EPA-LEAF BURNING
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HB 370 — EPA-LEAF BURNING
Last action — Session Sine Die
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✓Introduced
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3Passed House
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 93rd Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Summary
Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Requires the Pollution Control Board to adopt rules by December 1, 2003 prohibiting the open burning of landscape waste in areas of the State classified as moderate, serious, severe, or extreme non-attainment areas for ozone. Provides that the Board's initial rules shall take effect on or before July 1, 2004. Provides that if a unit of local government has, prior to the effective date of the Board's rules, adopted an ordinance or regulation regarding the open burning of landscape waste, the local ordinance or regulation shall control so long as it remains in effect. Preempts certain home rule powers. Provides that a violation of the provisions regarding the open burning of landscape waste or rules adopted pursuant to those provisions shall be enforceable by administrative citation. Provides civil penalties to be imposed pursuant to the administrative citations. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
362 added · 360 removedPlain-language change summary
The amendment to Bill HB 370 adds clarity by specifying that the determination regarding harmful emissions from burning materials will be based on established medical and biological evidence recognized by the scientific community. Additionally, it removes some redundant wording to streamline the language of the bill. These changes matter because they enhance the precision of how potential harm to human, plant, and animal life is assessed, ensuring decisions are grounded in credible scientific data.
093_HB0370HB0370 Engrossed LRB093 05596 AMC 05689 b AN ACT to concerning environmental safety.
(d) Sell, offer, or use any fuel or other article in any HB0370 Engrossed -2- LRB093 05596 AMC 05689 b areas in which the Board may by regulation forbid its sale, offer, or use for reasons of ______________ ------------- control;
Nothing in this Section shall ______s_________ prohibit the o____ burning of landscape waste for agricultural purposes __n_____________ _____l_____________________n______________________a_____________ HB0370 Engrossed -3- LRB093 05596 AMC 05689 b _____c_____________________h______________________d_____________ _____a________________, habitat management p______e__ (including but not limited to forest and prairie reclamation), or firefighter training.
(a) Ambient air quality standards specifying the HB0370 Engrossed -4- LRB093 05596 AMC 05689 b maximum permissible short-term and long-term concentrations of various contaminants in the atmosphere;
(1) Such regulations shall not be more restrictive than necessary to attain and maintain the "Primary HB0370 Engrossed -5- LRB093 05596 AMC 05689 b National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Sulfur Dioxide" and within a reasonable time attain and maintain the "Secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Sulfur Dioxide." (2) Such regulations shall be based upon ambient air quality monitoring data insofar as possible, consistent with regulations of the United States Environmental Protection Agency.
(C) (___________________D_________________ --e------------- -o---------------------o-----------------------o------------ -a-----------------------S----------------- the Board s_____ -a--, by _____ --------o--------------- prohibit the ____ burning of landscape waste within any geographical area of the State t_________l______________________t_____________ _h______________________o_____________________A_____________ _o_____________________e______________________t_____________ _o_____________________n______________________l_____________ _n_____________________t______________________d______________u______________________i_____________________i_____________ _h_____________________b______________________o______________o_____________________e______________________l_____________ _u_____________________t______________________h______________m_____________________h______________________l_____________ HB0370 Engrossed -6- LRB093 05596 AMC 05689 b _h_____________________o______________________s______________f_____________________l______________________i_____________ _r_____________________n________________________b____________o_____________________r_______________________d____________ _a_____________________l______________________u______________o_____________________e_________________________r__________ _o_____________________r___________________e_____________________r______________________t_____________ _________________y______________________h______________r_____________________n_______________________l____________ _p_____________________d_______________________g_____________e_________________ _r__________________________________a______________________o_____________ _p_____________________a_______________________g____________ _r__________________ if it determines based on medical and biological evidence generally accepted by the scientific community that such burning will produce in the atmosphere of that geographical area contaminants in sufficient quantities and of such characteristics and duration as to be injurious to h_____h ----n--,_____ ------, plant, or animal life, or health.
