Public Act 097-0089
 
HB2902 EnrolledLRB097 10775 JDS 51199 b


  
    AN ACT concerning electric vehicles.
  
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
represented in the General Assembly:
  


 
    Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the 
Electric Vehicle Act.
 
    Section 5. Findings. The General Assembly finds that the 
adoption and use of electric vehicles would benefit the State 
of Illinois by (i) improving the health and environmental 
quality of the residents of Illinois through reduced pollution, 
(ii) reducing the operating costs of vehicle transportation, 
and (iii) shifting the demand for imported petroleum to locally 
produced electricity.
 
    Section 10. Definitions. 
    "Coordinator" means the Electric Vehicle Coordinator 
created in Section 15.
    "Council" means the Electric Vehicle Advisory Council 
created in Section 20.
    "Electric vehicle" means (i) a battery-powered electric 
vehicle operated solely by electricity or (ii) a plug-in hybrid 
electric vehicle that operates on electricity and gasoline and 
has a battery that can be recharged from an external source.
 
    Section 15. Electric Vehicle Coordinator. The Governor 
shall appoint a person within the Department of Commerce and 
Economic Opportunity to serve as the Electric Vehicle 
Coordinator for the State of Illinois. This person may be an 
existing employee with other duties. The Coordinator shall act 
as a point person for electric vehicle related policies and 
activities in Illinois.
 
    Section 20. Electric vehicle advisory council. 
    (a) There is created the Illinois Electric Vehicle Advisory 
Council. The Council shall investigate and recommend 
strategies that the Governor and the General Assembly may 
implement to promote the use of electric vehicles, including, 
but not limited to, potential infrastructure improvements, 
State and local regulatory streamlining, and changes to 
electric utility rates and tariffs.
    (b) The Council shall include all of the following members:
        (1) The Electric Vehicle Coordinator to serve as 
    chairperson.
        
        (2) Four members of the General Assembly, one appointed 
    by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, one 
    appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of 
    Representatives, one appointed by the President of the 
    Senate, and one appointed by the Minority Leader of the 
    Senate.
        
        (3) The Director of Commerce and Economic Opportunity 
    or his or her designee.

        (4) The Director of the Environmental Protection 
    Agency or his or her designee.

        (5) The Executive Director of the Illinois Commerce 
    Commission or his or her designee.
        (6) The Secretary of the Illinois Department of 
    Transportation or his or her designee.
        (7) Ten at-large members appointed by the Governor as 
    follows:
            (A) two representatives of statewide environmental 
        organizations;
            
            (B) two representatives of national or regional 
        environmental organizations;
            
            (C) one representative of a nonprofit car-sharing 
        organization;
            
            (D) two representatives of automobile 
        manufacturers;
            
            (E) one representative of the City of Chicago;
and
            
            (F) two representatives of  electric utilities.

    (c) The Council shall report its findings to the Governor 
and General Assembly by December 31, 2011.
    (d) The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity 
shall provide administrative and other support to the Council.
 

    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
becoming law.