Full Text of HB1048 99th General Assembly
HB1048eng 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning wildlife.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. If and only if Senate Bill 44 of the 99th
| 5 | | General Assembly becomes law in the form in which it passed | 6 | | both houses on May 30, 2015, then the Unmanned Aerial System | 7 | | Oversight Task Force Act is amended by changing Section 15 as | 8 | | follows:
| 9 | | (09900SB0044enr., Sec. 15)
| 10 | | Sec. 15. The Unmanned Aerial System Task Force.
| 11 | | (a) There is hereby created the Unmanned Aerial System | 12 | | Oversight Task Force to study and make recommendations for the | 13 | | operation, usage, and regulation of Unmanned Aerial Systems, | 14 | | commonly referred to as "drone" technology, within this State.
| 15 | | (b) Within 90 days after the effective date of this Act | 16 | | members of the Task Force shall be appointed by the Governor | 17 | | and shall consist of one member from each of the following | 18 | | agencies or interest groups:
| 19 | | (1) a member of the Division of Aeronautics of the | 20 | | Department of Transportation, nominated by the Secretary | 21 | | of Transportation;
| 22 | | (2) a member of the Department of State Police, | 23 | | nominated by the Director of State Police;
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| 1 | | (3) a Conservation Police officer of the Department of | 2 | | Natural Resources, nominated by the Director of Natural | 3 | | Resources;
| 4 | | (4) a member of the Department of Agriculture, | 5 | | nominated by the Director of Agriculture;
| 6 | | (5) a member of the Department of Commerce and Economic | 7 | | Opportunity, nominated by the Director of Commerce and | 8 | | Economic Opportunity;
| 9 | | (6) a UAS technical commercial representative;
| 10 | | (7) a UAS manufacturing industry representative;
| 11 | | (8) a person nominated by the Attorney General;
| 12 | | (9) a member of the Illinois Conservation Police Lodge, | 13 | | nominated by the president of the Lodge;
| 14 | | (10) a member of a statewide sportsmen's federation, | 15 | | nominated by the president of the federation;
| 16 | | (11) a member of a statewide agricultural association, | 17 | | nominated by the president of the association; | 18 | | (12) a member of a statewide commerce association, | 19 | | nominated by the president or executive director of the | 20 | | association;
| 21 | | (13) a person nominated by an electric utility company | 22 | | serving retail customers in this State; | 23 | | (14) a member of the Illinois National Guard, nominated | 24 | | by the Adjutant General; | 25 | | (15) a member of a statewide retail association, | 26 | | nominated by the president of the association;
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| 1 | | (16) a member of a statewide manufacturing trade | 2 | | association, nominated by the president or chief executive | 3 | | officer of the association; | 4 | | (17) a member of a statewide property and casualty | 5 | | insurance association, nominated by the president or chief | 6 | | executive officer of the association; | 7 | | (18) a member of a statewide association representing | 8 | | real estate brokers licensed in this State, nominated by | 9 | | the president of the association; | 10 | | (19) a member of a statewide surveying association, | 11 | | nominated by the president of the association;
| 12 | | (20) a law enforcement official from a municipality | 13 | | with a population of 2 million or more inhabitants, | 14 | | nominated by the mayor of the municipality;
| 15 | | (21) a law enforcement official from a municipality | 16 | | with a population of less than 2 million inhabitants, | 17 | | nominated by a statewide police chiefs association; and | 18 | | (22) a member of a statewide freight railroad | 19 | | association, nominated by the president of the | 20 | | association. | 21 | | (b-5) Within 90 days after the effective date of this Act, | 22 | | 8 members of the Task Force shall also be appointed by the | 23 | | General Assembly, with 2 members appointed by the Speaker of | 24 | | the House of Representatives and 2 members appointed by the | 25 | | Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, and 2 members | 26 | | appointed by the President of the Senate and 2 members |
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| 1 | | appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate. | 2 | | (c) Nominations to the Task Force must be submitted to the | 3 | | Governor within 60 days of the effective date of this Act. The | 4 | | Governor shall make the appointments within 30 days after the | 5 | | close of nominations. The term of the appointment shall be | 6 | | until submission of the report of comprehensive | 7 | | recommendations under subsection (g) of this Section. The | 8 | | member from the Division of Aeronautics of the Department of | 9 | | Transportation shall chair the Task Force and serve as a | 10 | | liaison to the Governor and General Assembly. Meetings of the | 11 | | Task Force shall be held as necessary to complete the duties of | 12 | | the Task Force. Meetings of the Task Force shall be held in the | 13 | | central part of the State.
| 14 | | (d) The members of the Task Force shall receive no | 15 | | compensation for serving as members of the Task Force.
| 16 | | (e) The Task Force shall consider commercial and private | 17 | | uses of drones, landowner and privacy rights, as well as | 18 | | general rules and regulations for safe operation of drones, and | 19 | | prepare comprehensive recommendations for the safe and lawful | 20 | | operation of UAS in this State.
| 21 | | (f) The Department of Transportation shall provide | 22 | | administrative support to the Task Force. | 23 | | (g) The Task Force shall submit a report with | 24 | | recommendations to the Governor and General Assembly no later | 25 | | than July 1, 2016.
| 26 | | (Source: 09900SB0044enr., Sec. 15.) |
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| 1 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 2 | | becoming law or on the date Senate Bill 44 of the 99th General | 3 | | Assembly takes effect, whichever is later. |
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