Full Text of SB0168 097th General Assembly
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning State government.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The Mississippi River Coordinating Council Act | 5 | | is amended by changing Sections 10, 15, and 20 as follows: | 6 | | (20 ILCS 4003/10)
| 7 | | Sec. 10. Mississippi River Coordinating Council. | 8 | | (a) There is established the Mississippi River | 9 | | Coordinating Council (Council), consisting of 16 13 voting | 10 | | members to be appointed by the Governor. One member shall be | 11 | | the Lieutenant Governor who shall serve as a voting member and | 12 | | as chairperson of the Council. The agency members of the | 13 | | Council shall include the Directors, or their designees, of the | 14 | | following: the Department of Agriculture, the Department of | 15 | | Commerce and Economic Opportunity, the Illinois Environmental | 16 | | Protection Agency, the Department of Natural Resources, the | 17 | | Historic Preservation Agency, and the Department of | 18 | | Transportation. In addition, the Council shall include one | 19 | | member representing Soil and Water Conservation Districts | 20 | | located in the proximity of the Mississippi River and its | 21 | | tributaries, and 8 6 members representing local communities, | 22 | | not-for-profit organizations working to protect the | 23 | | Mississippi River and its tributaries, businesses, |
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| 1 | | agriculture, recreation, conservation, and the environment , 2 | 2 | | of which must reside within a county that is adjacent to the | 3 | | Mississippi River . | 4 | | (b) The Governor may appoint, as ex-officio members, | 5 | | individuals representing the interests of the states who border | 6 | | the Mississippi River and individuals representing federal | 7 | | agencies. | 8 | | (c) Members of the Council shall serve 2-year terms, except | 9 | | that of the initial appointments, 5 members shall be appointed | 10 | | to serve 3-year terms and 4 members to serve one-year terms. | 11 | | (d) The Council shall meet at least quarterly. | 12 | | (e) The Office of the Lieutenant Governor shall be | 13 | | responsible for the operations of the Council, including, | 14 | | without limitation, funding and oversight of the Council's | 15 | | activities. The Office may reimburse members of the Council for | 16 | | travel expenses. | 17 | | (f) This Section is subject to the provisions of Section | 18 | | 405-500 of the Department of Central Management Services Law. | 19 | | (g) The members of the Council shall appoint one member of | 20 | | the Council to serve as the Illinois representative to the | 21 | | National Mississippi River Parkway Commission.
| 22 | | (Source: P.A. 94-996, eff. 1-1-07.) | 23 | | (20 ILCS 4003/15)
| 24 | | Sec. 15. Duties of the Council. | 25 | | (a) The Council shall: |
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| 1 | | (1) periodically review activities and programs | 2 | | administered by State and federal agencies that directly | 3 | | impact the Mississippi River and its tributaries; | 4 | | (2) work with local communities and organizations to | 5 | | encourage partnerships that enhance awareness and | 6 | | capabilities to address watershed and water resource | 7 | | concerns and to encourage strategies that protect, | 8 | | restore, and expand critical habitats and soil | 9 | | conservation and water quality practices; | 10 | | (3) work with State and federal agencies to optimize | 11 | | the expenditure of funds affecting the Mississippi River | 12 | | and its tributaries; | 13 | | (4) advise and make recommendations to the Governor and | 14 | | State agencies on ways to better coordinate the expenditure | 15 | | of appropriated funds affecting the Mississippi River and | 16 | | its tributaries; | 17 | | (5) encourage local communities to develop water | 18 | | management plans to address stormwater, erosion, flooding, | 19 | | sedimentation, and pollution problems and encourage | 20 | | projects for the natural conveyance and storage of | 21 | | floodwaters, the enhancement of wildlife habitat and | 22 | | outdoor recreation opportunities, the recovery, | 23 | | management, and conservation of the Mississippi River and | 24 | | its tributaries, the preservation of farmland, prairies, | 25 | | and forests, and the use of measurable economic development | 26 | | efforts that are compatible with the ecological health of |
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| 1 | | the State; and | 2 | | (6) help identify possible sources of additional | 3 | | funding for Mississippi River water management projects | 4 | | and projects and activities related to the Great River | 5 | | Road, a national scenic and recreational highway .
| 6 | | (b) Subject to appropriation, the Council may pay for a | 7 | | membership to the National Mississippi River Commission. | 8 | | (Source: P.A. 94-996, eff. 1-1-07.) | 9 | | (20 ILCS 4003/20)
| 10 | | Sec. 20. Agency duties. State agencies represented on the | 11 | | Council shall provide to the Council, on request, information | 12 | | concerning agency programs, data, and activities that impact | 13 | | the restoration and preservation of the Mississippi River and | 14 | | its tributaries. The Secretary of Transportation, the Director | 15 | | of Agriculture, the Director of the Environmental Protection | 16 | | Agency, the Director of Historic Preservation, the Director of | 17 | | Natural Resources, and the Director of Commerce and Economic | 18 | | Opportunity shall each designate at least one employee from his | 19 | | or her respective agency to assist the Council.
| 20 | | (Source: P.A. 94-996, eff. 1-1-07.)
| 21 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 22 | | becoming law.
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