HB 3739

  • Illinois House Bill
  • 102nd Regular Session
  • Introduced in House May 28, 2021
  • Passed House Apr 23, 2021
  • Passed Senate May 28, 2021
  • Became Law Aug 27, 2021

Lead Service Line Replacement

Abstract

Creates the Lead Service Line Replacement and Notification Act. Creates the Lead Service Line Replacement Fund to be used to finance and administer programs and activities specified under the Act. Provides that the Environmental Protection Agency shall be responsible for the administration of the Fund and shall allocate moneys on the basis of priorities established by the Agency. Makes a conforming change in the State Finance Act. Requires a lead in drinking water protection fee be imposed on billing water usage in specified amounts to be collected by all community water supplies. Requires the owner or operator of each community water supply to perform specified activities. Creates the Lead Service Line Replacement Advisory Board within the Agency to perform specified duties. Contains other provisions. Amends the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Requires the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to establish a comprehensive low-income water assistance policy and program with specified requirements. Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that the Illinois Commerce Commission may allow or direct a water utility to establish a customer assistance program that provides financial relief to residential customers who qualify for income-related assistance. Makes other changes. Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Requires specified entities to provide to the Environmental Protection Agency by December 31, 2023, and again by December 31, 2025, specified information as it relates to the cost of providing water service. Provides that the Agency shall publish the information on the Agency's website. Provides that the Agency may adopt rules setting forth the general requirements for submittal of the information. Repeals the provisions regarding the information on January 1, 2026. Repeals a Section regarding lead in drinking water notifications and inventories. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: New Act 30 ILCS 105/5.935 new 220 ILCS 5/8-306 Adds reference to: 30 ILCS 105/5.938 new Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Provides that the amendatory Act may be referred to as the Lead Service Line Replacement and Notification Act. Amends the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Requires the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to establish a comprehensive low-income water assistance policy and program with specified requirements. Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Requires the owner or operator of each community water supply to perform specified activities. Creates the Lead Service Line Replacement Advisory Board within the Environmental Protection Agency to perform specified duties. Creates the Lead Service Line Replacement Fund to be used to finance and administer programs and activities specified under the amendatory provisions. Makes a conforming change in the State Finance Act. Provides that, within one year after the amendatory Act's effective date, the Agency shall design a program with specified requirements for the purpose of administering lead service line replacement funds. Contains other provisions. Repeals a Section of the Environmental Protection Act regarding lead in drinking water notifications and inventories. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause with the provisions of the engrossed bill, and makes the following changes. Requires that when an owner or operator of a community water supply awards a contract under the Act, contracts representing at least 11% of the total projects (rather than of the total annual premiums or fees) shall be awarded to minority-owned businesses; contracts representing at least 7% of the total projects (rather than of the total annual premiums or fees) shall be awarded to women-owned businesses; and contracts representing at least 2% of the total projects (rather than of the total annual premiums or fees) shall be awarded to businesses owned by persons with disabilities. In provisions requiring every owner or operator of a community water supply to create a plan to replace specified service lines, requires a proposed lead service line replacement schedule to also include 10-year goals. Requires the owner or operator of a community water supply to submit a report detailing progress toward plan goals to the Environmental Protection Agency. Specifies requirements for the reports. Provides that corporate authorities of a municipality may exercise the authority provided under specified provisions of the Property Tax Code and Illinois Municipal Code for costs associated with lead service line remediation and replacement (instead of impose a tax, fee, surcharge, charge, assessment, or other amount payable or imposed as deemed necessary, by ordinance or resolution by the corporate authorities, to be used solely for costs incurred by the municipality associated with lead service line remediation). In provisions specifying the replacement rates and timelines for replacement of lead service lines by an owner or operator of a community water supply, requires that a community water supply reporting more than 99,999 lead service lines in its final inventory and replacement plan shall replace all lead service lines, at an annual rate of no less than 2% of the amount described in the final inventory, with a timeline of up to 50 years for completion. Authorizes the Agency to grant one extension of additional time equal to not more than 20% of the original replacement timeline, except in situations of extreme hardship in which the Agency may consider a second additional extension equal to not more than 10% of the original replacement timeline. Removes language limiting the purposes and amounts for which moneys in the Lead Service Line Replacement Fund may be used. Requires the Agency to design rules for a program (rather than design a program) for the purpose of administering lead service line replacement funds. Makes changes to provisions concerning the requirements for the program. Removes language specifying the information that must be included in the annual consumer confidence report required under the United States Environmental Protection Agency's National Primary Drinking Water Regulations. Makes other changes. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Makes a technical change in the citation of sections of the Property Tax Code.

