Bill Text: IL SB3005 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Chaptered
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]
Download: Illinois-2021-SB3005-Chaptered.html
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| Public Act 102-0996 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning safety.
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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 5. The Environmental Protection Act is amended by | ||||
changing Section 52.10 as follows:
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(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(Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2022) | ||||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) Twelve 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; | ||||
(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; | ||
(J) one member from an association representing | ||
automobile manufacturers; | ||
(K) one member of a labor organization that | ||
represents workers in the auto industry; and | ||
(L) one member representing the component parts | ||
manufacturing community. | ||
(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, | ||
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 | ||
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 August 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.
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(Source: P.A. 102-669, eff. 11-16-21.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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