Bill Text: IL SB1847 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Chaptered
Bill Title: Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that the Environmental Protection Agency shall provide notice when a permit for a new facility is required.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-08-16 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0422 [SB1847 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-SB1847-Chaptered.html
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| Public Act 101-0422 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning safety.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Environmental Protection Act is amended by | ||||
adding Section 9.12a as follows:
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(415 ILCS 5/9.12a new) | ||||
Sec. 9.12a. Notice. When a permit for a new facility is | ||||
required by this Title II, the Agency shall provide notice: (i) | ||||
by certified or registered mail or, upon request, | ||||
electronically, to the State Senator and State Representative | ||||
of the district where the facility will be located; and (ii) to | ||||
the public via a posting on its website in a format that is | ||||
searchable by zip code. Within 6 months after the effective | ||||
date of this amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly, the | ||||
Agency shall adopt rules to implement this Section.
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