(20 ILCS 1128/Art. 5 heading)
ARTICLE 5
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(20 ILCS 1128/5-1)
Sec. 5-1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Illinois Geographic Information Council Act.
(Source: P.A. 94-961, eff. 6-27-06.)
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(20 ILCS 1128/5-5)
Sec. 5-5. Council. The Illinois Geographic Information Council,
hereinafter called the "Council", is created within the Department of Natural Resources.
The Council shall consist of 17 voting members, as follows: the
Illinois Secretary of State, the Illinois Secretary of Transportation, the
Directors of the Illinois Departments of Agriculture, Central Management
Services, Commerce and Economic Opportunity, Nuclear Safety,
Public Health, Natural Resources, and Revenue, the Directors of
the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and the Illinois Environmental
Protection Agency, the President of the University of Illinois, the Chairman of
the Illinois Commerce Commission, plus 4 members of the General Assembly, one
each appointed by the Speaker and Minority Leader of the House and the
President and Minority Leader of the Senate. An ex officio voting member may
designate another person to carry out his or her duties on the Council.
In addition to the above members, the Governor may appoint up to 10
additional voting members, representing local, regional, and federal agencies,
professional organizations, academic institutions, public utilities, and the
private sector.
Members appointed by the Governor shall serve at the pleasure of the
Governor.
(Source: P.A. 94-793, eff. 5-19-06; 94-961, eff. 6-27-06.)
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(20 ILCS 1128/5-10)
Sec. 5-10. Chairmen; compensation.
(a) One of the members who is not an ex officio member, selected annually by
the voting members, and the Director of Natural Resources shall
serve as co-chairmen of the Council.
(b) Non-State employees of the Council shall serve without compensation but
may be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred in the performance of their
duties out of funds appropriated to the Department of Natural
Resources for that purpose.
(Source: P.A. 94-961, eff. 6-27-06.)
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(20 ILCS 1128/5-15)
Sec. 5-15. (Repealed).
(Source: P.A. 94-961, eff. 6-27-06. Repealed by P.A. 97-916, eff. 8-9-12.)
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(20 ILCS 1128/5-20)
Sec. 5-20. Meetings. The Council shall meet upon the call of its
chairmen.
(Source: P.A. 97-916, eff. 8-9-12.)
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(20 ILCS 1128/5-25)
Sec. 5-25. Duties and powers. The Council shall establish a User Advisory
Committee. The Committee is the technical arm of the Council. The Committee
shall evaluate the Task Force recommendations and identify the most important
issues, which include database development, standards, data sharing,
partnerships, applications, technical considerations, and funding. The
Committee shall create subcommittees addressing relevant issues. Members of
the Committee shall chair and coordinate the subcommittees.
(Source: P.A. 94-961, eff. 6-27-06.)
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(20 ILCS 1128/5-30)
Sec. 5-30. Evaluation of proposals.
The Council shall evaluate proposals made by the User Advisory Committee and
make recommendations to the Governor and General Assembly on the efficient
development, use, and funding of geographic information management technology
(GIMT) for Illinois' State, regional, local, and academic agencies and
institutions.
These include:
(1) Standards for the collection (geodetic),
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(2) Funding strategies that encourage and support the
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(3) Examining the impacts of the Freedom of
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(4) Statewide basemap development.
(5) The development of multiyear strategies for
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(6) (Blank).
(7) As necessary, the Council may enter into
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(8) The Council may accept grants and gifts from
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(Source: P.A. 97-916, eff. 8-9-12.)
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