Rep. Terra Costa Howard
Filed: 3/15/2022
 
 

 

 

 
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1
AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 3613 




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 3613 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:


 
 
4    "Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the 
5Hydrogen Economy Act.
 
6    Section 5. Hydrogen Economy Task Force.

7    (a)   The Hydrogen Economy Task Force is hereby established.

8    (b)   The Task Force shall consist of the following members:

9        (1)   one member of the Senate, appointed by the 
10    President of the Senate;

11        (2)   one member of the Senate, appointed by the 
12    Minority Leader of the Senate;

13        (3)   one member of the House of Representatives, 
14    appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives;

15        (4)   one member of the House of Representatives, 
16    appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of 
 
 
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1    Representatives;

2        (5)   one member representing the Governor's Office of 
3    Management and Budget, appointed by the Governor;

4        (6)   one member representing a statewide labor 
5    organization, appointed by the Governor;

6        (7)   one member representing a national laboratory that 
7    researches alternate fuels, energy, and environmental 
8    impacts, appointed by the Governor;

9        (8)   one member from the Office of Energy, appointed by 
10    the Director of the Illinois Environmental Protection 
11    Agency;

12        (9)   one member representing local economic development 
13    interests, appointed by the Director of Commerce and 
14    Economic Opportunity;

15        (10) one member representing a trade association, 
16    appointed by the Director of Commerce and Economic 
17    Opportunity;
18        (11) one representative of a manufacturing 
19    association, appointed by the Director of Commerce and 
20    Economic Opportunity;
21        (12) one representative of a community-based 
22    organization that supports environmental justice 
23    communities, appointed by the Director of Commerce and 
24    Economic Opportunity;
25        (13)   one member representing the University of 
26    Illinois Institute for Sustainability, Energy, and 
 
 
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1    Environment, appointed by the President of the University 
2    of Illinois System;

3        (14)   the Director of the Illinois Power Agency or his 
4    or her designee;

5        (15)   the Chairman of the Illinois Commerce Commission 
6    or his or her designee;

7        (16)   the Director of Commerce and Economic Opportunity 
8    or his or her designee;

9        (17)   the Director of Natural Resources or his or her 
10    designee;

11        (18)   the Secretary of Transportation or his or her 
12    designee;

13        (19)     the Director of Agriculture or his or her 
14    designee;

15        (20)        the Chair of the Illinois Community College Board 
16    or his or her designee; 
17        (21)        one member with knowledge of public safety, 
18    appointed by the State Fire Marshal;
19        (22)       one member representing a non-profit energy 
20    research organization, appointed by the Governor;
21        (23)   one representative of a trade association 
22    representing the investor-owned electric and natural gas 
23    utilities and power generation companies in the State of 
24    Illinois, appointed by the Speaker of the House; and
25        (24)      one representative of a trade association 
26    representing wind and solar electric generators, renewable 
 
 
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1    transmission companies, and storage companies, appointed 
2    by the President of the Senate.

3    (c)     The members of the Task Force shall serve without 
4compensation.

5    (d)    The Task Force shall meet at least quarterly to 
6fulfill its duties under this Act. At the first meeting of the 
7Task Force, the Task Force shall elect a Chair from among its 
8members.

9    (e)     The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity 
10shall provide administrative support to the Task Force.

 
11    Section 10. Duties. The Task Force shall have the 
12following duties:

13        (1)   establish a plan to create, support, develop, or 
14    partner with a Hydrogen Hub in this State, and determine 
15    how to maximize federal financial incentives to support 
16    Hub development;

17        (2)   identify opportunities to integrate hydrogen in 
18    the transportation, energy, industrial, agricultural, and 
19    other sectors;

20        (3)   identify barriers to the widespread development of 
21    hydrogen, including within environmental justice 
22    communities; and

23        (4)   recommend government policies to catalyze the 
24    deployment of hydrogen in the State economy.

 
 
 
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1    Section 15. Report. The Task Force shall report to the 
2Governor and the General Assembly by December 1 of each year on 
3its activities, findings, and recommendations.
 
4    Section 95. Repealer. This Act is repealed on June 1, 
52023.
 
 
6    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
7becoming law.".