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1	1	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB2629 Introduced , by Rep. Mary Beth Canty SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 20 ILCS 2705/2705-204 new415 ILCS 5/9.15 Amends the Department of Transportation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the amendatory Act may be referred to as the Transportation Choices Act. Requires, by January 1, 2027, the Environmental Protection Agency, after consultation with the Department of Transportation and Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs), to establish a schedule of greenhouse gas targets for greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector in the State. Requires the Department and MPOs to conduct a greenhouse gas emissions analysis and determine if their applicable planning document will result in meeting their greenhouse gas targets. Requires the Department and MPOs to perform a greenhouse gas emissions analysis prior to including a roadway capacity expansion project in an applicable planning document. Requires, by January 1, 2029 and every 3 years thereafter, the Department to prepare a comprehensive report on statewide transportation greenhouse gas reduction accomplishments and challenges and to make recommendations for any legislative action that would assist the Department and MPOs in meeting their greenhouse gas targets. Requires the Department and MPOs to calculate a climate equity accessibility score prior to including any project that has an anticipated cost of $30,000,000 or more in an applicable planning document or as a greenhouse gas mitigation measure. Requires the Department and MPOs to provide early and continuous opportunities for public participation in the transportation planning process. Requires, beginning June 30, 2026, the Department and MPOs to establish a social cost of carbon and use the social cost of carbon in their planning documents and planning activities. Establishes the Greenhouse Gas in Transportation Working Group. Provides that the specified requirements of the provisions shall commence with projects included in applicable planning documents filed on or after January 1, 2028. Makes other changes. Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Directs the Environmental Protection Agency to calculate a social cost of carbon and makes other changes. LRB104 09342 BDA 19400 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB2629 Introduced , by Rep. Mary Beth Canty SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 20 ILCS 2705/2705-204 new415 ILCS 5/9.15 20 ILCS 2705/2705-204 new 415 ILCS 5/9.15 Amends the Department of Transportation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the amendatory Act may be referred to as the Transportation Choices Act. Requires, by January 1, 2027, the Environmental Protection Agency, after consultation with the Department of Transportation and Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs), to establish a schedule of greenhouse gas targets for greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector in the State. Requires the Department and MPOs to conduct a greenhouse gas emissions analysis and determine if their applicable planning document will result in meeting their greenhouse gas targets. Requires the Department and MPOs to perform a greenhouse gas emissions analysis prior to including a roadway capacity expansion project in an applicable planning document. Requires, by January 1, 2029 and every 3 years thereafter, the Department to prepare a comprehensive report on statewide transportation greenhouse gas reduction accomplishments and challenges and to make recommendations for any legislative action that would assist the Department and MPOs in meeting their greenhouse gas targets. Requires the Department and MPOs to calculate a climate equity accessibility score prior to including any project that has an anticipated cost of $30,000,000 or more in an applicable planning document or as a greenhouse gas mitigation measure. Requires the Department and MPOs to provide early and continuous opportunities for public participation in the transportation planning process. Requires, beginning June 30, 2026, the Department and MPOs to establish a social cost of carbon and use the social cost of carbon in their planning documents and planning activities. Establishes the Greenhouse Gas in Transportation Working Group. Provides that the specified requirements of the provisions shall commence with projects included in applicable planning documents filed on or after January 1, 2028. Makes other changes. Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Directs the Environmental Protection Agency to calculate a social cost of carbon and makes other changes. LRB104 09342 BDA 19400 b LRB104 09342 BDA 19400 b A BILL FOR
2	2	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB2629 Introduced , by Rep. Mary Beth Canty SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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6	6	Amends the Department of Transportation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the amendatory Act may be referred to as the Transportation Choices Act. Requires, by January 1, 2027, the Environmental Protection Agency, after consultation with the Department of Transportation and Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs), to establish a schedule of greenhouse gas targets for greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector in the State. Requires the Department and MPOs to conduct a greenhouse gas emissions analysis and determine if their applicable planning document will result in meeting their greenhouse gas targets. Requires the Department and MPOs to perform a greenhouse gas emissions analysis prior to including a roadway capacity expansion project in an applicable planning document. Requires, by January 1, 2029 and every 3 years thereafter, the Department to prepare a comprehensive report on statewide transportation greenhouse gas reduction accomplishments and challenges and to make recommendations for any legislative action that would assist the Department and MPOs in meeting their greenhouse gas targets. Requires the Department and MPOs to calculate a climate equity accessibility score prior to including any project that has an anticipated cost of $30,000,000 or more in an applicable planning document or as a greenhouse gas mitigation measure. Requires the Department and MPOs to provide early and continuous opportunities for public participation in the transportation planning process. Requires, beginning June 30, 2026, the Department and MPOs to establish a social cost of carbon and use the social cost of carbon in their planning documents and planning activities. Establishes the Greenhouse Gas in Transportation Working Group. Provides that the specified requirements of the provisions shall commence with projects included in applicable planning documents filed on or after January 1, 2028. Makes other changes. Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Directs the Environmental Protection Agency to calculate a social cost of carbon and makes other changes.
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12	12	1 AN ACT concerning safety.
13	13	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
14	14	3 represented in the General Assembly:
15	15	4 Section 1. References to Act. This Act may be referred to
16	16	5 as the Transportation Choices Act.
17	17	6 Section 5. The Department of Transportation Law of the
18	18	7 Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by adding
19	19	8 Section 2705-204 as follows:
20	20	9 (20 ILCS 2705/2705-204 new)
21	21	10 Sec. 2705-204. Transportation planning and greenhouse gas
22	22	11 reduction.
