Full Text of HB1313 95th General Assembly
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| AN ACT concerning education.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Southern Illinois University Management Act | 5 |
| is amended by changing Section 6.6 as follows:
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| (110 ILCS 520/6.6)
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| Sec. 6.6. The Illinois Ethanol Research Advisory Board.
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| (a) There is established the Illinois Ethanol
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| Advisory Board (the "Advisory Board").
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| (b) The Advisory Board shall be composed of 13 members | 11 |
| including: the
President of
Southern Illinois University who | 12 |
| shall be Chairman;
the Director of Commerce and Economic | 13 |
| Opportunity;
the Director of Agriculture; the President of the
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| Illinois Corn Growers Association; the President of the | 15 |
| National Corn Growers
Association; the President of the | 16 |
| Renewable Fuels Association; the Dean of the
College of | 17 |
| Agricultural, Consumer, and Environmental Science,
University | 18 |
| of Illinois at
Champaign-Urbana;
and 6 at-large members | 19 |
| appointed by the Governor representing the ethanol
industry, | 20 |
| growers, suppliers, and universities.
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| (c) The 6 at-large members shall serve a term of 4 years. | 22 |
| The Advisory
Board shall
meet at least annually or at the call | 23 |
| of the Chairman. At any time a majority
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| may petition the Chairman for a meeting of the Board.
Seven
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| members of the Advisory Board shall constitute a quorum.
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| (d) The Advisory Board shall:
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| (1) Review the annual operating plans and budget of the | 5 |
| National
Corn-to-Ethanol
Research Pilot Plant.
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| (2) Advise on research and development priorities and | 7 |
| projects to be
carried out at the Corn-to-Ethanol Research | 8 |
| Pilot Plant.
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| (3) Advise on policies and procedures regarding the | 10 |
| management and
operation of the ethanol research pilot | 11 |
| plant. This may include contracts,
project selection, and | 12 |
| personnel issues.
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| (4) Develop bylaws.
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| (5) Submit a final report to the Governor and General | 15 |
| Assembly outlining
the progress and accomplishments made | 16 |
| during the year along with a financial
report for the year.
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| (6) Establish and operate, subject to specific | 18 |
| appropriation for the purpose of providing facility | 19 |
| operating funds, the National Corn-to-Ethanol Research | 20 |
| Center at Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville as a | 21 |
| State Biorefining Center of Excellence with the following | 22 |
| purposes and goals: | 23 |
| (A) To utilize interdisciplinary, | 24 |
| interinstitutional, and industrial collaborations to | 25 |
| conduct research. | 26 |
| (B) To provide training and services to the ethanol |
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| fuel industry to make projects and training to advance | 2 |
| the biofuels industry in the State more affordable for | 3 |
| the institutional and industrial bodies, including, | 4 |
| but not limited to, Illinois farmer-owned ethanol | 5 |
| cooperatives. | 6 |
| (C) To coordinate near-term industry research | 7 |
| needs and laboratory services by identifying needs and | 8 |
| pursuing federal and other funding sources. | 9 |
| (D) To develop and provide hands-on training to | 10 |
| prepare students for the biofuels workforce and train | 11 |
| workforce reentrants. | 12 |
| (E) To serve as an independent, third-party source | 13 |
| for review, testing, validation standardization, and | 14 |
| definition in areas of industry need. | 15 |
| (F) To provide seminars, tours, and informational | 16 |
| sessions advocating renewable energy. | 17 |
| (G) To provide consultation services and | 18 |
| information for those interested in renewable energy. | 19 |
| (H) To develop demonstration projects by pursuing | 20 |
| federal and other funding sources.
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| (e) The Advisory Board established by this Section is a | 22 |
| continuation, as
changed by
the Section, of the Board | 23 |
| established under Section 8a of the Energy
Conservation and | 24 |
| Coal Act and repealed by this amendatory Act of the 92nd
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| General Assembly.
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| (Source: P.A. 94-793, eff. 5-19-06.)
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