92nd General Assembly
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Senate Sponsors:
WATSON.

House Sponsors:
HOFFMAN-HOLBROOK-JEFFERSON-DAVIS,MONIQUE-HOWARD

Short description: 
ENVRNMNTL PROTECTION-BROWNFLDS                                             

Synopsis of Bill as introduced:
        Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Repeals the  Brownfields      
   Site  Restoration  Program  and  recreates  that program in provisions      
   containing the Brownfields Redevelopment Loan Program.  Provides  that      
   the  fees  for eligibility reviews conducted by DCCA and for review of      
   remediation costs and the  budget  plan  conducted  by  IEPA  must  be      
   deposited  into  the  Brownfields  Redevelopment  Fund  (now,  must be      
   deposited into the Brownfields Site Restoration Program  Fund).    Any      
   moneys  remaining  in the Brownfields Site Restoration Program Fund on      
   the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 92nd General Assembly      
   shall be transferred to the Brownfields Redevelopment  Fund.  Provides      
   that  moneys in the Brownfields Redevelopment Fund may be used for the      
   purposes  of  the  Brownfields  Site  Restoration  Program,  including      
   payment for the costs of administering the Program. Amends  the  State      
   Finance Act. Eliminates the Brownfields Site Restoration Program Fund.      
   Effective immediately.                                                      
        SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1.                                                
          Adds reference to:                                                   
          415 ILCS 5/58.3                                                      
          415 ILCS 5/58.13                                                     
        Deletes  everything  after  the  enacting  clause  and  reinserts      
   language  from  the  introduced  bill.    Amends   the   Environmental      
   Protection  Act.  Provides that the Agency is authorized to administer      
   funds made available to the Agency under federal  law  for  brownfield      
   cleanup  activities.   Limits  grant amounts given under the Municipal      
   Brownfields Redevelopment Grant Program  to  a  maximum  of  $240,000.      
   Adds remedial action plans and remedial completion reports to the list      
   of  activities  eligible  for  moneys  under  the Municipal Brownfield      
   Redevelopment Program.                                                      
        HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1.                                                 
        In the provisions concerning  the  Brownfields  Site  Restoration      
   Program,  provides  that  the  application fee for eligibility reviews      
   must be made payable to  the  Department  of  Commerce  and  Community      
   Affairs  for  deposit  into  the  Workforce,  Technology, and Economic      
   Development Fund (rather than the Brownfields Redevelopment Fund), and      
   the fees shall be  used  by  the  Department  for  the  administrative      
   expenses of the program. Also makes a technical change.                     
 
Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 92-0715

   Last action date: JUL-23-2002

           Location: Senate

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


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