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HB5310 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY


 


 
95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
HB5310

 

Introduced , by Rep. Patricia R. Bellock

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
525 ILCS 25/10 new

    Amends the Illinois Lake Management Program Act. Creates the Task Force on the Conservation and Quality of the Great Lakes for the protection of the water quality and supply of the Great Lakes. Sets forth the membership, powers, and duties of the Task Force. Effective immediately.


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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

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1     AN ACT concerning conservation.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Illinois Lake Management Program Act is
5 amended by adding Section 10 as follows:
 
6     (525 ILCS 25/10 new)
7     Sec. 10. Task Force on the Conservation and Quality of the
8 Great Lakes.
9     (a) The Task Force on the Conservation and Quality of the
10 Great Lakes is created for the protection of the water quality
11 of the Great Lakes and to educate members of the General
12 Assembly and the general population of the conditions of the
13 Great Lakes. The Task Force consists of the following members:
14         (1) one member of the Senate appointed by the President
15     of the Senate;
16         (2) one member of the Senate appointed by the Minority
17     Leader of the Senate;
18         (3) one member of the House of Representatives
19     appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives;
20         (4) one one member of the House of Representatives
21     appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of
22     Representatives;
23         (5) the Lieutenant Governor, ex officio, or his or her

 

 

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1     designee;
2         (6) the Director of the Environmental Protection
3     Agency, ex officio, or his or her designee;
4         (7) the Director of Natural Resources, ex officio, or
5     his or her designee; and
6         (8) one member representing the Alliance for Great
7     Lakes.
8 The members shall select a chairperson from among themselves.
9     (b) The Office of the Lieutenant Governor shall provide
10 staff and support and is responsible for the administration of
11 the Task Force. The Task Force shall hold its first meeting
12 within 90 days after the effective date of his amendatory Act
13 of the 95th General Assembly. The Task Force shall meet at
14 least once each calendar quarter. The members shall serve
15 without compensation.
16     (c) The Task Force shall review and discuss various topics
17 related to the supply and quality of water in the Great Lakes,
18 including, but not limited to:
19         (1) the availability of federal funds for projects
20     related to water quality and supply;
21         (2) the extent of water consumption and use from the
22     Great Lakes;
23         (3) the current and projected water levels of the Great
24     Lakes, particularly of Lake Michigan;
25         (4) levels of water pollution and the sources impacting
26     water quality of the Great Lakes;

 

 

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1         (5) the impact of water quality and supply issues on
2     recreational activities and natural habitats;
3         (6) the impact of invasive species on the Great Lakes
4     ecosystem; and
5         (7) current laws and regulations affecting the Great
6     Lakes, including the Great Lakes Compact.
7 The Task Force may call upon experts to provide additional
8 information and testimony.
9     (d) Each year, the Task Force shall submit a report to the
10 General Assembly outlining its recommendation concerning any
11 legislative actions to protect the water quality and supply of
12 the Great Lakes. The first report must be submitted no later
13 than June 1, 2009.
 
14     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
15 becoming law.