Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB5718

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that no person shall discharge oil or hazardous substances from a pipeline into, upon, or so as to threaten waters of the State. Provides that any person who is the owner or operator of any facility, vessel, or pipeline from which oil or a hazardous substance is discharged in violation a specified provision of the Act, shall be subject to a civil penalty in an amount up to $25,000 per day of violation or an amount up to $1,000 per barrel (42 gallons) of oil or unit of reportable quantity of hazardous substances discharged. Effective immediately.

Actions

Date	Chamber	Action
2/10/2016	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.
2/10/2016	House	First Reading
2/10/2016	House	Referred to Rules Committee
3/23/2016	House	Assigned to Environment
4/8/2016	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
1/10/2017	House	Session Sine Die

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