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    AN ACT concerning conservation.

 
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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 Lake Management Program Act is 
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amended  by adding Section 10 as follows:
 
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    (525 ILCS 25/10  new)
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    Sec. 10. Task Force on the Conservation and Quality of the 
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Great Lakes.
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    (a) The Task Force on the Conservation and Quality of the 
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Great Lakes is created for the protection of the water quality 
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of the Great Lakes and to educate members of the General 
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Assembly and the general population of the conditions of the 
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Great Lakes. The Task Force consists of the following members:
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        (1) one member of the Senate appointed by the President 
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    of the Senate;
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        (2) one member of the Senate appointed by the Minority 
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    Leader of the Senate;
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        (3) one member of the House of Representatives 
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    appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives;
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        (4) one member of the House of Representatives 
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    appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of 
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    Representatives;
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        (5) the Lieutenant Governor, ex officio, or his or her 
 


 






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    designee;
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        (6) the Director of the Environmental Protection 
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    Agency, ex officio, or his or her designee;
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        (7) the Director of Natural Resources, ex officio, or 
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    his or her designee;
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        (8) the Executive Director of the Illinois 
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    International Port District, or his or her designee;
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        (9) the Mayor of the City of Chicago, ex officio, or 
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    his or her designee; and
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        (10) one member representing a national alliance that 
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    is organized for the purpose of protecting and preserving 
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    the Great Lakes.
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The members shall select a chairperson from among themselves.
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    (b) The Office of the Lieutenant Governor shall provide 
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staff and support and is responsible for the administration of 
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the Task Force. The Task Force shall hold its first meeting 
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within 90 days after the effective date of this amendatory Act 
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of the 95th General Assembly. The Task Force shall meet at 
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least once each calendar quarter. The members shall serve 
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without compensation.
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    (c) The Task Force shall review and discuss various topics 
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related to  the supply and quality of water in the Great Lakes, 
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including, but not limited to:
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        (1) the availability of federal funds for projects 
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    related to water quality and supply;
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        (2) the extent of water consumption and use from the 
 


 






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    Great Lakes;
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        (3) the current and projected water levels of the Great 
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    Lakes, particularly of Lake Michigan;
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        (4) levels of water pollution and the sources impacting 
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    water quality of the Great Lakes; 
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        (5) the impact of water quality and supply issues on 
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    recreational activities and natural habitats; 
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        (6) the impact of invasive species on the Great Lakes 
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    ecosystem; and 
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        (7) current laws and regulations affecting the Great 
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    Lakes, including the Great Lakes Compact. 
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The Task Force may call upon experts to provide additional 
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information and testimony. 
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    (d) Each year, the Task Force shall submit a report to the 
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General Assembly outlining its recommendation concerning any 
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legislative  actions to protect the water quality and supply of 
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the Great Lakes. The first report must be submitted no later 
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than June 1, 2009. 
 

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