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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

 Member Names

Name (Last, First)Term ExpiresMember SinceAffiliationAppointed ByPositionTitleCounty
Jablonski, Adam8/9/2022Senate Minority LeaderMemberRepresenting a renewable energy organization
Pausma, John 7/15/2022Minority Leader of the HouseMemberRepresenting a solid waste disposal organization
VacantStatuteMemberDirector of the Environmental Protection Agency or desgnee
VacantStatuteMemberChair of the Illinois Commerce Comission or designee
VacantStatuteMemberDirector of the Illinois Power Agency or designee
Vacant GovernorMemberRepresenting a solid waste disposal organization
VacantGovernorMemberRepresenting a renewable energy organization
VacantGovernorMemberRepresenting an environmental advocacy organization
Vacant GovernorMember
Vacant Senate PresidentMemberRepresenting a solid waste disposal organization
VacantSenate PresidentMemberRepresenting a renewable energy organization
VacantSenate Minority LeaderMemberRepresenting a solid waste disposal organization
VacantSpeaker of the House MemberRepresenting a solid waste disposal organization
VacantSpeaker of the HouseMemberRepresenting a renewable energy organization
VacantMinority Leader of the HouseMemberRepresenting a renewable energy organization