POLLUTION CONTROL-COUNTIES Senate SponsorsSen. David Koehler, Wm. Sam McCann-Chuck Weaver and Pat McGuire House Sponsors(Rep. Lawrence Walsh, Jr.-Tim Butler) 8/11/2017SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0095 415 ILCS 15/9.5 newAmends the Solid Waste Planning and Recycling Act. Provides that nothing in the Act shall be construed to permit a county with a population of less than 2,000,000 residents the power to regulate the operations of pollution control facilities or recycling centers. Effective immediately.Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Solid Waste Planning and Recycling Act. Provides that no provision of the Act shall be construed allow any county with a population of less than 2,000,000 residents to adopt an ordinance or resolution, with certain exceptions, that requires the issuance of a permit, or that imposes regulations upon the operations of a municipal solid waste landfill unit, sanitary landfill, storage site, transfer station, or waste disposal site, as long as the facility obtains specified permits. Provides that nothing in the amendatory Act shall be construed to diminish or impair any authority conferred upon a county under the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that nothing in the amendatory Act shall be construed to limit the authority of a county to prepare, adopt, or implement a specified plan; or to relieve a facility proposed for siting approval from demonstrating consistency with that plan under specified provisions of the Environmental Protection Act. Effective immediately. 2/9/2017SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. David Koehler 2/9/2017SenateFirst Reading 2/9/2017SenateReferred to Assignments 2/22/2017SenateAssigned to Environment and Conservation 3/1/2017SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Wm. Sam McCann 3/2/2017SenateDo Pass Environment and Conservation; 009-000-000 3/2/2017SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 7, 2017 3/3/2017SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Chuck Weaver 4/25/2017SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. David Koehler 4/25/2017SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments 4/26/2017SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Pat McGuire 4/26/2017SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Environment and Conservation 4/26/2017SenateSecond Reading 4/26/2017SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 27, 2017 4/27/2017SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Environment and Conservation; 006-000-000 4/27/2017SenateRecalled to Second Reading 4/27/2017SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Koehler 4/27/2017SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading 4/27/2017SenateThird Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 4/28/2017HouseArrived in House 4/28/2017HouseChief House Sponsor Rep. Lawrence Walsh, Jr. 4/28/2017HouseFirst Reading 4/28/2017HouseReferred to Rules Committee 5/9/2017HouseAssigned to Environment 5/10/2017HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Tim Butler 5/16/2017HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Environment; 016-001-000 5/16/2017HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 5/17/2017HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 5/17/2017HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 5/18/2017HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 089-019-000 5/18/2017SenatePassed Both Houses 6/16/2017SenateSent to the Governor 8/11/2017SenateGovernor Approved 8/11/2017SenateEffective Date August 11, 2017 8/11/2017SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0095