Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr.
Filed: 3/31/2011
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1567




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1567 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
4    "Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the 
5Carbon Capture and Sequestration Legislation Commission Act.
 
6    Section 5. Definitions. As used in this Act:
7    "CO2" means carbon dioxide.
8    "Commission" means the Carbon Capture and Sequestration 
9Legislation Commission.
10    "Director" means the Executive Director of the Illinois 
11Commerce Commission.

 
12    Section 10. Creation of the  Carbon Capture and 
13Sequestration Legislation Commission.
14    (a) The Carbon Capture and Sequestration Legislation 
15Commission is created and  shall consist of 11 members, 
 
 
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1including the Director, who shall serve as the ex-officio 
2chairperson of the Commission.
3    (b) The remaining 10 members of the Commission shall be 
4appointed as follows:
5        (1) one member shall be appointed by the Speaker of the 
6    House of Representatives;
7        (2) one member shall be appointed by the President of 
8    the Senate;
9        (3) one member shall be appointed by the Minority 
10    Leader of the House of Representatives;
11        (4) one member shall be appointed by the Minority 
12    Leader of the Senate;
13        (5) one member shall be the Director of the Illinois 
14    Power Agency, or his or her designee; and
15        (6) 5 members shall be appointed by the Governor.
16    (c) The appointments made by the Governor shall include one 
17member with legal expertise, one member with engineering 
18expertise, one member with financial expertise, one member 
19representing the employer community, and one member 
20representing the environmental community.
21    (d) The Director may retain services from outside parties 
22with legal, engineering, and financial expertise to assist the 
23Commission in carrying out its duties.
24    (e) The Illinois Power Agency may assist the Director in 
25staffing and administering the Commission.
26    (f) Commission members are not eligible to receive 
 
 
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1compensation or reimbursement of expenses.

 
2    Section 15. Report on carbon capture and sequestration 
3legislation.(a) The Commission shall file a report no later 
4than
December 31, 2012 with the General Assembly on all issues 
5deemed appropriate to carbon capture and sequestration 
6legislation, including, but not limited to, the following:
7        (1) Ownership of the CO2.
8        (2) Liability for release of CO2.
9        (3) Acquisition and ownership of pore space.
10        (4) Procedures and safeguards for the transportation 
11    and sequestration of CO2.
12        (5) Methodology to establish any necessary fees,
   
13    costs, or offsets.
14        (6) Potential use of CO2.
15        (7) Construction of pipelines.
16        (8) Coordination with applicable federal law or 
17    regulatory commissions.
18    (b) The Commission shall be abolished upon filing its 
19report with the General Assembly.
 
20    Section 20. Repealer. This Act is repealed on January 1, 
212013.

 

22    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
23becoming law.".