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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning wind energy.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Lake |
| 5 | | Michigan Offshore Wind Energy Council Act.
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| 6 | | Section 5. Definitions. In this Act: |
| 7 | | "Council" means the Lake Michigan Offshore Wind Energy |
| 8 | | Council created under this Act. |
| 9 | | "Department" means the Illinois Department of Natural |
| 10 | | Resources. |
| 11 | | "Local government" means county, township, or |
| 12 | | municipality.
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| 13 | | Section 10. The Lake Michigan Offshore Wind Energy Council. |
| 14 | | (a) The Council is created as a separate entity within the |
| 15 | | Department of Natural Resources and shall consist of the |
| 16 | | Directors or Chairman, or their designees, of the following 4 |
| 17 | | State agencies: |
| 18 | | (1) The Department of Natural Resources. |
| 19 | | (2) The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency. |
| 20 | | (3) The Illinois Power Agency. |
| 21 | | (4) The Illinois Commerce Commission. |
| 22 | | (b) The Director of Natural Resources shall serve as |
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| 1 | | chairperson of the Council. The chairperson shall select the |
| 2 | | following public members to serve on the Council: |
| 3 | | (1) One individual representing a statewide |
| 4 | | environmental organization. |
| 5 | | (2) One individual representing the tourism industry. |
| 6 | | (3) One resident of the State representing an Illinois |
| 7 | | institution of
higher education. |
| 8 | | (4) One Cook County resident representing lakefront |
| 9 | | communities. |
| 10 | | (5) One Lake County resident representing lakefront |
| 11 | | communities. |
| 12 | | (6) One individual representing an electrical utility |
| 13 | | industry. |
| 14 | | (7) One individual representing an independent |
| 15 | | transmission company. |
| 16 | | (8) One individual representing the offshore wind |
| 17 | | energy industry. |
| 18 | | (9) One individual representing local government |
| 19 | | officials. |
| 20 | | (10) One individual representing a regional |
| 21 | | environmental organization. |
| 22 | | (c) The Speaker of the House, Minority Leader of the House, |
| 23 | | Senate President, and Minority Leader of the Senate shall each |
| 24 | | appoint one member of the General Assembly to serve on the |
| 25 | | Council. |
| 26 | | (d) Members of the Advisory Council shall serve without |
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| 1 | | compensation, but may be reimbursed for actual and necessary |
| 2 | | expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties |
| 3 | | as members of the Advisory Council.
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| 4 | | Section 15. Duties of the Council. The Council shall |
| 5 | | examine the following topics: |
| 6 | | (1) Criteria that can be used to review applications
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| 7 | | for offshore wind development. |
| 8 | | (2) Criteria for identifying areas that
are favorable, |
| 9 | | acceptable, and unacceptable for
offshore wind |
| 10 | | development. |
| 11 | | (3) A recommended process for ensuring public |
| 12 | | engagement. |
| 13 | | (4) Options for how the State should be compensated for
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| 14 | | Lake Michigan bottomland leasing. |
| 15 | | (5) A summary of the lessons learned from other |
| 16 | | domestic and
international offshore wind development |
| 17 | | experiences including,
but not limited to, those related to |
| 18 | | public policy, regulatory, and siting
concerns for |
| 19 | | offshore wind development. |
| 20 | | (6) Recommendations for needed State legislation and |
| 21 | | regulations
governing offshore wind farm development. |
| 22 | | The Council shall assess and make recommendations on these |
| 23 | | topics and report its findings and recommendations to the |
| 24 | | Governor and General Assembly by December 31, 2011.
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