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93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2003 and 2004
HB4286
Introduced 1/30/2004, by Michael K. Smith SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Illinois River Watershed Restoration Act. Provides that the Illinois River Coordinating Council is empowered to receive and make grants and distribute moneys awarded from litigation, fines, or settlements.
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A BILL FOR
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HB4286 |
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LRB093 16585 SJM 42234 b |
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| AN ACT concerning rivers.
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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 Illinois River Watershed Restoration Act is |
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| amended by changing Section 15 as follows:
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| (20 ILCS 3967/15)
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| Sec. 15. Illinois River Coordinating Council.
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| (a) There is established the
Illinois River Coordinating |
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| Council, consisting of 13 voting members to be
appointed by the |
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| Governor. One member shall be the Lieutenant Governor who
shall
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| serve as a voting member and as chairperson of the Council. The |
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| Agency members
of the Council shall include the Director, or |
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| his or her designee, of each of
the following agencies:
the |
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| Department of Agriculture, the Department of Commerce and
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| Economic Opportunity
Community Affairs, the Illinois |
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| Environmental Protection Agency, the
Department of Natural |
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| Resources, and the Department of Transportation. In
addition, |
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| the Council shall include one member representing Soil and |
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| Water
Conservation Districts located within the Watershed of |
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| the Illinois River and
its tributaries and 6 members |
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| representing local communities, not-for-profit
organizations |
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| working to protect the Illinois River Watershed, business,
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| agriculture, recreation, conservation, and the environment. |
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| The Governor may,
at his or her discretion, appoint individuals |
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| representing federal agencies to
serve as ex officio, |
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| non-voting members.
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| (b) Members of the Council
shall serve 2-year terms, except |
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| that of the initial appointments, 5 members
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| to serve 3-year terms and 4 members to serve one-year terms.
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| (c) The Council shall meet at least quarterly.
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| (d) The Office of the Lieutenant Governor shall be |
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| responsible for the
operations of the Council. The Office may |