S TATE AND P ROVINCIAL G REAT L AKES AND W ATER L EGISLATION , 2019-20
This list of bills is based on staff research. If you know of legislation that should be added to the list, please contact Tim Anderson at 630.925.1922 or tanderson@csg.org. The list was last updated on August 18, 2020.
State/Province Bill
Description
Author/Sponsor
Status
Illinois
HB 242
Conduct specified lead testing at Chicago public school facilities
Rep. Mary Flowers
Passed by committee
Illinois
HB 2650
Prioritize support for disadvantaged communities, utilities to build capacity for sustainable, equitable water management Provide that all state property adjacent to a body of water must contain a vegetative buffer with a 30-foot minimum width
Rep. Robert Rita
Signed into law
Illinois
HB 2930
Rep. Joyce Mason
Referred to committee
Illinois
HB 3327 and SB 1270
Require park districts to test water for lead in parks used by children under 6
Rep. Celina Villanueva and Sen. Robert Peters
SB 1270 passed by committee
Illinois
HB 3386
Stop high-volume horizontal hydraulic fracturing operations
Rep. Will Guzzardi
Referred to committee
Illinois
HB 3482
Amend the Lake Michigan Wind Energy Act
Rep. Robyn Gabel (GLLC vice chair)
Signed into law
Illinois
HB 3715
Require defining of "microplastics" and examine role of microplastics in public drinking water Establish statewide maximum contaminant levels for PFOS, PFOA, other PFAS compounds and other harmful toxins in public drinking water systems
Rep. Mark Batinick
Referred to committee
Illinois
HB 3982
Rep. Will Guzzardi
Referred to committee
Made with FlippingBook - Online catalogs