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

 

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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 52.4 as follows:
 
6    (415 ILCS 5/52.4 new)
7    Sec. 52.4. Airborne emission reduction study. The Agency
8shall conduct a study comparing the airborne emission
9reductions of coal-fired electric generating units within the
10State of Illinois between 1990 and 2014 and forecasting
11additional reductions for the period from 2015 to 2020. The
12Agency shall identify where and how Agency policies have led to
13airborne emission reductions and are likely to lead to
14additional reductions going forward and which Illinois
15regulations are unnecessary because of more stringent State or
16federal regulations. The Agency shall consult with the owner of
17each coal-fired electric generating unit in the State when
18compiling this information.
 
19    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
20becoming law.