92nd General Assembly
Summary of SB0372
   [ Home ]   [ Back ]   [ Legislation ]
Legislation:  
Please enter a bill number.



 Full Text  Bill Status
Senate Sponsors:
RADOGNO-LINK-RONEN-MAHAR-WALSH,T, PARKER, WELCH AND MADIGAN,L.

House Sponsors:
MOORE-HASSERT-ERWIN-CURRIE-MULLIGAN

Short description: 
ENVIRONMENTAL-LEGIS FINDINGS                                               

Synopsis of Bill as introduced:
        Amends  the  Environmental  Protection  Act.   Makes  legislative      
   findings and declarations concerning air pollution levels from  fossil      
   fuel-fired   electric  generating  plants.   Requires  the  Board,  by      
   December 31, 2002, to promulgate  rules  establishing  a  schedule  of      
   limits on the quantity of sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, and mercury      
   emissions  and  caps  on sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, mercury, and      
   carbon dioxide emissions  each  year  for  fossil  fuel-fired  plants.      
   Effective immediately.                                                      
        SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1.                                                
          Deletes reference to:                                                
          415 ILCS 5/28.6 new                                                  
          Adds reference to:                                                   
          415 ILCS 5/1                    from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1001          
        Deletes  everything  after  the  enacting  clause.   Amends   the      
   Environmental  Protection  Act.   Makes technical changes to a Section      
   concerning the short title.                                                 
        SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 3.                                                
          Deletes reference to:                                                
          415 ILCS 5/1                                                         
          Adds reference to:                                                   
          415 ILCS 5/9.9                                                       
          415 ILCS 5/9.10                                                      
        Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Environ-      
   mental Protection Act. Requires compliance with the Illinois Adminis-       
   trative Code by May 31, 2004. Makes legislative findings and declara-       
   tions concerning air pollution levels from fossil fuel-fired electric       
   generating plants. Requires the Agency to issue to the House and Sen-       
   ate Committees on Environment and Energy findings that address the          
   need to control or reduce emissions from fossil fuel-fired electric         
   generating plants. Requires the Board to take actions within one year       
   of the filing of any proposal by the Agency with the Board. Effective       
   July 1, 2001.                                                               
        HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 4.                                                 
        Provides  that  the   legislative   findings   and   declarations      
   concerning  fossil  fuel-fired electric generating plants apply only        
   to those electrical generating units that are subject to the specified      
   Section of the Illinois Administrative Code.                                
 
Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 92-0279

   Last action date: AUG-07-2001

           Location: Senate

 Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE -   1     SENATE -   2


   END OF INQUIRY 



 Full Text  Bill Status