SB 1926

Comment:

IFRA Position: Monitor

Short Description:  EPA-FILING FEES

Senate Sponsors

Sen. Laura Ellman

Synopsis As Introduced

     Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that the filing fees for specified petitions shall be $250 (rather than $75).

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SB 1920

Comment:

IFRA Position: Monitor

Short Description:  ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY BAN ACT

Senate Sponsors

Sen. Rachel Ventura

Synopsis As Introduced

     Creates the Enhanced Oil Recovery Ban Act. Provides that a person shall not inject a concentrated carbon dioxide fluid produced by a carbon dioxide capture project or carbon dioxide capture and sequestration project into a Class II well for purposes of enhanced oil recovery, including the facilitation of enhanced oil recovery from another well. Provides that an individual who violates the Act is subject to a fine of $20,000 for each violation. Defines terms. Effective immediately.

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SB 1916

Comment:

IFRA Position: Monitor

Short Description:  UTIL-MORATORIUM CO2 PIPE

Senate Sponsors

Sen. Steve McClure

Synopsis As Introduced

     Creates the Safety Moratorium on Carbon Dioxide Pipelines Act. Provides that no certificate of authority for the construction and operation of a pipeline intended for transportation of carbon dioxide shall be issued by the Illinois Commerce Commission before the federal Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) has adopted its revised federal safety standards for transportation of carbon dioxide. Provides that any application for a certificate of authority to construct and operate a pipeline intended for transportation of carbon dioxide currently pending before the Commission shall be held in abeyance, without prejudice, until the completion of PHMSA's rulemaking and the issuance of its new safety standards for carbon dioxide pipelines or the expiration of the temporary moratorium. Provides that the temporary moratorium will expire 2 years after the Act becomes effective or upon the adoption of PHMSA's new safety standards for carbon dioxide pipelines, whichever happens first. Effective immediately.

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SB 1857

Comment:

IFRA Position: Monitor

Short Description:  JUSTICE40 OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE

Senate Sponsors

Sen. Christopher Belt

Synopsis As Introduced

     Creates the Justice40 Oversight Committee Act. Establishes the Justice40 Oversight Committee. Provides that the Justice40 Oversight Committee shall make findings, conclusions, and recommendations

regarding environmental justice in this State and uses of federal funds provided to the State for environmental justice. Requires the Justice40 Oversight Committee to submit reports delineating the Oversight Committee's findings, conclusions, and recommendations to the General Assembly by specified dates. Contains requirements for the appointment of voting and nonvoting members of the Oversight Committee. Contains other provisions. Effective immediately.

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