Bill Text: IL SB2073 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Groundwater Protection Act. Creates the Mahomet Aquifer Council. Provides that 9 public members shall be appointed to the Council by the Governor, including 3 persons representing a nonprofit consortium dedicated to the sustainability of the Mahomet Aquifer, 5 persons representing local government bodies located over the Mahomet Aquifer, and one person from the University of Illinois Prairie Research Institute. Provides that the chairperson's term shall be for one year, and a Council member's term shall be for 3 years. Allows reimbursement to members for ordinary and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties, except that such reimbursement shall be limited to expenses associated with no more than 4 meetings per calendar year. Requires the Agency to provide the Council with such supporting services as are reasonable for the performance of the Council's duties. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2021-01-13 - Session Sine Die [SB2073 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-SB2073-Introduced.html

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101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2019 and 2020 SB2073 Introduced 2/15/2019, by Sen. Chapin Rose SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
415 ILCS 55/5-5 new
Amends the Illinois Groundwater Protection Act. Creates the Mahomet Aquifer Council. Provides that 9 public members shall be appointed to the Council by the Governor, including 3 persons representing a nonprofit consortium dedicated to the sustainability of the Mahomet Aquifer, 5 persons representing local government bodies located over the Mahomet Aquifer, and one person from the University of Illinois Prairie Research Institute. Provides that the chairperson's term shall be for one year, and a Council member's term shall be for 3 years. Allows reimbursement to members for ordinary and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties, except that such reimbursement shall be limited to expenses associated with no more than 4 meetings per calendar year. Requires the Agency to provide the Council with such supporting services as are reasonable for the performance of the Council's duties. Effective immediately.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning safety.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Illinois Groundwater Protection Act is
amended by adding Section 5-5 as follows:
(415 ILCS 55/5-5 new)
Sec. 5-5. Mahomet Aquifer Council.
(a) There shall be established a Mahomet Aquifer Council.
The Council shall be composed of 9 public members appointed by
the Governor, including:
(1) 3 persons representing a nonprofit consortium
dedicated to the sustainability of the Mahomet Aquifer;
(2) 5 persons representing local government bodies
located over the Mahomet Aquifer; and
(3) one person from the University of Illinois Prairie
Research Institute.
(b) From among the Council's members, a chairperson shall
be selected by majority vote and shall preside for a one-year
term. The term of membership in the Council shall be for 3
years.
(c) The Council shall:
(1) review, evaluate, and make recommendations
regarding State laws, regulations, and procedures that

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relate to the Mahomet Aquifer;
(2) review, evaluate, and make recommendations
regarding the State's efforts to implement this Act that
relate to the quality of the Mahomet Aquifer;
(3) review, evaluate, and make recommendations
regarding current and potential contamination threats to
the water quality of the Mahomet Aquifer; and
(4) make recommendations relating to actions that
might be taken to ensure the long-term protection of the
Mahomet Aquifer.
(d) Members of the Mahomet Aquifer Council shall be
reimbursed for ordinary and necessary expenses incurred in the
performance of their duties, except that such reimbursement
shall be limited to expenses associated with no more than 4
meetings per calendar year. The Agency shall provide the
Council with such supporting services as are reasonable for the
performance of the Council's duties.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.