Bill Status of SB 1696   103rd General Assembly

Short Description:  PFAS REDUCTION-WASTEWATER

Senate Sponsors
Sen. Adriane Johnson and Laura M. Murphy

Last Action  View All Actions

DateChamber Action
  3/31/2023SenateRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
415 ILCS 170/20 new

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the PFAS Reduction Act. Requires the Environmental Protection Agency to adopt rules that require: (1) the owner or operator of each landfill in the State to establish and implement a plan to identify and address PFAS-contaminated leachate that is generated at the landfill before it migrates off site or is sent off site for treatment or disposal; and (2) the owner or operator of each wastewater treatment facility in the State to establish and implement a plan to treat PFAS-contaminated wastewater prior to its discharge from the facility. Provides that owners or operators of landfills or wastewater treatment plants who violate the rules are subject to the same penalties as provided for manufacturers under other provisions of the Act. Authorizes these penalties to be recovered in a civil action brought in the name of the People of the State of Illinois by the State's Attorney of the county in which the violation occurred or by the Attorney General. Specifies that any penalties collected in an action in which the Attorney General has prevailed shall be deposited in the Environmental Protection Trust Fund, to be used in accordance with the provisions of the Environmental Protection Trust Fund Act.

Senate Committee Amendment No. 1
Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the PFAS Reduction Act. Requires the Environmental Protection Agency to follow the most up-to-date guidance from the United States Environmental Protection Agency on controlling the discharge of PFAS. Requires the Agency to create a PFAS monitoring plan focusing on: monitoring PFAS contamination at solid waste, wastewater, and stormwater facilities, hazardous waste landfills, and facilities with air emissions; gathering State-specific information in order to craft effective policies around PFAS; identifying areas of particular concern due to PFAS concentrations or routes of exposure that need quick action; and gathering data that galvanizes support for PFAS source reduction and pollution prevention. Requires the plan to be submitted to the Governor and the General Assembly by July 1, 2024.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  2/8/2023SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Adriane Johnson
  2/8/2023SenateFirst Reading
  2/8/2023SenateReferred to Assignments
  2/21/2023SenateAssigned to Environment and Conservation
  2/24/2023SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Adriane Johnson
  2/24/2023SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
  3/7/2023SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Environment and Conservation
  3/9/2023SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Environment and Conservation
  3/9/2023SenateDo Pass as Amended Environment and Conservation; 007-001-000
  3/9/2023SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 10, 2023
  3/31/2023SenateRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
  4/21/2023SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy

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