_________________h______________________c_______________________________t______________________c____________ _r______________________b_____________________e______________r_____________________u________________________w___________ _g_____________________(______________________i______________g_______________________(____________________i_____________ _p_____________________s______________________i______________p_____________________a______________________o_____________ _n_____________________f______________________e______________n_____________________g______________________e_____________ _a_____________________e______________________u______________a_____________________e______________________i_____________ _i______________________a_____________________m______________i_______________________a____________________a_____________ _i______________________p_____________________p______________i_____________________u______________________s_____________ _u______________________t_____________________n______________u_____________________s______________________u_____________ _-_____________________a________ _________________e______________________l______________________________u______________________t_____________ _u_____________________a______________________s______________u_____________________w______________________n_____________ _h_____________________n_______________________w_____________h______________________b_____________________w_____________ _t_____________________o______________________l______________t_____________________i______________________u_____________ _r______________________d______________________b____________ _n_____________________,______________________r______________n______________________a_______________________r___________ _e_____________________u______________________s_____________ _r_____________________o______________________T______________r_____________________i_______________________T____________ _s_____________________e_______________________S_____________s_____________________s______________________e_____________ _r______________________I_____________________o_____________HB0370 _o_____________________b______________________o_____________Engrossed -7- LRB093 05596 AMC 05689 b _r_____________________h______________________t_____________ _o______________________h_______________________p___________ _u______________________t__________ (D) The Board shall adopt regulations requiring the owner or operator of a gasoline dispensing system that dispenses more than 10,000 gallons of gasoline per month to install and operate a system for the recovery of gasoline vapor emissions arising from the fueling of motor vehicles that meets the requirements of Section 182 of the federal Clean Air Act (42 USC 7511a).
Code, Part HB0370 Engrossed -8- LRB093 05596 AMC 05689 b 215, Subparts PP, QQ and RR, including the applicable definitions in 35 Ill.
Such persons -8- LRB093 05596 AMC 05689 b shall instead be subject to a separate regulation which the Board is hereby authorized to adopt pursuant to the adjusted RACT emissions limitation procedure in 35 Ill.
___v_____________________t_________________________________e_____________ _____o______________________A_____________________e__________________o_____________________c________________________e___________ _____i_____________________d______________________a__________________i_____________________u_______________________a____________ _____d________________ (b) Whenever Agency personnel or personnel of a unit of local government to which the Agency has delegated its functions pursuant to subsection (r) of Section 4 of this Act, on the basis of direct observation, determine that any person has violated any provision of subsection (o) or (p) of Section 21 of this Act o_____________________S_____________o___s______________________c_____________ _____A___,______A___, the Agency or such unit of local government may issue and serve an administrative citation upon such person HB0370 Engrossed -9- LRB093 05596 AMC 05689 b within not more than 60 days after the date of the observed violation.
Each such citation issued shall be served upon -9- LRB093 05596 AMC 05689 b the person named therein or such person's authorized agent for service of process, and shall include the following information:
(1) a statement specifying the provisions of subsection (o) or (p) of Section 21 o_______e_____________o _e_________________c_____________ _e__________ of which the person was observed to be in violation;
(3) the penalty imposed by --------i-----------------------n------------- -b---------- Section 42 for such violation;
(d) (1) If the person named in the administrative citation fails to petition the Board for review within 35 days from the date of service, the Board shall adopt a final order, which shall include the administrative citation and findings of violation as alleged in the citation, and shall impose the penalty specified in -------------(---------------------n------------- ------5----- Section 42.
HB0370 Engrossed -10- LRB093 05596 AMC 05689 b (2) If a petition for review is filed before the Board to contest an administrative citation issued under subsection -10- LRB093 05596 AMC 05689 b (b) of this Section, the Agency or unit of local government shall appear as a complainant at a hearing before the Board to be conducted pursuant to Section 32 of this Act at a time not less than 21 days after notice of such hearing has been sent by the Board to the Agency or unit of local government and the person named in the citation.
6-28-01.) HB0370 Engrossed -11- LRB093 05596 AMC 05689 b (415 ILCS 5/42) (from Ch.
-11- LRB093 05596 AMC 05689 b (a) Except as provided in this Section, any person that violates any provision of this Act or any regulation adopted by the Board, or any permit or term or condition thereof, or that violates any determination or order of the Board pursuant to this Act, shall be liable to a civil penalty of not to exceed $50,000 for the violation and an additional civil penalty of not to exceed $10,000 for each day during which the violation continues;
HB0370 Engrossed -12- LRB093 05596 AMC 05689 b (3) Any person that violates Sections 21(f), 21(g), 21(h) or 21(i) of this Act, or any RCRA permit or term or -12- LRB093 05596 AMC 05689 b condition thereof, or any filing requirement, regulation or order relating to the State RCRA program, shall be liable to a civil penalty of not to exceed $25,000 per day of violation.
