Bill Text: IL SB1418 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Amended
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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Oil and Gas Act. Provides that no person shall conduct high volume horizontal hydraulic fracturing operations without express legislative authorization, which shall not be granted until after receipt of the findings and recommendations of the Hydraulic Fracturing Task Force. Creates the Hydraulic Fracturing Task Force. Provides that the purpose of the Task Force is to conduct a thorough review of the regulation of hydraulic fracturing operations in Illinois and to gather information, review, evaluate, and make recommendations regarding the regulation of hydraulic fracturing operations in Illinois. Sets forth the membership of the task force. Provides that the Task Force shall provide its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly within 2 years after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Repeals the provisions creating the Task Force on July 1, 2016. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-0)
Status: (Failed) 2015-01-13 - Session Sine Die [SB1418 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-SB1418-Amended.html
Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Oil and Gas Act. Provides that no person shall conduct high volume horizontal hydraulic fracturing operations without express legislative authorization, which shall not be granted until after receipt of the findings and recommendations of the Hydraulic Fracturing Task Force. Creates the Hydraulic Fracturing Task Force. Provides that the purpose of the Task Force is to conduct a thorough review of the regulation of hydraulic fracturing operations in Illinois and to gather information, review, evaluate, and make recommendations regarding the regulation of hydraulic fracturing operations in Illinois. Sets forth the membership of the task force. Provides that the Task Force shall provide its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly within 2 years after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Repeals the provisions creating the Task Force on July 1, 2016. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-0)
Status: (Failed) 2015-01-13 - Session Sine Die [SB1418 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-SB1418-Amended.html
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| 1 | AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1418
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| 2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1418 by replacing | ||||||
| 3 | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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| 4 | "Section 5. The Illinois Oil and Gas Act is amended by | ||||||
| 5 | changing Section 1a as follows:
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| 6 | (225 ILCS 725/1a) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 5401a)
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| 7 | Sec. 1a. This Act shall be known and
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| 8 | the Illinois Oil and Gas Act. | ||||||
| 9 | (Source: P.A. 85-1334.)".
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