Amends the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that of the federal funds received by the State for purposes related to the COVID-19 public health emergency, 25% of any such funds shall be allocated as grants to businesses with less than 50 employees. Provides eligibility requirements for businesses seeking to receive such grants. Provides that the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall award grants in the amount of $5,000 to eligible businesses. Provides that a business shall only be eligible for one such grant. Requires the Department to publish the names of the businesses that are awarded grants on its Internet website. Provides for the adoption of rules.
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Creates the Hotel Jobs Recovery Grant Program Act. Provides that the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall establish the Hotel Jobs Recovery Grant Program for the purpose of providing direct relief to hotels impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Provides that Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall award a one-time grant to the operator of each hotel in the State in an amount equal to $1,500 for each room in the hotel. Sets forth the permitted uses for grant funds awarded under the Act. Amends the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. Provides for emergency rulemaking. Effective July 1, 2022.
Amends the Election Code. Allows the State Board of Elections to receive voter registration information provided by applicants using electronic voter registration portals (rather than the Board's website). Provides that notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person who is otherwise qualified to vote may preregister to vote on or after that person's 16th birthday, with the registration held in abeyance by the appropriate election authority until that individual attains the required age to vote. Requires preregistration to be completed using the online voter registration system or an electronic voter registration portal. Provides that for the purposes of the Code, an individual who is 16 years of age or older (rather than who is 17 years of age and who will be 18 years of age on the date of the general or consolidated election) shall be deemed competent to execute and attest to any voter registration forms.
Amends the Courses of Study Article of the School Code. Requires every public elementary school and high school to include in its curriculum a unit of instruction studying the events of Asian American history; contains provisions governing this instruction. Provides that the teaching of history of the United States shall include the study of the wrongful incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II and the heroic service of the 100th Infantry Battalion and the 442nd Regimental Combat Team of the United States Army during World War II.
Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Requires the Environmental Protection Agency to annually review and update the underlying data for, and use of, indicators used to determine whether a community is designated as an environmental justice community and to establish a process by which communities not designated as environmental justice communities may petition for such a designation. Provides that an applicant for a permit for the construction of a new source that will become a major source subject to the Clean Air Act Permit Program to be located in an environmental justice community or a new source that has or will require a federally enforceable State operating permit and that will be located in an environmental justice community must conduct a public meeting prior to submission of the permit application and must submit with the permit application an environmental justice assessment identifying the potential environmental and health impacts to the area associated with the proposed project. Provides requirements for the environmental justice assessment. Provides that a supplemental fee of $200,000 for each construction permit application shall be assessed if the construction permit application is subject to the requirements regarding the construction of a new source located in an environmental justice community. Contains provisions regarding public participation requirements for permitting transactions in an environmental justice community. Provides that if the Agency grants a permit to construct, modify, or operate a facility that emits air pollutants and is classified as a minor source, a third party may petition the Pollution Control Board for a hearing to contest the issuance of the permit. Contains provisions regarding environmental justice grievances. Defines "environmental justice community". Contains other provisions.
Amends the Health Maintenance Organization Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the Rehabilitation of Persons with Disabilities Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the purpose of the Act.
Amends the Department of Transportation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Requires the Department of Transportation to establish and implement a transportation performance program for all transportation facilities under its jurisdiction. Provides that the Department shall develop a risk-based, statewide highway system asset management plan to preserve and improve the conditions of highway and bridge assets and enhance the performance of the system while minimizing life-cycle cost. Provides requirements for the asset management plan. Provides that the Department shall develop a needs-based asset management plan for State-supported public transportation assets, including vehicles, facilities, equipment, and other infrastructure. Limits the plan to certain transit services. Provides that the Department shall develop a performance-based project selection process to prioritize taxpayer investment in transportation assets that go above and beyond maintaining the existing system in a state of good repair and to evaluate projects that add capacity. Adds various requirements regarding the new asset management plan and performance-based programming. Amends the Regional Transportation Authority Act. Requires the Regional Transportation Authority to develop a transparent prioritization process for Northeastern Illinois transit projects receiving State capital funding. Adds process and reporting requirements. Provides that, starting April 1, 2022, no project shall be included in a capital program of the Authority without being evaluated under the selection process. Effective immediately.
Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that all CCR generated by the electric generating industry located in a municipality bordering Lake Michigan with greater than 75,000 inhabitants but fewer than 150,000 inhabitants shall be removed from the site. Provides that, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the amendatory provisions do not impact any financial obligation arising before their effective date. Effective immediately. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adds reference to: 415 ILCS 5/22.59 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that owners and operators of CCR surface impoundments at electric generating plants that are within 4,000 feet of Lake Michigan shall close the CCR surface impoundment by removal and off-site disposal, pursuant to specified provisions and requirements. In additional provisions, requires an owner or operator of an electric generating plant located within 4,000 feet of Lake Michigan that generates or has generated CCR that is not disposed of, treated, stored, or abandoned in a CCR surface impoundment to remove from the owner's or operator's site, for off-site disposal, all CCR generated by the facility and remediate all soil and groundwater impacted by the CCR, in accordance with specified requirements. Requires owners or operators to submit specified plans and reports to the Environmental Protection Agency. Provides that an owner or operator shall post with the Agency a performance bond or other security for the purpose of ensuring removal and remediation in accordance with the provisions. Provides that the Agency may enter into such contracts and agreements as it deems necessary to carry out the purposes of the provisions. Provides that neither the State, nor the Director of the Agency, nor any State employee shall be liable for any damages or injuries arising out of or resulting from any action taken under the provisions. Contains other provisions. Contains a severability provision. Effective immediately. House Committee Amendment No. 2 Makes changes to findings. In provisions concerning Great Lakes CCR protection, provides that an owner or operator of a facility shall remove from the owner's or operator's site, for off-site disposal, all CCR generated by the facility that is not disposed of, treated, stored, or abandoned in a CCR surface impoundment (rather than all CCR generated by the facility). Effective immediately. Land Conveyance Appraisal Note, House Committee Amendment No. 2 (Dept. of Transportation) No land conveyances are included in Senate Bill 3073 House Amendment #2; therefore, there are no appraisals to be filed. Pension Note, House Committee Amendment No. 2 (Government Forecasting & Accountability) SB 3073, as amended by HA 2, will not impact any public pension fund or retirement system in the State of Illinois. State Debt Impact Note, House Committee Amendment No. 2 (Government Forecasting & Accountability) SB 3073, as amended by House Amendment 2, would not change the amount of authorization for any type of State-issued bond, and, therefore, would not affect the level of State indebtedness. Housing Affordability Impact Note, House Committee Amendment No. 2 (Housing Development Authority) This bill will have no effect on the cost of constructing, purchasing, owning, or selling a single-family residence. Correctional Note, House Committee Amendment No. 2 (Dept of Corrections) This amendment has no fiscal impact or population impact on the department. Balanced Budget Note, House Committee Amendment No. 2 (Office of Management and Budget) Please be advised that the Balanced Budget Note Act does not apply to Senate Bill 3073, [as amended by House Amendment 2 as it is not a supplemental appropriation that increases or decreases appropriations. Under the Act, a balanced budget note must be prepared only for bills that change a general funds appropriation for the fiscal year in which the new bill is enacted. Judicial Note, House Committee Amendment No. 2 (Admin Office of the Illinois Courts) The legislation will not increase or decrease the number of judges needed in the state of Illinois. Fiscal Note, House Committee Amendment No. 2 (Illinois Environmental Protection Agency) House Amendment #2 imposes no additional fiscal impact on the Illinois EPA.
Creates the Beverage Container Deposit Act. Provides that every beverage container sold or offered for sale in the State shall have a specified refund value. Provides that a consumer shall pay a nonrefundable fee when purchasing a beverage container not made of aluminum, glass, high density polyethylene plastic, or polyethylene terephthalate that covers the consumer's cost of sorting, transporting, and recycling. Requires all distributors and importers of a beverage in or into the State to join as members of a Producer Responsibility Organization, which must be established and operated as a nonprofit organization. Provides specified performance targets for the Organization. Provides that the Organization shall create an advisory committee with the opportunity to provide written or oral comments directly to the Board of Directors and President of the Organization at least twice a year and submit to the General Assembly once per calendar year a written report with specified requirements. Provides for civil and criminal penalties for violations of the Act. Contains requirements concerning means of redemption of beverage containers for retailers, labeling requirements, timing requirements, performance targets, reporting obligations, and other requirements. Contains other provisions.