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Title:	Electric Vehicle Advisory Council
Contact Name:	Kate Tomford
Contact Title:	Illinois Energy Office, DCEO
Contact Phone:	(312) 814-1985
Contact E-Mail:	kate.tomford@illinois.gov
Function:	The Council shall investigate and recommend strategies that the Governor and the General Assembly may implement to promote the use of electric vehicles, including, but not limited to, potential infrastructure improvements, State and local regulatory streamlining, and changes to electric utility rates and tariffs.
Term:	N/A
Senate Confirmation:	No
Qualifications:	(please see the Composition section)
Compensation:	n/a
Composition:	The Council shall include all of the following members: (1) The Electric Vehicle Coordinator to serve as chairperson. (2) Four members of the General Assembly, one appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, one appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, one appointed by the President of the Senate, and one appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate. (3) The Director of Commerce and Economic Opportunity or his or her designee. (4) The Director of the Environmental Protection Agency or his or her designee. (5) The Executive Director of the Illinois Commerce Commission or his or her designee. (6) The Secretary of the Illinois Department of Transportation or his or her designee. (7) Ten at-large members appointed by the Governor as follows: (A) two representatives of statewide environmental organizations; (B) two representatives of national or regional environmental organizations; (C) one representative of a nonprofit car-sharing organization; (D) two representatives of automobile manufacturers; (E) one representative of the City of Chicago and (F) two representatives of electric utilities. The Council shall report its findings to the Governor and General Assembly by December 31, 2011. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall provide administrative and other support to the Council.
Chair:	The Electric Vehicle Coordinator (Employee of DCEO)
Authority:	20 ILCS 627/20

Member Names

Name (Last, First)	Term Expires	Member Since	Appointed By	Position	Title	County
Bingham, Samatha		12/1/2011	Governor	Member, City of Chicago		Cook
Burkhart, Darwin			Statute	Director of IEPA		None
Culler, Mary		12/1/2011	Governor	Member, automobile manufacturer		Cook
Feigon, Sharon		12/1/2011	Governor	Member, nonprofit car-sharing organization		Cook
Fortner, Mike		7/26/2011	House Minority Leader	Member		None
Gabel, Daniel		12/1/2011	Governor	Member, electric utilities		Cook
Garcia, Sylvia			Statute	Director of DCEO		None
Holmes, Linda	1/24/2015	7/25/2013	Senate President	Member	State Senator	None
Medearis, Lisa		8/8/2014	Governor	Member, national or regional environmental organization		Cook
Mikulecky, Joseph		12/1/2011	Governor	Member, statewide environmental organizations		McLean
Munsch, Kristin		8/8/2014	Governor	Member, statewide environmental organizations		Cook
Osmen, Omar			Statute	Director of IDOT	Bureau Chief, IDOT Business Services	None
Rezin, Sen. Sue		8/25/2011	Senate Minority Leader	Member		None
Schlaf, Eric			Statute	Executive Director of ICC		None
Thompson, Dean		8/8/2014	Governor	Member, electric utilities		Madison
Tomford, Katherine			statute	Chair, Ex-Officio, Electric Vehicle Coordinator		None
Volkmann, Curt		8/8/2014	Governor	Member, national or regional environmental organization		Cook
Williams, Ann		7/14/2011	Speaker of the House	Member	State Representative	None
Woodard, Tracy		12/1/2011	Governor	Member, automobile manufacturer		Washington