(415 ILCS 140/15)
Sec. 15. Restrictions on State rules related to greenhouse gas emissions.
(a) Effective immediately, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Pollution Control Board shall not propose or adopt any new rule for the intended purpose of addressing the adverse effects of climate change which in whole or in part reduces emissions of greenhouse gases, as those gases are defined by the Kyoto Protocol, from the residential, commercial, industrial, electric utility, or transportation sectors. In the absence of an Act of the General Assembly approving such rules, the Director of the Environmental Protection Agency shall not submit to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency or to any other agency of the federal government any legally enforceable commitments related to the reduction of greenhouse gases, as those gases are defined by the Kyoto Protocol.
(b) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to (i) limit or impede the authority of the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency and Illinois Pollution Control Board to propose, adopt, or enforce rules and laws which implement the federal Clean Air Act or are intended to attain or maintain national ambient air quality standards; or (ii) limit or impede State or private participation in any on-going voluntary initiatives to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases, including, but not limited to, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Green Lights program, the U.S. Department of Energy's Climate Challenge program, and similar State and federal initiatives relying on voluntary participation, provided, however, that said rule-making or participation does not involve any allocation or other distribution of greenhouse gas emission entitlements pursuant to or under color of the Kyoto Protocol.
(Source: P.A. 90-797, eff. 12-15-98.)
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