| Title: | Renewable Energy Component Recycling Task Force | | Meeting Information: | Recycling Task Force shall meet at the call of
the Chair at least quarterly to fulfill its duties under this
Act. | | Contact Name: | Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) | | Contact Comments: | | | Function: | Duties and report.
(a) The REC Recycling Task Force shall have the following
duties:
(1) Investigate options for recycling and other end of
life management methods for renewable energy generation
components and energy storage devices in accordance with
State and federal requirements.
(2) Identify preferred methods to safely and
responsibly manage end of life renewable energy generating
components and energy storage devices, including the reuse
or refurbishment.
(3) Consider the economic and environmental costs and
benefits associated with each method of recycling or end
of life management identified.
(4) Project the economically productive life cycle of
various types of renewable energy generating equipment and
energy storage systems currently in use or planned for
development in this State and model the impact that may be
expected to the State's landfill capacity if landfill
disposal is permitted for all such equipment and storage
systems at end of life.
(5) Survey federal and other states' and countries'
regulatory requirements relating to the end of life
management, decommissioning, and financial assurance
requirements for owners, operators, developers, and
manufacturers of renewable energy generation components
and energy storage systems.
(6) Identify infrastructure that may be needed to
develop a practical, effective, and cost-efficient means
to collect and transport end of life renewable generation
components and energy storage systems in State for reuse,
refurbishment, recycling, or disposal.
(7) Receive stakeholder engagement and feedback on
various recycling and end of life management proposals for
renewable energy generation components and energy storage
systems.
(8) Develop recommendations for legislative,
administrative, or private sector action to implement
recycling and end of life management for renewable energy
generation components and energy storage systems.
(b) The REC Recycling Task Force shall submit a final
report on activities conducted pursuant to this Act with
findings, including stakeholder input, to the General Assembly
and the Governor's Office no later than July 1, 2025. | | Senate Confirmation: | No | | Qualifications: | | | Compensation: | serve without compensation but the Task Force may, within the limits of any funds appropriated or otherwise made available to it, reimburse its members for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the discharge of their Task Force duties | | Composition: | (1) The Director of the Environmental Protection Agency or his or her designee;
(2) The Chair of the Illinois Commerce Commission or his or her designee;
(3) The Director of the Illinois Power Agency or his
or her designee;
(4) Four members appointed by the Governor, including one representing a solid waste disposal organization, one representing a renewable energy organization, and one representing an environmental advocacy organization;
(5) Two members appointed by the President of the Senate, one representing a solid waste disposal organization and one representing a renewable energy
organization;
(6) Two members appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate, one representing a solid waste disposal organization and one representing a renewable energy
organization;
(7) Two members appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, one representing a solid waste disposal organization and one representing a renewable energy organization; and
(8) Two members appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, one representing a solid waste disposal organization and one representing a renewable energy organization. | | Authority: | PA 102-1025 |
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