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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, No oil refinery has been built in the United 
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States in the past 30 years and U.S. consumers now rely upon 
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imported supplies of refined petroleum products to a degree 
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that is incompatible with national security; and

 
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    WHEREAS, In August 2005, Hurricane Katrina caused damage to 
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several Gulf Coast refineries, illustrating the vulnerability 
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of the nation's refining infrastructure and resulting in 
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gasoline shortages and dramatic fluctuations in fuel prices; 
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and

 
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    WHEREAS, The U.S. refining industry runs at nearly 100% 
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capacity in order to keep up with demand; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
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there is created the Illinois Oil Refining Task Force for the 
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purpose of studying the lack of sufficient gasoline and 
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diesel-fuel refining capacity in Illinois; the Task Force shall 
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consist of 12 members as follows:
one member appointed by the 
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Director of the Environmental Protection Agency; one member 
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appointed by the Director of Commerce and Economic Opportunity; 
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one member who represents the interests of the petroleum 
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industry; one member who represents the interests of the 
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State's petroleum marketers; 2 members appointed by the 
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President of the Senate; 2 members appointed by the Minority 
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Leader of the Senate; 2 members appointed by the Speaker of the 
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House of Representatives; and 2 members appointed by the 
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Minority Leader of the House of Representatives; and be it 
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further

 
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    RESOLVED, That the members of the Task Force shall appoint 
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one member to serve as chairperson; the initial meeting of the 
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Task Force shall be within 30 days after the appointment of  a 
 


 






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majority of the members and all other meetings shall be at the 
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call of the chairperson; the members of the Task Force shall 
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receive
no compensation for their services as members of the 
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Task Force
but may be reimbursed for reasonable expenses 
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incurred as a result of their service from appropriations
made 
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by the General Assembly for that purpose; and be it further 
 
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    RESOLVED, That the Department of Commerce and Economic 
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Opportunity shall provide staff support to the Task Force, as 
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necessary; and be it further
 
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    RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall report to the General 
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Assembly its recommendations on ways to improve the condition 
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of the State's refining capacity and shall file its report with 
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the Clerk of the House and with the Secretary of the Senate no 
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later than December 31, 2006; and be it further
 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to the Director of the Environmental Protection 
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Agency, the Director of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, the 
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President of the Senate, the Minority Leader of the Senate, the 
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Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Minority 
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Leader of the House of Representatives.