HB4807 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
HB4807

Introduced , by Rep. Jay Hoffman

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

225 ILCS 720/1.06

from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 7901.06

Amends the Surface Coal Mining Land Conservation and Reclamation Act. Includes in the scope of the Act the extraction of coal incidental to the development or operation of a sanitary landfill. Effective immediately.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning regulation.

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

Section 5. The Surface Coal Mining Land Conservation and Reclamation Act is amended by changing Section 1.06 as follows:

(225 ILCS 720/1.06) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 7901.06)

Sec. 1.06. Scope of the Act. This Act shall apply to all mining operations, except

(a) the private non-commercial extraction of coal by a landowner or lessee where 250 tons or less of coal are removed in any 12 consecutive months;

(b) the extraction of coal incidental to the extraction of other minerals where the coal does not exceed 16 2/3% of the total mineral tonnage mined;

(c) coal exploration on Federal lands; and

(d) the extraction of coal on Federal lands except to the extent provided under a cooperative agreement with the United States in accordance with Section 9.03; and .

(e) the extraction of coal incidental to the development or operation of a sanitary landfill as defined in the Environmental Protection Act.

(Source: P.A. 81-1015.)

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