House Sponsors: HASSERT AND MYERS. Short description: EPA ACT-PERMITS Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act and the Environmental Protection Act. Requires the Agency to design a pretreatment market system to provide flexibility for municipalities and their tributary industries to develop cost-effective solutions to reduce the level of pollutants. Provides that new public water supplies shall demonstrate technical, financial, and managerial capacity and capability as a condition for issuance of a construction or operating permit. Provides that the Administrative Procedure Act does not apply to permit application hearings under the Environmental Protection Act. Effective immediately. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Deletes reference to: 5 ILCS 100/1-5 415 ILCS 5/39 415 ILCS 5/39.3 Deletes provisions amending the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. Deletes provisions amending the Environmental Protection Act to provide that the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act does not apply to permit application hearings under the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that the requirement that new public water supplies demonstrate certain capacities as a condition for issuance of a construction or operation permit apply only to public water supplies established after October 1, 1999. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 2. Adds reference to: 415 ILCS 5/3.78 from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1003.78 415 ILCS 5/3.78a 430 ILCS 45/3 from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 953 Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Removes uncontaminated soil that is not commingled with any general construction or demolition debris or other waste from the definition of "general construction or demolition debris". Replaces "dirt and sand" with "soil" and removes soil that is not commingled with any clean construction or demolition debris or other waste from the definition of "clean construction or demolition debris". Amends the Illinois Chemical Safety Act. Defines "business". Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE Last action date: 99-01-12 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 2 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status