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92_SB1999
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1 AN ACT concerning ethanol.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Energy Conservation and Coal Development
5 Act is amended by changing Section 3 as follows:
6 (20 ILCS 1105/3) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 7403)
7 Sec. 3. Powers and Duties.
8 (a) In addition to its other powers, the Department has
9 the following powers:
10 (1) To administer for the State any energy programs
11 and activities under federal law, regulations or
12 guidelines, and to coordinate such programs and
13 activities with other State agencies, units of local
14 government, and educational institutions.
15 (2) To represent the State in energy matters
16 involving the federal government, other states, units of
17 local government, and regional agencies.
18 (3) To prepare energy contingency plans for
19 consideration by the Governor and the General Assembly.
20 Such plans shall include procedures for determining when
21 a foreseeable danger exists of energy shortages,
22 including shortages of petroleum, coal, nuclear power,
23 natural gas, and other forms of energy, and shall specify
24 the actions to be taken to minimize hardship and maintain
25 the general welfare during such energy shortages.
26 (4) To cooperate with State colleges and
27 universities and their governing boards in energy
28 programs and activities.
29 (5) (Blank).
30 (6) To accept, receive, expend, and administer,
31 including by contracts and grants to other State
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1 agencies, any energy-related gifts, grants, cooperative
2 agreement funds, and other funds made available to the
3 Department by the federal government and other public and
4 private sources.
5 (7) To investigate practical problems, seek and
6 utilize financial assistance, implement studies and
7 conduct research relating to the production, distribution
8 and use of alcohol fuels.
9 (8) To serve as a clearinghouse for information on
10 alcohol production technology; provide assistance,
11 information and data relating to the production and use
12 of alcohol; develop informational packets and brochures,
13 and hold public seminars to encourage the development and
14 utilization of the best available technology.
15 (9) To coordinate with other State agencies in
16 order to promote the maximum flow of information and to
17 avoid unnecessary overlapping of alcohol fuel programs.
18 In order to effectuate this goal, the Director of the
19 Department or his representative shall consult with the
20 Directors, or their representatives, of the Departments
21 of Agriculture, Central Management Services,
22 Transportation, and Revenue, the Office of the State Fire
23 Marshal, and the Environmental Protection Agency.
24 (10) To operate, within the Department, an Office
25 of Coal Development and Marketing for the promotion and
26 marketing of Illinois coal both domestically and
27 internationally. The Department may use monies
28 appropriated for this purpose for necessary
29 administrative expenses.
30 The Office of Coal Development and Marketing shall
31 develop and implement an initiative to assist the coal
32 industry in Illinois to increase its share of the
33 international coal market.
34 (11) To assist the Department of Central Management
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1 Services in establishing and maintaining a system to
2 analyze and report energy consumption of facilities
3 leased by the Department of Central Management Services.
4 (12) To consult with the Departments of Natural
5 Resources and Transportation and the Illinois
6 Environmental Protection Agency for the purpose of
7 developing methods and standards that encourage the
8 utilization of coal combustion by-products as value added
9 products in productive and benign applications.
10 (13) To provide technical assistance and
11 information to sellers and distributors of storage hot
12 water heaters doing business in Illinois, pursuant to
13 Section 1 of the Hot Water Heater Efficiency Act.
14 (b) (Blank).
15 (c) (Blank).
16 (d) The Department shall develop a package of
17 educational materials regarding the necessity of waste
18 reduction and recycling to reduce dependence on landfills and
19 to maintain environmental quality. The materials developed
20 shall be suitable for instructional use in grades 3, 4 and 5.
21 The Department shall distribute such instructional material
22 to all public elementary and unit school districts no later
23 than November 1, of each year.
24 (e) The Department shall study the feasibility of
25 requiring that wood and sawdust from construction waste,
26 demolition projects, sawmills, or other projects or
27 industries where wood is used in a large amount be shredded
28 and composted, and that such wood be prohibited from being
29 disposed of in a landfill. The Department shall report the
30 results of this study to the General Assembly by January 1,
31 1991.
32 (f) (Blank).
