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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1    AN ACT concerning safety.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  


 
4    Section 5. The Environmental Protection Act is amended  by 
5adding Section 52.4 as follows:
 
6    (415 ILCS 5/52.4 new)
7    Sec. 52.4. Airborne emission reduction study. The Agency 
8shall conduct a study comparing the airborne emission 
9reductions of coal-fired electric generating units within the 
10State of Illinois between 1990 and 2016 and forecasting 
11additional reductions for the period from 2017 to 2020.  The 
12Agency shall identify where and how Agency policies have led to 
13airborne emission reductions and are likely to lead to 
14additional reductions going forward and which Illinois 
15regulations are unnecessary because of more stringent federal 
16regulations.  The Agency shall consult with the owner of each 
17coal-fired electric generating unit in the State when compiling 
18this information.
 

19    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
20becoming law.