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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SR 98           </title>
<shortdesc>URGE EPA-DENY SS BADGER PERMIT</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>Senate Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Sen. Michael W. Frerichs</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>4/11/2013</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Resolution Adopted</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
<synopsistitle></synopsistitle>
<SynopsisText>     Urges the Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency to protect the aquatic ecosystems that sustain life in and around Lake Michigan by denying Lake Michigan Car Ferry's NPDES individual permit application for the S.S. Badger, a 410-foot steam-powered car ferry that dumps approximately 4 tons of coal ash into Lake Michigan each day.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/15/2013</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Filed with Secretary</action>
<statusdate>2/15/2013</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Referred to Assignments</action>
<statusdate>2/27/2013</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Assigned to Environment</action>
<statusdate>3/7/2013</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Be Adopted Environment;  008-000-000</action>
<statusdate>3/7/2013</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of Secretary's Desk Resolutions March 12, 2013</action>
<statusdate>4/11/2013</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Resolution Adopted</action>
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