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Latest Action: 08/29/2008 - Governor Vetoed Bill TextVEH CD-SCRAP, RECYCLABLE METAL Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that all recycling centers within the State must require individuals who recycle copper to present a valid driver's license or State-issued identification card at the time of the transaction and must maintain a log of all copper recycling transactions. Effective immediately. House Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 415 ILCS 5/7.6 newAdds reference to: 625 ILCS 5/5-401.3from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 5-401.3 Deletes [...] show full description
Latest Action: 05/31/2007 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee Bill Text
ILLINOIS CLIMATE CHANGE ACT
Creates the Illinois Climate Change Act. Provides that the Governor, subject to the advice and consent of the Senate, shall appoint to the Environmental Protection Agency a Deputy Director for Climate Change to supervise Agency programs designed to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions level in this State. Provides that the Agency shall conduct an inventory of greenhouse gas emissions in the State. Provides that the Agency shall report its findings to the Governor and the General Assembly and that, by July 1, 2008, the Agency shall present to the Governor and General Assembly a plan to significantly reduce the greenhouse gas emissions level in the State by the year 2020. Requires the Agency to consult with other states and the federal government about the most effective strategies and methods to reduce greenhouse gases. Effective immediately.
Latest Action: 10/17/2007 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0657 Bill TextGREEN GOVERNMENTS ILLINOIS Creates the Green Governments Illinois Act. Provides for the creation of the Green Governments Coordinating Council and sets out the composition and responsibilities of the Council. Gives the Council the authority to solicit and receive grants to fulfill the Council's functions and to solicit, use, and publish advice and information to assist in the Council's duties. Provides that participation in the Green Governments Illinois program by units of State and local government and educational institutions is voluntary. Sets out responsibilities of State agencies under the Act. Provides that a member of the Lieutenant Governor's staff shall be responsible for the establishment and maintenance of a Green Governments Illinois website with specified content. Effective immediately. Governor Amendatory Veto Message Provides that the Governor shall appoint a chair or co-chairs of the Green Governments Coordinating Council (instead of providing [...] show full description
Latest Action: 05/31/2007 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee Bill TextIEPA-CITIZENS COMPLAINTS Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Authorizes the Agency to collect and solicit citizen complaints alleging a violation of the Act, any rule adopted under the Act, a permit granted by the Agency, or a condition of a permit via telephone, website, fax, mail, e-mail, or any other reasonable means. Provides that the Agency may accept citizen complaints that are anonymous and unaccompanied by the name and mailing address of the complainant, except that, for complaints alleging a violation arising out of agricultural production, the complainant must provide his or her name and mailing address. Sets forth that the Agency must keep the name and address of the complainant confidential, subject to certain penalties. Exempts the name and address of these complainants from public disclosure under provisions of the Act authorizing reasonable public inspection. Defines "agricultural production". Effective immediately. show full description
Latest Action: 08/24/2007 - Effective Date August 24, 2007 Bill Text
EPA-POLLUTION CONTROL FACILITY
Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Excludes from the definition of "pollution control facility" a transfer station used exclusively for landscape waste where the waste is held no longer than 24 hours from the time it was received. Effective immediately.
Latest Action: 01/31/2007 - Filed with Secretary by Sen. Deanna Demuzio Bill Text
EPA-LIVESTOCK NUISANCE SUITS
Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that no person may bring a civil suit based on potential nuisance with respect to a proposed livestock management facility until all required federal, State, and local permits and approvals for the proposed facility have been granted. Provides that, from the time when all required federal, State, and local permits and approvals have been granted until animals are present and operations have actually begun at the proposed facility, it shall be presumed that a proposed livestock management facility can be lawfully operated in accordance with those permits. Includes related findings and declarations. Effective immediately.
Latest Action: 08/10/2007 - Effective Date August 10, 2007 Bill Text
EPA-NEW AND USED TIRE FEE
Amends the Environmental Protection Act. With respect to the additional 50-cent new or used tire fee collected from retail customers, eliminates a provision terminating the fee on January 1, 2008. Makes revisory changes. Effective July 1, 2007.
Latest Action: 01/31/2007 - Filed with Secretary by Sen. Pamela J. Althoff Bill Text
EPA-COMPOSTING-RECYCLING-REUSE
Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides 3 additional exceptions to the definition of "pollution control facility" under the Act, as follows: (i) the portion of a site or facility, that has no more than 10,000 cubic yards of specified materials or that has no more than 30,000 cubic yards of material if the compost facility is part of a required Waste Management Plan that has been developed in accordance with the standards of the Livestock Management Facilities Act; (ii) the portion of a site or facility that has no more than 5,000 cubic yards of specified materials, that uses certain wastes including food waste and landscape waste and meets certain location criteria; and (iii) the portion of a site or facility used for a recycling, reclamation, or reuse operation subject to certain permitting requirements of the Act. Defines "food waste". Effective immediately.
