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 1        AN ACT to create the Carbon Sequestration Study Act.

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

 4        Section  1.   Short  title.  This Act may be cited as the
 5    Carbon Sequestration Study Act.

 6        Section  5.  Carbon  Sequestration  Advisory   Committee;
 7    duties.
 8        (a)  The   Carbon  Sequestration  Advisory  Committee  is
 9    created within the Department of Agriculture.
10        (b)  The Advisory Committee shall study  and  investigate
11    the  potential for carbon sequestration in Illinois, focusing
12    on  air  quality  and  the   preservation   of   agricultural
13    resources.
14        (c)  The   Director  of  Agriculture  shall  appoint  the
15    members of the Advisory  Committee.  The  membership  of  the
16    Advisory  Committee  shall  include  representatives  of  the
17    following:  the  Department of Agriculture, the Department of
18    Natural  Resources,   the   United   States   Department   of
19    Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service, and the
20    University  of  Illinois.  The  Director  of  Agriculture may
21    appoint any other members deemed necessary. The  Director  of
22    Agriculture  shall  designate  one  of the Advisory Committee
23    members to serve as the chairperson of the Advisory Committee
24    and shall provide staffing support for the  Committee.    All
25    Advisory  Committee members shall serve without compensation,
26    but may be reimbursed for necessary expenses incurred in  the
27    performance of their duties.

28        Section  10.   Report.  The Committee shall report to the
29    General Assembly not later than February 1, 2002, setting out
30    its findings and recommendations and proposing  how  best  to
 
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 1    proceed  with  the  study  of carbon sequestration, including
 2    various trading options  and  alternatives,  considering  air
 3    quality and the preservation of agricultural resources.

 4        Section  90.   Repeal.   This  Act is repealed on June 1,
 5    2002.

 6        Section 99.  Effective date.  This Act takes effect  upon
 7    becoming law.

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