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ERWIN-MOORE-OSTERMAN-DURKIN-GARRETT.

   415 ILCS 5/28.6 new                                                         

        Amends  the  Environmental  Protection  Act.   Makes  legislative      
   findings and declarations concerning air pollution levels from  fossil      
   fuel-fired   electric  generating  plants.   Requires  the  Board,  by      
   December 31, 2002, to promulgate  rules  establishing  a  schedule  of      
   limits on the quantity of sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, and mercury      
   emissions  and  caps  on sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, mercury, and      
   carbon dioxide emissions  each  year  for  fossil  fuel-fired  plants.      
   Effective immediately.                                                      
          FISCAL NOTE (Environmental Protection Agency)                        
          EPA anticipates minimal fiscal impact to its operations from         
          HB 885.                                                              
        HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1.                                                 
          Deletes reference to:                                                
          415 ILCS 5/28.6 new                                                  
          Adds reference to:                                                   
          415 ILCS 5/9.10 new                                                  
        Replaces  everything  after  the  enacting  clause.   Amends  the      
   Environmental  Protection  Act.   Makes   legislative   findings   and      
   declarations  concerning  air pollution levels. Requires the Agency to      
   propose  regulations  to  reduce  emissions  from  fossil   fuel-fired      
   electric  generating  plants  by June 30, 2002.  Requires the Board to      
   adopt regulations within one year of the Agency's proposal.  Effective      
   immediately.                                                                
   FEB-08-2001  H  FILED WITH CLERK                                               
   FEB-08-2001  H  FIRST READING                                                  
   FEB-08-2001  H  REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE        RULES                 
   FEB-15-2001  H       ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE               ENVRMNT ENRGY         
   FEB-15-2001  H  ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR                 OSTERMAN              
   FEB-27-2001  H                         FISCAL NOTE FILED                       
   FEB-27-2001  H                   COMMITTEE               ENVRMNT ENRGY         
   MAR-09-2001  H  ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR                 MOORE                 
   MAR-09-2001  H  ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR                 DURKIN                
   MAR-09-2001  H  ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR                 GARRETT               
   MAR-15-2001  H                             AMENDMENT NO. 01-ENVRMNT ENRGY H    
   MAR-15-2001  H                                   ADOPTED                       
   MAR-15-2001  H  MOTION DO PASS AS AMENDED-LOST           007-010-000   HENE    
   MAR-15-2001  H       REMAINS IN COMMITTEE                ENVRMNT ENRGY         
   MAR-16-2001  H  RE-REFERRED TO RULES COMM/RULE 19(A)     RULES         HRUL    
   JAN-07-2003  H  SESSION SINE DIE                                               

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