093_SB0365

 
                                     LRB093 06452 EFG 06575 b

 1        AN ACT in relation to environmental 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
 5    by changing Section 9.2 as follows:

 6        (415 ILCS 5/9.2) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1009.2)
 7        Sec. 9.2. Sulfur dioxide emission standards.
 8        (a)  (Blank.)
 9        (b)  In granting any  alternative  emission  standard  or
10    variance   relating   to  sulfur  dioxide  emissions  from  a
11    coal-burning stationary source, the Board may require the use
12    of Illinois coal as  a  condition  of  the  such  alternative
13    standard or variance, provided that the Board determines that
14    Illinois   coal  of  the  proper  quality  is  available  and
15    competitive  in  price;  such  determination  shall   include
16    consideration  of the cost of pollution control equipment and
17    the economic impact on the Illinois coal mining industry.
18    (Source: P.A. 92-574, eff. 9-26-02.)