101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
SB3537
 
Introduced 2/14/2020, by Sen. Chapin Rose
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
415 ILCS 55/5-5 new

     Amends the Illinois Groundwater Protection Act. Creates the Mahomet Aquifer Council. Provides that 9 public members shall be appointed to the Council by the Governor, including 3 persons representing a nonprofit consortium dedicated to the sustainability of the Mahomet Aquifer, 5 persons representing local government bodies located over the Mahomet Aquifer, and one person from the University of Illinois Prairie Research Institute. Provides that the chairperson's term shall be for one year, and a Council member's term shall be for 3 years. Allows reimbursement to members for ordinary and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties, except that such reimbursement shall be limited to expenses associated with no more than 4 meetings per calendar year. Requires the Agency to provide the Council with such supporting services as are reasonable for the performance of the Council's duties. Effective immediately.
  


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1    AN ACT concerning safety.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Groundwater Protection Act is 
5amended  by adding Section 5-5 as follows:
 
6    (415 ILCS 55/5-5 new)
7    Sec. 5-5. Mahomet Aquifer Council.
8    (a) There shall be established a Mahomet Aquifer Council. 
9The Council shall be composed of 9 public members appointed by 
10the Governor, including:
11        (1) 3 persons representing a nonprofit consortium 
12    dedicated to the sustainability of the Mahomet Aquifer;
13        (2) 5 persons representing local government bodies 
14    located over the Mahomet Aquifer; and
15        (3) one person from the University of Illinois Prairie 
16    Research Institute. 
17    (b) From among the Council's members, a chairperson shall 
18be selected by majority vote and shall preside for a one-year 
19term. The term of membership in the Council shall be for 3 
20years.
21    (c) The Council shall: 
22        (1) review, evaluate, and make recommendations 
23    regarding State laws, regulations, and procedures that 
 
 
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1    relate to the Mahomet Aquifer;
2        (2) review, evaluate, and make recommendations 
3    regarding the State's efforts to implement this Act that 
4    relate to the quality of the Mahomet Aquifer;
5        (3) review, evaluate, and make recommendations 
6    regarding current and potential contamination threats to 
7    the water quality of the Mahomet Aquifer; and
8        (4) make recommendations relating to actions that 
9    might be taken to ensure the long-term protection of the 
10    Mahomet Aquifer. 
11    (d) Members of the Mahomet Aquifer Council shall be 
12reimbursed for ordinary and necessary expenses incurred in the 
13performance of their duties, except that such reimbursement 
14shall be limited to expenses associated with no more than 4 
15meetings per calendar year. The Agency shall provide the 
16Council with such supporting services as are reasonable for the 
17performance of the Council's duties. 
 
 
18    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
19becoming law.