Bill Text: IL SB3005 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Engrossed

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Bill Title: Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that the Electric Vehicle Permitting Task Force shall include one member representing a statewide organization of municipalities as authorized under specified provisions of the Illinois Municipal Code.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)

Status: (Passed) 2022-05-27 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0996 [SB3005 Detail]

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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 Environmental Protection Act is amended by
changing Section 52.10 as follows:
(415 ILCS 5/52.10)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2022)
Sec. 52.10. Electric Vehicle Permitting Task Force.
(a) The Electric Vehicle Permitting Task Force is hereby
created within the Environmental Protection Agency.
(b) The Task Force shall consist of the following members,
which shall represent the diversity of the people of Illinois:
(1) The Director of the Environmental Protection
Agency or his or her designee;
(2) The Director of Natural Resources or his or her
designee;
(3) The Secretary of Transportation or their designee;
(4) Nine 8 members appointed by the Governor as
follows:
(A) one member of a statewide organization
representing manufacturers;
(B) one member of a statewide organization
representing business interests;

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(C) one member representing an environmental
justice organization;
(D) one member representing a statewide
environmental advocacy organization;
(E) one member representing the electric vehicle
industry;
(F) one member representing the waste management
industry;
(G) one member of a statewide organization
representing agricultural interests; and
(H) one member representing a labor organization;
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(I) one member representing a statewide
organization of municipalities as authorized under
Section 1-8-1 of the Illinois Municipal Code; and
(J) one member from an association representing
automobile manufacturers.
(c) The duties and responsibilities of the Task Force
include the following:
(1) identify existing and potential challenges faced
by the electric vehicle industry with respect to the
process for obtaining necessary permits from the
Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Natural
Resources, and the Department of Transportation, and
potential solutions;
(2) conduct an assessment of State permitting fees,

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including those necessary for electric vehicle investment
in Illinois, and the revenue generated by those fees;
(3) assess the permitting needs of the electric
vehicle industry, including electric vehicle
manufacturers, electric vehicle power supply equipment
manufacturers, and electric vehicle component parts
manufacturers;
(4) recommend changes to expedite permitting processes
to support the rapid growth of the electric vehicle
industry in Illinois, including support for electric
vehicle businesses locating or relocating in Illinois;
(5) analyze anticipated staffing needs across State
agencies to support expedited permitting efforts;
(6) recommend adjustments to the fee structure for
state permits, including those permits necessary for
electric vehicle investment in Illinois, that will support
increased staffing at state agencies;
(7) Consider the impact of State and local permitting
issues on electric vehicle charging station deployments,
and make recommendations on best practices to streamline
permitting related to electric vehicle charging stations;
and
(8) recommend legislative and regulatory actions that
are necessary to support changes to permitting processes.
(d) The Task Force shall not consider or recommend changes
to environmental permitting standards outside of the scope of

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the duties and responsibilities outlined in subsection (c).
(e) Appointments for the Task Force shall be made no later
than December 15, 2021. The Task Force shall issue a final
report based upon its findings and recommendations and submit
the report to the Governor and the General Assembly no later
than March 1, 2022.
(f) Members of the Task Force shall serve without
compensation. The Environmental Protection Agency shall
provide administrative support to the Task Force.
(g) The Task Force shall be dissolved upon the filing of
its report.
(h) This Section is repealed on December 31, 2022.
(Source: P.A. 102-669, eff. 11-16-21.)