Succession; transfer of powers.
Municipal Code of Chicago § 2-31-050
in effect2-31-050 Succession; transfer of powers.
(a) The Chief Sustainability Officer and the Department of the Environment established under this section shall assume all rights, powers, duties, obligations, and responsibilities of the former Chief Sustainability Officer and the Office of Climate and Environmental Equity. Any policies, agreements, contracts, or other documents created by the Chief Sustainability Officer prior to the creation of this Department of the Environment shall be continued under the jurisdiction of the Chief Sustainability Officer and the Department of the Environment.
(b) The Chief Sustainability Officer and the Department of the Environment shall assume all rights, powers, duties, obligations, and responsibilities of the Commissioner and Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection related to Building Energy Use Benchmarking, as described in Chapter 18-14 of this Code, including:
(1) All books and records related to Building Energy Use Benchmarking;
(2) The administration of any federal, state, local, or private grant or loan programs, except to the extent prohibited by the grantor or grant agreement, related to Building Energy Use Benchmarking; and
(3) The rights and duties under existing contracts related to Building Energy Use Benchmarking.
All rules issued by the Commissioner of the Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection relating to Building Energy Use Benchmarking, in effect as of January 1, 2025, shall remain in effect until amended or repealed by the Chief Sustainability Officer.
(c) The Chief Sustainability Officer and the Department of the Environment shall assume all rights, powers, duties, obligations, and responsibilities of the Commissioner and Department of Fleet and Facility Management related to brownfields redevelopment, public utility franchise agreements implementation oversight, and the operation, oversight, and maintenance of the City’s opt-out electricity aggregation program, including:
(1) All books and records related to brownfields redevelopment, public utility franchise agreements implementation oversight, and the operation, oversight, and maintenance of the City’s opt-out electricity aggregation program;
(2) The administration of any federal, state, local, or private grant or loan programs, except to the extent prohibited by the grantor or grant agreement, related to brownfields redevelopment, public utility franchise agreements implementation oversight, and the operation, oversight, and maintenance of the City’s opt-out electricity aggregation program; and
(3) The rights and duties under existing contracts related to brownfields redevelopment, public utility franchise agreements and the operation, oversight, and maintenance of the City’s opt-out electricity aggregation program.
All rules issued by the Commissioner of the Department of Fleet and Facility Management relating to: (i) public utility franchise agreements implementation oversight, or the operation, oversight, and maintenance of the City’s opt-out electricity aggregation program, in effect as of January 1, 2025, or (ii) related to brownfields redevelopment in effect as of January 1, 2026, shall remain in effect until amended or repealed by the Chief Sustainability Officer.
(d) The Chief Sustainability Officer and the Department of the Environment shall assume all rights, powers, duties, obligations and responsibilities of Commissioner and the Department of Public Health related to environmental permitting and enforcement including:
(1) All personnel, books, records, property and funds related to environmental permitting and enforcement;
(2) The administration of any federal, state, local or private grant or loan programs, except to the extent prohibited by the grantor or grant agreement, related to environmental permitting and enforcement; and
(3) The rights and duties under existing contracts, appropriations, grant agreements, redevelopment agreements, leases, indentures or other agreements or ordinances related to environmental permitting and enforcement.
All rules issued by the Commissioner of Public Health relating to environmental permitting and enforcement, in effect as of January 1, 2026, shall remain in effect until amended or repealed by the Chief Sustainability Officer.
(Added Coun. J. 11-7-22, p. 54948, Art. I, § 3; Amend Coun. J. 11-15-23, p. 6542, Art. II, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 12-16-24, p. 22879, Art. III, § 2; Amend Coun. J. 12-20-25, p. 39283, Art. III, § 1)
Source: City of Chicago, Municipal Code of Chicago (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/chicago/latest/chicago_il/0-0-0-2699520Fetched: 10/24/2026