(a) The Renewable Energy Component Recycling Task Force, hereinafter referred to as the REC Recycling Task Force, is hereby established.
     (b) The REC Recycling Task Force shall consist of the following members:

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Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 20 ILCS 4118/10

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         (1) The Director of the Environmental Protection
    
Agency or his or her designee;
        (2) The Chair of the Illinois Commerce Commission or
    
his or her designee;
        (3) The Director of the Illinois Power Agency or his
    
or her designee;
        (4) Four members appointed by the Governor,
    
including one representing a solid waste disposal organization, one representing a renewable energy organization, and one representing an environmental advocacy organization;
        (5) Two members appointed by the President of the
    
Senate;
        (6) Two members appointed by the Minority Leader of
    
the Senate;
        (7) Two members appointed by the Speaker of the
    
House of Representatives; and
        (8) Two members appointed by the Minority Leader of
    
the House of Representatives.
    (c) The REC Recycling Task Force shall meet at the call of the Chair at least quarterly to fulfill its duties under this Act. At the first meeting of the REC Recycling Task Force, the Task Force shall elect from among its members a Chair and such other officers as it may choose.
     (d) The Environmental Protection Agency shall coordinate meetings for and provide other logistical assistance to the REC Recycling Task Force. The Agency may, upon request by the Task Force, arrange to have outside experts provide research assistance, technical support, and assistance in the preparation of reports for the REC Recycling Task Force. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the Environmental Protection Agency may use moneys from the Solid Waste Management Fund to fulfill its obligations under this Section, including any obligation it may have to arrange to have outside experts provide support and assistance to the Task Force pursuant to this subsection.
     (e) Members of the REC Recycling Task Force shall serve without compensation, but the Task Force may, within the limits of any funds appropriated or otherwise made available to it, reimburse its members for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the discharge of their Task Force duties.