33 (g) The Department shall develop a program designated to
34 encourage the recycling of outdated telephone directories and
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1 to encourage the printing of new directories on recycled
2 paper. The Department shall work in conjunction with
3 printers and distributors of telephone directories
4 distributed in the State to provide them with any technical
5 assistance available in their efforts to procure appropriate
6 recycled paper. The Department shall also encourage
7 directory distributors to pick up outdated directories as
8 they distribute new ones, and shall assist any distributor
9 who is willing to do so in finding a recycler willing to
10 purchase the old directories and in publicizing and promoting
11 with citizens of the area the distributor's collection
12 efforts and schedules.
13 (h) The Department shall assist, cooperate with and
14 provide necessary staff and resources for the Interagency
15 Energy Conservation Committee, which shall be chaired by the
16 Director of the Department.
17 (i) (Blank). The Department shall operate or manage
18 within or outside of the Department a corn to ethanol
19 research facility for the purpose of reducing the costs of
20 producing ethanol through the development and
21 commercialization of new production technologies, equipment,
22 processes, feedstocks, and new value added co-products and
23 by-products. This work shall be conducted under the review
24 and guidance of the Illinois Ethanol Research Advisory Board
25 chaired by the Director of the Department. The ethanol
26 production research shall be conducted at the Corn to Ethanol
27 Research Pilot Plant in cooperation with universities,
28 industry, other State agencies, and the federal government.
29 (Source: P.A. 89-93, eff. 7-6-95; 89-445, eff. 2-7-96;
30 90-304, eff. 8-1-97.)
31 (20 ILCS 1105/8a rep.)
32 Section 10. The Energy Conservation and Coal Development
33 Act is amended by repealing Section 8a.
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1 Section 15. The Southern Illinois University Management
2 Act is amended by adding Sections 6.5 and 6.6 as follows:
3 (110 ILCS 520/6.5 new)
4 Sec. 6.5. Corn to ethanol. The Board shall operate and
5 manage the National Corn-to-Ethanol Research Pilot Plant for
6 the purpose of reducing the costs of producing ethanol
7 through the development and commercialization of new
8 production technologies, equipment, processes, feedstocks,
9 and new value added co-products and by-products. This work
10 shall be conducted under the review and guidance of the
11 Illinois Ethanol Research Advisory Board. The ethanol
12 production research shall be conducted at the National
13 Corn-to-Ethanol Research Pilot Plant in cooperation with
14 other universities, industry, State agencies, and the federal
15 government.
16 (110 ILCS 520/6.6 new)
17 Sec. 6.6. The Illinois Ethanol Research Advisory Board.
18 (a) There is established the Illinois Ethanol Research
19 Advisory Board (the "Advisory Board").
20 (b) The Advisory Board shall be composed of 13 members
21 including: the President of Southern Illinois University who
22 shall be Chairman; the Director of Commerce and Community
23 Affairs; the Director of Agriculture; the President of the
24 Illinois Corn Growers Association; the President of the
25 National Corn Growers Association; the President of the
26 Renewable Fuels Association; the Dean of the College of
27 Agricultural, Consumer, and Environmental Science, University
28 of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana; and 6 at-large members
29 appointed by the Governor representing the ethanol industry,
30 growers, suppliers, and universities.
31 (c) The 6 at-large members shall serve a term of
32 4-years. The Advisory Board shall meet at least annually or
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1 at the call of the Chairman. At any time a majority of the
2 Advisory Board may petition the Chairman for a meeting of the
3 Board. Seven members of the Advisory Board shall constitute
4 a quorum.
5 (d) The Advisory Board shall:
6 (1) Review the annual operating plans and budget of
7 the National Corn-to-Ethanol Research Pilot Plant.
8 (2) Advise on research and development priorities
9 and projects to be carried out at the Corn to Ethanol
10 Research Pilot Plant.
11 (3) Advise on policies and procedures regarding the
12 management and operation of the ethanol research pilot
13 plant. This may include contracts, project selection,
14 and personnel issues.
15 (4) Develop by-laws.
16 (5) Submit a final report to the Governor and
17 General Assembly outlining the progress and
18 accomplishments made during the year along with a
19 financial report for the year.
20 (e) The Advisory Board established by this Section is a
21 continuation, as changed by the Section, of the Board
22 established under Section 8a of the Energy Conservation and
23 Coal Act and repealed by this amendatory Act of the 92nd
24 General Assembly.
25 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
26 becoming law.