_________________n______________________a______________________________m_______________________a____________ _e_____________________c______________________h_____________ ___p___________________c______________________0_______________p____________________i______________________o_____________ _r_____________________r______________________l_____________HB0370 _e_____________________f______________________f_____________Engrossed -13- LRB093 05596 AMC 05689 b _r_____________________r______________________l_____________ _e______________________f______________________f____________ _i_____________________r______________________n_____________ _l_____________________s______________________B______________l______________________i_____________________a_____________ _g_____________________s______________________a______________g_____________________i______________________a_____________ _n_____________________i_______________________b_____________n_____________________n_______________________b____________ _c______________________p_____________________E______________c_____________________o______________________x_____________ _r_____________________A______________________u_______________u____________________r______________________d_____________ _o_____________________a______________________n______________i_____________________e______________________b_____________ _i______________________b_____________________u______________h_____________________r______________________a_____________ _o_____________________p______________________s______________y_____________________i______________________o_____________ _s_____________________o_______________________b________r_______________ (5) Any person who violates subsection 6 of Section 39.5 of this Act or any CAAPP permit, or term or condition thereof, or any fee or filing requirement, or any duty to allow or carry out inspection, entry or monitoring activities, or any regulation or order relating to the CAAPP shall be liable for a civil penalty not to exceed $10,000 per day of violation.
__________________v_____________________C_____________ _0_____________________u______________________r______________0_____________________l______________________d_____________ _u______________________c______________________f_____________u_____________________a______________________0_____________ _i______________________a_____________________n______________i_____________________s_______________________$____________ _h_____________________o_______________________a_____________h______________________v_____________________h_____________ _r_____________________o______________________b______________r_____________________r________________________p___________ _h_____________________e_______________________b_____________h_____________________m______________________d_____________ _c______________________p_____________________E______________n_____________________t________________________W___________ _r_____________________d_______________________a_____________c_____________________b______________________r_____________ _r_____________________c______________________t______________h_____________________e______________________h_____________ _a_____________________i_______________________o__________c________ (b.5) In lieu of the penalties set forth in subsections (a) and (b) of this Section, any person who fails to file, in a timely manner, toxic chemical release forms with the Agency pursuant to Section 25b-2 of this Act shall be liable for a HB0370 Engrossed -14- LRB093 05596 AMC 05689 b civil penalty of $100 per day for each day the forms are late, not to exceed a maximum total penalty of $6,000.
This -14- LRB093 05596 AMC 05689 b daily penalty shall begin accruing on the thirty-first day after the date that the person receives the warning notice issued by the Agency pursuant to Section 25b-6 of this Act;
HB0370 Engrossed -15- LRB093 05596 AMC 05689 b Any funds collected under this subsection (f) in which the Attorney General has prevailed shall be deposited in the -15- LRB093 05596 AMC 05689 b Hazardous Waste Fund created in Section 22.2 of this Act.
and (5) the number, proximity in time, and gravity of previously adjudicated violations of this Act by the HB0370 Engrossed -16- LRB093 05596 AMC 05689 b violator.
1-1-00.) -16- LRB093 05596 AMC 05689 b Section 99.
Action History
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Session Sine Die
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Referred to Rules
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First Reading
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Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, Jr.
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Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 2, 2003
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Arrive in Senate
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ricca Slone
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Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 091-025-001
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Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John A. Fritchey
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Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
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Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Joyce
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Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang
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Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote
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Second Reading - Short Debate
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House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000
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House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
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House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. John Philip Novak
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Fiscal Note Filed as amended by House Amendment No. 1
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Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Environment and Energy Committee; 012-002-001
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House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote; Environment & Energy Sub-committee
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House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Environment and Energy Committee
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Assigned to Environment and Energy Committee
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Referred to Rules Committee
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First Reading
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Filed with the Clerk by Rep. John Philip Novak
Sponsors
- John Philip Novak · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →0 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 182 not signed on · 2 voted No
Sponsors (0)
None.
Co-sponsors (1)
- John Philip Novak
Not signed on (182)
182 members have not signed on to this bill.
