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90_HB2216

      20 ILCS 1105/3            from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 7403
      20 ILCS 1105/8a new
          Amends the Energy Conservation and Coal Development  Act.
      Includes  in  the list of powers and duties of the Department
      of Commerce and Community Affairs the duty of  operating  the
      Corn  to  Ethanol Research Pilot Plant to reduce the costs of
      producing ethanol through the development of  new  production
      technologies, equipment, processes, feedstocks, and new value
      added  co-products  and  by-products.   Creates  the Illinois
      Ethanol  Research  Advisory  Board  within  the   Department.
      Provides for the composition of the Board.  Provides that the
      Board  will  review  the  plans  and  budget  and  advise  on
      projects,  priorities,  policies, and procedures of the Pilot
      Plant, adopt by-laws, and report to the Governor and  General
      Assembly  outlining  the  progress  and  accomplishment  on a
      yearly basis. Effective immediately.
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                                              LRB9002952KDksA
 1        AN  ACT  to  amend  the  Energy  Conservation  and   Coal
 2    Development Act by changing Section 3 and adding Section 8a.
 3        Be  it  enacted  by  the People of the State of Illinois,
 4    represented in the General Assembly:
 5        Section 5.  The Energy Conservation and Coal  Development
 6    Act is amended by changing Section 3 and adding Section 8a as
 7    follows:
 8        (20 ILCS 1105/3) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 7403)
 9        Sec. 3.  Powers and Duties.
10        (a)  In  addition to its other powers, the Department has
11    the following powers:
12             (1)  To administer for the State any energy programs
13        and  activities  under  federal   law,   regulations   or
14        guidelines,   and   to   coordinate   such  programs  and
15        activities with other  State  agencies,  units  of  local
16        government, and  educational institutions.
17             (2)  To   represent  the  State  in  energy  matters
18        involving the federal government, other states, units  of
19        local government, and regional agencies.
20             (3)  To   prepare   energy   contingency  plans  for
21        consideration by the Governor and the  General  Assembly.
22        Such  plans shall include procedures for determining when
23        a  foreseeable  danger  exists   of   energy   shortages,
24        including  shortages  of  petroleum, coal, nuclear power,
25        natural gas, and other forms of energy, and shall specify
26        the actions to be taken to minimize hardship and maintain
27        the general welfare during such energy shortages.
28             (4)  To   cooperate   with   State   colleges    and
29        universities   and   their  governing  boards  in  energy
30        programs and activities.
31             (5)  (Blank).
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 1             (6)  To accept,  receive,  expend,  and  administer,
 2        including   by   contracts  and  grants  to  other  State
 3        agencies, any energy-related gifts,  grants,  cooperative
 4        agreement  funds,  and  other funds made available to the
 5        Department by the federal government and other public and
 6        private sources.
 7             (7)  To investigate  practical  problems,  seek  and
 8        utilize   financial  assistance,  implement  studies  and
 9        conduct research relating to the production, distribution
10        and use of alcohol fuels.
11             (8)  To serve as a clearinghouse for information  on
12        alcohol   production   technology;   provide  assistance,
13        information and data relating to the production  and  use
14        of  alcohol; develop informational packets and brochures,
15        and hold public seminars to encourage the development and
16        utilization of the best available technology.
17             (9)  To coordinate  with  other  State  agencies  in
18        order  to  promote the maximum flow of information and to
19        avoid unnecessary overlapping of alcohol  fuel  programs.
20        In  order  to  effectuate  this goal, the Director of the
21        Department or his representative shall consult  with  the
22        Directors,  or  their representatives, of the Departments
23        of        Agriculture,         Central         Management
24        Services,Transportation,  and  Revenue, the Office of the
25        State Fire  Marshal,  and  the  Environmental  Protection
26        Agency.
27             (10)  To  operate,  within the Department, an Office
28        of Coal Development and Marketing for the  promotion  and
29        marketing   of   Illinois   coal  both  domestically  and
30        internationally.    The   Department   may   use   monies
31        appropriated   for    this    purpose    for    necessary
32        administrative expenses.
33             The  Office  of Coal Development and Marketing shall
34        develop and implement an initiative to  assist  the  coal
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 1        industry  in  Illinois  to  increase  its  share  of  the
 2        international coal market.
 3             (11)  To assist the Department of Central Management
 4        Services  in  establishing  and  maintaining  a system to
 5        analyze  and  report  energy  consumption  of  facilities
 6        leased by the Department of Central Management Services.
 7             (12)  To consult with  the  Departments  of  Natural
 8        Resources    and    Transportation   and   the   Illinois
 9        Environmental  Protection  Agency  for  the  purpose   of
10        developing  methods  and  standards  that  encourage  the
11        utilization of coal combustion by-products as value added
12        products in productive and benign applications.
