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92_SB1999eng SB1999 Engrossed LRB9213607OBsbB 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 SB1999 Engrossed -2- LRB9213607OBsbB 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 SB1999 Engrossed -3- LRB9213607OBsbB 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 SB1999 Engrossed -4- LRB9213607OBsbB 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 manage18within or outside of the Department a corn to ethanol19research facility for the purpose of reducing the costs of20producing ethanol through the development and21commercialization of new production technologies, equipment,22processes, feedstocks, and new value added co-products and23by-products. This work shall be conducted under the review24and guidance of the Illinois Ethanol Research Advisory Board25chaired by the Director of the Department. The ethanol26production research shall be conducted at the Corn to Ethanol27Research Pilot Plant in cooperation with universities,28industry, 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. SB1999 Engrossed -5- LRB9213607OBsbB 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 4 32 years. The Advisory Board shall meet at least annually or at SB1999 Engrossed -6- LRB9213607OBsbB 1 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 bylaws. 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.