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    AN ACT concerning ethanol.

 
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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 1. Short title.  This Act may be cited as the 
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Illinois Ethanol Board Act.

 
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    Section 5. Definition.
 As used in this Act, "Board" means 
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the Illinois Ethanol Board established by this Act.
 
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    Section 10. Creation of Ethanol Board; membership; 
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meetings; expenses.
 
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    (a)  The Illinois Ethanol Board is created.

          
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    (b)  The Board consists of 11 members as follows:


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        (1)  Seven  persons, 4 of whom are  involved in farming, 
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    who are voting members appointed by the Governor, with the 
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    advice and consent of the Senate.  The initial members 
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    appointed by the Governor shall serve terms,  as designated 
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    by the Governor, as follows: 2 for one year, 2 for 2 years, 
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    2 for 3 years, and one for 4 years from the effective date 
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    of this Act.  Subsequent terms shall be 4 years.

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        (2)  The Directors, or their designee, of the Department 
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    of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, the Department of 
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    Agriculture, and the Illinois Environmental Protection 
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    Agency.  These members shall serve as ex officio non-voting 
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    members.

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        (3)  The president, or his or her designee, of one of 
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    the State universities of Illinois, the particular 
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    university to be selected by the Governor.  This member 
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    shall serve as an ex officio non-voting member.

          
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    (c)  A member shall serve until his or her successor is 
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appointed and qualified.  A vacancy in membership exists upon a 
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member's  death, disability, resignation, removal for cause, or 
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failure to hold the office designated in item (2) or (3) of 
 


 






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subsection (b), but does not arise upon the expiration of a 
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voting member's term.  A vacancy in the office of a voting 
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member shall be filled by appointment of the Governor, with the 
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advice and consent of the Senate, for the remainder of the 
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term.

          
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    (d)  The Board shall meet at least annually.  Members shall 
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receive no compensation but shall be reimbursed for their 
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actual and necessary expenses from funds appropriated and 
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available for that purpose.
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    (e)  The voting members of the Board shall annually select a 
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chair from among the Board members.

 
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    Section 15. Administrator.

           
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    (a)  The Board shall employ and determine the duties of a 
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full-time administrator.

          
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    (b)  The administrator shall compile an annual report on the 
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Board's activities during the preceding 12 months and submit 
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the report to the Board, the Governor's Office, the Secretary 
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of the Senate, and the Clerk of the House of Representatives.


 
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    Section 20. Board powers.
 
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    (a)     The Board may rent office space and employ personnel as 
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necessary for the performance of its powers and duties.


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    (b)    The Board may employ the services of experts and 
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consultants and expend funds as necessary for the performance 
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of its powers and duties, including but not limited to, funds 
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for the acquisition of commodities.


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    (c)     The Board may accept gifts, grants, donations, money, 
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and services.


 
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    Section 25. Board duties. The Board shall:
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        (1)     Promote the development and use of ethanol through 
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    programs such as, but not limited to, grants and other 
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    financial assistance.


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        (2)     Promote the implementation of air quality 
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    improvement programs.


 


 






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        (3)     Perform such other duties as may be required by 
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    law.


 

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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
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becoming law.