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HB5256 Engrossed |
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LRB095 16935 BDD 42980 b |
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| AN ACT concerning waterways.
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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 Rivers, Lakes, and Streams Act is amended by |
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| adding Section 14b as follows: |
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| (615 ILCS 5/14b new) |
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| Sec. 14b. Negotiations for interstate pollution |
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| notification policy. |
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| (a) The Director of the Environmental Protection Agency |
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| shall seek negotiations with each state that borders Lake |
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| Michigan to establish a notification policy under which the |
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| states will notify one another when permitting new sources of |
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| water pollution or increased levels of pollution into Lake |
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| Michigan. |
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| (b) The Director must report to the General Assembly no |
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| later than January 1, 2009 on the status of these negotiations. |
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| (c) Notwithstanding any other rulemaking authority that |
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| may exist, neither the Governor nor any agency or agency head |
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| under the jurisdiction of the Governor has any authority to |
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| make or promulgate rules to implement or enforce the provisions |
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| of this amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly. If, |
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| however, the Governor believes that rules are necessary to |
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| implement or enforce the provisions of this amendatory Act of |