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1 | AN ACT concerning education.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Southern Illinois University Management Act | ||||||
5 | is amended by changing Section 6.6 as follows:
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6 | (110 ILCS 520/6.6)
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7 | Sec. 6.6. The Illinois Ethanol Research Advisory Board.
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8 | (a) There is established the Illinois Ethanol
Research | ||||||
9 | Advisory Board (the "Advisory Board").
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10 | (b) The Advisory Board shall be composed of 13 members | ||||||
11 | including: the
President of
Southern Illinois University who | ||||||
12 | shall be Chairman;
the Director of Commerce and Economic | ||||||
13 | Opportunity;
the Director of Agriculture; the President of the
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14 | Illinois Corn Growers Association; the President of the | ||||||
15 | National Corn Growers
Association; the President of the | ||||||
16 | Renewable Fuels Association; the Dean of the
College of | ||||||
17 | Agricultural, Consumer, and Environmental Science,
University | ||||||
18 | of Illinois at
Champaign-Urbana;
and 6 at-large members | ||||||
19 | appointed by the Governor representing the ethanol
industry, | ||||||
20 | growers, suppliers, and universities.
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21 | (c) The 6 at-large members shall serve a term of 4 years. | ||||||
22 | The Advisory
Board shall
meet at least annually or at the call | ||||||
23 | of the Chairman. At any time a majority
of the Advisory Board |
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1 | may petition the Chairman for a meeting of the Board.
Seven
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2 | members of the Advisory Board shall constitute a quorum.
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3 | (d) The Advisory Board shall:
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4 | (1) Review the annual operating plans and budget of the | ||||||
5 | National
Corn-to-Ethanol
Research Pilot Plant.
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6 | (2) Advise on research and development priorities and | ||||||
7 | projects to be
carried out at the Corn-to-Ethanol Research | ||||||
8 | Pilot Plant.
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9 | (3) Advise on policies and procedures regarding the | ||||||
10 | management and
operation of the ethanol research pilot | ||||||
11 | plant. This may include contracts,
project selection, and | ||||||
12 | personnel issues.
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13 | (4) Develop bylaws.
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14 | (5) Submit a final report to the Governor and General | ||||||
15 | Assembly outlining
the progress and accomplishments made | ||||||
16 | during the year along with a financial
report for the year.
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17 | (6) Establish and operate, subject to specific | ||||||
18 | appropriation for the purpose of providing facility | ||||||
19 | operating funds, the National Corn-to-Ethanol Research | ||||||
20 | Center at Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville as a | ||||||
21 | State Biorefining Center of Excellence with the following | ||||||
22 | purposes and goals: | ||||||
23 | (A) To utilize interdisciplinary, | ||||||
24 | interinstitutional, and industrial collaborations to | ||||||
25 | conduct research. | ||||||
26 | (B) To provide training and services to the ethanol |
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1 | fuel industry to make projects and training to advance | ||||||
2 | the biofuels industry in the State more affordable for | ||||||
3 | the institutional and industrial bodies, including, | ||||||
4 | but not limited to, Illinois farmer-owned ethanol | ||||||
5 | cooperatives. | ||||||
6 | (C) To coordinate near-term industry research | ||||||
7 | needs and laboratory services by identifying needs and | ||||||
8 | pursuing federal and other funding sources. | ||||||
9 | (D) To develop and provide hands-on training to | ||||||
10 | prepare students for the biofuels workforce and train | ||||||
11 | workforce reentrants. | ||||||
12 | (E) To serve as an independent, third-party source | ||||||
13 | for review, testing, validation standardization, and | ||||||
14 | definition in areas of industry need. | ||||||
15 | (F) To provide seminars, tours, and informational | ||||||
16 | sessions advocating renewable energy. | ||||||
17 | (G) To provide consultation services and | ||||||
18 | information for those interested in renewable energy. | ||||||
19 | (H) To develop demonstration projects by pursuing | ||||||
20 | federal and other funding sources.
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21 | (e) The Advisory Board established by this Section is a | ||||||
22 | continuation, as
changed by
the Section, of the Board | ||||||
23 | established under Section 8a of the Energy
Conservation and | ||||||
24 | Coal Act and repealed by this amendatory Act of the 92nd
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25 | General Assembly.
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26 | (Source: P.A. 94-793, eff. 5-19-06.)
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