| Title: | Nonprofit Electric Generation Task Force | | Meeting Information: | By January 1, 2028, the Task Force shall be established.
| | Contact Comments: | | | Function: | The Task Force shall have the following duties:
(1) investigating the technical and financial options
to install carbon capture, sequestration, utilization, and
direct air capture at the Prairie State Generation Campus;
(2) assessing the existing regulatory construct and
any legislative support mechanisms necessary to reduce
carbon at the Prairie State Generating Company in
accordance with Section 9.15 of the Environmental
Protection Act; and
(3) preparing and filing a report with the Governor
and the General Assembly that sets forth the Task Force's
findings. | | Senate Confirmation: | Yes | | Qualifications: | | | Composition: | The Task Force shall consist of the following members:
(1) one representative of the Prairie Research
Institute at the University of Illinois, appointed by the
Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate;
(2) one representative of an association representing
municipal utilities, joint municipal electric power
agencies, or municipal electric generators with an
ownership interest in Prairie State Generating Company,
appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of
the Senate;
(3) one representative of an association of electric
cooperatives with ownership interests in Prairie State
Generating Company, appointed by the Governor with the
advice and consent of the Senate;
(4) one representative of a labor union or building
trade with technical experience at a coal generation
facility, appointed by the Governor with the advice and
consent of the Senate;
(5) the Director of Natural Resources, or his or her
designee;
(6) the Director of the Environmental Protection
Agency, or his or her designee;
(7) the Governor, or his or her designee;
(8) one expert in power sector reliability, appointed
by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate;
(9) one expert in financing large scale power sector
carbon reduction projects, appointed by the Governor with
the advice and consent of the Senate;
(10) one designee of the President of the Senate;
(11) one designee of the Speaker of the House;
(12) one designee of the Senate Minority Leader; and
(13) one designee of the House Minority Leader. | | Authority: | 20 ILCS 3855/1-128 |
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