COAL AND COKE REGULATION
Summary
Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Creates a new Title in the Act concerning the regulation of coal and coke storage, processing, and transloading. Provides for minimum setbacks for coal and coke facilities, sets limits for quantities of fugitive dust permitted from facilities, establishes specified requirements for storage of coal and coke products, requires permits for construction and operation of facilities, regulates the loading and unloading, paving, and cleaning of facilities. Requires monitoring and testing, record keeping, and reporting to the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency. Effective immediately.
Bill status
failed
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2014
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 14, 2014
Last action Dec 3, 2014
Floor votes
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
50
Key actions
0
Committee
3
Dec 3, 2014
House · Failed
Session Sine Die
Mar 28, 2014
House · Referred to committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Mar 3, 2014
House · Referred to committee
Assigned to Environment
Feb 14, 2014
House · Referred to committee
Referred to Rules Committee
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
Co
Barbara Flynn Currie
DDemocratic
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