Bill Sponsors: IL SB3716 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly

Bill Title: Amends the Rivers, Lakes, and Streams Act. Removes a provision requiring the Environmental Protection Agency to work with the City of Chicago and affected units of government for specified concerns. Removes a provision that require the Environmental Protection Agency to conduct water quality and lake bed surveys to evaluate the ecology and the quality of water in Lake Michigan. Removes a provision concerning reporting requirements. Provides that the Environmental Protection Agency shall regularly monitor water quality from nearshores, harbors, and public water supply intakes in Lake Michigan and provide an executive summary biennially on conditions of the water quality in Lake Michigan to the Governor and members of the General Assembly.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1)

Status: (Enrolled) 2024-06-21 - Sent to the Governor [SB3716 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

Sponsors

NameTypeSponsorshipDistrictFinancialEncyclopediaBiography
Senator Adriane Johnson [D]PrimarySponsored BillsSD-030N/ABallotpediaVoteSmart
Senator Donald DeWitte [R]CosponsorSponsored BillsSD-033FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Senator Laura Murphy [D]CosponsorSponsored BillsSD-028FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Representative Kimberly Du Buclet [D]PrimarySponsored BillsHD-005N/ABallotpediaN/A
Representative Sonya Harper [D]CosponsorSponsored BillsHD-006FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart

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