13             (13)  To    provide    technical    assistance   and
14        information to sellers and distributors  of  storage  hot
15        water  heaters  doing  business  in Illinois, pursuant to
16        Section 1 of the Hot Water Heater Efficiency Act.
17        (b)  (Blank).
18        (c)  (Blank).
19        (d)  The  Department   shall   develop   a   package   of
20    educational   materials  regarding  the  necessity  of  waste
21    reduction and recycling to reduce dependence on landfills and
22    to maintain environmental quality.  The  materials  developed
23    shall be suitable for instructional use in grades 3, 4 and 5.
24    The  Department  shall distribute such instructional material
25    to all public elementary and unit school districts  no  later
26    than November 1, of each year.
27        (e)  The   Department  shall  study  the  feasibility  of
28    requiring that wood  and  sawdust  from  construction  waste,
29    demolition   projects,   sawmills,   or   other  projects  or
30    industries where wood is used in a large amount  be  shredded
31    and  composted,  and  that such wood be prohibited from being
32    disposed of in a landfill.  The Department shall  report  the
33    results  of  this study to the General Assembly by January 1,
34    1991.
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 1        (f)  (Blank).
 2        (g)  The Department shall develop a program designated to
 3    encourage the recycling of outdated telephone directories and
 4    to encourage the printing  of  new  directories  on  recycled
 5    paper.    The  Department  shall  work  in  conjunction  with
 6    printers   and   distributors   of   telephone    directories
 7    distributed  in  the State to provide them with any technical
 8    assistance available in their efforts to procure  appropriate
 9    recycled   paper.    The   Department  shall  also  encourage
10    directory distributors to pick  up  outdated  directories  as
11    they  distribute  new  ones, and shall assist any distributor
12    who is willing to do so in  finding  a  recycler  willing  to
13    purchase the old directories and in publicizing and promoting
14    with  citizens  of  the  area  the  distributor's  collection
15    efforts and schedules.
16        (h)  The  Department  shall  assist,  cooperate  with and
17    provide necessary staff and  resources  for  the  Interagency
18    Energy  Conservation Committee, which shall be chaired by the
19    Director of the Department.
20        (i)  The Department shall operate  or  manage  within  or
21    outside of the Department a corn to ethanol research facility
22    for  the  purpose  of reducing the costs of producing ethanol
23    through  the  development  and   commercialization   of   new
24    production  technologies,  equipment,  processes, feedstocks,
25    and new value added co-products and by-products.   This  work
26    shall  be  conducted  under  the  review  and guidance of the
27    Illinois Ethanol  Research  Advisory  Board  chaired  by  the
28    Director  of the Department.  The ethanol production research
29    shall be conducted at the  Corn  to  Ethanol  Research  Pilot
30    Plant in cooperation with universities, industry, other State
31    agencies, and the federal government.
32    (Source: P.A. 88-45; 88-339; 89-93, eff. 7-6-95; 89-445, eff.
33    2-7-96.)
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 1        (20 ILCS 1105/8a new)
 2        Sec. 8a.  The Illinois Ethanol Research Advisory Board.
 3        (a)  There  is  established,  within  the Department, the
 4    Illinois Ethanol Research Advisory Board (the "Board").
 5        The Board shall be composed of 13 members including:  the
 6    Director  of  the  Department  who  shall  be  Chairman;  the
 7    Director of Illinois Department of Agriculture; the President
 8    of the Illinois Corn Growers Association; the Chairman of the
 9    Governors'  Ethanol  Coalition; the President of the National
10    Corn Growers Association; the President of Southern  Illinois
11    University; the President of Renewable Fuels Association; the
12    Dean  of Agriculture, University of Illinois; the Director of
13    Agricultural   Research   Services,   U.S.   Department    of
14    Agriculture; and 4 at large members appointed by the Governor
15    representing  the  ethanol  industry, growers, suppliers, and
16    universities.
17        The 4 at large members shall serve  a  term  of  4-years.
18    The  Board shall meet at least annually or at the call of the
19    Director.  At any time a majority of the Board  may  petition
20    the  Chairman  for  a meeting of the Board.  Seven members of
21    the Board shall constitute a quorum.
22        (b)  The Board shall:
23             (1)  Review the annual operating plans and budget of
24        the Corn to Ethanol Research Pilot Plant.
25             (2)  Advise on research and  development  priorities
26        and  projects  to  be  carried out at the Corn to Ethanol
27        Research Pilot Plant.
28             (3)  Advise on policies and procedures regarding the
29        management and operation of the  ethanol  research  pilot
30        plant.   This  may  include contracts, project selection,
31        and personnel issues.
32             (4)  Develop by-laws.
33             (5)  Submit a  final  report  to  the  Governor  and
34        General    Assembly    outlining    the    progress   and
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 1        accomplishments  made  during  the  year  along  with   a
 2        financial report for the year.
 3        Section  99.  Effective date.  This Act takes effect upon
 4    becoming law.

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