Full Text of SB0824 98th General Assembly
SB0824sam001 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY | Sen. Julie A. Morrison Filed: 3/17/2014
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 824
| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 824 by replacing | 3 | | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
| 4 | | "Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the | 5 | | Interagency Alternative Water Supply Policy Task Force Act. | 6 | | Section 5. The Interagency Alternative Water Supply Policy | 7 | | Task Force.
| 8 | | (a) There is hereby created the Interagency Alternative | 9 | | Water Supply Policy Task Force. | 10 | | (b) The task force shall consist of:
| 11 | | (1) the Director of the Illinois Environmental | 12 | | Protection Agency, or his or her designee;
| 13 | | (2) the Director of Natural Resources, or his or her | 14 | | designee;
| 15 | | (3) the Chairman of the Illinois Pollution Control | 16 | | Board, or his or her designee;
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| 1 | | (4) the Director of Agriculture, or his or her | 2 | | designee;
| 3 | | (5) the Director of the Department of Commerce and | 4 | | Economic Opportunity, or his or her designee;
| 5 | | (6) the Director of Public Health, or his or her | 6 | | designee;
| 7 | | (7) one member appointed by the Governor, representing | 8 | | the interests of the Prairie Research Institute;
| 9 | | (8) one member appointed by the Governor, representing | 10 | | the interests of the Illinois State Water Survey;
| 11 | | (9) one member appointed by the Governor, representing | 12 | | the interests of the Illinois State Geological Survey; and
| 13 | | (10) one member appointed by the Governor, | 14 | | representing the interests of the Illinois Sustainable | 15 | | Technology Center, who will serve as the chairperson of the | 16 | | committee. | 17 | | (c) The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency shall | 18 | | provide technical support and assistance to the task force and | 19 | | shall be responsible for administering its operations and | 20 | | ensuring that the requirements of this Act are met.
| 21 | | (d) The task force may consult with any persons or entities | 22 | | it deems necessary to carry out its purposes.
| 23 | | (e) Members of the task force shall be appointed no later | 24 | | than 90 days after the effective date of this Act. The members | 25 | | of the task force shall receive no compensation for serving as | 26 | | members of the task force.
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| 1 | | (f) The task force shall convene at regular, scheduled | 2 | | intervals to study the potential use of alternative water | 3 | | supplies in Illinois and to determine overarching goals for | 4 | | alternative water supply use. The task force shall create a | 5 | | report that reviews existing regulatory conditions and the | 6 | | latest available scientific research and institutional | 7 | | knowledge to evaluate and document:
| 8 | | (1) the existing opportunities for, and barriers to, | 9 | | use of alternative water supplies;
| 10 | | (2) recommended legislative and administrative | 11 | | requirements for aligning individual agency policies, | 12 | | programs, or strategies to support the goals of alternative | 13 | | water supply use, including possible amendments to the | 14 | | University of Illinois Scientific Surveys Act, the | 15 | | Illinois Groundwater Protection Act, the Rivers, Lakes, | 16 | | and Streams Act, and the Green Infrastructure for Clean | 17 | | Water Act;
| 18 | | (3) any overlaps, gaps, or contradictions in | 19 | | administrative rules with regard to water quality | 20 | | standards or usage requirements for the alternative water | 21 | | supplies;
| 22 | | (4) the water supply, water quality, and public health | 23 | | implications of creating rules to regulate and promote use | 24 | | of alternative water supplies;
| 25 | | (5) the existing and potential new regulatory or | 26 | | economic incentive programs to support alternative water |
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| 2 | | (6) the potential for a market for alternative water | 3 | | supplies in Illinois, including economic implications, | 4 | | such as job creation and increased availability of water | 5 | | supply.
| 6 | | (g) The task force shall submit its report and | 7 | | recommendations to the General Assembly and the Governor on or | 8 | | before January 1, 2017.
| 9 | | Section 10. Expiration. This Act is repealed on January 1,
| 10 | | 2018.
| 11 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 12 | | becoming law.".
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