IL HR0864 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on November 10 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-01-26 - Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Pamela Reaves-Harris
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

Urges Enbridge and any other pipeline company transporting fossil fuels to have an environmental impact study conducted by a third-party scientific organization with no ties to the industry before they lay any new section of pipe and before any section of existing pipe begins to transport tar sands oil or natural gas extracted by fracking, requires any environmental impact study to include the long-term impact of burning fossil fuels on the looming climate crisis, and requires Enbridge and any other pipeline company to be held fully responsible for any environmental damages caused by leaks or spills or for agricultural damage to the farms through which their pipelines pass.

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Title

ENBRIDGE - ENVIRONMENTAL STUDY

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History

DateChamberAction
2016-01-26HouseRemoved Co-Sponsor Rep. Pamela Reaves-Harris
2015-12-09HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Pamela Reaves-Harris
2015-12-02HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Emily McAsey
2015-12-02HouseReferred to Rules Committee
2015-11-10HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Anna Moeller

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