Rep. William Davis
Filed: 5/10/2005
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1699




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1699 by replacing 
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everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
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    "Section 5. The Department of Commerce and Economic 
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Opportunity Law of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is 
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amended  by adding Section 605-425 as follows:
 
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    (20 ILCS 605/605-425  new)
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    Sec. 605-425. Illinois Steel Development Working Group.
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    (a) The Illinois Steel Development Working Group is 
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established. The Working Group shall promote the increased 
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research, marketing, and use of American steel. The Working 
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Group shall be composed of the following
members: the Director 
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or Secretary, or his or her designee, of the Department of 
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Commerce and Economic
Opportunity,
the Capital Development 
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Board, the Illinois Finance Authority, the Illinois Department 
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of Transportation, and the Illinois Toll Highway Authority and  
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4 members of
the General Assembly (one each appointed by the 
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President of
the Senate, the Senate Minority Leader, the 
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Speaker of the
House of Representatives, and the House Minority 
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Leader).
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    The Working Group may consult with various groups 
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including, but not limited to, State universities, labor 
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organizations, representatives of the Illinois steel industry, 
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representatives of the construction industry, and trade and 
 


 






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business organizations.
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    The Director of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, or his 
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or her designee, shall serve as chairperson.
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    The Working Group shall meet at least annually or at the 
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call of the chairperson.
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    Members shall be reimbursed for actual and
necessary 
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expenses incurred while performing their duties as
members of 
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the Working Group from funds appropriated to the Department
of 
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Commerce and Economic Opportunity for that purpose.
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    (b) The Working Group may provide advice and make 
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recommendations
to the Department of Commerce and Economic 
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Opportunity on the
following:
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        (1) The promotion and coordination of available
    
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    research, marketing, and promotional information on the
    
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    production, preparation, distribution, and uses of
    
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    American steel.

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        (2) The cooperation to the fullest extent possible with
    
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    State and federal agencies and departments, independent
    
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    organizations, and other interested groups, public and
    
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    private, for the purposes of promoting American steel
    
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    resources.
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        (3) Reasonable ways, before initiating any research,
    
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    to avoid duplication of effort and expense through the
    
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    coordination of the research efforts of various agencies,
    
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    departments, universities, or organizations.
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        (4) The publication, from time to time, of the results
    
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    of the research and policy recommendations developed by the 
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    Working Group.
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        (5) The identification of all current and anticipated
    
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    impediments to the
    use of American steel and the Illinois 
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    steel industry.
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        (6) The identification of alternative plans or actions
    
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    that would maintain or increase the use of American steel
    
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    and the Illinois steel industry.
 


 






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        (7) The development of strategies and proposing
    of 
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    policies to promote responsible uses of American steel
    
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    processed, used, or transported by the Illinois steel
    
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    industry. ".