SB3227sam001 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Sen. Martin A. Sandoval

Filed: 3/2/2010

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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 3227

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 3227 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the following:

"Section 5. The Environmental Protection Act is amended by adding Section 9.14 as follows:

(415 ILCS 5/9.14 new)

Sec. 9.14. Emission measurement requirements.

(a) As used in this Section:

"Affected source" means any emissions source that generates electricity in the State and combusts coal in an amount greater than 10% of its total heat input on a rolling 12 month basis.

"Continuous emission monitoring system" means the total equipment necessary for the determination of a gas or particulate matter concentration or emission rate using pollutant analyzer measurements and a conversion equation, graph, or computer program to produce results in units of the applicable emission limitation or standard.

"Mercury" means mercury and mercury compounds in either a gaseous or particulate form.

"Mercury standard" means any State statute or rule that imposes any mercury emissions limit, any requirement related to installation or operation of mercury pollution controls, or any other limit or standard related to mercury inlet or outlet concentrations at the affected source.

"Particulate matter" means any solid or liquid material, other than water, which exists in finely divided form.

"Particulate matter standard" means any State statute or rule that imposes any particulate matter emissions limit.

(b) The owner or operator of an affected source or sources must demonstrate compliance with any applicable mercury standard through the use of a continuous emission monitoring system.

(c) The owner or operator of an affected source or sources must demonstrate compliance with any particulate matter standard through the use of a continuous emission monitoring system.".