SB1958 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
SB1958

Introduced 2/15/2019, by Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.

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 2018 and forecasting additional reductions for the period from 2019 to 2022. 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.

FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning safety.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Environmental Protection Act is amended by adding Section 52.4 as follows:

(415 ILCS 5/52.4 new)

Sec. 52.4. Airborne emission reduction study. The Agency shall conduct a study comparing the airborne emission reductions of coal-fired electric generating units within the State of Illinois between 1990 and 2018 and forecasting additional reductions for the period from 2019 to 2022. The Agency shall identify where and how Agency policies have led to airborne emission reductions and are likely to lead to additional reductions going forward and which Illinois regulations are unnecessary because of more stringent federal regulations. The Agency shall consult with the owner of each coal-fired electric generating unit in the State when compiling this information.

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