Full Text of SB2515 102nd General Assembly
SB2515sam002 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY | Sen. Chapin Rose Filed: 4/16/2021
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2515
| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2515, AS AMENDED, | 3 | | by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the | 4 | | following: | 5 | | "Section 5. The Illinois Groundwater Protection Act is | 6 | | amended by adding Section 5-5 as follows: | 7 | | (415 ILCS 55/5-5 new) | 8 | | Sec. 5-5. Mahomet Aquifer Council. | 9 | | (a) There shall be established a Mahomet Aquifer Council. | 10 | | The Council shall be composed of the following members: | 11 | | (1) one member of the Senate, appointed by the | 12 | | President of the Senate; | 13 | | (2) one member of the House of Representatives, | 14 | | appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; | 15 | | (3) one member of the Senate, appointed by the | 16 | | Minority Leader of the Senate; |
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| 1 | | (4) one member of the House of Representatives, | 2 | | appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of | 3 | | Representatives; | 4 | | (5) one member representing the Illinois Environmental | 5 | | Protection Agency, appointed by the Director of the | 6 | | Illinois Environmental Protection Agency; | 7 | | (6) two members representing a national waste and | 8 | | recycling organization, appointed by the Governor; | 9 | | (7) one member representing a statewide environmental | 10 | | organization, appointed by the Governor; | 11 | | (8) three members representing a nonprofit consortium | 12 | | dedicated to the sustainability of the Mahomet Aquifer, | 13 | | appointed by the Governor; | 14 | | (9) one member representing the Illinois State Water | 15 | | Survey of the Prairie Research Institute of the University | 16 | | of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, appointed by the | 17 | | Governor; | 18 | | (10) one member representing a statewide association | 19 | | representing the pipe trades, appointed by the Governor; | 20 | | (11) one member representing the State's largest | 21 | | general farm organization, appointed by the Governor; | 22 | | (12) one member representing a statewide trade | 23 | | association representing manufacturers, appointed by the | 24 | | Governor; | 25 | | (13) one member representing a community health care | 26 | | organization located over the Mahomet Aquifer, appointed |
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| 1 | | by the Governor; | 2 | | (14) seven members representing local government | 3 | | bodies located over the Mahomet Aquifer, appointed by the | 4 | | Governor; | 5 | | (15) one member representing a State labor | 6 | | organization that represents employees in the solid waste, | 7 | | recycling, and related industries, appointed by the | 8 | | Governor; and | 9 | | (16) one member representing a statewide business | 10 | | association with a focus on environmental issues, | 11 | | appointed by the Governor. | 12 | | (b) From among the Council's members, a chairperson shall | 13 | | be selected by majority vote and shall preside for a one-year | 14 | | term. The term of membership in the Council shall be for 3 | 15 | | years. | 16 | | (c) The Council shall: | 17 | | (1) review, evaluate, and make recommendations | 18 | | regarding State laws, regulations, and procedures that | 19 | | relate to the Mahomet Aquifer; | 20 | | (2) review, evaluate, and make recommendations | 21 | | regarding the State's efforts to implement this Act that | 22 | | relate to the quality of the Mahomet Aquifer; | 23 | | (3) review, evaluate, and make recommendations | 24 | | regarding current and potential contamination threats to | 25 | | the water quality of the Mahomet Aquifer; and | 26 | | (4) make recommendations relating to actions that |
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| 1 | | might be taken to ensure the long-term protection of the | 2 | | Mahomet Aquifer. | 3 | | (d) Members of the Mahomet Aquifer Council shall be | 4 | | reimbursed for ordinary and necessary expenses incurred in the | 5 | | performance of their duties, except that such reimbursement | 6 | | shall be limited to expenses associated with no more than 4 | 7 | | meetings per calendar year. The Agency shall provide the | 8 | | Council with such supporting services as are reasonable for | 9 | | the performance of the Council's duties.
| 10 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 11 | | becoming law.".
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