility, restoration standard, or enforcement mechanism beyond the 18-month deadline and agency funding responsibility.
Impact
The bill would add a new Section 5-735 to the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, imposing a statutory duty on state departments to restore closed facility sites to their pre-construction condition. It would shift cleanup and site-restoration costs to the operating department, potentially affecting agency budgets, capital planning, and closure procedures for state-owned or state-operated properties. The bill does not amend a specific program statute or create a private right of action, but it would establish a general administrative requirement for state government facilities.
Sentiment
There is no recorded committee transcript or vote history available for HB1320, so no formal legislative debate or roll-call sentiment can be assessed from the provided materials. Based on the bill text alone, the proposal appears to reflect a government-accountability and site-restoration approach, but the available record does not show whether lawmakers viewed it favorably or opposed it.
Contention
No specific points of contention are documented in the provided materials because there are no committee transcripts or votes. Potential areas of dispute, based on the text, could include the cost burden on departments, the feasibility of restoring sites to their exact original condition, what qualifies as a facility closure, and how the 18-month deadline would be enforced. However, these concerns are inferred from the bill language rather than from recorded debate.