Bill Text: IL HB5694 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: 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.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB5694 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2011-HB5694-Amended.html

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Rep. Arthur Turner

Filed: 3/2/2012

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5694
AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 5694 by replacing
everything after the enacting clause with the following:
"Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
"Independence from Oil Act".
Section 5. Legislative findings. The General Assembly
finds that:
(1) Oil consumption contributes to global warming and harms
the environment. Oil use is the number one source of carbon
dioxide pollution from the U.S. economy. American emissions of
global warming pollution from burning oil alone exceed the
total emissions from every nation in the world other than
China. Oil spills impose massive damage on the environment.
(2) Oil also threatens public health, particularly
affecting children and minority communities. Oil-powered
vehicles produce soot and smog pollution, which causes asthma

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attacks and premature deaths. Between 2000 and 2006, over 200
Illinoisans died each year from asthma on average. Minorities
were disproportionately impacted, with African Americans
having an average asthma mortality rate four times higher than
that of the white population.
(3) Oil and gasoline prices place an unnecessary and
mounting economic burden on Illinois residents. Illinois
regularly has among the highest gas prices in the nation, and
in 2011, Illinoisans spent more than 7% of their income on
gasoline alone.
(4) Reliance on oil undermines national security, sending
over 1 billion dollars overseas per day, often to nations
opposed to American interests.
(5) Recent analysis has found that state and federal
policies, including those to promote public transit, walking
and biking, high-speed rail, energy efficiency, and electric
vehicles could reduce Illinois' oil consumption by almost 40%
by 2030.
(6) Illinois should help protect the environment,
safeguard public health, strengthen its economy, and support
national security by reducing aggregate oil consumption in the
State.
Section 10. Definitions. As used in this Act, unless the
context clearly requires otherwise:
"Office" means the Department of Commerce and Economic

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Opportunity's Office of Energy and Recycling.
"Plan" means the Illinois Independence from Oil Plan,
created pursuant to Section 15 of this Act.
Section 15. Illinois Independence from Oil Plan. The Office
shall develop a plan to reduce the consumption of oil in the
State. The plan must be designed to meet the targets of
reducing consumption of oil in the State by at least 30% from
2007 levels by 2030 and at least 50% from 2007 levels by 2050.
In establishing these targets, the Office shall consider the
potential of oil savings from the following strategies to
improve energy efficiency and move to clean, renewable energy:
(1) expanding and investing in public transportation,
including bus transit and high speed rail, and offering
incentives for commuters to use public transportation
where available;
(2) the rapid deployment of electric vehicles, through
a combination of policies that may include, but are not
limited to, comprehensive planning with utilities,
investments in electric vehicle infrastructure, and
consumer tax incentives;
(3) achieving home and commercial weatherization and
efficiency improvements;
(4) establishing rebates or other consumer incentives
for retiring older, inefficient vehicles;
(5) coordinating land use and transportation planning

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to encourage growth in areas accessible by walking, biking,
and public transportation;
(6) transitioning to renewable energy for heating,
including energy from wind, solar, geothermal, and
sustainable biomass;
(7) establishing additional policies and incentives
for industrial efficiency improvements, including
replacements of industrial boilers and other steps to
reduce petroleum consumption; and
(8) adopting other strategies that can help enable
Illinois to achieve the oil-reduction targets.
The Office shall report to the General Assembly by February
1, 2013 with recommendations for short-term and mid-term
policies needed to achieve the overall reductions in oil use,
including recommendations for specific legislative actions.
It is the policy of the State to reduce aggregate oil
consumption in the State by working to implement the
recommendations and meet the targets set forth in the plan.
By February 1, 2015 and by February 1 every 5 years
thereafter, the Governor shall evaluate the State's progress
toward meeting the plan's goals and make additional
recommendations to the legislative committees having
jurisdiction over energy, transportation, technology, public
health, and environmental matters as necessary to ensure that
the State can meet the reduction goals.".

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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.".