Senate Sponsors: RADOGNO-WALSH,T. House Sponsors: SCULLY-BROSNAHAN-CROTTY Short description: EPA-LOCAL SITING-HOST AGRMTS Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Environmental Protection Act to prohibit the county board of a county or governing body of a municipality from entering into or negotiating a host agreement with a developer of a proposed pollution control facility before the board or governing body has rendered a local siting decision concerning the proposed facility. Effective immediately. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Further amends the local siting review provisions of the Environmental Protection Act. Replaces the prohibition against a host agreement between a local siting applicant and a governing body of a municipality or county board reviewing the application with the requirement that any negotiations toward and terms of a host agreement be disclosed in the record of local siting proceedings. FISCAL NOTE (EPA) SB 475 has no fiscal impact on EPA. STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE (DCCA) SB475, engrossed, fails to create a State mandate. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Requires the county board or governing body of a municipality and the siting applicant to jointly prepare a written summary of the terms and conditions of an oral host agreement entered into before a final local siting decision has been made. FISCAL NOTE, H-AM 1 (Pollution Control Bd.) There will be no fiscal impact on this Dept. STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE, H-AM 1 (DCCA) SB 475 creates a "due process mandate" for which no reimburse- ment by the State is required under the State Mandates Act. Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 90-0409 Last action date: 97-08-15 Location: Senate Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 1 SENATE - 1 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status