Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson

Filed: 2/24/2012

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 3527

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 3527 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
5"Independence from Oil Act".
 
6    Section 5. Legislative findings. The General Assembly
7finds that:
8    (1) Oil consumption contributes to global warming and harms
9the environment. Oil use is the number one source of carbon
10dioxide pollution from the U.S. economy. American emissions of
11global warming pollution from burning oil alone exceed the
12total emissions from every nation in the world other than
13China. Oil spills impose massive damage on the environment.
14    (2) Oil also threatens public health, particularly
15affecting children and minority communities. Oil-powered
16vehicles produce soot and smog pollution, which causes asthma

 

 

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1attacks and premature deaths. Between 2000 and 2006, over 200
2Illinoisans died each year from asthma on average. Minorities
3were disproportionately impacted, with African Americans
4having an average asthma mortality rate four times higher than
5that of the white population.
6    (3) Oil and gasoline prices place an unnecessary and
7mounting economic burden on Illinois residents. Illinois
8regularly has among the highest gas prices in the nation, and
9in 2011, Illinoisans spent more than 7% of their income on
10gasoline alone.
11    (4) Reliance on oil undermines national security, sending
12over 1 billion dollars overseas per day, often to nations
13opposed to American interests.
14    (5) Recent analysis has found that state and federal
15policies, including those to promote public transit, walking
16and biking, high-speed rail, energy efficiency, and electric
17vehicles could reduce Illinois' oil consumption by almost 40%
18by 2030.
19    (6) Illinois should help protect the environment,
20safeguard public health, strengthen its economy, and support
21national security by reducing aggregate oil consumption in the
22State.
 
23    Section 10. Definitions. As used in this Act, unless the
24context clearly requires otherwise:
25    "Office" means the Department of Commerce and Economic

 

 

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1Opportunity's Office of Energy and Recycling.
2    "Plan" means the Illinois Independence from Oil Plan,
3created pursuant to Section 15 of this Act.
 
4    Section 15. Illinois Independence from Oil Plan. The Office
5shall develop a plan to reduce the consumption of oil in the
6State. The plan must be designed to meet the targets of
7reducing consumption of oil in the State by at least 30% from
82007 levels by 2030 and at least 50% from 2007 levels by 2050.
9In establishing these targets, the Office shall consider the
10potential of oil savings from the following strategies to
11improve energy efficiency and move to clean, renewable energy:
12        (1) expanding and investing in public transportation,
13    including bus transit and high speed rail, and offering
14    incentives for commuters to use public transportation
15    where available;
16        (2) the rapid deployment of electric vehicles, through
17    a combination of policies that may include, but are not
18    limited to, comprehensive planning with utilities,
19    investments in electric vehicle infrastructure, and
20    consumer tax incentives;
21        (3) achieving home and commercial weatherization and
22    efficiency improvements;
23        (4) establishing rebates or other consumer incentives
24    for retiring older, inefficient vehicles;
25        (5) coordinating land use and transportation planning

 

 

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1    to encourage growth in areas accessible by walking, biking,
2    and public transportation;
3        (6) transitioning to renewable energy for heating,
4    including energy from wind, solar, geothermal, and
5    sustainable biomass;
6        (7) establishing additional policies and incentives
7    for industrial efficiency improvements, including
8    replacements of industrial boilers and other steps to
9    reduce petroleum consumption; and
10        (8) adopting other strategies that can help enable
11    Illinois to achieve the oil-reduction targets.
12    The Office shall report to the General Assembly by February
131, 2013 with recommendations for short-term and mid-term
14policies needed to achieve the overall reductions in oil use,
15including recommendations for specific legislative actions.
16    It is the policy of the State to reduce aggregate oil
17consumption in the State by working to implement the
18recommendations and meet the targets set forth in the plan.
19    By February 1, 2015 and by February 1 every 5 years
20thereafter, the Governor shall evaluate the State's progress
21toward meeting the plan's goals and make additional
22recommendations to the legislative committees having
23jurisdiction over energy, transportation, technology, public
24health, and environmental matters as necessary to ensure that
25the State can meet the reduction goals.".
 

 

 

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1    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
2becoming law.".