SB0325eng 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SB0325 Engrossed LRB099 02937 JLK 22945 b

AN ACT concerning government.

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 Mahomet Aquifer Protection Task Force Act.

Section 5. Mahomet Aquifer Protection Task Force created.

There is created the Mahomet Aquifer Protection Task Force to address the issue of maintaining the clean drinking water of the Mahomet Aquifer, the principal aquifer in east-central Illinois. The Mahomet Aquifer Protection Task Force shall consist of the following persons:

(1) one member of the Senate, appointed by the President of the Senate;

(2) one member of the House of Representatives, appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives;

(3) one member of the Senate, appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate;

(4) one member of the House of Representatives, appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives;

(5) one member representing the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, appointed by the Director of the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency;

(6) one member representing a national waste and recycling organization, appointed by the Governor;

(7) one member representing a statewide environmental organization, appointed by the Governor;

(8) three members representing a non-profit consortium dedicated to the sustainability of the Mahomet Aquifer, appointed by the Governor;

(9) one member representing the Illinois State Water Survey of the Prairie Research Institute of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, appointed by the Governor;

(10) one member representing a statewide association representing the pipe trades, appointed by the Governor;

(11) one member representing the State's largest general farm organization, appointed by the Governor;

(12) one member representing a statewide trade association representing manufacturers, appointed by the Governor;

(13) one member representing a community health care organization located over the Mahomet Aquifer, appointed by the Governor; and

(14) seven members representing local government bodies located over the Mahomet Aquifer, appointed by the Governor.

Members shall be appointed within 90 days after the effective date of this Act. The members of the Mahomet Aquifer Protection Task Force shall serve without compensation.

Section 10. Administrative support. The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency shall provide administrative and other support to the Mahomet Aquifer Protection Task Force.

Section 15. Duties of Mahomet Aquifer Protection Task Force. The Mahomet Aquifer Protection Task Force shall conduct a study of the Mahomet Aquifer in furtherance of:

(1) developing a State plan to maintain the groundwater quality of the Mahomet Aquifer;

(2) identifying potential and current contamination threats to the water quality of the Mahomet Aquifer;

(3) identifying actions that might be taken to ensure the long-term protection of the Mahomet Aquifer; and

(4) making legislative recommendations for future protection of the Mahomet Aquifer.

Section 20. Report. On or before July 1, 2017, the Mahomet Aquifer Protection Task Force shall report its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly, by filing copies of its report as provided in Section 3.1 of the General Assembly Organization Act, and to the Governor.

Section 90. Expiration. This Act is repealed on October 1, 2017.

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