Full Text of SB1314 97th General Assembly
SB1314sam001 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY | Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg Filed: 3/16/2011
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1314
| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1314 by replacing | 3 | | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
| 4 | | "Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Lake | 5 | | Michigan Offshore Wind Energy Advisory Council Act. | 6 | | Section 5. Definitions. In this Act: | 7 | | "Council" means the Lake Michigan Offshore Wind Energy | 8 | | Advisory Council created under this Act. | 9 | | "Department" means the Illinois Department of Natural | 10 | | Resources. | 11 | | "Local government" means county, township, or | 12 | | municipality. | 13 | | Section 10. The Lake Michigan Offshore Wind Energy | 14 | | Recommendation Report. | 15 | | (a) In order to assist in the evaluation and consideration |
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| 1 | | of offshore wind energy projects in Illinois waters of Lake | 2 | | Michigan, the Department shall examine the topics identified in | 3 | | subsection (b) of this Section and report its findings and | 4 | | recommendations to the Governor and General Assembly by June | 5 | | 30, 2012. During preparation of the report, the Department is | 6 | | not expected to fund or perform original scientific studies. | 7 | | (b) In preparing a report, the Department shall evaluate | 8 | | all of the following: | 9 | | (1) Appropriate criteria for the Department to use to | 10 | | review applications for offshore wind development of Lake | 11 | | Michigan lakebed leases. | 12 | | (2) Criteria for identifying areas that are favorable, | 13 | | acceptable, and unacceptable for offshore wind | 14 | | development, including, but not limited to, impacts to | 15 | | wildlife, protected habitats, navigation, commercial | 16 | | fisheries, and recreational uses of Lake Michigan. | 17 | | (3) A recommended process for ensuring public | 18 | | engagement in the Department's process for leasing Lake | 19 | | Michigan lakebed for offshore wind energy projects. | 20 | | (4) Options for how the State shall be compensated for | 21 | | Lake Michigan lakebed leasing. | 22 | | (5) A summary of the lessons learned from other | 23 | | domestic and international offshore wind development | 24 | | experiences, including, but not limited to, those related | 25 | | to public policy, regulatory, and siting concerns for | 26 | | offshore wind development. |
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| 1 | | (6) Identification of local, State, and federal | 2 | | authorities with permitting, siting, or other approval | 3 | | authority for wind power development in Lake Michigan. | 4 | | Section 15. The Lake Michigan Offshore Wind Energy Advisory | 5 | | Council. | 6 | | (a) The Council is created as a separate entity within the | 7 | | Department of Natural Resources and shall consist of the | 8 | | Director or Chairman, or their designee, of the following 5 | 9 | | State agencies: | 10 | | (1) The Department of Natural Resources. | 11 | | (2) The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency. | 12 | | (3) The Illinois Power Agency. | 13 | | (4) The Illinois Commerce Commission. | 14 | | (5) The Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. | 15 | | (b) The Director of Natural Resources shall serve as | 16 | | chairperson of the Council. The chairperson shall select the | 17 | | following public members to serve on the Council: | 18 | | (1) One individual representing a statewide | 19 | | environmental organization. | 20 | | (2) One individual representing the tourism industry. | 21 | | (3) One resident of the State representing an Illinois | 22 | | institution of higher education. | 23 | | (4) One resident of the State representing lakefront | 24 | | communities.
| 25 | | (5) One individual representing an electrical utility |
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| 1 | | industry. | 2 | | (6) One individual representing an independent | 3 | | transmission company. | 4 | | (7) One individual representing the offshore wind | 5 | | energy industry. | 6 | | (8) One individual representing local government | 7 | | officials. | 8 | | (9) One individual representing a regional | 9 | | environmental organization. | 10 | | (10) One individual representing the commercial | 11 | | fishing industry. | 12 | | (11) One individual representing the recreational | 13 | | boating community.
| 14 | | (c) The Speaker of the House, Minority Leader of the House, | 15 | | Senate President, and Minority Leader of the Senate shall each | 16 | | appoint one member of the General Assembly to serve on the | 17 | | Council.
| 18 | | (d) Members of the Council shall serve without | 19 | | compensation. | 20 | | (e) The Council shall examine the topics identified in | 21 | | subsection (b) of Section 10 of this Act and shall make | 22 | | recommendations to the Department during the preparation of the | 23 | | report to the General Assembly and Governor.
| 24 | | Section 20. Repeal of Act. This Act shall be repealed on | 25 | | July 1, 2012.
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| 1 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, | 2 | | 2011.".
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