20 ILCS 605/605-425
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 20 - EXECUTIVE BRANCH|20 ILCS 605/ - Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. (Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law)|Article 605 - Department Of Commerce And Economic Opportunity

Sec. 605-425. Illinois Steel Development Board.(a)  The  Illinois Steel Development Board is established  as an advisory  board  to  the  Department  of  Commerce  and  Economic Opportunity.   The  Board  shall  be  composed  of the  following  voting  members:  the  Director  of  Commerce  and  Economic Opportunity, who shall be Chairman of  the  Board,  the  Deputy  Director of the Bureau of Business Development within    the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity,  4  members  of  the General Assembly (one each appointed by the President  of the Senate, the Senate Minority Leader, the Speaker of the  House of Representatives,  and  the  House  Minority  Leader),  and  8   persons  appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the  Senate.  Members  appointed  by  the  Governor  must  include: (1) one member shall be a member of the faculty of a school of business located within Illinois; (2) one member shall be a member of the faculty of a school of engineering located within Illinois; (3) one member shall represent a labor union that represents steelworkers; and (4) 5 members shall represent the Illinois steel industry, including but not limited to technology, transportation, financial, production, and use. Members  appointed  by  the  Governor  shall be chosen from persons of  recognized ability and experience in their designated field.The members appointed by the  Governor  shall  serve  for  terms  of  4  years.   The  initial  terms  of  the  initial  appointees  shall expire on July 1, 2009.  A member appointed  by a legislative leader shall serve for the duration  of  the     General Assembly for which he or she is appointed, so long as   the member remains a member of that General Assembly.The  Board shall meet at least annually or at the call of   the Chairman.  At any time the  majority  of  the  Board  may   petition  the  Chairman  for  a  meeting  of the Board.  Nine   members of the Board shall constitute a quorum.Members of the Board shall be reimbursed for  actual  and   necessary  expenses incurred while performing their duties as   members  of  the  Board  from  funds  appropriated   to   the  Department for that purpose.(b)  The    Board   shall   provide   advice   and   make recommendations to the Department of Commerce  and  Economic Opportunity  on the following:(1)  The  development  of  an annual agenda that may     include, but is not limited to, research, marketing,  and promotional  methodologies  conducted  for the purpose of increasing  the  use  of  American  steel produced, used, or transported by Illinois companies with emphasis   on   the   following  areas:  maintaining  and increasing employment of Illinois workers  in  the  steel industry;   steel   preparation   and   characterization; marketing;     public     awareness     and    education; transportation; and environmental impacts.(2)  The support and coordination  of  American steel      research,  marketing, and promotion; the approval of projects consistent with  the  annual  agenda and  budget for steel research, marketing, and promotion; and the approval of the annual budget and operating  plan for administration of the Board.(3)  The  promotion  and  coordination  of available     research, marketing, and promotional information  on  the production,   preparation,   distribution,  and  uses  of American  steel.  The Board shall advise  the existing  research institutions within the State on areas   where research may be necessary.(4)  The cooperation to the fullest extent  possible      with   State   and   federal  agencies  and  departments,  independent organizations, and other  interested  groups,  public   and  private,  for  the  purposes  of  promoting  American  steel resources.(5)  The submission of   an  annual  report  to  the      Governor  and the General Assembly outlining the progress  and accomplishments made during  the  calendar  year  and furnishing other relevant information.(6)  Focusing on existing steel research, marketing,     and  promotion  efforts in carrying out its mission, ways to make use of existing facilities in Illinois  or  other institutions   carrying   out  research,  marketing,  and promotion of American  steel and, as  far  as practical,   to   make  maximum  use  of  the  facilities available  in  Illinois,   including   universities   and colleges  located  within  the State of Illinois, and the creation  of  a  consortium  or  center  that   conducts, coordinates,  and supports steel research, promotion, and marketing  activities   in   the   State   of   Illinois. Programmatic activities of the consortium or center shall be  subject  to  approval  by the Department and shall be consistent with  the  purposes  of  this  Section.    The Department  may  authorize  the  expenditure  of funds in support of the administrative and programmatic operations of the center or consortium that are consistent  with  its authority.    Administrative actions undertaken by or for the center or consortium shall be subject to the approval of the Department.(7)  Reasonable   ways,   before   initiating    any     research,  to  avoid  duplication  of  effort and expense through the  coordination  of  the  research  efforts  of various    agencies,    departments,    universities,   or   organizations.(8)  The adoption, amendment, and repeal  of  rules,      regulations,    and    bylaws   governing   the   Board's  organization and conduct of business.(9)  The  search  for,  the  acceptance of,   and       the  expenditure  of  gifts  or  grants  in any form, from any  public agency or from any other source.   The  gifts  and  grants  may  be  held  in  trust  by  the  Department and  expended at the direction of the Department  and  in  the exercise  of  the  Department's powers and performance of the Department's duties.(10)  The publication, from time  to  time,  of  the     results   of   American  steel  research, marketing, and  promotion  projects  funded  through  the Department.(c)  The   Board  shall  also  provide  advice  and  make  recommendations to the Department on the following:(1) The creation  and  maintenance  of  current  and     accurate  records  on  all markets for and actual uses of steel processed, utilized, or transported in Illinois and ways of making those records available to the public upon request.(2)  The   identification   of   all   current   and     anticipated  future  technical,  economic, institutional, market, environmental, regulatory,  and other impediments to the  use  of  American steel  and  the Illinois steel industry.(3)  The  identification  of  alternative  plans  or     actions  that  would  maintain  or  increase  the  use of American  steel  and  the  Illinois  steel industry.(4) The development  of  strategies  and   proposing     policies  to  promote  responsible  uses  of American steel processed, used,  or  transported  by  the   Illinois steel industry. (Source: P.A. 94-279, eff. 1-1-06.)