Bill Text: IL HB1861 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced

---

Bill Title: Amends the Surface-Mined Land Conservation and Reclamation Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning a statement of policy.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB1861 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2011-HB1861-Introduced.html

---

97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2011 and 2012 HB1861 Introduced , by Rep. John E. Bradley SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
225 ILCS 715/2 from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 4502
Amends the Surface-Mined Land Conservation and Reclamation Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning a statement of policy.
LRB097 08122 CEL 48245 b
A BILL FOR
HB1861 LRB097 08122 CEL 48245 b
AN ACT concerning regulation.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Surface-Mined Land Conservation and
Reclamation Act is amended by changing Section 2 as follows:
(225 ILCS 715/2) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 4502)
Sec. 2. Statement of policy. It is declared to be the the
policy of this State to provide for conservation and
reclamation of lands affected by surface mining in order to
restore them to optimum future productive use and to provide
for their return to productive use including but not limited
to: the planting of forests; the seeding of grasses and legumes
for grazing purposes; the planting of crops for harvest; the
enhancement of wildlife and aquatic resources; the
establishment of recreational, residential and industrial
sites; and for the conservation, development, management, and
appropriate use of all the natural resources of such areas for
compatible multiple purposes, to aid in maintaining or
improving the tax base; and protecting the health, safety and
general welfare of the people, the natural beauty and aesthetic
values, and enhancement of the environment in the affected
areas of the State; to prevent erosion, stream pollution,
water, air and land pollution and other injurious effects to

HB1861 - 2 - LRB097 08122 CEL 48245 b
persons, property, wildlife and natural resources; and to
assure that conservation and reclamation plans for all surface
mining activity are available for the prior consideration of
county governments within whose jurisdiction such lands will be
affected by surface mining and to permit participation and
authorize cooperation and coordination with the federal
government in initial regulatory programs under the federal
Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, Public Law
95-87, Title 30, USC Sec. 1201 et seq.
The issuance of a permit under this Act to engage in the
surface mining of any resources other than fossil fuels is not
intended to relieve the permittee from its duty to comply with
other applicable state and local law regulating the
commencement, location and operation of surface mining
facilities.
(Source: P.A. 82-114.)