Bill Sponsors (48)

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Aug 27, 2021

House

Effective Date January 1, 2022

House

Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0613

House

Governor Approved

Jun 29, 2021

House

Sent to the Governor

May 31, 2021

House

Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 085-028-002

House

Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 House Concurs 085-028-002

House

Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar

House

Passed Both Houses

House

House Concurs

May 30, 2021

House

Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Labor & Commerce Committee; 019-005-000

House

Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Labor & Commerce Committee; 019-005-000

May 29, 2021

House

Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee

Senate

Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachelle Crowe

House

Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Labor & Commerce Committee

House

Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Labor & Commerce Committee

House

Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee

House

Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Lamont J. Robinson, Jr.

House

Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Lamont J. Robinson, Jr.

May 28, 2021

Senate

Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Bush

House

Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1, 2

House

Arrived in House

Senate

Third Reading - Passed; 046-010-000

Senate

Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading

Senate

Recalled to Second Reading

May 27, 2021

Senate

Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Executive; 017-000-000

Senate

Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Thomas Cullerton

May 25, 2021

Senate

Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Executive

May 24, 2021

Senate

Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments

Senate

Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Melinda Bush

May 21, 2021

Senate

Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. John Connor

May 20, 2021

Senate

Second Reading

Senate

Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 21, 2021

May 19, 2021

Senate

Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted

Senate

Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 20, 2021

Senate

Do Pass as Amended Executive; 014-002-000

Senate

Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Muñoz

May 18, 2021

Senate

Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert F. Martwick

May 17, 2021

Senate

Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive

May 13, 2021

Senate

Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments

Senate

Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. John F. Curran

Senate

Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina H. Pacione-Zayas

Senate

Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam

Senate

Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Celina Villanueva

Senate

Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison

Senate

Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt

Senate

Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Bill Cunningham

Senate

Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Melinda Bush

May 12, 2021

Senate

Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Doris Turner

Senate

Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt

May 10, 2021

Senate

Assigned to Executive

Senate

Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Fine

May 07, 2021

Senate

Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler

May 05, 2021

Senate

Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris, III

Senate

Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes

Senate

Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy

May 04, 2021

Senate

Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins

Senate

Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Sara Feigenholtz

Apr 28, 2021

Senate

Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons

Senate

Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson

Apr 27, 2021

Senate

Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Melinda Bush

Senate

Arrive in Senate

Senate

Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading

Senate

Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert Peters

Senate

Referred to Assignments

Senate

First Reading

Apr 23, 2021

House

Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jawaharial Williams

House

Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kambium Buckner

House

Added Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford

House

Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. LaToya Greenwood

House

Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. LaToya Greenwood

House

Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly

House

Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Didech

House

Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr

House

Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman

House

Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Bob Morgan

House

Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz

House

Added Co-Sponsor Rep. LaToya Greenwood

House

Third Reading - Standard Debate - Passed 076-031-001

House

Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Standard Debate

House

Removed from Short Debate Status

House

Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate

House

House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted

Apr 22, 2021

House

House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Labor & Commerce Committee; 017-011-000

Apr 21, 2021

House

Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate

House

Second Reading - Short Debate

House

House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Labor & Commerce Committee

House

Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel

Apr 20, 2021

House

House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Lamont J. Robinson, Jr.

House

House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee

Apr 12, 2021

House

Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason

Apr 08, 2021

House

Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield

House

Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate

Apr 05, 2021

House

Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard

Mar 25, 2021

House

Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lindsey LaPointe

Mar 24, 2021

House

Do Pass / Short Debate Labor & Commerce Committee; 016-009-000

Mar 16, 2021

House

Assigned to Labor & Commerce Committee

Mar 08, 2021

House

Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deb Conroy

Mar 05, 2021

House

Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.

Mar 03, 2021

House

Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper

Feb 26, 2021

House

Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava-Murray

House

Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy

House

Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John C. D'Amico

Feb 22, 2021

House

Referred to Rules Committee

House

First Reading

Feb 19, 2021

House

Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Lamont J. Robinson, Jr.

Bill Text

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House Amendment 001 HTML PDF
Senate Amendment 001 HTML PDF
Senate Amendment 002 HTML PDF

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