Full Text of HB3937 93rd General Assembly
HB3937eng 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| AN ACT concerning propane.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | 3 |
| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Illinois Propane Education and Research Act | 5 |
| of 1997 is
amended by changing Section 15 as follows:
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| (430 ILCS 27/15)
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| Sec. 15. Illinois Propane Education and Research Council.
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| (a) The qualified industry organizations shall select all | 9 |
| retail marketers,
public, and producer members of the Council. | 10 |
| The producer organizations shall
select the producer members of | 11 |
| the Council, the retail marketer organizations
shall select | 12 |
| retail marketer members, and all qualified industry | 13 |
| organizations
shall jointly select the public members. | 14 |
| Vacancies in the unfinished terms of
Council members shall be | 15 |
| filled in the same manner as were the original
appointments.
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| (b) In selecting members of the Council, the qualified | 17 |
| industry
organizations shall give due regard to selecting a | 18 |
| Council that is
representative of the industry, including | 19 |
| representation of:
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| (1) gas processors and oil refiners among producers;
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| (2) interstate and intrastate operators among retail | 22 |
| marketers;
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| (3) large and small companies among producers and | 24 |
| retail marketers,
including agricultural cooperatives; and
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| (4) diverse geographic regions of the State.
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| (c) The Council shall consist of 12 members, with 6
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| members
representing
retail marketers, 4
5 members | 28 |
| representing producers, and 2 public
members.
Other than the | 29 |
| public members, Council members shall be full-time employees or
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| owners of businesses in the industry or representatives of | 31 |
| agricultural
cooperatives. No employee of a qualified industry | 32 |
| organization shall serve as
a member of the Council, and no |
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| member of the Council may serve concurrently as
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| the board of directors of a qualified industry organization or
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| other trade
association. Only one person at a time from any | 4 |
| company or its affiliate may
serve on the Council.
The Director | 5 |
| may serve as an ex-officio non-voting member of the Council.
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| (d) Council members shall receive no compensation for their | 7 |
| services . ,
nor
shall Council members be reimbursed for expenses | 8 |
| relating to their service,
except that public members, upon | 9 |
| request, may be reimbursed for reasonable
expenses directly | 10 |
| related to their participation in Council meetings.
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| (e) Council members shall serve terms of 3 years and may | 12 |
| not serve more
than
2 full consecutive terms . Members filling | 13 |
| unexpired terms may serve not
more
than a total of 7 | 14 |
| consecutive years. Former members of the Council may be
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| returned to the Council if they have not been members for a | 16 |
| period of 2 years.
Initial appointments to the council shall be | 17 |
| for terms of 1, 2, and 3 years
staggered to provide for the | 18 |
| selection of 4 members each year.
The Council shall notify the | 19 |
| Director of the name, address, and propane-related
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| affiliation, if any, of a Council member within 30 days after | 21 |
| the
appointment of the member to the Council.
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| (f) The Council shall develop programs and projects and | 23 |
| enter into contracts
or agreements for implementing this Act, | 24 |
| including programs to enhance consumer
and employee safety and | 25 |
| training, to provide for research and development of
clean and | 26 |
| efficient propane utilization equipment, to inform and educate | 27 |
| the
public about safety and other issues associated with the | 28 |
| use of propane, and to
provide for the payment of the costs | 29 |
| thereof with funds collected pursuant to
this Act. The Council | 30 |
| shall coordinate its activities with industry trade
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| associations and others as appropriate to provide efficient | 32 |
| delivery of
services and to avoid unnecessary duplication of | 33 |
| activities.
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| (g) Issues related to research and development, safety, | 35 |
| education, and
training shall be given priority by the Council | 36 |
| in the development of its
programs and projects.
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| (h) The Council shall select from among its members a | 2 |
| Chairperson and other
officers as necessary, may establish | 3 |
| committees and subcommittees of the
Council, and shall adopt | 4 |
| rules and bylaws for the conduct of business and the
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| implementation of this Act. The Council shall establish | 6 |
| procedures for the
solicitation of industry comment and | 7 |
| recommendations on any significant plans,
programs, and | 8 |
| projects to be funded by the Council. The Council may establish
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| advisory committees of persons other than Council members.
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| (i) At the beginning of each fiscal period, the Council | 11 |
| shall prepare a
budget plan for the next fiscal period, | 12 |
| including the probable cost of all
programs, projects, and | 13 |
| contracts and a recommended rate of assessment
sufficient to | 14 |
| cover such costs.
The Council shall submit the proposed budget | 15 |
| to the Director for review and
comment. The Director may | 16 |
| recommend programs and activities considered
appropriate.
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| (j) The Council shall keep minutes, books, and records that | 18 |
| clearly reflect
all of the acts and transactions of the Council | 19 |
| and make public such
information. The books of the Council | 20 |
| shall be audited by a certified public
accountant at least once | 21 |
| each fiscal year and at such other times as the
Council may | 22 |
| designate.
The expense of the audit shall be the responsibility | 23 |
| of the Council.
Copies of such audit shall be provided to all | 24 |
| members
of the Council, all qualified industry organizations, | 25 |
| and to other members of
the industry upon request.
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| (Source: P.A. 90-305, eff. 1-1-98.)
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