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92_HB0842ham001 LRB9206862TAtmam01 1 AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 842 2 AMENDMENT NO. _______. Amend House Bill 842, on page 1, 3 immediately below line 5, by inserting the following: 4 "Section 5. Carbon Sequestration Advisory Committee; 5 duties. 6 (a) The Carbon Sequestration Advisory Committee is 7 created within the Department of Agriculture. 8 (b) The Advisory Committee shall study and investigate 9 the potential for carbon sequestration in Illinois, focusing 10 on air quality and the preservation of agricultural 11 resources. 12 (c) The Director of Agriculture shall appoint the 13 members of the Advisory Committee. The membership of the 14 Advisory Committee shall include representatives of the 15 following: the Department of Agriculture, the Department of 16 Natural Resources, the United States Department of 17 Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service, and the 18 University of Illinois. The Director of Agriculture may 19 appoint any other members deemed necessary. The Director of 20 Agriculture shall designate one of the Advisory Committee 21 members to serve as the chairperson of the Advisory Committee 22 and shall provide staffing support for the Committee. All 23 Advisory Committee members shall serve without compensation, -2- LRB9206862TAtmam01 1 but may be reimbursed for necessary expenses incurred in the 2 performance of their duties. 3 Section 10. Report. The Committee shall report to the 4 General Assembly not later than February 1, 2002, setting out 5 its findings and recommendations and proposing how best to 6 proceed with the study of carbon sequestration, including 7 various trading options and alternatives, considering air 8 quality and the preservation of agricultural resources. 9 Section 90. Repeal. This Act is repealed on June 1, 10 2002. 11 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 12 becoming law.".