SB1475 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2015 and 2016
SB1475

Introduced 2/20/2015, by Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr.

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

415 ILCS 5/52.4 new

Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Requires the Environmental Protection Agency to conduct a study comparing airborne emission reductions of coal-fired electric generating units within the State of Illinois between 1990 and 2014 and forecasting additional reductions for the period from 2014 to 2020. Requires the Agency to identify where and how Agency policies have led to such reductions and are likely to lead to additional reductions going forward and which Illinois regulations are unnecessary because of more stringent State or federal regulations. Requires the Agency to consult with only the owners of each coal-fired electric generating unit in the State when compiling this information. Effective immediately.

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A BILL FOR

SB1475

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1 AN ACT concerning safety.

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 by

5 adding Section 52.4 as follows:

6 (415 ILCS 5/52.4 new)

7 Sec. 52.4. Airborne emission reduction study. The Agency

8 shall conduct a study comparing the airborne emission

9 reductions of coal-fired electric generating units within the

10 State of Illinois between 1990 and 2014 and forecasting

11 additional reductions for the period from 2015 to 2020. The

12 Agency shall identify where and how Agency policies have led to

13 airborne emission reductions and are likely to lead to

14 additional reductions going forward and which Illinois

15 regulations are unnecessary because of more stringent State or

16 federal regulations. The Agency shall consult with the owner of

17 each coal-fired electric generating unit in the State when

18 compiling this information.

19 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon

20 becoming law.