Bill > HB5874

This bill amends the Environmental Protection Act to prohibit carbon sequestration activities within sequestration facilities that overlie, underlie, or pass through a sole-source aquifer, which is an aquifer designated as a principal water source by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under the Safe Drinking Water Act. The bill defines key terms such as "carbon dioxide capture project," "carbon dioxide stream," "carbon sequestration activity," and "sequestration facility." It also outlines other existing prohibitions related to carbon sequestration activities, such as the requirement to obtain a permit from the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency.