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| Public Act 102-0341 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning civil law.
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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 5. The University of Illinois Act is amended by | ||||
adding Section 120 as follows: | ||||
(110 ILCS 305/120 new) | ||||
Sec. 120. Carbon capture, utilization, and storage report. | ||||
(a) Subject to appropriation, the Prairie Research | ||||
Institute at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, | ||||
in consultation with an intergovernmental advisory committee, | ||||
must file a report on the potential for carbon capture, | ||||
utilization, and storage as a climate mitigation technology | ||||
throughout Illinois with the Governor and the General Assembly | ||||
no later than December 31, 2022. The report shall provide an | ||||
assessment of Illinois subsurface storage resources, a | ||||
description of existing and selected subsurface storage | ||||
projects, and best practices for carbon storage. Additionally, | ||||
the report shall provide recommendations for policy and | ||||
regulatory needs at the State level based on its findings, and | ||||
shall, at a minimum, address all the following areas: | ||||
(1) carbon capture, utilization, and storage current | ||||
status and future storage resource potential in the State. | ||||
Enhanced Oil Recovery shall remain outside the scope of | ||||
this study; | ||
(2) procedures, standards, and safeguards for the | ||
storage of carbon dioxide; | ||
(3) permitting processes and the coordination with | ||
applicable federal law or regulatory commissions, | ||
including the Class VI injection well permitting process; | ||
(4) economic impact, job creation, and job retention | ||
from carbon capture, utilization, and storage that both | ||
protects the environment and supports short-term and | ||
long-term economic growth; | ||
(5) development of knowledge capacity of appropriate | ||
State agencies and stakeholders; | ||
(6) environmental justice and stakeholder issues | ||
related to carbon capture, utilization, and storage | ||
throughout the State; | ||
(7) leveraging federal policies and public-private | ||
partnerships for research, design, and development to | ||
benefit the State; | ||
(8) liability for the storage and monitoring | ||
maintenance of the carbon dioxide after the completion of | ||
a carbon capture, utilization, and storage project; | ||
(9) acquisition, ownership, and amalgamation of pore | ||
space for carbon capture, utilization, and storage; | ||
(10) methodologies to establish any necessary fees, | ||
costs, or offsets; and | ||
(11) any risks to health, safety, the environment, and | ||
property uses or values. | ||
(b) In developing the report under this Section, the | ||
Prairie Research Institute shall form an advisory committee, | ||
which shall be composed of all the following members: | ||
(1) the Director of the Environmental Protection | ||
Agency, or his or her designee; | ||
(2) the Director of Natural Resources, or his or her | ||
designee; | ||
(3) the Director of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, | ||
or his or her designee; | ||
(4) the Director of the Illinois Emergency Management | ||
Agency, or his or her designee; | ||
(5) the Director of Agriculture, or his or her | ||
designee; | ||
(6) the Attorney General, or his or her designee; | ||
(7) one member of the Senate, appointed by the | ||
President of the Senate; | ||
(8) one member of the House of Representatives, | ||
appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; | ||
(9) one member of the Senate, appointed by the | ||
Minority Leader of the Senate; and | ||
(10) one member of the House of Representatives, | ||
appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of | ||
Representatives. | ||
(c) No later than 60 days after the effective date of this | ||
amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly, the advisory | ||
committee shall hold its first meeting at the call of the | ||
Executive Director of the Prairie Research Institute, at which | ||
meeting the members shall select a chairperson from among | ||
themselves. After its first meeting, the committee shall meet | ||
at the call of the chairperson. Members of the committee shall | ||
serve without compensation. The Prairie Research Committee | ||
shall provide administrative support to the committee. | ||
(d) The Prairie Research Institute shall also engage with | ||
interested stakeholders throughout the State to gain insights | ||
into socio-economic perspectives from environmental justice | ||
organizations, environmental non-governmental organizations, | ||
industry, landowners, farm bureaus, manufacturing, labor | ||
unions, and others. | ||
(e) This Section is repealed on January 1, 2023.
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law. | ||