Bill Text: IL HB1550 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Makes a technical change to a Section concerning the adoption of procedural rules.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-04-23 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB1550 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2021-HB1550-Introduced.html

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102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2021 and 2022 HB1550 Introduced , by Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
415 ILCS 5/26 from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1026
Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Makes a technical change to a Section concerning the adoption of procedural rules.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning safety.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Environmental Protection Act is amended by
changing Section 26 as follows:
(415 ILCS 5/26) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1026)
Sec. 26. The The Board may adopt such procedural rules as
may be necessary to accomplish the purposes of this Act. In
adopting such rules the Board shall follow the rulemaking
procedures of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act.
Without limiting the generality of this grant of
authority, and notwithstanding any requirement that hearings
be held in actions brought pursuant to Titles VIII and X of the
Act, the Board may adopt procedural rules for resolution of
such actions by summary judgment prior to hearing upon motion
by either party except as otherwise required by federal law,
as well as procedural rules requiring the parties to perfect
their pleadings to conform to the evidence as presented to the
Board.
(Source: P.A. 85-1048.)