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State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
SB1847 Introduced 2/15/2019, by Sen. Antonio Muņoz SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that the Environmental Protection Agency shall provide notice when a permit for a new facility is required.
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| | SB1847 | | LRB101 10763 CPF 55885 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning safety.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Environmental Protection Act is amended by |
| 5 | | adding Section 9.12a as follows:
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| 6 | | (415 ILCS 5/9.12a new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 9.12a. Notice. When a permit for a new facility is |
| 8 | | required by this Title II, the Agency shall provide notice: (i) |
| 9 | | by certified or registered mail or, upon request, |
| 10 | | electronically, to the State Senator and State Representative |
| 11 | | of the district where the facility will be located; and (ii) to |
| 12 | | the public via a posting on its website in a format that is |
| 13 | | searchable by zip code. Within 6 months after the effective |
| 14 | | date of this amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly, the |
| 15 | | Agency shall adopt rules to implement this Section.
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