2017 Illinois Compiled Statutes
Chapter 20 - EXECUTIVE BRANCH
20 ILCS 5105/ - Mahomet Aquifer Protection Task Force Act.
(20 ILCS 5105/1)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2019)
Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Mahomet Aquifer Protection Task Force Act.
(Source: P.A. 100-403, eff. 8-25-17.)
(20 ILCS 5105/5)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2019)
Sec. 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;
(6) two members 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;
(14) seven members representing local government
bodies located over the Mahomet Aquifer, appointed by the Governor;
(15) one member representing a State labor
organization that represents employees in the solid waste, recycling, and related industries, appointed by the Governor; and
(16) one member representing a statewide business
association with a focus on environmental issues, appointed by the Governor.
Members shall be appointed within 90 days after the effective date of this Act. The members of the Mahomet Aquifer Protection Task Force shall serve without compensation.
(Source: P.A. 100-403, eff. 8-25-17.)
(20 ILCS 5105/10)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2019)
Sec. 10. Administrative support. The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency shall provide administrative and other support to the Mahomet Aquifer Protection Task Force.
(Source: P.A. 100-403, eff. 8-25-17.)
(20 ILCS 5105/15)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2019)
Sec. 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.
(Source: P.A. 100-403, eff. 8-25-17.)
(20 ILCS 5105/20)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2019)
Sec. 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.
(Source: P.A. 100-403, eff. 8-25-17.)
(20 ILCS 5105/90)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2019)
Sec. 90. Expiration. This Act is repealed on July 1, 2019.
(Source: P.A. 100-403, eff. 8-25-17.)
(20 ILCS 5105/99)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2019)
Sec. 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.
(Source: P.A. 100-403, eff. 8-25-17.)