EPA--COMPLIANCE AGREEMENTS Senate SponsorsSen. A. J. Wilhelmi-Ira I. Silverstein House Sponsors(Rep. Jim Watson-Thomas Holbrook) 8/23/2011SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0519 415 ILCS 5/31from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1031Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Requires the person complained against, when filing certain responses with the Environmental Protection Agency, to provide the proposed terms for a Compliance Commitment Agreement (CCA) rather than the proposed CCA. Requires the Agency to provide the proposed CCA or a notice that certain violations cannot be resolved without the involvement of the Office of the Attorney General or the State's Attorney of the county in which the alleged violation occurred (now, the party complained against provides the proposed CCA). Authorizes the Agency's proposed CCA to include a proposed administrative penalty of not more than $10,000. Requires the person complained against to accept or reject the proposed CCA within 30 days after receiving it. Provides that if the person complained against fails to respond to the proposed CCA within that time frame, then the proposed CCA is deemed rejected by operation of law. Authorizes written amendments to CCAs. Prohibits violations of CCAs. Grants the Agency certain rulemaking authority. Makes technical changes. Effective immediately.Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adds reference to:415 ILCS 5/42from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1042Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Further amends the Environmental Protection Act. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with changes. Authorizes persons who have violated a Compliance Commitment Agreement (CCA) to cure the violation by adopting CCA. Requires the successful completion of a CCA to be weighed, in favor of the person completing the Agreement, by the Office of the Illinois Attorney General in determining whether to file a complaint for the violations that were the subject of the CCA. Removes a provision authorizing the Agency to include a proposed administrative penalty in the proposed CCA. Authorizes the Agency to levy an additional civil penalty of $3,000 for the violation of the terms and conditions of a CCA. Effective immediately.House Committee Amendment No. 1 Removes a provision authorizing a person to cure a violation of a Compliance Commitment Agreement (CCA) by entering into a mutually agreed upon amendment to that CCA. Decreases the mandatory civil penalty for a violation of the terms and conditions of a CCA from $3,000 to $2,000. 2/8/2011SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. A. J. Wilhelmi 2/8/2011SenateFirst Reading 2/8/2011SenateReferred to Assignments 2/23/2011SenateAssigned to Environment 3/2/2011SenatePostponed - Environment 3/2/2011SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein 3/9/2011SenatePostponed - Environment 3/17/2011SenateDo Pass Environment; 009-000-000 3/17/2011SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 29, 2011 4/11/2011SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. A. J. Wilhelmi 4/11/2011SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments 4/11/2011SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. A. J. Wilhelmi 4/11/2011SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments 4/11/2011SenateSecond Reading 4/11/2011SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 12, 2011 4/12/2011SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Environment 4/12/2011SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Environment 4/13/2011SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Environment; 008-000-000 4/13/2011SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Postponed - Environment 4/13/2011SenateRecalled to Second Reading 4/13/2011SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Wilhelmi 4/13/2011SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading 4/13/2011SenateThird Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 4/13/2011SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) 4/14/2011HouseArrived in House 4/14/2011HousePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading 4/14/2011HouseChief House Sponsor Rep. Jim Watson 4/14/2011HouseFirst Reading 4/14/2011HouseReferred to Rules Committee 4/21/2011HouseAssigned to Environment & Energy Committee 4/26/2011HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jim Watson 4/26/2011HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee 4/27/2011HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Environment & Energy Committee 4/27/2011HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Environment & Energy Committee; by Voice Vote 4/27/2011HouseDo Pass as Amended / Short Debate Environment & Energy Committee; 017-000-000 4/28/2011HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 4/28/2011HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Holbrook 5/3/2011HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 5/3/2011HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 5/5/2011HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 5/6/2011SenateSecretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 5/6/2011SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 10, 2011 5/22/2011SenateHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. A. J. Wilhelmi 5/22/2011SenateHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments 5/24/2011SenateHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Executive 5/25/2011SenateHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Executive; 015-000-000 5/26/2011SenateHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 055-000-000 5/26/2011SenatePassed Both Houses 6/24/2011SenateSent to the Governor 8/23/2011SenateGovernor Approved 8/23/2011SenateEffective Date August 23, 2011 8/23/2011SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0519