| Title: | Carbon Capture Task Force | | Meeting Information: | No later than 60 days after the effective date of this | amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly, the advisory |
| committee shall hold its first meeting at the call of the | Executive Director of the Prairie Research Institute, at which | meeting the members shall select a chairperson from among | themselves. After its first meeting, the committee shall meet | at the call of the chairperson. |
| | Contact Title: | Prairie Research Institute | | Contact Comments: | | | Function: | The Prairie Research Institute at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, in consultation with an intergovernmental advisory committee, must file a report on the potential for carbon capture, utilization, and storage as a climate mitigation technology throughout Illinois with the Governor and the General Assembly no later than December 31, 2022. The report shall provide an assessment of Illinois subsurface storage resources, a description of existing and selected subsurface storage projects, and best practices for carbon storage. Additionally, the report shall provide recommendations for policy and regulatory needs at the State level based on its findings, and shall, at a minimum, address all the following areas:
(1) carbon capture, utilization, and storage current
status and future storage resource potential in the State.
Enhanced Oil Recovery shall remain outside the scope of
this study;
(2) procedures, standards, and safeguards for the
storage of carbon dioxide;
(3) permitting processes and the coordination with
applicable federal law or regulatory commissions,
including the Class VI injection well permitting process;
(4) economic impact, job creation, and job retention
from carbon capture, utilization, and storage that both
protects the environment and supports short-term and
long-term economic growth;
(5) development of knowledge capacity of appropriate
State agencies and stakeholders;
(6) environmental justice and stakeholder issues
related to carbon capture, utilization, and storage
throughout the State;
(7) leveraging federal policies and public-private
partnerships for research, design, and development to
benefit the State;
(8) liability for the storage and monitoring
maintenance of the carbon dioxide after the completion of
a carbon capture, utilization, and storage project;
(9) acquisition, ownership, and amalgamation of pore
space for carbon capture, utilization, and storage;
(10) methodologies to establish any necessary fees,
costs, or offsets; and
(11) any risks to health, safety, the environment, and
property uses or values. | | Senate Confirmation: | No | | Qualifications: | | | Compensation: | None. | | Composition: | | | Authority: | 110 ILCS 305/120 |
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