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Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 81 | 23 | 0 | 2 |
| Republican | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 91 | 25 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 77% | 21% | 0% | 2% |
How each member voted (118)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Saviano | — | Yea |
| Schmitz | — | Yea |
| Slone | — | Yea |
| Sommer | — | Nay |
| Soto | — | Yea |
| Lang | — | Yea |
| Acevedo | — | Yea |
| Aguilar | — | Yea |
| Beaubien | — | Nay |
| Bassi | — | Yea |
| Bellock | — | Yea |
| Berrios | — | Yea |
| Mautino | — | Yea |
| Biggins | — | Yea |
| Black | — | Nay |
| Boland | — | Yea |
| May | — | Yea |
| Churchill | — | Nay |
| Cultra | — | Nay |
| Munson | — | Not Voting |
| Myers | — | Nay |
| Tenhouse | — | Nay |
| Wait | — | Nay |
| Brady | — | Nay |
| Mitchell, Bill | — | Nay |
| Mitchell, Jerry | — | Nay |
| Watson | — | Nay |
| Bost | — | Nay |
| Brauer | — | Nay |
| Brosnahan | — | Yea |
| Brunsvold | — | Yea |
| Capparelli | — | Yea |
| Mendoza | — | Yea |
| McAuliffe | — | Yea |
| McKeon | — | Not Voting |
| Moffitt | — | Nay |
| Molaro | — | Yea |
| Flowers | — | Yea |
| Franks | — | Nay |
| Giles | — | Yea |
| Hamos | — | Yea |
| Hassert | — | Yea |
| Nekritz | — | Yea |
| Jakobsson | — | Yea |
| Jefferson | — | Yea |
| Osmond | — | Yea |
| Pankau | — | Yea |
| Mathias | — | Yea |
| Parke | — | Yea |
| Bailey | — | Yea |
| Lyons, Eileen | — | Yea |
| Lyons, Joseph | — | Yea |
| Reitz | — | Yea |
| Dunkin | — | Yea |
| Dunn | — | Yea |
| Krause | — | Yea |
| Kurtz | — | Yea |
| McGuire | — | Yea |
| Leitch | — | Nay |
| Lindner | — | Nay |
| Bradley, Richard | — | Yea |
| Madigan | — | Yea |
| McCarthy | — | Yea |
| Meyer | — | Yea |
| Millner | — | Yea |
| Hannig | — | Yea |
| Morrow | — | Yea |
| Mulligan | — | Yea |
| Burke | — | Yea |
| Novak | — | Yea |
| O'Brien | — | Yea |
| Sullivan | — | Yea |
| Osterman | — | Yea |
| Scully | — | Yea |
| Howard | — | Yea |
| Turner | — | Yea |
| Washington | — | Yea |
| Winters | — | Yea |
| Wirsing | — | Yea |
| Jones | — | Yea |
| Yarbrough | — | Yea |
| Younge | — | Yea |
| Davis, Monique | — | Yea |
| Davis, Steve | — | Yea |
| Colvin | — | Yea |
| Coulson | — | Yea |
| Cross | — | Yea |
| Currie | — | Yea |
| Daniels | — | Yea |
| Eddy | — | Nay |
| Flider | — | Nay |
| Forby | — | Nay |
| Fritchey | — | Yea |
| Froehlich | — | Yea |
| Graham | — | Yea |
| Granberg | — | Yea |
| Hartke | — | Yea |
| Holbrook | — | Yea |
| Hultgren | — | Yea |
| Kosel | — | Yea |
| Phelps | — | Nay |
| Pihos | — | Yea |
| Poe | — | Nay |
| Ryg | — | Yea |
| Sacia | — | Yea |
| Chapa LaVia | — | Yea |
| Eva-Dina Delgado | Democrat | Yea |
| Jay Hoffman | Democrat | Yea |
| Lakesia Collins | Democrat | Yea |
| Michael J. Kelly | Democrat | Yea |
| Nicholas K. Smith | Democrat | Yea |
| Patrick J. Joyce | Democrat | Yea |
| Robert "Bob" Rita | Democrat | Yea |
| Sara Feigenholtz | Democrat | Yea |
| William "Will" Davis | Democrat | Yea |
| Brad Stephens | Republican | Nay |
| Chapin Rose | Republican | Nay |
| Chris Miller | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB 370 do?
- Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Requires the Pollution Control Board to adopt rules by December 1, 2003 prohibiting the open burning of landscape waste in areas of the State classified as moderate, serious, severe, or extreme non-attainment areas for ozone. Provides that the Board's initial rules shall take effect on or before July 1, 2004. Provides that if a unit of local government has, prior to the effective date of the Board's rules, adopted an ordinance or regulation regarding the open burning of landscape waste, the local ordinance or regulation shall control so long as it remains in effect. Preempts certain home rule powers. Provides that a violation of the provisions regarding the open burning of landscape waste or rules adopted pursuant to those provisions shall be enforceable by administrative citation. Provides civil penalties to be imposed pursuant to the administrative citations. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
- Who sponsors HB 370?
- HB 370 is sponsored by John Philip Novak.
- What is the current status of HB 370?
- This bill died with 93rd Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
- Where can I track HB 370?
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