Full Text of HB5694 97th General Assembly
HB5694 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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State of Illinois
2011 and 2012 HB5694 Introduced 2/16/2012, by Rep. Arthur Turner SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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Creates the Illinois Oil Independence Act. Creates the Illinois Oil Independence Commission. Sets forth the membership and terms of members of the Commission. Provides that the Commission shall develop a plan to reduce Illinois's dependence on oil. Provides that the Commission shall report to General Assembly by February 1, 2013 with recommendations for short-term and mid-term policies needed to achieve the overall reductions in oil use.
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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 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the | 5 | | Illinois Oil Independence Act. | 6 | | Section 5. Definitions. "Commission" means the Illinois | 7 | | Oil Independence Commission created under this Act. | 8 | | Section 10. Illinois Oil Independence Commission. | 9 | | (a) The Illinois Oil Independence Commission is created. | 10 | | The Commission shall be composed of the following members: | 11 | | (1) four voting members, as follows: | 12 | | (A) the Director of Commerce and Economic | 13 | | Opportunity or his or her designee; | 14 | | (B) the Chairman of the Board of the Regional | 15 | | Transit Authority or his or her designee; | 16 | | (C) the Secretary of Transportation or his or her | 17 | | designee; and | 18 | | (D) the Director of the Environmental Protection | 19 | | Agency or his or her designee; | 20 | | (2) four voting members, nominated and voted on by the | 21 | | Commission's voting members appointed under paragraph (1) | 22 | | of this subsection, as follows: |
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| 1 | | (A) one with expertise in environmental issues; | 2 | | (B) one with expertise in public transportation, | 3 | | transit-oriented development, or transportation | 4 | | policy; | 5 | | (C) one with expertise in residential and | 6 | | low-income energy provision; and | 7 | | (D) one with expertise in sustainability planning; | 8 | | (3) four voting members of the General Assembly | 9 | | appointed as follows: | 10 | | (A) one member of the House of Representatives to | 11 | | be appointed by the Speaker of the House of | 12 | | Representatives; | 13 | | (B) one member of the House of Representatives to | 14 | | be appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of | 15 | | Representatives; | 16 | | (C) one member of the Senate to be appointed by the | 17 | | President of the Senate; and | 18 | | (D) one member of the Senate to be appointed by the | 19 | | Minority Leader of the Senate; and | 20 | | (4) three non-voting members appointed by the Governor | 21 | | with relevant expertise as follows: | 22 | | (A) one representing the University of Illinois; | 23 | | (B) one representing the Center for Neighborhood | 24 | | Technology; and | 25 | | (C) one representing Argonne National | 26 | | Laboratories. |
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| 1 | | (b) Members of the Commission, with the exception of | 2 | | General Assembly members, shall be appointed for a term of 5 | 3 | | years and may be reappointed. General Assembly members shall be | 4 | | appointed to 2 year terms and may be reappointed. The members | 5 | | shall elect one of the voting members to serve as chairperson | 6 | | of the Commission. The Commission meets at the call of the | 7 | | chair. A quorum is necessary for action by the Commission; 7 | 8 | | voting members of the Commission constitute a quorum, unless a | 9 | | vacancy exists among the Commission's voting members. If a | 10 | | vacancy exists, then a quorum of the Commission consists of a | 11 | | simple majority of the voting members. | 12 | | (c) Members of the Commission shall serve without | 13 | | compensation and may be reimbursed for travel and other actual | 14 | | expenses from funds appropriated for that purpose. | 15 | | (d) The Commission shall have the following powers and | 16 | | duties: | 17 | | (1) to develop near-term and long-range strategic | 18 | | plans with respect to strategies to reduce petroleum | 19 | | consumption from the heating and transportation sectors in | 20 | | Illinois. | 21 | | (2) to identify, promote, and recommend policies to | 22 | | further reduce petroleum consumption in the State, | 23 | | including but not limited to the strategies set forth in | 24 | | Section 15. | 25 | | (3) to consider other matters as it may deem | 26 | | appropriate to the fulfillment of its purposes and to |
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| 1 | | advise the Governor, the General Assembly, other parties, | 2 | | and the public with regard to matters pertaining to its | 3 | | purposes and duties, including its findings and | 4 | | recommendations. | 5 | | Section 15. Illinois oil independence plan. The Commission | 6 | | shall develop a plan to reduce Illinois's dependence on oil. | 7 | | The plan must include targets for reducing Illinois's total oil | 8 | | consumption that equal the maximum economically achievable oil | 9 | | savings. The targets may not provide for less than a 30% | 10 | | overall reduction in oil consumption from 2009 levels by 2030 | 11 | | and a 50% overall reduction from 2009 levels by 2050. In | 12 | | establishing these targets, The Commission shall consider: | 13 | | (1) the future oil and gasoline costs to the drivers, | 14 | | homeowners, industries, and businesses in Illinois, as | 15 | | well as the environmental and national security effects of | 16 | | Illinois's oil dependence and the local economic | 17 | | development opportunities, including job creation | 18 | | potential, of improving energy efficiency and moving to | 19 | | clean, renewable, made-in-Illinois energy sources; and | 20 | | (2) The potential of oil savings from the following | 21 | | strategies to improve energy efficiency and move to clean, | 22 | | renewable energy: | 23 | | (A) shifting freight transported in Illinois from | 24 | | trucks to other transportation modes, including rail | 25 | | and marine transportation; |
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| 1 | | (B) the rapid deployment of electric vehicles, | 2 | | through a combination of policies that include | 3 | | comprehensive planning with utilities, investments in | 4 | | electric vehicle infrastructure, consumer tax | 5 | | incentives, and targeted deployment communities; | 6 | | (C) establishing rebates or other consumer | 7 | | incentives for retiring older, inefficient vehicles; | 8 | | (D) coordinating land use and transportation | 9 | | planning to encourage growth in areas accessible by | 10 | | walking, biking, and public transportation; | 11 | | (E) expanding and investing in public | 12 | | transportation, including bus transit and high speed | 13 | | rail, and offering incentives for commuters to use | 14 | | public transportation where available; | 15 | | (F) transitioning to renewable energy for heating, | 16 | | including energy from off-shore wind, solar, | 17 | | geothermal, tidal, and sustainable biomass; | 18 | | (G) achieving home and commercial weatherization | 19 | | and efficiency improvements; | 20 | | (H) establishing additional policies and | 21 | | incentives for industrial efficiency improvements, | 22 | | including replacements of industrial boilers and other | 23 | | steps to reduce petroleum consumption; and | 24 | | (I) adopting other strategies that can help enable | 25 | | Illinois to achieve the oil-reduction targets. | 26 | | The Commission shall report to the General Assembly by |
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| 1 | | February 1, 2013 with recommendations for short-term and | 2 | | mid-term policies needed to achieve the overall reductions in | 3 | | oil use, including recommendations for specific legislative | 4 | | actions. The recommendations must require that, by January 15, | 5 | | 2015 and by January 15th every 5 years thereafter, the Governor | 6 | | shall evaluate the State's progress toward meeting the | 7 | | oil-reduction goals and make additional recommendations to the | 8 | | General Assembly as necessary to ensure that the State can meet | 9 | | the reduction goals.
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