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| Public Act 102-0631 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning safety.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Environmental Protection Act is amended by | ||||
adding Section 3.141 as follows: | ||||
(415 ILCS 5/3.141 new) | ||||
Sec. 3.141. Notice of power plant demolition. | ||||
(a) If a demolition is conducted at a coal-fueled power | ||||
plant, the owner of the coal-fueled power plant shall, at | ||||
least 60 days before commencing the demolition or as otherwise | ||||
required under State or federal law, notify the Agency and the | ||||
public about the demolition and provide the Agency and the | ||||
public with copies of any plans for the demolition. The notice | ||||
shall comply with the following: | ||||
(1) The notice must be provided, where applicable, in | ||||
both physical and online form in a newspaper of general | ||||
circulation within 25 miles of where the coal-fueled power | ||||
plant is located. The notice must also be posted in | ||||
physical form in 3 prominent public places and, where | ||||
applicable, posted on a relevant municipal website. | ||||
(2) The notice must include reference to any relevant | ||||
permits issued to the coal-fueled power plant in relation | ||||
to the demolition, with express instructions stating how | ||||
to access a copy of the permits. | ||
(3) The notice must include the following information: | ||
(A) The date and time of any scheduled demolition | ||
activity. | ||
(B) The portion of the coal-fueled power plant | ||
that is set for demolition. | ||
(C) Any potential contaminants associated with the | ||
demolition. | ||
(D) The business name of any company that will | ||
perform the demolition in whole or in part. | ||
(E) Information on any applicable permits. | ||
(F) Whether any unlined CCR surface impoundment or | ||
public water source is near the coal-fueled power | ||
plant. | ||
(G) Details of the preventative measures | ||
implemented by the coal-fueled power plant to control, | ||
mitigate, or prevent any pollution from occurring. | ||
(b) In this Section, "public" means the population of a | ||
town, village, or city in the State of Illinois that is within | ||
25 miles of a coal-fueled power plant at which demolition is to | ||
be conducted.
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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