Bill Text: IL HB0659 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Chaptered
Bill Title: Amends the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning resource recovery.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-08-25 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0341 [HB0659 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-HB0659-Chaptered.html
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| Public Act 100-0341 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning local government.
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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 Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Act | ||||
is amended by adding Section 57 as follows:
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(70 ILCS 2605/57 new) | ||||
Sec. 57. Nutrient trading. | ||||
(a) The sanitary district may participate in any available | ||||
nutrient trading program in the State for meeting water quality | ||||
standards. | ||||
(b) The authorization granted to the sanitary district | ||||
under this Section shall not be construed as modifying or | ||||
limiting any other law or rule. Any actions taken pursuant to | ||||
this Section must be in compliance with all applicable laws and | ||||
rules, including, but not limited to, the Environmental | ||||
Protection Act and rules adopted under that Act. | ||||
(c) If the sanitary district participates in a nutrient | ||||
trading program under subsection (a), the sanitary district | ||||
shall give preference to trading investments: (i) that will | ||||
benefit low income or rural communities; and (ii) where local | ||||
water quality improvements can be realized.
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