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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning safety.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Illinois Groundwater Protection Act is |
| 5 | | amended by adding Section 5-5 as follows:
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| 6 | | (415 ILCS 55/5-5 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 5-5. Mahomet Aquifer Council. |
| 8 | | (a) There shall be established a Mahomet Aquifer Council. |
| 9 | | The Council shall be composed of the following members: |
| 10 | | (1) one member of the Senate, appointed by the |
| 11 | | President of the Senate; |
| 12 | | (2) one member of the House of Representatives, |
| 13 | | appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; |
| 14 | | (3) one member of the Senate, appointed by the |
| 15 | | Minority Leader of the Senate; |
| 16 | | (4) one member of the House of Representatives, |
| 17 | | appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of |
| 18 | | Representatives; |
| 19 | | (5) one member representing the Illinois Environmental |
| 20 | | Protection Agency, appointed by the Director of the |
| 21 | | Illinois Environmental Protection Agency; |
| 22 | | (6) two members representing a national waste and |
| 23 | | recycling organization, appointed by the Governor; |
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| 1 | | (7) one member representing a statewide environmental |
| 2 | | organization, appointed by the Governor; |
| 3 | | (8) three members representing a nonprofit consortium |
| 4 | | dedicated to the sustainability of the Mahomet Aquifer, |
| 5 | | appointed by the Governor; |
| 6 | | (9) one member representing the Illinois State Water |
| 7 | | Survey of the Prairie Research Institute of the University |
| 8 | | of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, appointed by the |
| 9 | | Governor; |
| 10 | | (10) one member representing a statewide association |
| 11 | | representing the pipe trades, appointed by the Governor; |
| 12 | | (11) one member representing the State's largest |
| 13 | | general farm organization, appointed by the Governor; |
| 14 | | (12) one member representing a statewide trade |
| 15 | | association representing manufacturers, appointed by the |
| 16 | | Governor; |
| 17 | | (13) one member representing a community health care |
| 18 | | organization located over the Mahomet Aquifer, appointed |
| 19 | | by the Governor; |
| 20 | | (14) seven members representing local government |
| 21 | | bodies located over the Mahomet Aquifer, appointed by the |
| 22 | | Governor; |
| 23 | | (15) one member representing a State labor |
| 24 | | organization that represents employees in the solid waste, |
| 25 | | recycling, and related industries, appointed by the |
| 26 | | Governor; and |
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| 1 | | (16) one member representing a statewide business |
| 2 | | association with a focus on environmental issues, |
| 3 | | appointed by the Governor. |
| 4 | | (b) From among the Council's members, a chairperson shall |
| 5 | | be selected by majority vote and shall preside for a one-year |
| 6 | | term. The term of membership in the Council shall be for 3 |
| 7 | | years. |
| 8 | | (c) The Council shall: |
| 9 | | (1) review, evaluate, and make recommendations |
| 10 | | regarding State laws, regulations, and procedures that |
| 11 | | relate to the Mahomet Aquifer; |
| 12 | | (2) review, evaluate, and make recommendations |
| 13 | | regarding the State's efforts to implement this Act that |
| 14 | | relate to the quality of the Mahomet Aquifer; |
| 15 | | (3) review, evaluate, and make recommendations |
| 16 | | regarding current and potential contamination threats to |
| 17 | | the water quality of the Mahomet Aquifer; and |
| 18 | | (4) make recommendations relating to actions that |
| 19 | | might be taken to ensure the long-term protection of the |
| 20 | | Mahomet Aquifer. |
| 21 | | (d) Members of the Mahomet Aquifer Council shall be |
| 22 | | reimbursed for ordinary and necessary expenses incurred in the |
| 23 | | performance of their duties, except that such reimbursement |
| 24 | | shall be limited to expenses associated with no more than 4 |
| 25 | | meetings per calendar year. The Agency shall provide the |
| 26 | | Council with such supporting services as are reasonable for |