| Function: | The Task Force shall have the following duties:
(1) establish a plan to create, support, develop, or partner with a Hydrogen Hub in this State, and determine how to maximize federal financial incentives to support Hub development; (2) identify opportunities to integrate hydrogen in
the transportation, energy, industrial, agricultural, and other sectors;
(3) identify barriers to the widespread development of
hydrogen, including within environmental justice communities; and (4) recommend government policies to catalyze the deployment of hydrogen in the State economy. |
| Composition: | (1) one member of the Senate, appointed by the President of the Senate; (2) one member of the Senate, appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate; (3) one member of the House of Representatives, appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives;
(4) one member of the House of Representatives, appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives;
(5) one member representing the Governor's Office of Management and Budget, appointed by the Governor;
(6) one member representing a statewide labor organization, appointed by the Governor;
(7) one member representing a national laboratory that
researches alternate fuels, energy, and environmental
impacts, appointed by the Governor;
(8) one member from the Office of Energy, appointed by
the Director of the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency;
(9) one member representing local economic development interests, appointed by the Director of Commerce and Economic Opportunity;
(10) one member representing a trade association,
appointed by the Director of Commerce and Economic
Opportunity;
(11) one representative of a manufacturing association, appointed by the Director of Commerce and Economic Opportunity; (12) one representative of a community-based
organization that supports environmental justice communities, appointed by the Director of Commerce and Economic Opportunity;
(13) one member representing the University of Illinois Institute for Sustainability, Energy, and Environment, appointed by the President of the University of Illinois System;
(14) the Director of the Illinois Power Agency or his
or her designee;
(15) the Chairman of the Illinois Commerce Commission or his or her designee;
(16) the Director of Commerce and Economic Opportunity or his or her designee;
(17) the Director of Natural Resources or his or her
designee;
(18) the Secretary of Transportation or his or her designee;
(19) the Director of Agriculture or his or her
designee;
(20) the Chair of the Illinois Community College Board or his or her designee;
(21) one member with knowledge of public safety,
appointed by the State Fire Marshal;
(22) one member representing a non-profit energy
research organization, appointed by the Governor;
(23) one representative of a trade association
representing the investor-owned electric and natural gas
utilities and power generation companies in the State of
Illinois, appointed by the Speaker of the House; and
(24) one representative of a trade association
representing wind and solar electric generators, renewable transmission companies, and storage companies, appointed by the President of the Senate. |