Bill Text: IL HB2902 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Chaptered
Bill Title: Creates the Electric Vehicle Adoption Act. Authorizes the Governor to appoint an Electric Vehicle Coordinator for the State of Illinois who will act as the point person for electric vehicle related policies and activities in the State. Creates the Illinois Electric Vehicle Advisory Council to investigate and recommend strategies that the Governor and the General Assembly may implement to promote the use of electric vehicles, including, but not limited to, potential infrastructure improvements, State and local regulatory streamlining, and changes to electric utility rates and tariffs. Specifies the composition of the Council. Defines "Coordinator", "Council", and "electric vehicle". Effective immediately.
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-1)
Status: (Passed) 2011-07-11 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0089 [HB2902 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-HB2902-Chaptered.html
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| Public Act 097-0089 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning electric vehicles.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the | ||||
Electric Vehicle Act.
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Section 5. Findings. The General Assembly finds that the | ||||
adoption and use of electric vehicles would benefit the State | ||||
of Illinois by (i) improving the health and environmental | ||||
quality of the residents of Illinois through reduced pollution, | ||||
(ii) reducing the operating costs of vehicle transportation, | ||||
and (iii) shifting the demand for imported petroleum to locally | ||||
produced electricity.
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Section 10. Definitions. | ||||
"Coordinator" means the Electric Vehicle Coordinator | ||||
created in Section 15. | ||||
"Council" means the Electric Vehicle Advisory Council | ||||
created in Section 20. | ||||
"Electric vehicle" means (i) a battery-powered electric | ||||
vehicle operated solely by electricity or (ii) a plug-in hybrid | ||||
electric vehicle that operates on electricity and gasoline and | ||||
has a battery that can be recharged from an external source.
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Section 15. Electric Vehicle Coordinator. The Governor | ||
shall appoint a person within the Department of Commerce and | ||
Economic Opportunity to serve as the Electric Vehicle | ||
Coordinator for the State of Illinois. This person may be an | ||
existing employee with other duties. The Coordinator shall act | ||
as a point person for electric vehicle related policies and | ||
activities in Illinois.
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Section 20. Electric vehicle advisory council. | ||
(a) There is created the Illinois Electric Vehicle Advisory | ||
Council. The Council shall investigate and recommend | ||
strategies that the Governor and the General Assembly may | ||
implement to promote the use of electric vehicles, including, | ||
but not limited to, potential infrastructure improvements, | ||
State and local regulatory streamlining, and changes to | ||
electric utility rates and tariffs. | ||
(b) The Council shall include all of the following members: | ||
(1) The Electric Vehicle Coordinator to serve as | ||
chairperson.
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(2) Four members of the General Assembly, one appointed | ||
by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, one | ||
appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of | ||
Representatives, one appointed by the President of the | ||
Senate, and one appointed by the Minority Leader of the | ||
Senate.
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(3) The Director of Commerce and Economic Opportunity | ||
or his or her designee.
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(4) The Director of the Environmental Protection | ||
Agency or his or her designee.
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(5) The Executive Director of the Illinois Commerce | ||
Commission or his or her designee. | ||
(6) The Secretary of the Illinois Department of | ||
Transportation or his or her designee. | ||
(7) Ten at-large members appointed by the Governor as | ||
follows: | ||
(A) two representatives of statewide environmental | ||
organizations;
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(B) two representatives of national or regional | ||
environmental organizations;
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(C) one representative of a nonprofit car-sharing | ||
organization;
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(D) two representatives of automobile | ||
manufacturers;
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(E) one representative of the City of Chicago;
and
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(F) two representatives of electric utilities.
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(c) The Council shall report its findings to the Governor | ||
and General Assembly by December 31, 2011. | ||
(d) The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity | ||
shall provide administrative and other support to the Council.
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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