Rep. Kurt M. Granberg

Amends the River Conservancy Districts Act. In the case of a board representing a district that embraces Franklin and Jefferson counties: (i) authorizes the appropriate appointing presiding officer or officers to remove a trustee for incompetence, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office, without the advice and consent of the corporate authorities; (ii) ends the terms of all trustees on the effective date of this amendatory Act; and (iii) provides for the appointment of new trustees. Effective immediately.

Amends the Capital Crimes Litigation Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the appointment of trial counsel in death penalty cases.

Continues the Wooded Land Assessment Task Force created by House Joint Resolution 95 of the 94th General Assembly and requires the Task Force to report its findings no later than March 31, 2007 (was December 31, 2006).

Amends the Public Utilities Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title and applicability of the Electric Service Customer Choice and Rate Relief Law of 1997.

Urges that China stop the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners, the United States investigate organ harvesting from Falun Gong prisoners in China, and President Bush raise these issues with Hu Jintao, the President of China, during his upcoming visit to the United States.

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Authorizes the issuance of special NASCAR license plates at an additional charge of $35 for original issuance and $15 for each registration renewal period. Authorizes the State to enter into agreements for licenses or other permissions to implement the new provisions. Provides that the Secretary of State may use moneys in the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund to pay royalties for the display of logos, graphics, or other materials on the plates.

Amends the Public Utilities Act. Authorizes any gas utility to enter into a long-term contract with any company for synthetic natural gas produced from coal through the gasification process. Provides guidelines for determining if the cost for the synthetic natural gas is reasonable and prudent.

Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that a member of the armed forces of the United States, other than a reserve component, on active duty on the due date of any installment of taxes due under the Property Tax Code shall not be deemed delinquent in the payment of the installment until 90 days after the due date or, if the member is deployed outside the continental United States, 90 days after the member is redeployed to the continental United States. Provides that members of the reserve components of the armed forces of the United States or members of the National Guard who are on active duty shall not be deemed delinquent in the payment of the installment until 90 days (now, 30 days) after the member returns from active duty. Deletes provisions concerning an amnesty period in Cook County for certain National Guard members for taxes on homestead property due and payable in 1991 or 1992. Effective immediately.

Amends the Illinois Renewable Fuels Development Program Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the findings of the General Assembly.

Requests that the State Board of Education conduct a feasibility study on transferring the Illinois High School Association's powers and duties to the State Board of Education.