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93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2003 and 2004
HB5824
Introduced 2/6/2004, by Michael J. Madigan SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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415 ILCS 5/9.3 |
from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1009.3 |
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Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Makes technical
changes to a Section concerning alternative control strategies.
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A BILL FOR
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HB5824 |
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LRB093 16832 BDD 42484 b |
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| AN ACT concerning environmental protection.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Environmental Protection Act is amended by |
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| changing
Section 9.3 as follows:
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| (415 ILCS 5/9.3) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1009.3)
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| Sec. 9.3. Alternative control strategies.
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| (a) The General Assembly finds that control strategies, |
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| including
emission limitations, alternative but |
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| environmentally equivalent to those
required by Board |
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| regulations or the terms of this Act, can ensure
assure
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| equivalent
protection of the environment and that the use of |
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| such alternative control
strategies can encourage |
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| technological innovation, can reduce the
likelihood
of |
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| shutdown of older sources, and can result in decreased costs of |
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| compliance
and increased availability of resources for use in |
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| productive capital
investments.
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| (b) (Blank.)
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| (c) On or before December 31, 1982, the Board shall adopt |
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| regulations
establishing a permit program pursuant to Section |
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| 39.1 in accordance with
Title VII of this Act.
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| (d) Board rules pursuant to this Section 9.3 shall set |
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| forth reasonable
requirements for issuance of an alternative |
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| control strategy permit, provided
that the Board may not impose |
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| any condition or requirement more stringent
than required by |
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| the Clean Air Act or for compliance with this Act or other
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| Board regulations thereunder. The Agency shall promptly adopt |
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| any necessary
procedures for the administration of such permit |
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| programs. The burden of
establishing that any procedure, |
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| condition or requirement imposed by the
Agency in or for the |
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| issuance of a permit is more stringent than required
by |
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| applicable law shall be upon the permit applicant.
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