97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
SB1241
 
Introduced 2/8/2011, by Sen. John O. Jones
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 



225 ILCS 728/10

     Amends the Illinois Petroleum Education and Marketing Act. Extends the Illinois Petroleum Resources Board applicability to January 1, 2018 from January 1, 2016. Effective immediately.
  


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1    AN ACT concerning regulation.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Petroleum Education and Marketing 
5Act is amended  by changing Section 10 as follows:
 



6    (225 ILCS 728/10)



7    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2018)

8    Sec. 10. Illinois Petroleum Resources Board. 

9    (a) There is hereby created until January 1, 2018 2016, the 
10Illinois Petroleum
Resources Board, which shall be subject to 
11the provisions of the Regulatory
Sunset Act.  The purpose of the 
12Board is to coordinate a program designed to
demonstrate to the 
13general public the importance of the Illinois oil
and gas

14exploration and production industry, to encourage the wise and 
15efficient use of
energy, to promote environmentally
sound 
16production methods and technologies, to develop existing 
17supplies of
State oil and gas resources, and to support 
18research and educational activities
concerning the oil and gas

19exploration and production industry.

20    (b) The Board shall be composed of 12 members to be

21appointed as follows:
22        (1) Through December 31, 2006, the Governor shall make 
23    appointments from a
list of names submitted by qualified 
 
 
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1    producer associations, of which 10 shall
be oil and gas 
2    producers.
3        (2) Beginning January 1, 2007, all appointments shall 
4    be made by the qualified producer associations.

5    (c) A member of the Board shall:


6        (1) be at least 25 years of age;


7        (2) be a resident of the State of Illinois; and


8        (3) have at least 5 years of active experience in the 
9    oil industry.

10    (d) Members shall serve for a term of 3 years, except that 
11of the initial
appointments, 4 members shall serve for one 
12year, 4 members for 2 years, and 4
members for 3 years.

13    (e) Vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term of 
14office in the same
manner as the original appointment.

15    (f) The Board shall, at its first meeting, elect one of its 
16members as
chairperson, who shall preside over meetings of the 
17Board and perform
other duties that may be required by the 
18Board.  The first meeting of the Board
shall be called by the 
19Governor.

20    (g) No member of the Board shall receive a salary or 
21reimbursement for
duties performed as a member of the Board, 
22except that members are eligible to
receive
reimbursement for 
23travel expenses incurred in the performance of Board duties.

24(Source: P.A. 94-1085, eff. 1-19-07; 95-331, eff. 8-21-07.)

 
 
25    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
26becoming law.