Bill Text: IL SB0611 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Creates the Mahomet Aquifer Protection Task Force Act. Creates the Mahomet Aquifer Protection Task Force to address the issue of maintaining the clean drinking water of the Mahomet Aquifer. Contains provisions concerning the appointment of members, compensation, and the duties of the Task Force. Provides that on or before July 1, 2018 that the Mahomet Aquifer Protection Task Force shall report findings and recommendations to the General Assembly and Governor. Provides for the Act's repeal on July 1, 2019. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-3)

Status: (Passed) 2017-08-25 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0403 [SB0611 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2017-SB0611-Introduced.html

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100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2017 and 2018 SB0611 Introduced 1/24/2017, by Sen. Scott M. Bennett SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
New Act
Creates the Mahomet Aquifer Protection Task Force Act. Creates the Mahomet Aquifer Protection Task Force to address the issue of maintaining the clean drinking water of the Mahomet Aquifer. Contains provisions concerning the appointment of members, compensation, and the duties of the Task Force. Provides that on or before July 1, 2018 that the Mahomet Aquifer Protection Task Force shall report findings and recommendations to the General Assembly and Governor. Provides for the Act's repeal on July 1, 2019. Effective immediately.
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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 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
Mahomet Aquifer Protection Task Force Act.
Section 5. Mahomet Aquifer Protection Task Force created.
There is created the Mahomet Aquifer Protection Task Force to
address the issue of maintaining the clean drinking water of
the Mahomet Aquifer, the principal aquifer in east-central
Illinois. The Mahomet Aquifer Protection Task Force shall
consist of the following persons:
(1) one member of the Senate, appointed by the
President of the Senate;
(2) one member of the House of Representatives,
appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives;
(3) one member of the Senate, appointed by the Minority
Leader of the Senate;
(4) one member of the House of Representatives,
appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of
Representatives;
(5) one member representing the Illinois Environmental
Protection Agency, appointed by the Director of the
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency;

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(6) one member representing a national waste and
recycling organization, appointed by the Governor;
(7) one member representing a statewide environmental
organization, appointed by the Governor;
(8) three members representing a non-profit consortium
dedicated to the sustainability of the Mahomet Aquifer,
appointed by the Governor;
(9) one member representing the Illinois State Water
Survey of the Prairie Research Institute of the University
of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, appointed by the
Governor;
(10) one member representing a statewide association
representing the pipe trades, appointed by the Governor;
(11) one member representing the State's largest
general farm organization, appointed by the Governor;
(12) one member representing a statewide trade
association representing manufacturers, appointed by the
Governor;
(13) one member representing a community health care
organization located over the Mahomet Aquifer, appointed
by the Governor; and
(14) seven members representing local government
bodies located over the Mahomet Aquifer, appointed by the
Governor.
Members shall be appointed within 90 days after the
effective date of this Act. The members of the Mahomet Aquifer

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Protection Task Force shall serve without compensation.
Section 10. Administrative support. The Illinois
Environmental Protection Agency shall provide administrative
and other support to the Mahomet Aquifer Protection Task Force.
Section 15. Duties of Mahomet Aquifer Protection Task
Force. The Mahomet Aquifer Protection Task Force shall conduct
a study of the Mahomet Aquifer in furtherance of:
(1) developing a State plan to maintain the groundwater
quality of the Mahomet Aquifer;
(2) identifying potential and current contamination
threats to the water quality of the Mahomet Aquifer;
(3) identifying actions that might be taken to ensure
the long-term protection of the Mahomet Aquifer; and
(4) making legislative recommendations for future
protection of the Mahomet Aquifer.
Section 20. Report. On or before July 1, 2018 the Mahomet
Aquifer Protection Task Force shall report its findings and
recommendations to the General Assembly, by filing copies of
its report as provided in Section 3.1 of the General Assembly
Organization Act, and to the Governor.
Section 90. Expiration. This Act is repealed on July 1,
2019.

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