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1 | | appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of |
2 | | Representatives; |
3 | | (5) one member representing the Illinois Environmental |
4 | | Protection Agency, appointed by the Director of the |
5 | | Illinois Environmental Protection Agency; |
6 | | (6) two members representing a national waste and |
7 | | recycling organization, appointed by the Governor; |
8 | | (7) one member representing a statewide environmental |
9 | | organization, appointed by the Governor; |
10 | | (8) three members representing a nonprofit consortium |
11 | | dedicated to the sustainability of the Mahomet Aquifer, |
12 | | appointed by the Governor; |
13 | | (9) one member representing the Illinois State Water |
14 | | Survey of the Prairie Research Institute of the University |
15 | | of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, appointed by the |
16 | | Governor; |
17 | | (10) one member representing a statewide association |
18 | | representing the pipe trades, appointed by the Governor; |
19 | | (11) one member representing the State's largest |
20 | | general farm organization, appointed by the Governor; |
21 | | (12) one member representing a statewide trade |
22 | | association representing manufacturers, appointed by the |
23 | | Governor; |
24 | | (13) one member representing a community health care |
25 | | organization located over the Mahomet Aquifer, appointed |
26 | | by the Governor; |
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1 | | (14) seven members representing local government |
2 | | bodies located over the Mahomet Aquifer, appointed by the |
3 | | Governor; |
4 | | (15) one member representing a State labor |
5 | | organization that represents employees in the solid waste; |
6 | | and |
7 | | (16) one member representing a statewide business |
8 | | association with a focus on environmental issues, |
9 | | appointed by the Governor. |
10 | | (b) From among the Council's members, a chairperson shall |
11 | | be selected by majority vote and shall preside for a one-year |
12 | | term. The term of membership in the Council shall be for 3 |
13 | | years. |
14 | | (c) The Council shall: |
15 | | (1) review, evaluate, and make recommendations |
16 | | regarding State laws, regulations, and procedures that |
17 | | relate to the Mahomet Aquifer; |
18 | | (2) review, evaluate, and make recommendations |
19 | | regarding the State's efforts to implement this Act that |
20 | | relate to the quality of the Mahomet Aquifer; |
21 | | (3) review, evaluate, and make recommendations |
22 | | regarding current and potential contamination threats to |
23 | | the water quality of the Mahomet Aquifer; and |
24 | | (4) make recommendations relating to actions that |
25 | | might be taken to ensure the long-term protection of the |
26 | | Mahomet Aquifer. |
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1 | | (d) Members of the Mahomet Aquifer Council shall be |
2 | | reimbursed for ordinary and necessary expenses incurred in the |
3 | | performance of their duties, except that such reimbursement |
4 | | shall be limited to expenses associated with no more than 4 |
5 | | meetings per calendar year. The Agency shall provide the |
6 | | Council with such supporting services as are reasonable for |
7 | | the performance of the Council's duties.
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8 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
9 | | becoming law.".
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