102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
SB3613

 

Introduced 1/19/2022, by Sen. Laura Ellman

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
New Act

    Creates the Hydrogen Economy Act. Creates the Hydrogen Economy Task Force. Provides for membership of the Task Force. Provides that members of the Task Force shall serve without compensation. Provides for meetings of the Task Force. Provides that the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall provide administrative support to the Task Force. Provides for duties of the Task Force. Provides that the Task Force shall report to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 1 of each year on its activities, findings, and recommendations. Effective immediately.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning State government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
5Hydrogen Economy Act.
 
6    Section 5. Hydrogen Economy Task Force.
7    (a) The Hydrogen Economy Task Force is hereby established.
8    (b) The Task Force shall consist of the following members:
9        (1) one member of the Senate, appointed by the
10    President of the Senate;
11        (2) one member of the Senate, appointed by the
12    Minority Leader of the Senate;
13        (3) one member of the House of Representatives,
14    appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives;
15        (4) one member of the House of Representatives,
16    appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of
17    Representatives;
18        (5) one member representing the Governor's Office of
19    Management and Budget, appointed by the Governor;
20        (6) one member representing a statewide labor
21    organization, appointed by the Governor;
22        (7) one member representing a national laboratory that
23    researches alternate fuels, energy, and environmental

 

 

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1    impacts, appointed by the Governor;
2        (8) one member from the Office of Energy, appointed by
3    the Director of the Illinois Environmental Protection
4    Agency;
5        (9) one member representing local economic development
6    interests, appointed by the Director of Commerce and
7    Economic Opportunity;
8        (10) one member representing a trade association,
9    appointed by the Director of Commerce and Economic
10    Opportunity;
11        (11) one member representing the University of
12    Illinois Institute for Sustainability, Energy, and
13    Environment, appointed by the President of the University
14    of Illinois System;
15        (12) the Director of the Illinois Power Agency or his
16    or her designee;
17        (13) the Chairman of the Illinois Commerce Commission
18    or his or her designee;
19        (14) the Director of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
20    or his or her designee;
21        (15) the Director of Natural Resources or his or her
22    designee;
23        (16) the Secretary of Transportation or his or her
24    designee;
25        (17) the Director of Agriculture or his or her
26    designee; and

 

 

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1        (18) the Chair of the Illinois Community College Board
2    or his or her designee.
3    (c) The members of the Task Force shall serve without
4compensation.
5    (d) The Task Force shall meet at least quarterly to
6fulfill its duties under this Act. At the first meeting of the
7Task Force, the Task Force shall elect a Chair from among its
8members.
9    (e) The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
10shall provide administrative support to the Task Force.
 
11    Section 10. Duties. The Task Force shall have the
12following duties:
13        (1) establish a plan to create, support, develop, or
14    partner with a Hydrogen Hub in this State, and determine
15    how to maximize federal financial incentives to support
16    Hub development;
17        (2) identify opportunities to integrate hydrogen in
18    the transportation, energy, industrial, agricultural, and
19    other sectors;
20        (3) identify barriers to the widespread development of
21    hydrogen; and
22        (4) recommend government policies to catalyze the
23    deployment of hydrogen in the State economy.
 
24    Section 15. Report. The Task Force shall report to the

 

 

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1Governor and the General Assembly by December 1 of each year on
2its activities, findings, and recommendations.
 
3    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
4becoming law.