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 Bill Status of HB6120  96th General Assembly


Short Description:  EPA-ADMINISTRATIVE ENFORCEMENT

House Sponsors
Rep. Elaine Nekritz

Last Action
DateChamber Action
  1/11/2011HouseSession Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
415 ILCS 5/12from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1012
415 ILCS 5/18from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1018
415 ILCS 5/31.1from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1031.1
415 ILCS 5/42from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1042


Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Makes it a violation of the Act to fail to (1) submit to the Agency a discharge monitoring report as required under an NPDES permit, (2) perform monitoring as required under an NPDES permit, (3) obtain a stormwater NPDES permit for a construction site, (4) renew an NPDES permit, and (5) maintain at a construction site a stormwater pollution prevention plan as required under an NPDES permit. Authorizes certain violations of the Act and rules adopted under its authority to be enforced by administrative citation. Effective immediately.

House Committee Amendment No. 1
Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the bill as introduced, with the following changes: (1) requires the Environmental Protection Agency to issue written notification before it may treat the failure to perform certain duties as violations of the Environmental Protection Act, (2) makes it a violation of the Act to fail (A) to perform effluent monitoring as required under an NPDES permit (rather than to perform monitoring as required under an NPDES permit) and (B) to keep a copy of the stormwater pollution prevention plan at a construction site as required under an NPDES permit (rather than to maintain at a construction site a stormwater pollution prevention plan as required under an NPDES permit), and (3) makes changes to the penalties that apply in the case of certain violations of the Act. Effective immediately.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  2/11/2010HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Elaine Nekritz
  2/11/2010HouseFirst Reading
  2/11/2010HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  2/22/2010HouseAssigned to Environment & Energy Committee
  3/10/2010HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Environment & Energy Committee
  3/10/2010HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Environment & Energy Committee; by Voice Vote
  3/10/2010HouseDo Pass as Amended / Short Debate Environment & Energy Committee; 019-000-000
  3/10/2010HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
  3/25/2010HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate
  3/25/2010HouseHeld on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
  3/26/2010HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
  1/11/2011HouseSession Sine Die

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