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| AN ACT concerning local government.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Wabash | 5 |
| and Ohio Rivers Coordinating Council Act. | 6 |
| Section 5. Legislative Purpose. The restoration and | 7 |
| conservation of the Wabash and Ohio Rivers and their | 8 |
| tributaries is in the economic and ecological interest of the | 9 |
| citizens of this State. It is further in the public interest to | 10 |
| establish, implement, and monitor water management projects | 11 |
| run by local, State, federal and not for profit entities. | 12 |
| Section 10. Wabash and Ohio Rivers Coordinating Council.
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| (a) There is established the Wabash and Ohio Rivers | 14 |
| Coordinating Council (Council), consisting of 13 voting | 15 |
| members. One member shall be the Lieutenant Governor who shall | 16 |
| serve as a voting member and as chairperson of the Council. The | 17 |
| Directors of the following agencies and departments, or their | 18 |
| designees, shall serve as ex-officio voting members: the | 19 |
| Department of Agriculture, the Department of Commerce and | 20 |
| Economic Opportunity, the Illinois Environmental Protection | 21 |
| Agency, the Department of Natural Resources, and the Department | 22 |
| of Transportation. In addition, the Council shall include one |
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| member, appointed by the Governor, representing soil and water | 2 |
| conservation districts located in the proximity of the Wabash | 3 |
| and Ohio Rivers and its tributaries, and 6 members, appointed | 4 |
| by the Governor, representing local communities and | 5 |
| not-for-profit organizations working to protect the Wabash and | 6 |
| Ohio Rivers and their tributaries, businesses, agriculture, | 7 |
| recreation, conservation, and the environment. | 8 |
| (b) The Governor may appoint, as non-voting members, | 9 |
| individuals representing the interests of the states that | 10 |
| border the Wabash and Ohio Rivers and individuals representing | 11 |
| federal agencies. | 12 |
| (c) The voting members of the Council who are appointed by | 13 |
| the Governor shall serve 2-year terms, except that of the | 14 |
| initial appointments, 3 members shall be appointed to serve | 15 |
| 2-year terms and 4 members to serve one-year terms. | 16 |
| (d) The Council shall meet at least quarterly. | 17 |
| (e) The Office of the Lieutenant Governor shall be | 18 |
| responsible for the operations of the Council, including, | 19 |
| without limitation, funding and oversight of the Council's | 20 |
| activities. Members of the Council shall serve without | 21 |
| compensation, but may be reimbursed for necessary travel | 22 |
| expenses. | 23 |
| (f) This Section is subject to the provisions of Section | 24 |
| 405-500 of the Department of Central Management Services Law. | 25 |
| Section 15. Duties of the Council. The Council shall do |
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| the following: | 2 |
| (1) periodically review activities and programs
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| administered by State and federal agencies that directly impact | 4 |
| the Wabash and Ohio Rivers and their tributaries; | 5 |
| (2) work with local communities and organizations
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| encourage partnerships that enhance awareness and capabilities | 7 |
| to address watershed and water resource concerns and to | 8 |
| encourage strategies that protect, restore, and expand | 9 |
| critical habitats and soil conservation and water quality | 10 |
| practices; | 11 |
| (3) work with State and federal agencies to
optimize the | 12 |
| expenditure of funds affecting the Wabash and Ohio Rivers and | 13 |
| their tributaries; | 14 |
| (4) advise and make recommendations to the Governor
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| State agencies on ways to better coordinate the expenditure of | 16 |
| appropriated funds affecting the Wabash and Ohio Rivers and | 17 |
| their tributaries; | 18 |
| (5) encourage local communities to develop water
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| management plans to address stormwater, erosion, flooding, | 20 |
| sedimentation, and pollution problems and encourage projects | 21 |
| for the natural conveyance and storage of floodwaters, the | 22 |
| enhancement of wildlife habitat and outdoor recreation | 23 |
| opportunities, the recovery, management, and conservation of | 24 |
| the Wabash and Ohio Rivers and their tributaries, the | 25 |
| preservation of farmland, prairies, and forests, and the use of | 26 |
| measurable economic development efforts that are compatible |
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| with the ecological health of the State; and | 2 |
| (6) help identify possible sources of additional
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| for Wabash and Ohio Rivers water management projects. | 4 |
| Section 20. Agency duties. State agencies represented on | 5 |
| the Council shall provide to the Council, on request, | 6 |
| information concerning agency programs, data, and activities | 7 |
| that impact the restoration and preservation of the Wabash and | 8 |
| Ohio Rivers and their tributaries.
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