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Sen. Patrick J. Joyce
Filed: 1/5/2025
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5397
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| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 5397 by replacing |
| 3 | | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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| 4 | | "Section 5. The Illinois Petroleum Education and Marketing |
| 5 | | Act is amended by changing Section 10 as follows:
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| 6 | | (225 ILCS 728/10) |
| 7 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) |
| 8 | | Sec. 10. Illinois Petroleum Resources Board. |
| 9 | | (a) There is hereby created the Illinois Petroleum |
| 10 | | Resources Board, which shall be subject to the provisions of |
| 11 | | the Regulatory Sunset Act. The purpose of the Board is to |
| 12 | | coordinate a program designed to demonstrate to the general |
| 13 | | public the importance of the Illinois oil and gas exploration |
| 14 | | and production industry, to encourage the wise and efficient |
| 15 | | use of energy, to promote environmentally sound production |
| 16 | | methods and technologies, to develop existing supplies of |
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| 1 | | State oil and gas resources, to support research and |
| 2 | | educational activities concerning the oil and gas exploration |
| 3 | | and production industry, and to support oilfield environmental |
| 4 | | remediation and restoration activities. |
| 5 | | (b) The Board shall be composed of 12 members to be |
| 6 | | appointed as follows: |
| 7 | | (1) Through December 31, 2006, the Governor shall make |
| 8 | | appointments from a list of names submitted by qualified |
| 9 | | producer associations, of which 10 shall be oil and gas |
| 10 | | producers. |
| 11 | | (2) Beginning January 1, 2007 and through the |
| 12 | | effective date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General |
| 13 | | Assembly, all appointments shall be made by the qualified |
| 14 | | producer associations. |
| 15 | | (3) Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory |
| 16 | | Act of the 103rd General Assembly, the Director of Natural |
| 17 | | Resources shall make appointments to the Board, of which |
| 18 | | 10 shall be oil and gas producers. The Director may make |
| 19 | | these appointments based on names submitted to the |
| 20 | | Department of Natural Resources by oil and gas producers |
| 21 | | in the State. |
| 22 | | (c) A member of the Board shall: |
| 23 | | (1) be at least 25 years of age; |
| 24 | | (2) be a resident of the State of Illinois; and |
| 25 | | (3) have at least 5 years of active experience in the |
| 26 | | oil industry. |
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| 1 | | (d) Members shall serve for a term of 3 years, except that |
| 2 | | of the initial appointments, 4 members shall serve for one |
| 3 | | year, 4 members for 2 years, and 4 members for 3 years. |
| 4 | | (e) Vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term of |
| 5 | | office in the same manner as the original appointment. |
| 6 | | (f) The Board shall, at its first meeting, elect one of its |
| 7 | | members as chairperson, who shall preside over meetings of the |
| 8 | | Board and perform other duties that may be required by the |
| 9 | | Board. The first meeting of the Board shall be called by the |
| 10 | | Governor. |
| 11 | | (g) No member of the Board shall receive a salary or |
| 12 | | reimbursement for duties performed as a member of the Board, |
| 13 | | except that members are eligible to receive reimbursement for |
| 14 | | travel expenses incurred in the performance of Board duties. |
| 15 | | (Source: P.A. 100-220, eff. 8-18-17.)
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| 16 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
| 17 | | becoming law.". |