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20 ILCS 605/605-425

(20 ILCS 605/605-425)
Sec. 605-425.

Illinois Steel Development Board.

(a)  The  Illinois Steel Development Board is established
as an advisory  board  to  the  Department  of  Commerce  and
Economic Opportunity.   The  Board  shall  be  composed  of the
following  voting  members:  the  Director  of  Commerce  and
Economic Opportunity, who shall be Chairman of  the  Board,  the
Deputy  Director of the Bureau of Business Development within    the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity,  4  members
of  the General Assembly (one each appointed by the President
of the Senate, the Senate Minority Leader, the Speaker of the
House of Representatives,  and  the  House  Minority  Leader),  and  8   persons
appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the
Senate.  Members  appointed  by  the  Governor  must  include: (1) one member shall be a member of the faculty of a school of business located within Illinois; (2) one member shall be a member of the faculty of a school of engineering located within Illinois; (3) one member shall represent a labor union that represents steelworkers; and (4) 5 members shall represent the Illinois steel industry, including but not limited to technology, transportation, financial, production, and use. Members
appointed  by  the  Governor  shall be chosen from persons of
recognized ability and experience in their designated field.

The members appointed by the  Governor  shall  serve  for
terms  of  4  years.   The  initial  terms  of  the  initial
appointees  shall expire on July 1, 2009.  A member appointed
by a legislative leader shall serve for the duration  of  the

 General Assembly for which he or she is appointed, so long as
 the member remains a member of that General Assembly.

The  Board shall meet at least annually or at the call of
 the Chairman.  At any time the  majority  of  the  Board  may
 petition  the  Chairman  for  a  meeting  of the Board.  Nine
 members of the Board shall constitute a quorum.

Members of the Board shall be reimbursed for  actual  and
 necessary  expenses incurred while performing their duties as
 members  of  the  Board  from  funds  appropriated   to   the
Department for that purpose.

(b)  The    Board   shall   provide   advice   and   make recommendations to the Department of Commerce  and  Economic Opportunity
on the following:

(1) The development of an annual agenda that may

include, but is not limited to, research, marketing,  and promotional  methodologies  conducted  for the purpose of increasing  the  use  of  American  steel produced, used, or transported by Illinois companies with emphasis   on   the   following  areas:  maintaining  and increasing employment of Illinois workers  in  the  steel industry;   steel   preparation   and   characterization; marketing;     public     awareness     and    education; transportation; and environmental impacts.

(2) The support and coordination of American steel

 research,  marketing, and promotion; the approval of projects consistent with  the  annual  agenda and  budget for steel research, marketing, and promotion; and the approval of the annual budget and operating  plan for administration of the Board.

(3) The promotion and coordination of available

research, marketing, and promotional information  on  the production,   preparation,   distribution,  and  uses  of American  steel.  The Board shall advise  the existing  research institutions within the State on areas   where research may be necessary.

(4) The cooperation to the fullest extent possible

 with   State   and   federal  agencies  and  departments,  independent organizations, and other  interested  groups,  public   and  private,  for  the  purposes  of  promoting  American  steel resources.

(5) The submission of an annual report to the

 Governor  and the General Assembly outlining the progress  and accomplishments made during  the  calendar  year  and furnishing other relevant information.

(6) Focusing on existing steel research, marketing,

and  promotion  efforts in carrying out its mission, ways to make use of existing facilities in Illinois  or  other institutions   carrying   out  research,  marketing,  and promotion of American  steel and, as  far  as practical,   to   make  maximum  use  of  the  facilities available  in  Illinois,   including   universities   and colleges  located  within  the State of Illinois, and the creation  of  a  consortium  or  center  that   conducts, coordinates,  and supports steel research, promotion, and marketing  activities   in   the   State   of   Illinois. Programmatic activities of the consortium or center shall be  subject  to  approval  by the Department and shall be consistent with  the  purposes  of  this  Section.    The Department  may  authorize  the  expenditure  of funds in support of the administrative and programmatic operations of the center or consortium that are consistent  with  its authority.    Administrative actions undertaken by or for the center or consortium shall be subject to the approval of the Department.

(7) Reasonable ways, before initiating any

research,  to  avoid  duplication  of  effort and expense through the  coordination  of  the  research  efforts  of various    agencies,    departments,    universities,   or   organizations.

(8) The adoption, amendment, and repeal of rules,

regulations, and bylaws governing the Board's organization and conduct of business.

(9) The search for, the acceptance of, and

the  expenditure  of  gifts  or  grants  in any form, from any  public agency or from any other source.   The  gifts  and  grants  may  be  held  in  trust  by  the  Department and  expended at the direction of the Department  and  in  the exercise  of  the  Department's powers and performance of the Department's duties.

(10) The publication, from time to time, of the

results of American steel research, marketing, and promotion projects funded through the Department.

(c)  The   Board  shall  also  provide  advice  and  make
recommendations to the Department on the following:

(1) The creation and maintenance of current and

accurate  records  on  all markets for and actual uses of steel processed, utilized, or transported in Illinois and ways of making those records available to the public upon request.

(2) The identification of all current and

anticipated  future  technical,  economic, institutional, market, environmental, regulatory,  and other impediments to the  use  of  American steel  and  the Illinois steel industry.

(3) The identification of alternative plans or

actions that would maintain or increase the use of American steel and the Illinois steel industry.

(4) The development of strategies and proposing

policies  to  promote  responsible  uses  of American steel processed, used,  or  transported  by  the   Illinois steel industry.

(Source: P.A. 94-279, eff. 1-1-06.)