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    AN ACT concerning State government.

 
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    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
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represented in the General Assembly:


 
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    Section 5. The Department of Commerce and Economic 
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Opportunity Law of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is 
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amended  by adding Section 605-425 as follows:
 
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    (20 ILCS 605/605-425  new)
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    Sec. 605-425. Illinois Steel Development Board.

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(a)  The  Illinois Steel Development Board is established
as an 
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advisory  board  to  the  Department  of  Commerce  and
Economic 
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Opportunity.   The  Board  shall  be  composed  of the
following  
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voting  members:  the  Director  of  Commerce  and
Economic 
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Opportunity, who shall be Chairman of  the  Board,  the
Deputy  
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Director of the Bureau of Business Development within    the 
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Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity,  4  members
of  
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the General Assembly (one each appointed by the President
of 
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the Senate, the Senate Minority Leader, the Speaker of the

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House of Representatives,  and  the  House  Minority  Leader),  and  8   
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persons
appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent 
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of the
Senate.  Members  appointed  by  the  Governor  must  include: 
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(1) one member shall be a member of the faculty of a school of 
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business located within Illinois; (2) one member shall be a 
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member of the faculty of a school of engineering located within 
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Illinois; (3) one member shall represent a labor union that 
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represents steelworkers; and (4) 5 members shall represent the 
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Illinois steel industry, including but not limited to 
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technology, transportation, financial, production, and use. 
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Members
appointed  by  the  Governor  shall be chosen from persons 
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of
recognized ability and experience in their designated 
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field.    
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    The members appointed by the  Governor  shall  serve  for
terms  
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of  4  years.   The  initial  terms  of  the  initial
appointees  shall 
 


 






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expire on July 1, 2009.  A member appointed
by a legislative 
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leader shall serve for the duration  of  the

 General Assembly for 
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which he or she is appointed, so long as
 the member remains a 
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member of that General Assembly.
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    The  Board shall meet at least annually or at the call of
 
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the Chairman.  At any time the  majority  of  the  Board  may
 
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petition  the  Chairman  for  a  meeting  of the Board.  Nine
 members 
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of the Board shall constitute a quorum.
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    Members of the Board shall be reimbursed for  actual  and
 
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necessary  expenses incurred while performing their duties as
 
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members  of  the  Board  from  funds  appropriated   to   the
Department 
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for that purpose.
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    (b)  The    Board   shall   provide   advice   and   make recommendations 
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to the Department of Commerce  and  Economic Opportunity
on the 
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following:
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        (1)  The  development  of  an annual agenda that may

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    include, but is not limited to, research, marketing,  and

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    promotional  methodologies  conducted  for the purpose of

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    increasing  the  use  of  American  steel
produced, used, or 
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    transported by Illinois companies with
emphasis   on   the   
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    following  areas:  maintaining  and
increasing employment of 
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    Illinois workers  in  the  steel
industry;   steel   preparation   
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    and   characterization;
marketing;     public     awareness     and    
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    education;
transportation; and environmental impacts.
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        (2)  The support and coordination  of  American
steel  
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    research,  marketing, and promotion; the
approval of 
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    projects consistent with  the  annual  agenda
and  budget for 
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    steel research, marketing, and promotion;
and the approval 
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    of the annual budget and operating  plan
for administration 
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    of the Board.
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        (3)  The  promotion  and  coordination  of available

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    research, marketing, and promotional information  on  the

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    production,   preparation,   distribution,  and  uses  of

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    American  steel.  The Board shall advise  the
existing  
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    research institutions within the State on areas

 where 
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    research may be necessary.
 


 






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        (4)  The cooperation to the fullest extent  possible
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    State   and   federal  agencies  and  departments,
 independent 
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    organizations, and other  interested  groups,
 public   and  
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    private,  for  the  purposes  of  promoting
 American  steel 
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    resources.
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        (5)  The submission of   an  annual  report  to  the
 Governor  
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    and the General Assembly outlining the progress
 and 
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    accomplishments made during  the  calendar  year  and

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    furnishing other relevant information.
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        (6)  Focusing on existing steel research, marketing,

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    and  promotion  efforts in carrying out its mission, ways
to 
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    make use of existing facilities in Illinois  or  other

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    institutions   carrying   out  research,  marketing,  and

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    promotion of American  steel and, as  far  as
practical,   to   
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    make  maximum  use  of  the  facilities
available  in  Illinois,   
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    including   universities   and
colleges  located  within  the 
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    State of Illinois, and the
creation  of  a  consortium  or  
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    center  that   conducts,
coordinates,  and supports steel 
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    research, promotion, and
marketing  activities   in   the   State   
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    of   Illinois.
Programmatic activities of the consortium or 
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    center shall
be  subject  to  approval  by the Department and 
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    shall be
consistent with  the  purposes  of  this  Section.    The

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    Department  may  authorize  the  expenditure  of funds in

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    support of the administrative and programmatic operations

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    of the center or consortium that are consistent  with  its

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    authority.    Administrative actions undertaken by or for
the 
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    center or consortium shall be subject to the approval
of 
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    the Department.
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        (7)  Reasonable   ways,   before   initiating    any
research,  
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    to  avoid  duplication  of  effort and expense
through the  
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    coordination  of  the  research  efforts  of
various    agencies,    
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    departments,    universities,   or

 organizations.
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        (8)  The adoption, amendment, and repeal  of  rules,
 
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    regulations,    and    bylaws   governing   the   Board's
 organization 
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    and conduct of business.
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        (9)  The  search  for,  the  acceptance of,   and   the
 
 


 






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    expenditure  of  gifts  or  grants  in any form, from any
 public 
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    agency or from any other source.   The  gifts  and
 grants  may  
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    be  held  in  trust  by  the  Department and
 expended at the 
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    direction of the Department  and  in  the
exercise  of  the  
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    Department's powers and performance of
the Department's 
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    duties.
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        (10)  The publication, from time  to  time,  of  the
results   
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    of   American  steel  research,
marketing, and  promotion  
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    projects  funded  through  the
Department.
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    (c)  The   Board  shall  also  provide  advice  and  make

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recommendations to the Department on the following:
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        (1) The creation  and  maintenance  of  current  and

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    accurate  records  on  all markets for and actual uses of

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    steel processed, utilized, or transported in Illinois and

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    ways of making those records available to the public upon

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    request.
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        (2)  The   identification   of   all   current   and
anticipated  
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    future  technical,  economic, institutional,
market, 
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    environmental, regulatory,  and other impediments
to the  
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    use  of  American steel  and  the
Illinois steel industry.
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        (3)  The  identification  of  alternative  plans  or
actions  
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    that  would  maintain  or  increase  the  use of
American  steel  
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    and  the  Illinois  steel
industry.
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        (4) The development  of  strategies  and   proposing

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    policies  to  promote  responsible  uses  of American
steel 
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    processed, used,  or  transported  by  the

 Illinois steel 
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    industry.