HB4067 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
HB4067

Introduced , by Rep. Michael W. Tryon

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

415 ILCS 135/75

Amends the Drycleaner Environmental Response Trust Fund Act. Makes a technical change in a Section relating to the adjustment of fees and taxes.

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 Drycleaner Environmental Response Trust Fund Act is amended by changing Section 75 as follows:

(415 ILCS 135/75)

Sec. 75. Adjustment of fees and taxes. Beginning January 1, 2000, and and annually after that date, the Council shall adjust the copayment obligation of subsection (e) of Section 40, the drycleaning solvent taxes of Section 65, the license fees of Section 60, or any combination of adjustment of each, after notice and opportunity for public comment, in a manner determined necessary and appropriate to ensure viability of the Fund and to encourage the owner or operator of a drycleaning facility to use green solvents. Viability of the Fund shall consider the settlement of all current claims subject to prioritization of benefits under subsection (c) of Section 25, consistent with the purposes of this Act.

(Source: P.A. 93-201, eff. 1-1-04.)