Bill Title: Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that no person shall conduct ethylene oxide sterilization operations, unless the ethylene oxide sterilization source captures 100% of all ethylene oxide emissions and reduces ethylene oxide emissions to the atmosphere from each exhaust point at the ethylene oxide sterilization source by at least 99.9% or to 0.2 parts per million. Requires that, within 180 days after the effective date of the amendatory Act or prior to any ethylene oxide sterilization operation for any source that first becomes subject to regulation after the effective date as an ethylene oxide sterilization source, the owner or operator of the ethylene oxide sterilization source shall conduct an initial emissions test. Sets forth criteria for the test and requires certain information concerning the test be submitted to the Environmental Protection Agency. Requires the owner or operator of the ethylene oxide sterilization source to conduct emissions testing on all exhaust points at the ethylene oxide sterilization source at least once each calendar year (at least 6 months apart) to demonstrate compliance with these requirements and any applicable requirements concerning ethylene oxide that are set forth in either United States Environmental Protection Agency rules or Pollution Control Board rules. Provides that if certain conditions are not met the owner or operator of an ethylene oxide sterilization source shall immediately cease ethylene oxide sterilization operations and notify the Agency within 24 hours of becoming aware of a failed emissions test. Within 60 days after the date of the test, requires the owner or operator of the ethylene oxide sterilization source to: complete an analysis to determine the root cause of the failed emissions test; take any actions necessary to address that root cause; submit a report to the Agency; and restart operations only to the extent necessary to conduct additional emissions tests. Provides that, beginning 180 days after the effective date of the amendatory Act or prior to any ethylene oxide sterilization operation for any source that first becomes subject to regulation after the effective date of the amendatory Act as an ethylene oxide sterilization source, no person shall conduct ethylene oxide sterilization operations unless the owner or operator of the ethylene oxide sterilization source submits for review and approval by the Agency an Ambient Air Monitoring Plan. Requires the owner or operator of an ethylene oxide sterilization source to apply for and obtain a construction permit from the Agency for any modifications made to the source to comply with the requirements of the amendatory Act and a modification of the source's operating permit to incorporate such modifications made to the source. Prohibits a person from conducting ethylene oxide sterilization operations unless the owner or operator of the ethylene oxide sterilization source has performed dispersion modeling and the Agency approves such modeling. Prohibits a facility that is permitted to emit ethylene oxide and subject to a seal order from using ethylene oxide for sterilization or fumigation purposes. Requires specified entities to notify the Agency of any property right in sterilization technology that does not involve the use of ethylene oxide. Provides that, within 30 days after discovering noncompliance with specified requirements the Agency must post a notice on its website and notify the specified persons and entities. Requires the Agency to conduct at least one unannounced inspection of all ethylene oxide sterilization sources subject to the provisions per year. Requires the Agency to (i) conduct air testing to determine ambient levels of ethylene oxide and (ii) submit rules for ambient air testing of ethylene oxide to the Board within 180 days after the amendatory Act's effective date. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 24-6)

Status: (Passed) 2019-06-21 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0022 [SB1852 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

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Sponsors

Name	Type	Contact	Phone	District	Sponsorship	State Profile	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Senator John Curran [R]	Primary	N/A	217-782-9407	SD-041	Sponsored Bills	State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Melinda Bush [D]	Cosponsor	Inactive	Inactive	SD-031	Sponsored Bills	Inactive	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Laura Ellman [D]	Cosponsor	N/A	217-782-8192	SD-021	Sponsored Bills	State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Jacqueline Collins [D]	Cosponsor	Inactive	Inactive	SD-016	Sponsored Bills	Inactive	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Suzanne Glowiak Hilton [D]	Cosponsor	N/A	217-782-8148	SD-023	Sponsored Bills	State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Laura Fine [D]	Cosponsor	N/A	217-782-2119	SD-009	Sponsored Bills	State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Terry Link [D]	Cosponsor	Inactive	Inactive	SD-030	Sponsored Bills	Inactive	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Thomas Cullerton [D]	Cosponsor	Inactive	Inactive	SD-023	Sponsored Bills	Inactive	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Julie Morrison [D]	Cosponsor	N/A	217-782-3650	SD-029	Sponsored Bills	State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Heather Steans [D]	Cosponsor	Inactive	Inactive	SD-007	Sponsored Bills	Inactive	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative James Durkin [R]	Primary	Inactive	Inactive	HD-082	Sponsored Bills	Inactive	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Grant Wehrli [R]	Cosponsor	Inactive	Inactive	HD-041	Sponsored Bills	Inactive	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Joyce Mason [D]	Cosponsor	N/A	217-782-8151	HD-061	Sponsored Bills	State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Deanne Mazzochi [R]	Cosponsor	Inactive	Inactive	HD-047	Sponsored Bills	Inactive	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Rita Mayfield [D]	Cosponsor	N/A	217-558-1012	HD-060	Sponsored Bills	State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Chris Miller [R]	Cosponsor	N/A	217-558-1040	HD-101	Sponsored Bills	State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Terra Costa Howard [D]	Cosponsor	N/A	217-782-8037	HD-042	Sponsored Bills	State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Diane Pappas [D]	Cosponsor	Inactive	Inactive	SD-023	Sponsored Bills	Inactive	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Kathleen Willis [D]	Cosponsor	Inactive	Inactive	HD-077	Sponsored Bills	Inactive	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Sam Yingling [D]	Cosponsor	Inactive	Inactive	HD-062	Sponsored Bills	Inactive	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Deborah Conroy [D]	Cosponsor	Inactive	Inactive	HD-046	Sponsored Bills	Inactive	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Ann Williams [D]	Cosponsor	Email	217-782-2458	HD-011	Sponsored Bills	State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator John Connor [D]	Cosponsor	Inactive	Inactive	SD-043	Sponsored Bills	Inactive	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Jonathan Carroll [D]	Cosponsor	N/A	N/A	HD-057	Sponsored Bills	N/A	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Daniel Didech [D]	Cosponsor	N/A	217-782-0499	HD-059	Sponsored Bills	State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Yehiel Kalish [D]	Cosponsor	Inactive	Inactive	HD-016	Sponsored Bills	Inactive	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Mary Flowers [D]	Cosponsor	N/A	N/A	HD-031	Sponsored Bills	N/A	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Martin Moylan [D]	Cosponsor	Email	217-782-8007	HD-055	Sponsored Bills	State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Maurice West [D]	Cosponsor	N/A	217-782-3167	HD-067	Sponsored Bills	State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Tom Weber [R]	Cosponsor	N/A	217-782-1664	HD-064	Sponsored Bills	State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

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