99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
HB5946

 

Introduced , by Rep. Silvana Tabares

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
415 ILCS 155/10

    Amends the Environmental Justice Act. Provides that the Commission on Environmental Justice shall review any state implementation plan to comply with the United States Environmental Protection Agency Clean Power Plan and provide comments to the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency before submittal to the United States Environmental Protection Agency for approval and the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency shall respond to the comments and make modifications to the plan in response. Makes changes to the membership of the Commission. Effective immediately.


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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 Justice Act is amended by
5changing Section 10 as follows:
 
6    (415 ILCS 155/10)
7    Sec. 10. Commission on Environmental Justice.
8    (a) The Commission on Environmental Justice is established
9and consists of the following 26 20 voting members:
10        (1) 2 members of the Senate, one appointed by the
11    President of the Senate and the other by the Minority
12    Leader of the Senate, each to serve at the pleasure of the
13    appointing officer;
14        (2) 2 members of the House of Representatives, one
15    appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives
16    and the other by the Minority Leader of the House of
17    Representatives, each to serve at the pleasure of the
18    appointing officer;
19        (3) the following ex officio members: the Director of
20    Aging or his or her designee, the Director of Commerce and
21    Economic Opportunity or his or her designee, the Director
22    of the Environmental Protection Agency or his or her
23    designee, the Director of Natural Resources or his or her

 

 

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1    designee, the Director of Public Health or his or her
2    designee, and the Director of Transportation or his or her
3    designee, and the Director of the Illinois Power Agency or
4    his or her designee, the Chair of the Illinois Commerce
5    Commission or his or her designee, the Chair of the
6    Illinois Pollution Control Board and his or her designee,
7    and the director of the Housing office of the Department of
8    Human Services or his or her designee; and
9        (4) 12 10 members appointed by the Governor who
10    represent the following interests:
11            (i) affected communities concerned with
12        environmental justice;
13            (ii) business organizations;
14            (iii) environmental organizations;
15            (iv) experts on environmental health and
16        environmental justice;
17            (v) units of local government; and
18            (vi) members of the general public who have an
19        interest or expertise in environmental justice.
20    (b) Of the initial members of the Commission appointed by
21the Governor, 5 shall serve for a 2-year term and 5 shall serve
22for a 1-year term, as designated by the Governor at the time of
23appointment. Thereafter, the members appointed by the Governor
24shall serve 2-year terms. Vacancies shall be filled in the same
25manner as appointments. Members of the Commission appointed by
26the Governor may not receive compensation for their service on

 

 

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1the Commission and are not entitled to reimbursement for
2expenses.
3    (c) The Governor shall designate a Chairperson from among
4the Commission's members. The Commission shall meet at the call
5of the Chairperson, but no later than 90 days after the
6effective date of this Act and at least quarterly thereafter.
7    (d) The Commission shall:
8        (1) advise State entities on environmental justice and
9    related community issues;
10        (2) review and analyze the impact of current State laws
11    and policies on the issue of environmental justice and
12    sustainable communities;
13        (3) assess the adequacy of State and local laws to
14    address the issue of environmental justice and sustainable
15    communities;
16        (4) develop criteria to assess whether communities in
17    the State may be experiencing environmental justice
18    issues; and
19        (5) recommend options to the Governor for addressing
20    issues, concerns, or problems related to environmental
21    justice that surface after reviewing State laws and
22    policies, including prioritizing areas of the State that
23    need immediate attention; and .
24        (6) review any state implementation plan to comply with
25    the United States Environmental Protection Agency Clean
26    Power Plan and provide comments to the Illinois

 

 

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1    Environmental Protection Agency before submittal to the
2    United States Environmental Protection Agency for approval
3    and the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency shall
4    respond to the comments and make modifications to the plan
5    in response.
6    (e) On or before October 1, 2011 and each October 1
7thereafter, the Commission shall report its findings and
8recommendations to the Governor and General Assembly.
9    (f) The Environmental Protection Agency shall provide
10administrative and other support to the Commission.
11(Source: P.A. 97-391, eff. 8-16-11.)
 
12    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
13becoming law.