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Sen. John M. Sullivan
Filed: 3/14/2011
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1 | | AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 168
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2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 168 by replacing |
3 | | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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4 | | "Section 5. The Mississippi River Coordinating Council Act |
5 | | is amended by changing Sections 10, 15, and 20 as follows:
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6 | | (20 ILCS 4003/10)
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7 | | Sec. 10. Mississippi River Coordinating Council. |
8 | | (a) There is established the Mississippi River |
9 | | Coordinating Council (Council), consisting of 16 13 voting |
10 | | members to be appointed by the Governor. One member shall be |
11 | | the Lieutenant Governor who shall serve as a voting member and |
12 | | as chairperson of the Council. The agency members of the |
13 | | Council shall include the Directors, or their designees, of the |
14 | | following: the Department of Agriculture, the Department of |
15 | | Commerce and Economic Opportunity, the Illinois Environmental |
16 | | Protection Agency, the Department of Natural Resources, the |
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1 | | Historic Preservation Agency, and the Department of |
2 | | Transportation. In addition, the Council shall include one |
3 | | member representing Soil and Water Conservation Districts |
4 | | located in the proximity of the Mississippi River and its |
5 | | tributaries, and 8 6 members representing local communities, |
6 | | not-for-profit organizations working to protect the |
7 | | Mississippi River and its tributaries, businesses, |
8 | | agriculture, recreation, conservation, and the environment , 2 |
9 | | of which must reside within a county that is adjacent to the |
10 | | Mississippi River . |
11 | | (b) The Governor may appoint, as ex-officio members, |
12 | | individuals representing the interests of the states who border |
13 | | the Mississippi River and individuals representing federal |
14 | | agencies. |
15 | | (c) Members of the Council shall serve 2-year terms, except |
16 | | that of the initial appointments, 5 members shall be appointed |
17 | | to serve 3-year terms and 4 members to serve one-year terms. |
18 | | (d) The Council shall meet at least quarterly. |
19 | | (e) The Office of the Lieutenant Governor shall be |
20 | | responsible for the operations of the Council, including, |
21 | | without limitation, funding and oversight of the Council's |
22 | | activities. The Office may reimburse members of the Council for |
23 | | travel expenses. |
24 | | (f) This Section is subject to the provisions of Section |
25 | | 405-500 of the Department of Central Management Services Law. |
26 | | (g) The members of the Council shall appoint one member of |
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1 | | the Council to serve as the Illinois representative to the |
2 | | National Mississippi River Parkway Commission.
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3 | | (Source: P.A. 94-996, eff. 1-1-07.)
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4 | | (20 ILCS 4003/15)
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5 | | Sec. 15. Duties of the Council. |
6 | | (a) The Council shall: |
7 | | (1) periodically review activities and programs |
8 | | administered by State and federal agencies that directly |
9 | | impact the Mississippi River and its tributaries; |
10 | | (2) work with local communities and organizations to |
11 | | encourage partnerships that enhance awareness and |
12 | | capabilities to address watershed and water resource |
13 | | concerns and to encourage strategies that protect, |
14 | | restore, and expand critical habitats and soil |
15 | | conservation and water quality practices; |
16 | | (3) work with State and federal agencies to optimize |
17 | | the expenditure of funds affecting the Mississippi River |
18 | | and its tributaries; |
19 | | (4) advise and make recommendations to the Governor and |
20 | | State agencies on ways to better coordinate the expenditure |
21 | | of appropriated funds affecting the Mississippi River and |
22 | | its tributaries; |
23 | | (5) encourage local communities to develop water |
24 | | management plans to address stormwater, erosion, flooding, |
25 | | sedimentation, and pollution problems and encourage |
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1 | | projects for the natural conveyance and storage of |
2 | | floodwaters, the enhancement of wildlife habitat and |
3 | | outdoor recreation opportunities, the recovery, |
4 | | management, and conservation of the Mississippi River and |
5 | | its tributaries, the preservation of farmland, prairies, |
6 | | and forests, and the use of measurable economic development |
7 | | efforts that are compatible with the ecological health of |
8 | | the State; and |
9 | | (6) help identify possible sources of additional |
10 | | funding for Mississippi River water management projects |
11 | | and projects and activities related to the Great River |
12 | | Road, a national scenic and recreational highway .
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13 | | (b) Subject to appropriation, the Council may pay for a |
14 | | membership to the National Mississippi River Commission. |
15 | | (Source: P.A. 94-996, eff. 1-1-07.)
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16 | | (20 ILCS 4003/20)
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17 | | Sec. 20. Agency duties. State agencies represented on the |
18 | | Council shall provide to the Council, on request, information |
19 | | concerning agency programs, data, and activities that impact |
20 | | the restoration and preservation of the Mississippi River and |
21 | | its tributaries. The Secretary of Transportation, the Director |
22 | | of Agriculture, the Director of the Environmental Protection |
23 | | Agency, the Director of Historic Preservation, the Director of |
24 | | Natural Resources, and the Director of Commerce and Economic |
25 | | Opportunity shall each designate at least one employee from his |