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1 | AN ACT concerning propane.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | ||||||
3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Illinois Propane Education and Research Act | ||||||
5 | of 1997 is
amended by changing Section 15 as follows:
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6 | (430 ILCS 27/15)
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7 | Sec. 15. Illinois Propane Education and Research Council.
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8 | (a) The qualified industry organizations shall select all | ||||||
9 | retail marketers,
public, and producer members of the Council. | ||||||
10 | The producer organizations shall
select the producer members of | ||||||
11 | the Council, the retail marketer organizations
shall select | ||||||
12 | retail marketer members, and all qualified industry | ||||||
13 | organizations
shall jointly select the public members. | ||||||
14 | Vacancies in the unfinished terms of
Council members shall be | ||||||
15 | filled in the same manner as were the original
appointments.
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16 | (b) In selecting members of the Council, the qualified | ||||||
17 | industry
organizations shall give due regard to selecting a | ||||||
18 | Council that is
representative of the industry, including | ||||||
19 | representation of:
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20 | (1) gas processors and oil refiners among producers;
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21 | (2) interstate and intrastate operators among retail | ||||||
22 | marketers;
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23 | (3) large and small companies among producers and | ||||||
24 | retail marketers,
including agricultural cooperatives; and
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25 | (4) diverse geographic regions of the State.
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26 | (c) The Council shall consist of 12 members, with 6
5 | ||||||
27 | members
representing
retail marketers, 4
5 members | ||||||
28 | representing producers, and 2 public
members.
Other than the | ||||||
29 | public members, Council members shall be full-time employees or
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30 | owners of businesses in the industry or representatives of | ||||||
31 | agricultural
cooperatives. No employee of a qualified industry | ||||||
32 | organization shall serve as
a member of the Council, and no |
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1 | member of the Council may serve concurrently as
an officer of | ||||||
2 | the board of directors of a qualified industry organization or
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3 | other trade
association. Only one person at a time from any | ||||||
4 | company or its affiliate may
serve on the Council.
The Director | ||||||
5 | may serve as an ex-officio non-voting member of the Council.
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6 | (d) Council members shall receive no compensation for their | ||||||
7 | services . ,
nor
shall Council members be reimbursed for expenses | ||||||
8 | relating to their service,
except that public members, upon | ||||||
9 | request, may be reimbursed for reasonable
expenses directly | ||||||
10 | related to their participation in Council meetings.
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11 | (e) Council members shall serve terms of 3 years and may | ||||||
12 | not serve more
than
2 full consecutive terms . Members filling | ||||||
13 | unexpired terms may serve not
more
than a total of 7 | ||||||
14 | consecutive years. Former members of the Council may be
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15 | returned to the Council if they have not been members for a | ||||||
16 | period of 2 years.
Initial appointments to the council shall be | ||||||
17 | for terms of 1, 2, and 3 years
staggered to provide for the | ||||||
18 | selection of 4 members each year.
The Council shall notify the | ||||||
19 | Director of the name, address, and propane-related
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20 | affiliation, if any, of a Council member within 30 days after | ||||||
21 | the
appointment of the member to the Council.
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22 | (f) The Council shall develop programs and projects and | ||||||
23 | enter into contracts
or agreements for implementing this Act, | ||||||
24 | including programs to enhance consumer
and employee safety and | ||||||
25 | training, to provide for research and development of
clean and | ||||||
26 | efficient propane utilization equipment, to inform and educate | ||||||
27 | the
public about safety and other issues associated with the | ||||||
28 | use of propane, and to
provide for the payment of the costs | ||||||
29 | thereof with funds collected pursuant to
this Act. The Council | ||||||
30 | shall coordinate its activities with industry trade
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31 | associations and others as appropriate to provide efficient | ||||||
32 | delivery of
services and to avoid unnecessary duplication of | ||||||
33 | activities.
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34 | (g) Issues related to research and development, safety, | ||||||
35 | education, and
training shall be given priority by the Council | ||||||
36 | in the development of its
programs and projects.
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1 | (h) The Council shall select from among its members a | ||||||
2 | Chairperson and other
officers as necessary, may establish | ||||||
3 | committees and subcommittees of the
Council, and shall adopt | ||||||
4 | rules and bylaws for the conduct of business and the
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5 | implementation of this Act. The Council shall establish | ||||||
6 | procedures for the
solicitation of industry comment and | ||||||
7 | recommendations on any significant plans,
programs, and | ||||||
8 | projects to be funded by the Council. The Council may establish
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9 | advisory committees of persons other than Council members.
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10 | (i) At the beginning of each fiscal period, the Council | ||||||
11 | shall prepare a
budget plan for the next fiscal period, | ||||||
12 | including the probable cost of all
programs, projects, and | ||||||
13 | contracts and a recommended rate of assessment
sufficient to | ||||||
14 | cover such costs.
The Council shall submit the proposed budget | ||||||
15 | to the Director for review and
comment. The Director may | ||||||
16 | recommend programs and activities considered
appropriate.
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17 | (j) The Council shall keep minutes, books, and records that | ||||||
18 | clearly reflect
all of the acts and transactions of the Council | ||||||
19 | and make public such
information. The books of the Council | ||||||
20 | shall be audited by a certified public
accountant at least once | ||||||
21 | each fiscal year and at such other times as the
Council may | ||||||
22 | designate.
The expense of the audit shall be the responsibility | ||||||
23 | of the Council.
Copies of such audit shall be provided to all | ||||||
24 | members
of the Council, all qualified industry organizations, | ||||||
25 | and to other members of
the industry upon request.
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26 | (Source: P.A. 90-305, eff. 1-1-98.)
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