Latest Action: 01/31/2007 - Filed with Secretary by Sen. Pamela J. Althoff Bill Text
EPA-RECYCLING REUSE WASTE
Amends the Environmental Protection Act. In a definitions Section, provides that the term "waste" does not include discarded materials that are: (i) collected for recycling; (ii) processed for recycling; or (iii) recovered for reuse (now, waste includes all discarded material). Defines "reclamation", "recycling", and "reuse" as individual terms (now, single definition for recycling, reclamation, or reuse). Amends the Solid Waste Planning and Recycling Act and the Solid Waste Management Act to make corresponding changes. Effective immediately.
Latest Action: 01/10/2008 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee Bill TextPRIVATE SEWAGE-OFF LOT SYSTEMS Amends the Private Sewage Disposal Licensing Act. Defines "off-lot discharging private sewage disposal system". Provides that every owner of an off-lot discharging private sewage disposal system must file a "Notice of Intent" with the Department of Public Health to allow coverage of the system under the blanket National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit of the State. Effective immediately. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 225 ILCS 225/3Adds reference to: 415 ILCS 5/39 show full description
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Latest Action: 07/01/2008 - Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee Bill Text
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Appropriates $2 from the General Revenue Fund to the Environmental Protection Trust Fund Commission for its FY09 ordinary and contingent expenses. Effective July 1, 2008.
Latest Action: 05/06/2008 - Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Madigan Bill Text
$ENVIR PROTECT-TECH
Appropriates $2 from the General Revenue Fund to the Environmental Protection Trust Fund Commission for its FY09 ordinary and contingent expenses. Effective July 1, 2008.
Latest Action: 07/01/2008 - Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee Bill Text
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Appropriates $2 from the General Revenue Fund to the Environmental Protection Agency for its FY09 ordinary and contingent expenses. Effective July 1, 2008.
Latest Action: 07/01/2008 - Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee Bill Text
$EPA-TECH
Appropriates $2 from the General Revenue Fund to the Environmental Protection Agency for its FY09 ordinary and contingent expenses. Effective July 1, 2008.
House Amendment No. 1
Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Makes FY09 appropriations to the Environmental Protection Agency. Effective July 1, 2008.
Latest Action: 05/22/2008 - Arrive in Senate Bill Text
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Appropriates $2 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Natural Resources for its FY09 ordinary and contingent expenses. Effective July 1, 2008.
House Amendment No. 2
Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Makes FY09 appropriations and reappropriations to the Department of Natural Resources, the Department of Agriculture, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Illinois Emergency Management Agency, and the Historic Preservation Agency. Effective July 1, 2008.
Latest Action: 05/22/2008 - Arrive in Senate Bill Text
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Appropriates $2 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Agriculture for its FY09 ordinary and contingent expenses. Effective July 1, 2008.
House Amendment No. 2
Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Makes FY09 appropriations and reappropriations to the Department of Natural Resources, the Department of Agriculture, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Illinois Emergency Management Agency, and the Historic Preservation Agency. Effective July 1, 2008.
Latest Action: 05/22/2008 - Arrive in Senate Bill Text
$DNR DES EPA HRC DCFS
Appropriates $2 from the General Revenue Fund to the General Assembly for its FY09 ordinary and contingent expenses. Effective July 1, 2008.
House Amendment No. 1
Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Makes FY09 appropriations and reappropriations to various officers and agencies. Effective July 1, 2008.
House Amendment No. 3
Adds appropriations to the Department of Natural Resources, the Department of Employment Security, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Human Rights Commission, and the Department of Children and Family Services.
Latest Action: 03/19/2008 - Filed with Secretary by Sen. Donne E. Trotter Bill Text
$09 EPA OCE
Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Environmental Protection Agency for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2008, as follows:General Revenue Fund; $1,444,600; Other State Funds $220,944,978; Federal Funds $63,259,500; Total $285,649,078.
Latest Action: 02/27/2008 - First Reading Bill Text
$ENVIR PROTECT-TECH
Appropriates $2 from the General Revenue Fund to the Environmental Protection Trust Fund Commission for its FY09 ordinary and contingent expenses. Effective July 1, 2008.
Latest Action: 02/27/2008 - First Reading Bill Text
$EPA-TECH
Appropriates $2 from the General Revenue Fund to the Environmental Protection Agency for its FY09 ordinary and contingent expenses. Effective July 1, 2008.
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