Senate Sponsors: SEVERNS-TROTTER-FARLEY. House Sponsors: NOVAK-MOORE,ANDREA Short description: EPA-LNDSCP WASTE-PCB RULES Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Environmental Protection Act to allow the Pollution Control Board to adopt statewide rules to ban landscape waste burning. Requires the Board to prohibit open burning of landscape waste in specified urbanized areas, except for agricultural purposes, habitat management purposes, and firefighter training purposes. Preempts certain units of local government from regulating the open burning of landscape waste in a manner less restrictive than the State. Sets forth civil penalties. Effective immediately. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Envi- ronmental Protection Act to require the Pollution Control Board to adopt rules to ban the open burning of landscape waste in municipali- ties with a population over 75,000, except for certain limited pur- poses. Preempts home rule units from regulating the open burning of landscape waste in a manner less restrictive than the State. Restores provision that allows the burning of landscape waste on premises where it is produced or at sites provided and supervised by a unit of local government (except in counties with a population over 400,000), so long as the burning is not in conflict with the Board's new rules re- gulating municipalities with a population over 75,000. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 2. Makes technical changes. FISCAL NOTE (Ill. Pollution Control Bd.) Total annual implementation cost is $150,000, beginning FY98. STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE (DCCA) Creates a service mandate which requires a 50% to 100% reim- bursement, and a due process mandate which does not require reimbursement. HOME RULE NOTE SB1103 does preempt home rule authority. Last action on Bill: TOTAL VETO STANDS Last action date: 97-10-30 Location: Senate Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 0 SENATE - 2 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status