Sen. John F. Curran

Filed: 3/13/2019

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1853

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1853 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Environmental Protection Act is amended by
5adding Section 9.16 as follows:
 
6    (415 ILCS 5/9.16 new)
7    Sec. 9.16. Permits, hearings, and notice for facilities
8emitting ethylene oxide.
9    (a) The Agency shall immediately reevaluate the current air
10pollution operating permit of any facility emitting ethylene
11oxide, by conducting a public hearing process on all such
12facilities. The Agency shall notify the unit of local
13government where the facility emitting ethylene oxide is
14located of the public hearing process at least 30 days before
15the first hearing takes place. The Agency shall, by rule,
16provide for the public hearing process which shall take place

 

 

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1in the county seat of the community where the facility emitting
2ethylene oxide is located or in a location which is agreed upon
3between the mayor and the chairperson of the county board of
4the community where the facility emitting ethylene oxide is
5located.
6    (b) No air pollution operating permit shall be renewed if
7the Agency finds that the facility is emitting ethylene oxide
8at a level that violates any federal or State standards. The
9Agency shall also consider the results of the public hearing
10process when evaluating a facility's permit renewal.
11    (c) If, at any time, a facility is emitting ethylene oxide
12at a level higher than the standards set forth by Section 112
13of the federal Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7412) or the Agency,
14then the facility shall immediately cease operations until
15sufficient changes are made to reduce the level of such
16emissions below both federal and State standards.
 
17    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
18becoming law.".