Sonya Harper
- Democratic
- Representative
- District 6
Primary
Creates the Environmental Justice Act. Creates the Illinois Environmental Justice Advisory Council to provide independent advice and recommendations to the Governor, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the other State agencies about broad, cross-cutting issues related to environmental justice and on policies, practices, and specific actions. Requires the Agency to: (1) develop and implement a strategy prioritizing enforcement in neighborhoods with environmental justice populations; (2) compile an annual report detailing the number and types of enforcement actions in neighborhoods with environmental justice populations; (3) establish and maintain a supplemental environmental project bank with specified requirements; (4) publish a progress report on environmental justice no less often than every 5 years; and (5) work with the Department of Public Health to establish health risk assessment guidelines and develop an online mapping tool that identifies specified information. Contains requirements for environmental impact reports. Requires the Director of the Agency to appoint a Director of Environmental Justice within the Agency to perform specified duties. Provides that State agencies shall (1) designate an environmental justice coordinator for each State agency to perform specified actions and (2) develop a specific policy or strategy to promote environmental justice. Establishes the Interagency Environmental Justice Working Group to maximize State resources, research, and technical assistance to further the purposes of the Act and of environmental justice in the State. Provides that environmental justice coordinators shall serve as their State agency's representative to the Interagency Environmental Working Group. Contains other provisions. Fiscal Note (Illinois Environmental Protection Agency) Illinois Environmental Protection Agency anticipates that this bill, if enacted, would necessitate the hiring of 4-5 full time employees to carry out program design and monitoring, research, rulemaking, IT, toxicological assessment, and regulatory responsibilities, at a cost of $600,000-$875,000.
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Session Sine Die
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicholas K. Smith
Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 005-000-000
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Energy & Environment Committee
Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann M. Williams
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Greg Harris
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
Second Reading - Short Debate
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sonya M. Harper
Fiscal Note Filed
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. David A. Welter
Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
Do Pass / Short Debate Energy & Environment Committee; 018-011-000
Assigned to Energy & Environment Committee
First Reading
Referred to Rules Committee
Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Sonya M. Harper
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| Introduced | HTML PDF |
| House Amendment 001 | HTML PDF |
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