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1 | AN ACT concerning electric vehicles.
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Electric Vehicle Adoption Act. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Section 5. Findings. The General Assembly finds that the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | adoption and use of electric vehicles would benefit the State | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | of Illinois by (i) improving the health and environmental | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | quality of the residents of Illinois through reduced pollution, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | (ii) reducing the operating costs of vehicle transportation, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | and (iii) shifting the demand for imported petroleum to locally | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | produced electricity. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | Section 10. Definitions. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | "Coordinator" means the Electric Vehicle Coordinator | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | created in Section 20. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | "Council" means the Electric Vehicle Advisory Council | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | created in Section 25. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | "Electric vehicle" means (i) a battery-powered electric | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | vehicle operated solely by electricity or (ii) a plug-in hybrid | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | electric vehicle that operates on electricity and gasoline and | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | has a battery that can be recharged from an external source. |
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1 | Section 15. Electric Vehicle Coordinator. The Governor | ||||||
2 | shall appoint a person within the Office of the Governor to | ||||||
3 | serve as the Electric Vehicle Coordinator for the State of | ||||||
4 | Illinois. This person may be an existing employee with other | ||||||
5 | duties. The Coordinator shall act as a point person for | ||||||
6 | electric vehicle related policies and activities in Illinois. | ||||||
7 | Section 20. Electric vehicle advisory council. | ||||||
8 | (a) There is created the Illinois Electric Vehicle Advisory | ||||||
9 | Council. The Council shall investigate and recommend | ||||||
10 | strategies that the Governor and the General Assembly may | ||||||
11 | implement to promote the use of electric vehicles, including, | ||||||
12 | but not limited to, potential infrastructure improvements, | ||||||
13 | State and local regulatory streamlining, and changes to | ||||||
14 | electric utility rates and tariffs. | ||||||
15 | (b) The Council shall include all of the following members: | ||||||
16 | (1) The Electric Vehicle Coordinator to serve as | ||||||
17 | chairperson.
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18 | (2) Four members of the General Assembly, one appointed | ||||||
19 | by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, one | ||||||
20 | appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of | ||||||
21 | Representatives, one appointed by the President of the | ||||||
22 | Senate, and one appointed by the Minority Leader of the | ||||||
23 | Senate.
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24 | (3) The Director of Commerce and Economic Opportunity | ||||||
25 | or his or her designee.
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1 | (4) The Director of the Environmental Protection | ||||||
2 | Agency or his or her designee.
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3 | (5) Nine at-large members appointed by the Governor as | ||||||
4 | follows: | ||||||
5 | (A) two representatives of statewide environmental | ||||||
6 | organizations;
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7 | (B) two representatives of national or regional | ||||||
8 | environmental organizations;
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9 | (C) one representative of a nonprofit car-sharing | ||||||
10 | organization;
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11 | (D) two representatives of automobile | ||||||
12 | manufacturers;
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13 | (E) one representative of the City of Chicago;
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14 | (F) one representative of an electric utility.
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15 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
16 | becoming law.
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