Senate Sponsors: RADOGNO-LINK-RONEN-MAHAR-WALSH,T, PARKER, WELCH AND MADIGAN,L. House Sponsors: MOORE-HASSERT-ERWIN-CURRIE-MULLIGAN Short description: ENVIRONMENTAL-LEGIS FINDINGS Synopsis of Bill as introduced: 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. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Deletes reference to: 415 ILCS 5/28.6 new Adds reference to: 415 ILCS 5/1 from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1001 Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Makes technical changes to a Section concerning the short title. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 3. Deletes reference to: 415 ILCS 5/1 Adds reference to: 415 ILCS 5/9.9 415 ILCS 5/9.10 Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Environ- mental Protection Act. Requires compliance with the Illinois Adminis- trative Code by May 31, 2004. Makes legislative findings and declara- tions concerning air pollution levels from fossil fuel-fired electric generating plants. Requires the Agency to issue to the House and Sen- ate Committees on Environment and Energy findings that address the need to control or reduce emissions from fossil fuel-fired electric generating plants. Requires the Board to take actions within one year of the filing of any proposal by the Agency with the Board. Effective July 1, 2001. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 4. Provides that the legislative findings and declarations concerning fossil fuel-fired electric generating plants apply only to those electrical generating units that are subject to the specified Section of the Illinois Administrative Code. Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 92-0279 Last action date: AUG-07-2001 Location: Senate Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 1 SENATE - 2 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status