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91_HB0092eng HB0092 Engrossed LRB9100627ACsb 1 AN ACT to amend the Environmental Protection Act by 2 changing Section 9.2. 3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 4 represented in the General Assembly: 5 Section 5. The Environmental Protection Act is amended 6 by changing Section 9.2 as follows: 7 (415 ILCS 5/9.2) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1009.2) 8 Sec. 9.2. Sulfur dioxide emission standards; review; 9 amendments. 10 (a) The Agency shall review all Illinois sulfur dioxide 11 emission standards for existing fuel combustion stationary 12 emission sources located within the Chicago, St. Louis 13 (Illinois), and Peoria major metropolitan areas and, if 14 appropriate following such review, propose amendments to such 15 standards to the Board by July 1, 1980, or within 90 days of 16 receipt of the initial reports required pursuant to Section 17 6.1 of this Act, whichever is later. The standards proposed 18 by the Agency shall be designed to enhance the use of 19 Illinois coal, consistent with the need to attain and 20 maintain the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for 21 sulfur dioxide and particulate matter. 22 (b) In granting any alternative emission standard or 23 variance relating to sulfur dioxide emissions from a 24 coal-burning stationary source, the Board may require the use 25 of Illinois coal as a condition of such alternative standard 26 or variance, provided that the Board determines that Illinois 27 coal of the proper quality is available and competitive in 28 price; such determination shall include consideration of the 29 cost of pollution control equipment and the economic impact 30 on the Illinois coal mining industry. 31 (Source: P.A. 84-585.)