093_SB0224
LRB093 08125 AMC 08329 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 thesuch 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.)