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Public Act 92-0264

HB0842 Enrolled                                LRB9206862TAtm

    AN ACT to create the Carbon Sequestration Study Act.

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

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

    Section  5.  Carbon  Sequestration  Advisory   Committee;
duties.
    (a)  The   Carbon  Sequestration  Advisory  Committee  is
created within the Department of Agriculture.
    (b)  The Advisory Committee shall study  and  investigate
the  potential for carbon sequestration in Illinois, focusing
on  air  quality  and  the   preservation   of   agricultural
resources.
    (c)  The   Director  of  Agriculture  shall  appoint  the
members of the Advisory  Committee.  The  membership  of  the
Advisory  Committee  shall  include  representatives  of  the
following:  the  Department of Agriculture, the Department of
Natural  Resources,   the   United   States   Department   of
Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service, and the
University  of  Illinois.  The  Director  of  Agriculture may
appoint any other members deemed necessary. The  Director  of
Agriculture  shall  designate  one  of the Advisory Committee
members to serve as the chairperson of the Advisory Committee
and shall provide staffing support for the  Committee.    All
Advisory  Committee members shall serve without compensation,
but may be reimbursed for necessary expenses incurred in  the
performance of their duties.

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

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   This  Act is repealed on June 1,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

    Section 99.  Effective date.  This Act takes effect  upon
becoming law.
    Passed in the General Assembly May 15, 2001.

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