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91_SB1088

 
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 1        AN  ACT  to  amend  the  Environmental  Protection Act by
 2    adding Section 9.9.

 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 adding Section 9.9 as follows:

 7        (415 ILCS 5/9.9 new)
 8        Sec. 9.9. Nitrogen oxide trading system.
 9        (a)  The General Assembly finds:
10             (1)  That  reducing  emissions  of  nitrogen  oxides
11        (NOx) in the State may be necessary for attainment of the
12        national ambient air quality standards for ozone.
13             (2)  That  emissions  trading  is  a  cost-effective
14        means of obtaining reductions of NOx emissions.
15        (b)  The Agency may propose rules to the Board addressing
16    the implementation of a nitrogen oxide trading system.

17        Section 99.  Effective date.  This Act takes effect  upon
18    becoming law.

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