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 1                       HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION

 2        WHEREAS, California's  recent  struggle  to  determine  a
 3    long-term  energy  solution  to  fulfill  its  needs, and the
 4    increased  use  of  computers  and   other   energy-consuming
 5    appliances,  have  made  the  question of the availability of
 6    energy a pressing question for all states; and

 7        WHEREAS, In spite of the best intentions of  the  federal
 8    government in creating the Clean Air Act of 1990, the Act had
 9    serious  consequences  for  southern  Illinois  coal  and the
10    thousands of jobs that depended  on  the  viability  of  this
11    resource; and

12        WHEREAS,   With   a  strong  sense  of  purpose  and  the
13    willingness to work in an efficient  and  bipartisan  manner,
14    the  92nd  General  Assembly  passed HB 1599 which was signed
15    into law as Public Act 92-12 to create the Illinois  Resource
16    Development and Energy Security Act; and

17        WHEREAS,  The  Illinois  Resource  Development and Energy
18    Security Act was created with the intention to encourage  and
19    promote the use of Illinois coal and other alternative energy
20    sources   and   to   create   thousands   of  Illinois  jobs,
21    particularly  in  southern  Illinois,  which   was   severely
22    affected by the Clean Air Act; and

23        WHEREAS, In spite of the best intentions and the diligent
24    work  of  the  Illinois  bureaucracy,  implementation  of new
25    initiatives of the General Assembly is not an  easy  process,
26    and because the General Assembly passed the Illinois Resource
27    Development  and  Energy  Security Act in order to accomplish
28    such important  goals,  collaboration  between  the  Illinois
29    bureaucracy and the General Assembly on the implementation of
30    the  Illinois Resource Development and Energy Security Act is
31    vital; therefore be it
 
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 1        RESOLVED,  BY  THE  HOUSE  OF  REPRESENTATIVES   OF   THE
 2    NINETY-THIRD  GENERAL  ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE
 3    SENATE  CONCURRING  HEREIN,  that  a  Task   Force   on   the
 4    Implementation  of  the  Illinois  Resource  Development  and
 5    Energy  Security  Act be created to collaborate and work with
 6    the State agencies responsible  for  the  implementation  and
 7    administration of the Act; and be it further

 8        RESOLVED,  That  each  of the following elected officials
 9    appoint to the Task Force 2 members who are  elected  members
10    of the House of Representatives or the Senate: the Speaker of
11    the House, the Minority Leader of the House, the President of
12    the  Senate, and the Minority Leader of the Senate; and be it
13    further

14        RESOLVED, That the appointed members of  the  Task  Force
15    shall  appoint 2 chairpersons, who shall be appointed members
16    of the Task Force; and be it further

17        RESOLVED, That meetings of the Task Force be convened  at
18    the call of either of the 2 chairpersons; and be it further

19        RESOLVED,  That  a quorum of the Task Force shall consist
20    of a simple majority of the members of  the  Task  Force  and
21    that  all  actions  and  recommendations  of the committee be
22    approved by a simple majority of  the  members  of  the  Task
23    Force; and be it further

24        RESOLVED,  That members appointed to the Task Force shall
25    only be  compensated  for  costs  that  arise  out  of  their
26    official  duties  with  the  Task Force and that compensation
27    shall come from the appropriate fund; and be it further

28        RESOLVED, That the General Assembly and  the  Task  Force
29    shall request and will be thankful for the cooperation of the
30    Governor   and   all   State   agencies   involved   in   the
31    implementation  and  administration  of the Illinois Resource
 
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 1    Development and Energy Security Act; and be it further

 2        RESOLVED, That a suitable  copy  of  this  resolution  be
 3    delivered to the Governor.