093_SB1005eng SB1005 Engrossed LRB093 03242 AMC 03259 b 1 AN ACT concerning environmental protection. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Environmental Protection Act is amended 5 by changing Section 9.3 as follows: 6 (415 ILCS 5/9.3) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1009.3) 7 Sec. 9.3. Alternative control strategies. 8 (a) The General Assembly finds that control strategies, 9 including emission limitations, alternative but 10 environmentally equivalent to those required by Board 11 regulations or the terms of this Act, can ensureassure12 equivalent protection of the environment and that the use of 13 such alternative control strategies can encourage 14 technological innovation, can reduce the likelihood of 15 shutdown of older sources, and can result in decreased costs 16 of compliance and increased availability of resources for use 17 in productive capital investments. 18 (b) (Blank.) 19 (c) On or before December 31, 1982, the Board shall 20 adopt regulations establishing a permit program pursuant to 21 Section 39.1 in accordance with Title VII of this Act. 22 (d) Board rules pursuant to this Section 9.3 shall set 23 forth reasonable requirements for issuance of an alternative 24 control strategy permit, provided that the Board may not 25 impose any condition or requirement more stringent than 26 required by the Clean Air Act or for compliance with this Act 27 or other Board regulations thereunder. The Agency shall 28 promptly adopt any necessary procedures for the 29 administration of such permit programs. The burden of 30 establishing that any procedure, condition or requirement 31 imposed by the Agency in or for the issuance of a permit is SB1005 Engrossed -2- LRB093 03242 AMC 03259 b 1 more stringent than required by applicable law shall be upon 2 the permit applicant. 3 (Source: P.A. 92-574, eff. 6-26-02.)