Bill Text: IL HB2731 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Requires the Environmental Protection Agency to conduct a study comparing airborne emission reductions of coal-fired electric generating units within the State of Illinois between 1990 and 2016 and forecasting additional reductions for the period from 2017 to 2020. Requires the Agency to identify where and how Agency policies have led to such reductions and are likely to lead to additional reductions going forward and which Illinois regulations are unnecessary because of more stringent State or federal regulations. Requires the Agency to consult with the owners of each coal-fired electric generating unit in the State when compiling this information. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)

Status: (Failed) 2019-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB2731 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2017-HB2731-Introduced.html

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100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2017 and 2018 HB2731 Introduced , by Rep. Daniel V. Beiser SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
415 ILCS 5/52.4 new
Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Requires the Environmental Protection Agency to conduct a study comparing airborne emission reductions of coal-fired electric generating units within the State of Illinois between 1990 and 2016 and forecasting additional reductions for the period from 2017 to 2020. Requires the Agency to identify where and how Agency policies have led to such reductions and are likely to lead to additional reductions going forward and which Illinois regulations are unnecessary because of more stringent State or federal regulations. Requires the Agency to consult with only the owners of each coal-fired electric generating unit in the State when compiling this information. Effective immediately.
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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
adding Section 52.4 as follows:
(415 ILCS 5/52.4 new)
Sec. 52.4. Airborne emission reduction study. The Agency
shall conduct a study comparing the airborne emission
reductions of coal-fired electric generating units within the
State of Illinois between 1990 and 2016 and forecasting
additional reductions for the period from 2017 to 2020. The
Agency shall identify where and how Agency policies have led to
airborne emission reductions and are likely to lead to
additional reductions going forward and which Illinois
regulations are unnecessary because of more stringent federal
regulations. The Agency shall consult with the owner of each
coal-fired electric generating unit in the State when compiling
this information.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.