(415 ILCS 130/20)
Sec. 20. Legislative referral and public hearings.
(a) Not later than 10 days after the development of any proposed
memorandum of understanding by the Ozone Transport Assessment Group
potentially requiring the State of Illinois to undertake emission reductions
in addition to those specified by the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990, or
subsequent to the issuance of a request made by the United States Environmental
Protection Agency on or after June 1, 1997 for
submission of a State Implementation Plan for Illinois relating to ozone
attainment and before submission of the Plan, the
Director shall submit
the proposed memorandum of understanding or State Implementation Plan to
the House Committee and the Senate
Committee for their consideration. At that time, the Director shall also
submit information detailing any alternate strategies.
(b) (Blank).
(c) Upon receipt of the information required by subsections (a) and (b) of
this Section, the House Committee and Senate Committee shall each convene
one or more public hearings to receive comments from agencies of government and
other interested parties on the memorandum of understanding's or State
Implementation Plan's prospective
economic and environmental impacts, including its impacts on energy use,
economic development, utility costs and rates, and competitiveness.
Additionally,
comments shall be received on the prospective economic and environmental
impacts, including impacts on energy use, economic development, utility
costs and rates, and competitiveness, which may result from implementation of
any
alternate strategies.
(Source: P.A. 100-621, eff. 7-20-18.)
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