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93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2003 and 2004
HB5958
Introduced 2/6/2004, by Tom Cross SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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415 ILCS 5/9.2 |
from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1009.2 |
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Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Makes a technical change
in a Section concerning sulfur dioxide emission standards.
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A BILL FOR
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HB5958 |
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LRB093 19281 BDD 45016 b |
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| AN ACT in relation to environmental safety.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Environmental Protection Act is amended by |
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| changing
Section 9.2 as follows:
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| (415 ILCS 5/9.2) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1009.2)
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| Sec. 9.2. Sulfur dioxide emission standards.
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| (a) (Blank.)
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| (b) In granting any alternative emission standard or |
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| variance relating
to sulfur dioxide emissions from a |
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| coal-burning stationary source, the
Board may require the use |
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| of Illinois coal as a condition of the
such
alternative |
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| standard or variance, provided that the Board determines that
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| Illinois coal of the proper quality is available and |
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| competitive in price;
such determination shall include |
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| consideration of the cost of pollution
control equipment and |
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| the economic impact on the Illinois coal mining industry.
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| (Source: P.A. 92-574, eff. 9-26-02.)
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