415 ILCS 5/52.10
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 415 - ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY|415 ILCS 5/ - Environmental Protection Act.|Title XIII - Miscellaneous Provisions

(415 ILCS 5/52.10)(Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2022)Sec. 52.10. Electric Vehicle Permitting Task Force.(a) The Electric Vehicle Permitting Task Force is hereby created within the Environmental Protection Agency.(b) The Task Force shall consist of the following members, which shall represent the diversity of the people of Illinois:(1) The Director of the Environmental Protection     Agency or his or her designee;(2) The Director of Natural Resources or his or her     designee;(3) The Secretary of Transportation or their designee;(4) 8 members appointed by the Governor as follows:(A) one member of a statewide organization         representing manufacturers;(B) one member of a statewide organization         representing business interests;(C) one member representing an environmental         justice organization;(D) one member representing a statewide         environmental advocacy organization;(E)  one member representing the electric vehicle         industry;(F) one member representing the waste management         industry;(G) one  member of a statewide organization         representing agricultural interests; and(H)  one member representing a labor organization.(c) The duties and responsibilities of the Task Force include the following:(1) identify existing and potential challenges faced     by the electric vehicle industry with respect to the process for obtaining necessary permits from the Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Natural Resources, and the Department of Transportation, and potential solutions;(2) conduct an assessment of State permitting fees,     including those necessary for electric vehicle investment in Illinois, and the revenue generated by those fees;(3) assess the permitting needs of the electric     vehicle industry, including electric vehicle manufacturers, electric vehicle power supply equipment manufacturers, and electric vehicle component parts manufacturers;(4) recommend changes to expedite permitting     processes to support the rapid growth of the electric vehicle industry in Illinois, including support for electric vehicle businesses locating or relocating in Illinois;(5) analyze anticipated staffing needs across State     agencies to support expedited permitting efforts;(6) recommend adjustments to the fee structure for     state permits, including those permits necessary for electric vehicle investment in Illinois, that will support increased staffing at state agencies;(7) Consider the impact of State and local permitting     issues on electric vehicle charging station deployments, and make recommendations on best practices to streamline permitting related to electric vehicle charging stations; and(8) recommend legislative and regulatory actions that     are necessary to support changes to  permitting processes.(d) The Task Force shall not consider or recommend changes to environmental permitting standards outside of the scope of the duties and responsibilities outlined in subsection (c).(e) Appointments for the Task Force shall be made no later than December 15, 2021. The Task Force shall issue a final report based upon its findings and recommendations and submit the report to the Governor and the General Assembly no later than March 1, 2022.(f) Members of the Task Force shall serve without compensation. The Environmental Protection Agency shall provide administrative support to the Task Force.(g) The Task Force shall be dissolved upon the filing of its report.(h) This Section is repealed on December 31, 2022.  (Source: P.A. 102-669, eff. 11-16-21.)