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90_HB2357

      510 ILCS 77/12 new
          Amends   the   Livestock   Management   Facilities   Act.
      Prohibits the commencement  of  operation  of  new  livestock
      management  or  waste  handling  facilities  of 1,000 or more
      animal units  (and  the  commencement  of  operation  of  the
      expanded   portions  of  expanded  facilities)  during  1998.
      Effective immediately.
                                                     LRB9007318NTsb
                                               LRB9007318NTsb
 1        AN ACT to amend the Livestock Management  Facilities  Act
 2    by adding Section 12.
 3        Be  it  enacted  by  the People of the State of Illinois,
 4    represented in the General Assembly:
 5        Section 5.  The Livestock Management  Facilities  Act  is
 6    amended by adding Section 12 as follows:
 7        (510 ILCS 77/12 new)
 8        Sec. 12.  Moratorium.
 9        (a)  Notwithstanding  any  other provision of this Act or
10    any other provision of law, if any new facility as defined in
11    Section 10.45 of 1,000 or more animal units has not commenced
12    operations before January 1, 1998, then during calendar  year
13    1998  no  construction  may  be commenced or continued and no
14    operations may be commenced with respect to that facility.
15        (b)  Notwithstanding any other provision of this  Act  or
16    any other provision of law, if any new facility as defined in
17    Section  10.45  (regardless  of whether it is classified as a
18    "new facility"  before  or  after  expansion)  has  commenced
19    operations  before January 1, 1998, then during calendar year
20    1998 no expansion  of  that  facility  may  be  commenced  or
21    continued  and no operations may be commenced with respect to
22    the expansion of that facility if either before or after  the
23    expansion  it  is  or will be a new facility of 1,000 or more
24    animal units.
25        Section 99.  Effective date.  This Act takes effect  upon
26    becoming law.

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