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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 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 15. | ||||||
16 | "Council" means the Electric Vehicle Advisory Council | ||||||
17 | created in Section 20. | ||||||
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 Department of Commerce and | ||||||
3 | Economic Opportunity to serve as the Electric Vehicle | ||||||
4 | Coordinator for the State of Illinois. This person may be an | ||||||
5 | existing employee with other duties. The Coordinator shall act | ||||||
6 | as a point person for electric vehicle related policies and | ||||||
7 | activities in Illinois. | ||||||
8 | Section 20. Electric vehicle advisory council. | ||||||
9 | (a) There is created the Illinois Electric Vehicle Advisory | ||||||
10 | Council. The Council shall investigate and recommend | ||||||
11 | strategies that the Governor and the General Assembly may | ||||||
12 | implement to promote the use of electric vehicles, including, | ||||||
13 | but not limited to, potential infrastructure improvements, | ||||||
14 | State and local regulatory streamlining, and changes to | ||||||
15 | electric utility rates and tariffs. | ||||||
16 | (b) The Council shall include all of the following members: | ||||||
17 | (1) The Electric Vehicle Coordinator to serve as | ||||||
18 | chairperson.
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19 | (2) Four members of the General Assembly, one appointed | ||||||
20 | by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, one | ||||||
21 | appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of | ||||||
22 | Representatives, one appointed by the President of the | ||||||
23 | Senate, and one appointed by the Minority Leader of the | ||||||
24 | Senate.
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25 | (3) The Director of Commerce and Economic Opportunity |
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1 | or his or her designee.
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2 | (4) The Director of the Environmental Protection | ||||||
3 | Agency or his or her designee.
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4 | (5) The Executive Director of the Illinois Commerce | ||||||
5 | Commission or his or her designee. | ||||||
6 | (6) The Secretary of the Illinois Department of | ||||||
7 | Transportation or his or her designee. | ||||||
8 | (7) Ten at-large members appointed by the Governor as | ||||||
9 | follows: | ||||||
10 | (A) two representatives of statewide environmental | ||||||
11 | organizations;
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12 | (B) two representatives of national or regional | ||||||
13 | environmental organizations;
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14 | (C) one representative of a nonprofit car-sharing | ||||||
15 | organization;
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16 | (D) two representatives of automobile | ||||||
17 | manufacturers;
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18 | (E) one representative of the City of Chicago;
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19 | (F) two representatives of electric utilities.
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20 | (c) The Council shall report its findings to the Governor | ||||||
21 | and General Assembly by December 31, 2011. | ||||||
22 | (d) The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity | ||||||
23 | shall provide administrative and other support to the Council.
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24 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
25 | becoming law.
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