HB 1230 Illinois House · 104th Regular Session

EPA-AIR QUALITY FUND

Summary
Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Creates the Air Quality Enforcement and Mitigation Fund. Makes a conforming change to the State Finance Act. Provides that the Environmental Protection Agency shall expend 30% of moneys from the Fund for staffing and other functions of the Agency that benefit environmental protection communities and are related to one or more specified purposes. Directs the Agency to establish an Air Quality Community Impact Grant Program to provide grants to nonprofit entities, local health departments, local environmental departments, and school districts to carry out the purposes of the Act. Requires 70% of moneys from the Fund to be expended for grants under the Program for specified purposes in communities affected by violations of the Act. Requires the Agency to adopt rules to implement the Program. Provides that the Agency, in collaboration with environmental interest groups, shall develop a process to identify environmental protection communities. Requires the Agency to post on its website and make publicly available an annual report on the purposes for which grants were awarded under the Program. Contains other provisions. Effective immediately.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 10, 2025 Last action Mar 21, 2025
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Total actions
9
Key actions
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Committee
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Amendments
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Mar 21, 2025
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 21, 2025
Committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Energy & Environment Committee
lower
Mar 3, 2025
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 3, 2025
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sonya M. Harper
lower
Feb 11, 2025
Committee
Assigned to Energy & Environment Committee
lower
Jan 28, 2025
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
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