Illinois Statutes Chapter 415. Environmental Safety § 130/10. Definitions

§ 10. Definitions. As used in this Act:

“Act” means the Interstate Ozone Transport Oversight Act.

“Alternate strategies” means any alternate strategies which could reasonably be utilized by the State of Illinois, in lieu of or in combination with the strategies identified in any proposed memorandum of understanding or other agreement developed by the Ozone Transport Assessment Group, in its efforts to achieve the national ambient air quality standard for ozone.

“Board” means the Pollution Control Board.

“Director” means the Director of the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency.

“House Committee” means the Illinois House of Representatives Committee on Energy and the Environment.

“House of Representatives” means the Illinois House of Representatives.

“Memorandum of understanding” means a memorandum of understanding or any other agreement by the Ozone Transport Assessment Group potentially requiring the State of Illinois to undertake emission reductions in addition to those specified in the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990.  1

“Ozone Transport Assessment Group” means the national work group formed to conduct a national assessment of and develop a consensus solution to the ozone formation and transport phenomena, including a proposal for national and regional control strategies aimed at achieving reductions of ozone and ozone precursor concentrations.

“Senate” means the Illinois Senate.

“Senate Committee” means the Illinois Senate Committee on Energy and the Environment.

“Senate President” means the President of the Illinois Senate.

“Speaker of the House” means the Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives.

“State Implementation Plan” means an Illinois state implementation plan for ozone attainment prepared pursuant to Section 110 of the federal Clean Air Act. 2