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(110 ILCS 520/6.6)
Sec. 6.6. The Illinois Ethanol Research Advisory Board.
(a) There is established the Illinois Ethanol
Research Advisory Board (the "Advisory Board").
(b) The Advisory Board shall be composed of 14 members including: the
President of
Southern Illinois University who shall be Chairman;
the Director of Commerce and Economic Opportunity;
the Director of Agriculture; the President of the
Illinois Corn Growers Association; the President of the National Corn Growers
Association; the President of the Renewable Fuels Association; the Dean of the
College of Agricultural, Consumer, and Environmental Science,
University of Illinois at
Champaign-Urbana; the Dean of the College of Agricultural, Life, and Physical Sciences, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale;
and 6 at-large members appointed by the Governor representing the ethanol
industry, growers, suppliers, and universities.
(c) The 6 at-large members shall serve a term of 4 years. The Advisory
Board shall
meet at least annually or at the call of the Chairman. At any time a majority
of the Advisory Board may petition the Chairman for a meeting of the Board.
Seven
members of the Advisory Board shall constitute a quorum.
(d) The Advisory Board shall:
(1) Review the annual operating plans and budget of |
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(2) Advise on research and development priorities and
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| projects to be carried out at the Corn-to-Ethanol Research Pilot Plant.
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(3) Advise on policies and procedures regarding the
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| management and operation of the ethanol research pilot plant. This may include contracts, project selection, and personnel issues.
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(4) Develop bylaws.
(5) Submit a final report to the Governor and General
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| Assembly outlining the progress and accomplishments made during the year along with a financial report for the year.
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(6) Establish and operate, subject to specific
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| appropriation for the purpose of providing facility operating funds, the National Corn-to-Ethanol Research Center at Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville as a State Biorefining Center of Excellence with the following purposes and goals:
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(A) To utilize interdisciplinary,
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| interinstitutional, and industrial collaborations to conduct research.
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(B) To provide training and services to the
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| ethanol fuel industry to make projects and training to advance the biofuels industry in the State more affordable for the institutional and industrial bodies, including, but not limited to, Illinois farmer-owned ethanol cooperatives.
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(C) To coordinate near-term industry research
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| needs and laboratory services by identifying needs and pursuing federal and other funding sources.
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(D) To develop and provide hands-on training to
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| prepare students for the biofuels workforce and train workforce reentrants.
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(E) To serve as an independent, third-party
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| source for review, testing, validation standardization, and definition in areas of industry need.
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(F) To provide seminars, tours, and informational
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| sessions advocating renewable energy.
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(G) To provide consultation services and
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| information for those interested in renewable energy.
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(H) To develop demonstration projects by pursuing
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| federal and other funding sources.
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(e) The Advisory Board established by this Section is a continuation, as
changed by
the Section, of the Board established under Section 8a of the Energy
Conservation and Coal Development Act and repealed by Public Act 92-736.
(Source: P.A. 102-370, eff. 8-13-21; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22.)
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