101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB4606

 

Introduced 2/5/2020, by Rep. Theresa Mah

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
415 ILCS 5/40.4 new

    Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Presents findings. Creates an environmental justice program to ensure enhanced public outreach procedures for permitting actions that affect areas of environmental justice concern. Requires the Environmental Protection Agency adopt rules within one year of the amendatory Act's effective date that implement the program and are consistent with the findings presented. Effective immediately.


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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning safety.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Environmental Protection Act is amended by
5adding Section 40.4 as follows:
 
6    (415 ILCS 5/40.4 new)
7    Sec. 40.4. Environmental justice program.
8    (a) The General Assembly finds that:
9        (1) People in Illinois should receive notice of and be
10    provided an opportunity to comment on proposed permitting
11    actions by the Agency.
12        (2) The Agency should facilitate public participation
13    and access to information during permitting.
14        (3) The Agency should accept public comments during the
15    permitting process.
16        (4) The Agency should give consideration to public
17    comments in a manner consistent with the Agency's authority
18    and the applicable State and federal laws and regulations
19    concerning the protection of air, water, and land.
20    (b) An environmental justice program is created to ensure
21enhanced public outreach procedures for permitting actions
22that affect areas of environmental justice concern.
23    (c) Within one year of the effective date of this

 

 

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1amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly, the Agency shall
2adopt rules implementing subsection (b) that are consistent
3with the findings in subsection (a).
 
4    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
5becoming law.