Full Text of SB0168 97th General Assembly
SB0168sam002 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY | Sen. John M. Sullivan Filed: 3/14/2011
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 168
| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 168 by replacing | 3 | | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
| 4 | | "Section 5. The Mississippi River Coordinating Council Act | 5 | | is amended by changing Sections 10, 15, and 20 as follows: | 6 | | (20 ILCS 4003/10)
| 7 | | Sec. 10. Mississippi River Coordinating Council. | 8 | | (a) There is established the Mississippi River | 9 | | Coordinating Council (Council), consisting of 16 13 voting | 10 | | members to be appointed by the Governor. One member shall be | 11 | | the Lieutenant Governor who shall serve as a voting member and | 12 | | as chairperson of the Council. The agency members of the | 13 | | Council shall include the Directors, or their designees, of the | 14 | | following: the Department of Agriculture, the Department of | 15 | | Commerce and Economic Opportunity, the Illinois Environmental | 16 | | Protection Agency, the Department of Natural Resources, the |
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| 1 | | Historic Preservation Agency, and the Department of | 2 | | Transportation. In addition, the Council shall include one | 3 | | member representing Soil and Water Conservation Districts | 4 | | located in the proximity of the Mississippi River and its | 5 | | tributaries, and 8 6 members representing local communities, | 6 | | not-for-profit organizations working to protect the | 7 | | Mississippi River and its tributaries, businesses, | 8 | | agriculture, recreation, conservation, and the environment , 2 | 9 | | of which must reside within a county that is adjacent to the | 10 | | Mississippi River . | 11 | | (b) The Governor may appoint, as ex-officio members, | 12 | | individuals representing the interests of the states who border | 13 | | the Mississippi River and individuals representing federal | 14 | | agencies. | 15 | | (c) Members of the Council shall serve 2-year terms, except | 16 | | that of the initial appointments, 5 members shall be appointed | 17 | | to serve 3-year terms and 4 members to serve one-year terms. | 18 | | (d) The Council shall meet at least quarterly. | 19 | | (e) The Office of the Lieutenant Governor shall be | 20 | | responsible for the operations of the Council, including, | 21 | | without limitation, funding and oversight of the Council's | 22 | | activities. The Office may reimburse members of the Council for | 23 | | travel expenses. | 24 | | (f) This Section is subject to the provisions of Section | 25 | | 405-500 of the Department of Central Management Services Law. | 26 | | (g) The members of the Council shall appoint one member of |
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| 1 | | the Council to serve as the Illinois representative to the | 2 | | National Mississippi River Parkway Commission.
| 3 | | (Source: P.A. 94-996, eff. 1-1-07.) | 4 | | (20 ILCS 4003/15)
| 5 | | Sec. 15. Duties of the Council. | 6 | | (a) The Council shall: | 7 | | (1) periodically review activities and programs | 8 | | administered by State and federal agencies that directly | 9 | | impact the Mississippi River and its tributaries; | 10 | | (2) work with local communities and organizations to | 11 | | encourage partnerships that enhance awareness and | 12 | | capabilities to address watershed and water resource | 13 | | concerns and to encourage strategies that protect, | 14 | | restore, and expand critical habitats and soil | 15 | | conservation and water quality practices; | 16 | | (3) work with State and federal agencies to optimize | 17 | | the expenditure of funds affecting the Mississippi River | 18 | | and its tributaries; | 19 | | (4) advise and make recommendations to the Governor and | 20 | | State agencies on ways to better coordinate the expenditure | 21 | | of appropriated funds affecting the Mississippi River and | 22 | | its tributaries; | 23 | | (5) encourage local communities to develop water | 24 | | management plans to address stormwater, erosion, flooding, | 25 | | sedimentation, and pollution problems and encourage |
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| 1 | | projects for the natural conveyance and storage of | 2 | | floodwaters, the enhancement of wildlife habitat and | 3 | | outdoor recreation opportunities, the recovery, | 4 | | management, and conservation of the Mississippi River and | 5 | | its tributaries, the preservation of farmland, prairies, | 6 | | and forests, and the use of measurable economic development | 7 | | efforts that are compatible with the ecological health of | 8 | | the State; and | 9 | | (6) help identify possible sources of additional | 10 | | funding for Mississippi River water management projects | 11 | | and projects and activities related to the Great River | 12 | | Road, a national scenic and recreational highway .
| 13 | | (b) Subject to appropriation, the Council may pay for a | 14 | | membership to the National Mississippi River Commission. | 15 | | (Source: P.A. 94-996, eff. 1-1-07.) | 16 | | (20 ILCS 4003/20)
| 17 | | Sec. 20. Agency duties. State agencies represented on the | 18 | | Council shall provide to the Council, on request, information | 19 | | concerning agency programs, data, and activities that impact | 20 | | the restoration and preservation of the Mississippi River and | 21 | | its tributaries. The Secretary of Transportation, the Director | 22 | | of Agriculture, the Director of the Environmental Protection | 23 | | Agency, the Director of Historic Preservation, the Director of | 24 | | Natural Resources, and the Director of Commerce and Economic | 25 | | Opportunity shall each designate at least one employee from his |
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| 1 | | or her respective agency to assist the Council.
| 2 | | (Source: P.A. 94-996, eff. 1-1-07.)
| 3 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 4 | | becoming law.".
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