102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
SB1920
 
Introduced 2/26/2021, by Sen. Rachelle Crowe
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
415 ILCS 5/3.141 new

     Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that if demolitions are conducted at coal-fueled power plants, the owner of the coal-fueled power plant shall, at least 60 days before commencing the demolition or as otherwise required, notify the Environmental Protection Agency and the public of the demolition and provide the Agency and the public with copies of plans for the demolition. Contains requirements for the notice. Effective immediately.
  


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1    AN ACT concerning safety.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The Environmental Protection Act is amended  by 
5adding Section 3.141 as follows:
 
6    (415 ILCS 5/3.141 new)
7    Sec. 3.141. Notice of power plant demolition.
8    (a) If a demolition is conducted at a coal-fueled power 
9plant, the owner of the coal-fueled power plant shall, at 
10least 60 days before commencing the demolition or as otherwise 
11required under State or federal law, notify the Agency and the 
12public of the demolition and provide the Agency and the public 
13with copies of any plans for the demolition. The notice shall 
14comply with the following:
15        (1) The notice must be provided in both physical and 
16    online form in local newspapers, where applicable, and 
17    municipal buildings and websites.
18        (2) The notice must include reference to any relevant 
19    permits issued to the coal-fueled power plant in relation 
20    to the demolition, with express instructions stating how 
21    to access a copy of the permits.
22        (3) The notice must include the following information: 
23            (A) The date and time of any scheduled demolition 
 
 
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1        activity.
2            (B) The portion of the coal-fueled power plant 
3        that is set for demolition.
4            (C) Any potential contaminants associated with the 
5        demolition.
6            (D) The business name of any company that will 
7        perform the demolition in whole or in part.
8            (E) Information on any applicable permits.
9            (F) Whether any unlined CCR surface impoundment or 
10        public water source is near the coal-fueled power 
11        plant.
12            (G) Details of the preventative measures 
13        implemented by the coal-fueled power plant to control, 
14        mitigate, or prevent any pollution from occurring.
15    (b) In this Section, "public" means the population of a 
16town, village, or municipality within 25 miles of a 
17coal-fueled power plant at which demolition is to be 
18conducted. 
 
 
19    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
20becoming law.