Bill > HB4124

This bill, titled the UNCAP AFFORDABLE POWER ACT, prohibits state agencies from regulating carbon dioxide emissions that arise from fossil fuel combustion for electricity generation. Specifically, the bill amends the Illinois Power Agency Act, the Public Utilities Act, and the Environmental Protection Act to remove existing provisions related to carbon dioxide regulation. The legislation directs the Illinois Power Agency, the Illinois Commerce Commission, and the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency to cease any regulatory activities targeting carbon dioxide emissions from power generation, except when required by federal law. The bill also removes carbon dioxide from the list of regulated greenhouse gases in the Environmental Protection Act. By preventing state-level carbon dioxide regulation, the bill aims to maintain affordability and prevent potential constraints on fossil fuel-based electricity generation. The changes would take effect immediately upon becoming law, effectively blocking state agencies from implementing their own carbon emission restrictions beyond federal requirements for power generation.