91st General Assembly
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SLONE-REITZ-BELLOCK-ZICKUS AND LYONS,EILEEN.

   New Act                                                                     
   20 ILCS 1105/8.2  new                                                       
   30 ILCS 330/7             from Ch. 127, par. 657                            

        Creates  the  Illinois  Clean  Air  and  Coal  Mining  Jobs  Act.      
   Provides air emissions  standards  for  fossil  coal-fired  generating      
   units  on  or after January 1, 2006.  Provides for the promulgation of      
   rules  by  the  Pollution  Control  Board  to  achieve  the  emissions      
   reduction  requirements.  Amends  the  Energy  Conservation  and  Coal      
   Development  Act.   Provides  that  the  Department  of  Commerce  and      
   Community Affairs shall have the power to assist in funding  the  cost      
   of  sulfur  dioxide  and  nitrogen  oxide emission control systems for      
   coal-fired generating units.  Amends the General Obligation Bond  Act.      
   Adds  $100,000,000  to  the  amount  the  Department  of  Commerce and      
   Community Affairs is authorized to use for coal and energy development      
   purposes, which is to be used to assist in funding the cost of  sulfur      
   dioxide  and  nitrogen  oxide  emission control systems for coal-fired      
   generating units.  Effective immediately.                                   
        HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1.                                                 
          Deletes reference to:                                                
          20 ILCS 1105/8.2 new                                                 
          30 ILCS 330/7                                                        
        Deletes everything but the short title Section  of  the  Illinois      
   Clean Air and Coal Mining Jobs Act.                                         
          STATE MANDATES NOTE, H-AM 2                                          
          (Dept. of Commerce and Community Affairs)                            
          This legislation imposes requirements on local government            
          units which own/operate coal-fired electric generating units         
          and creates a service mandate for which 50% to 100% of the           
          increased costs to units of local government is required under       
          the State Mandates Act. No estimate of the increased costs to        
          units of local government is available.                              
          HOME RULE NOTE, H-AM 2 (Dept. of Commerce and Communty Affairs)      
          The legislation does not contain language indicating a               
          pre-emption of home rule powers and functions.                       
          FISCAL NOTE, H-AM 2 (Pollution Control Board)                        
          This legislation would cost approximately $200,000 for addi-         
          tional staff required to accomplish the bill's complex rule-         
          making requirements.                                                 
          FISCAL NOTE, H-AM 2 (Dept. of Commerce and Community Affairs)        
          The fiscal impact on DCCA is estimated to be $70,000 from the        
          Coal Technology Development Assistance Fund (based on an esti-       
          mated average cost of $25 million per emission control system).      
          Additional costs to GRF will be at least $100 million to repay       
          principal and interest associated with this bond sale.               
   00-01-21  H  FILED WITH CLERK                                               
   00-01-24  H  FIRST READING                                                  
   00-01-24  H  REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE        RULES                 
   00-01-26  H       ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE               ENVRMNT ENRGY         
   00-01-27  H  ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR                    LYONS,EILEEN          
   00-02-03  H  ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR                 REITZ                 
   00-02-16  H                             AMENDMENT NO. 01-ENVRMNT ENRGY H    
   00-02-16  H                                   ADOPTED                       
   00-02-16  H  DO PASS AMENDED/SHORT DEBATE             016-000-000   HENE    
   00-02-16  H  PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE                       
   00-02-22  H  ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR                 ZICKUS                
   00-02-29  H                             AMENDMENT NO. 02-SLONE              
   00-02-29  H                     AMENDMENT REFERRED TO HRUL                  
   00-02-29  H  SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE                                    
   00-02-29  H  HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE                       
   00-03-01  H                             AMENDMENT NO. 02-SLONE              
   00-03-01  H                           RULES REFERS TO HENE                  
   00-03-01  H  HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE                       
   00-03-02  H  FISCAL NOTE REQUESTED AS AMENDED         BY HA #2/BLACK        
   00-03-02  H  STATE MNDT FISCAL NOTE RQSTD AS AMENDED  BY HA #2/BLACK        
   00-03-02  H  HOME RULE NOTE REQUESTED AS AMENDED      BY HA #2/BLACK        
   00-03-02  H  STATE MNDT FISCAL NOTE FILED AS AMENDED  BY HOUSE AMEND #2     
   00-03-02  H  HOME RULE NOTE FILED AS AMENDED          BY HOUSE AMEND #2     
   00-03-02  H  HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE                       
   00-03-03  H  FISCAL NOTE FILED AS AMENDED             BY HOUSE AMEND #2     
   00-03-03  H  HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE                       
   00-03-03  H  RE-REFERRED TO RULES COMM/RULE 19(A)     RULES         HRUL    
   00-03-07  H  FISCAL NOTE FILED AS AMENDED             BY HOUSE AMEND #2     
   00-03-07  H                   COMMITTEE               RULES                 
   01-01-09  H  SESSION SINE DIE                                               

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