Full Text of SB3527 97th General Assembly
SB3527sam001 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY | Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson Filed: 2/24/2012
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 3527
| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 3527 by replacing | 3 | | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
| 4 | | "Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the | 5 | | " Independence from Oil Act". | 6 | | Section 5. Legislative findings. The General Assembly | 7 | | finds that: | 8 | | (1) Oil consumption contributes to global warming and harms | 9 | | the environment. Oil use is the number one source of carbon | 10 | | dioxide pollution from the U.S. economy. American emissions of | 11 | | global warming pollution from burning oil alone exceed the | 12 | | total emissions from every nation in the world other than | 13 | | China. Oil spills impose massive damage on the environment. | 14 | | (2) Oil also threatens public health, particularly | 15 | | affecting children and minority communities. Oil-powered | 16 | | vehicles produce soot and smog pollution, which causes asthma |
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| 1 | | attacks and premature deaths. Between 2000 and 2006, over 200 | 2 | | Illinoisans died each year from asthma on average. Minorities | 3 | | were disproportionately impacted, with African Americans | 4 | | having an average asthma mortality rate four times higher than | 5 | | that of the white population. | 6 | | (3) Oil and gasoline prices place an unnecessary and | 7 | | mounting economic burden on Illinois residents. Illinois | 8 | | regularly has among the highest gas prices in the nation, and | 9 | | in 2011, Illinoisans spent more than 7% of their income on | 10 | | gasoline alone. | 11 | | (4) Reliance on oil undermines national security, sending | 12 | | over 1 billion dollars overseas per day, often to nations | 13 | | opposed to American interests. | 14 | | (5) Recent analysis has found that state and federal | 15 | | policies, including those to promote public transit, walking | 16 | | and biking, high-speed rail, energy efficiency, and electric | 17 | | vehicles could reduce Illinois' oil consumption by almost 40% | 18 | | by 2030. | 19 | | (6) Illinois should help protect the environment, | 20 | | safeguard public health, strengthen its economy, and support | 21 | | national security by reducing aggregate oil consumption in the | 22 | | State. | 23 | | Section 10. Definitions. As used in this Act, unless the | 24 | | context clearly requires otherwise: | 25 | | "Office" means the Department of Commerce and Economic |
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| 1 | | Opportunity's Office of Energy and Recycling. | 2 | | "Plan" means the Illinois Independence from Oil Plan, | 3 | | created pursuant to Section 15 of this Act.
| 4 | | Section 15. Illinois Independence from Oil Plan. The Office | 5 | | shall develop a plan to reduce the consumption of oil in the | 6 | | State. The plan must be designed to meet the targets of | 7 | | reducing consumption of oil in the State by at least 30% from | 8 | | 2007 levels by 2030 and at least 50% from 2007 levels by 2050. | 9 | | In establishing these targets, the Office shall consider the | 10 | | potential of oil savings from the following strategies to | 11 | | improve energy efficiency and move to clean, renewable energy: | 12 | | (1) expanding and investing in public transportation, | 13 | | including bus transit and high speed rail, and offering | 14 | | incentives for commuters to use public transportation | 15 | | where available; | 16 | | (2) the rapid deployment of electric vehicles, through | 17 | | a combination of policies that may include, but are not | 18 | | limited to, comprehensive planning with utilities, | 19 | | investments in electric vehicle infrastructure, and | 20 | | consumer tax incentives; | 21 | | (3) achieving home and commercial weatherization and | 22 | | efficiency improvements; | 23 | | (4) establishing rebates or other consumer incentives | 24 | | for retiring older, inefficient vehicles; | 25 | | (5) coordinating land use and transportation planning |
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| 1 | | to encourage growth in areas accessible by walking, biking, | 2 | | and public transportation; | 3 | | (6) transitioning to renewable energy for heating, | 4 | | including energy from wind, solar, geothermal, and | 5 | | sustainable biomass; | 6 | | (7) establishing additional policies and incentives | 7 | | for industrial efficiency improvements, including | 8 | | replacements of industrial boilers and other steps to | 9 | | reduce petroleum consumption; and | 10 | | (8) adopting other strategies that can help enable | 11 | | Illinois to achieve the oil-reduction targets. | 12 | | The Office shall report to the General Assembly by February | 13 | | 1, 2013 with recommendations for short-term and mid-term | 14 | | policies needed to achieve the overall reductions in oil use, | 15 | | including recommendations for specific legislative actions. | 16 | | It is the policy of the State to reduce aggregate oil | 17 | | consumption in the State by working to implement the | 18 | | recommendations and meet the targets set forth in the plan. | 19 | | By February 1, 2015 and by February 1 every 5 years | 20 | | thereafter, the Governor shall evaluate the State's progress | 21 | | toward meeting the plan's goals and make additional | 22 | | recommendations to the legislative committees having | 23 | | jurisdiction over energy, transportation, technology, public | 24 | | health, and environmental matters as necessary to ensure that | 25 | | the State can meet the reduction goals.". |
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| 1 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 2 | | becoming law.".
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