HOLBROOK-STEPHENS-GARRETT. 30 ILCS 105/5.545 new 415 ILCS 5/58.13a new Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Authorizes the Director of Commerce and Community Affairs to issue a Distressed Communities and Industries Grant to any entity for the purpose of paying the allowable costs needed to cause an eligible remediation project to occur. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Distressed Communities and Industries Grant Fund. Requires the affected Departments to propose rules. Effective immediately. FISCAL NOTE (Department of Commerce and Community Affairs) The fiscal impact of HB 439 on the Department would be $10 million for grants and $226,300 for administrative costs. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Deletes everything. Reinserts the bill as introduced but changes the agency administering the grant funds from the Department of Commerce and Community Affairs to the Environmental Protection Agency. Removes language that the fund is intended to provide $10,000,000 annually for grants and inserts language about the establishment of and use of moneys in the Distressed Communities Grant Fund. Effective immediately. JAN-30-2001 H FILED WITH CLERK JAN-30-2001 H FIRST READING JAN-30-2001 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES FEB-06-2001 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE ENVRMNT ENRGY FEB-14-2001 H FISCAL NOTE FILED FEB-14-2001 H COMMITTEE ENVRMNT ENRGY FEB-28-2001 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR STEPHENS MAR-08-2001 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-ENVRMNT ENRGY H MAR-08-2001 H ADOPTED MAR-08-2001 H DO PASS AMENDED/SHORT DEBATE 014-000-000 HENE MAR-08-2001 H PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE MAR-13-2001 H SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE MAR-13-2001 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE MAR-27-2001 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR GARRETT APR-06-2001 H RE-REFERRED TO RULES COMM/RULE 19(A) RULES HRUL JAN-07-2003 H SESSION SINE DIE END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary