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| Public Act 101-0283 | ||||
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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 Lake Michigan Wind Energy Act is amended by | ||||
changing Section 20 as follows: | ||||
(20 ILCS 896/20)
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Sec. 20. Offshore Wind Energy Economic Development Policy | ||||
Task Force. | ||||
(a) The Governor shall convene an Offshore Wind Energy | ||||
Economic Development Policy Task Force, to be chaired by the | ||||
Director of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, or his or her | ||||
designee, to analyze and evaluate policy and economic options | ||||
to facilitate the development of offshore wind energy, and to | ||||
propose an appropriate Illinois mechanism for purchasing and | ||||
selling power from possible offshore wind energy projects. The | ||||
Task Force shall examine mechanisms used in other states and | ||||
jurisdictions, including, without limitation, feed-in tariffs, | ||||
renewable energy certificates, renewable energy certificate | ||||
carve-outs, power purchase agreements, and pilot projects. The | ||||
Task Force shall report its findings and recommendations to the | ||||
Governor and General Assembly within 12 months of convening by | ||||
December 31, 2013.
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(b) The Director of the Illinois Power Agency (or his or | ||||
her designee), the Executive Director of the Illinois Commerce | ||
Commission (or his or her designee), the Director of Natural | ||
Resources (or his or her designee), and the Attorney General | ||
(or his or her designee) shall serve as ex officio members of | ||
the Task Force.
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(c) The Governor shall appoint within 90 days of the | ||
effective date of this amendatory Act of the 101st General | ||
Assembly, the following public members to serve on the Task | ||
Force:
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(1) one individual from an institution of higher | ||
education in Illinois representing the discipline of | ||
economics with experience in the study of renewable energy;
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(2) one individual representing an energy industry | ||
with experience in renewable energy markets;
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(3) one individual representing a Statewide consumer | ||
or electric ratepayer organization;
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(4) one individual representing the offshore wind | ||
energy industry;
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(5) one individual representing the wind energy supply | ||
chain industry;
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(6) one individual representing an Illinois electrical | ||
cooperative, municipal electrical utility, or association | ||
of such cooperatives or utilities;
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(7) one individual representing an Illinois industrial | ||
union involved in the construction, maintenance, or | ||
transportation of electrical generation, distribution, or | ||
transmission equipment or components;
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(8) one individual representing an Illinois commercial | ||
or industrial electrical consumer;
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(9) one individual representing an Illinois public | ||
education electrical consumer;
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(10) one individual representing an independent | ||
transmission company;
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(11) one individual from the Illinois legal community | ||
with experience in contracts, utility law, municipal law, | ||
and constitutional law;
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(12) one individual representing a Great Lakes | ||
regional organization with experience assessing or | ||
studying wind energy;
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(13) one individual representing a Statewide | ||
environmental organization; | ||
(14) one resident of the State representing an | ||
organization advocating for persons of low or limited | ||
incomes;
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(15) one individual representing Argonne National | ||
Laboratory; and
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(16) one individual representing a local community | ||
that has aggregated the purchase of electricity.
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(d) The Governor may appoint additional public members to | ||
the Task Force. | ||
(e) The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Minority | ||
Leader of the House of Representatives,
Senate President, and | ||
Minority Leader of the Senate shall each appoint one member of | ||
the General Assembly to serve on the Task Force.
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(f) Members of the Task Force shall serve without | ||
compensation.
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(Source: P.A. 98-447, eff. 8-16-13; 98-756, eff. 7-16-14.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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