Full Text of HB0472 94th General Assembly
HB0472eng 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| AN ACT concerning ethanol.
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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 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the | 5 |
| Illinois Ethanol Board Act.
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| Section 5. Definition.
As used in this Act, "Board" means | 7 |
| the Illinois Ethanol Board established by this Act. | 8 |
| Section 10. Creation of Ethanol Board; membership; | 9 |
| meetings; expenses.
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| (a) The Illinois Ethanol Board is created.
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| (b) The Board consists of 11 members as follows:
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| (1) Seven persons, 4 of whom are involved in farming, | 13 |
| who are voting members appointed by the Governor, with the | 14 |
| advice and consent of the Senate. The initial members | 15 |
| appointed by the Governor shall serve terms, as designated | 16 |
| by the Governor, as follows: 2 for one year, 2 for 2 years, | 17 |
| 2 for 3 years, and one for 4 years from the effective date | 18 |
| of this Act. Subsequent terms shall be 4 years.
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| (2) The Directors, or their designee, of the Department | 20 |
| of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, the Department of | 21 |
| Agriculture, and the Illinois Environmental Protection | 22 |
| Agency. These members shall serve as ex officio non-voting | 23 |
| members.
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| (3) The president, or his or her designee, of one of | 25 |
| the State universities of Illinois, the particular | 26 |
| university to be selected by the Governor. This member | 27 |
| shall serve as an ex officio non-voting member.
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| (c) A member shall serve until his or her successor is | 29 |
| appointed and qualified. A vacancy in membership exists upon a | 30 |
| member's death, disability, resignation, removal for cause, or | 31 |
| failure to hold the office designated in item (2) or (3) of |
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| subsection (b), but does not arise upon the expiration of a | 2 |
| voting member's term. A vacancy in the office of a voting | 3 |
| member shall be filled by appointment of the Governor, with the | 4 |
| advice and consent of the Senate, for the remainder of the | 5 |
| term.
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| (d) The Board shall meet at least annually. Members shall | 7 |
| receive no compensation but shall be reimbursed for their | 8 |
| actual and necessary expenses from funds appropriated and | 9 |
| available for that purpose. | 10 |
| (e) The voting members of the Board shall annually select a | 11 |
| chair from among the Board members.
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| Section 15. Administrator.
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| (a) The Board shall employ and determine the duties of a | 14 |
| full-time administrator.
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| (b) The administrator shall compile an annual report on the | 16 |
| Board's activities during the preceding 12 months and submit | 17 |
| the report to the Board, the Governor's Office, the Secretary | 18 |
| of the Senate, and the Clerk of the House of Representatives.
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| Section 20. Board powers.
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| (a) The Board may rent office space and employ personnel as | 21 |
| necessary for the performance of its powers and duties.
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| (b) The Board may employ the services of experts and | 23 |
| consultants and expend funds as necessary for the performance | 24 |
| of its powers and duties, including but not limited to, funds | 25 |
| for the acquisition of commodities.
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| (c) The Board may accept gifts, grants, donations, money, | 27 |
| and services.
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| Section 25. Board duties. The Board shall: | 29 |
| (1) Promote the development and use of ethanol through | 30 |
| programs such as, but not limited to, grants and other | 31 |
| financial assistance.
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| (2) Promote the implementation of air quality | 33 |
| improvement programs.
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| (3) Perform such other duties as may be required by | 2 |
| law.
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| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 4 |
| becoming law.
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