23	23	12 (a) The General Assembly finds that:
24	24	13 (1) Article XI of the Illinois Constitution provides
25	25	14 that the public policy of the State and the duty of each
26	26	15 person is to provide and maintain a healthful environment
27	27	16 for the benefit of this and future generations.
28	28	17 (2) The transportation sector is now the largest
29	29	18 source of greenhouse gas emissions in the State.
30	30	19 (3) The State has previously set a goal to have an
31	31	20 electric power sector that is free of greenhouse gas
32	32	21 emissions by 2045.
33	33	22 (4) Greenhouse gas pollution resulting from the
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41	41	Amends the Department of Transportation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the amendatory Act may be referred to as the Transportation Choices Act. Requires, by January 1, 2027, the Environmental Protection Agency, after consultation with the Department of Transportation and Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs), to establish a schedule of greenhouse gas targets for greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector in the State. Requires the Department and MPOs to conduct a greenhouse gas emissions analysis and determine if their applicable planning document will result in meeting their greenhouse gas targets. Requires the Department and MPOs to perform a greenhouse gas emissions analysis prior to including a roadway capacity expansion project in an applicable planning document. Requires, by January 1, 2029 and every 3 years thereafter, the Department to prepare a comprehensive report on statewide transportation greenhouse gas reduction accomplishments and challenges and to make recommendations for any legislative action that would assist the Department and MPOs in meeting their greenhouse gas targets. Requires the Department and MPOs to calculate a climate equity accessibility score prior to including any project that has an anticipated cost of $30,000,000 or more in an applicable planning document or as a greenhouse gas mitigation measure. Requires the Department and MPOs to provide early and continuous opportunities for public participation in the transportation planning process. Requires, beginning June 30, 2026, the Department and MPOs to establish a social cost of carbon and use the social cost of carbon in their planning documents and planning activities. Establishes the Greenhouse Gas in Transportation Working Group. Provides that the specified requirements of the provisions shall commence with projects included in applicable planning documents filed on or after January 1, 2028. Makes other changes. Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Directs the Environmental Protection Agency to calculate a social cost of carbon and makes other changes.
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70	70	1 production, distribution, and use of motor vehicle fuels
71	71	2 produces many social costs, including, but not limited to,
72	72	3 adverse public health impacts, increased heat waves,
73	73	4 droughts, water supply shortages, flooding, biodiversity
74	74	5 loss, and forest health issues, such as forest fires.
75	75	6 (5) The Illinois State Climatologist is projecting
76	76	7 that, by the end of the 21st Century, average daily
77	77	8 temperatures in the State will increase between 4 and 9
78	78	9 degrees Fahrenheit under a lower emissions scenario and
79	79	10 between 8 and 14 degrees Fahrenheit under a higher
80	80	11 emissions scenario.
81	81	12 (6) Climate change of such speed and magnitude will
82	82	13 result in heat stress on animals, plants, and workers;
83	83	14 reduced crop yields from short-term and rapid-onset
84	84	15 drought; increased pestilence; and other challenges that
85	85	16 will adversely affect the State's agriculture sector.
86	86	17 (7) Increases in flooding, heat, and other factors
87	87	18 associated with climate change will stress the State's
88	88	19 transportation infrastructure, such as bridges and
89	89	20 roadways in low-lying areas, and will require more
90	90	21 resources to maintain roadways and other transportation
91	91	22 infrastructure.
92	92	23 (8) State investment in a clean transportation economy
93	93	24 in the State can expand equitable access to public health,
94	94	25 safety, a cleaner environment, quality jobs, and economic
95	95	26 opportunity.
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106	106	1 (9) It is the public policy of the State to ensure that
107	107	2 State residents from communities disproportionately
108	108	3 impacted by climate change, communities facing automotive
109	109	4 plant closures, economically disadvantaged communities,
110	110	5 and individuals experiencing barriers to employment have
111	111	6 access to State programs and good jobs and career
112	112	7 opportunities in growing sectors of the State economy.
113	113	8 (10) To minimize any adverse environmental and health
114	114	9 impacts of planned transportation projects and to address
115	115	10 inequitable distribution of the burdens of those projects,
116	116	11 it is necessary, appropriate, and in the best interests of
117	117	12 the State and its citizens to require the Department and
118	118	13 MPOs, which are the State's primary transportation
119	119	14 planning entities with responsibility for selecting and
120	120	15 funding transportation projects, to engage in an enhanced
121	121	16 level of planning, modeling, and other analysis, community
122	122	17 engagement, and monitoring with respect to those projects
123	123	18 as required by this Section.
124	124	19 (11) Subsection (a) of Section 15 of the Regional
125	125	20 Planning Act provides that the Chicago Metropolitan Agency
126	126	21 for Planning, whose Policy Committee is the MPO for
127	127	22 Northeastern Illinois, shall be responsible for developing
128	128	23 and adopting a funding and implementation strategy for an
129	129	24 integrated land use and transportation planning process.
130	130	25 (12) Section 48 of the Regional Planning Act provides
131	131	26 that the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning shall
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142	142	1 establish an incentive program to enable local governments
143	143	2 and developers to create more affordable workforce housing
144	144	3 options near jobs and transit, create jobs near existing
145	145	4 affordable workforce housing, create transit-oriented
146	146	5 development, integrate transportation and land use
147	147	6 planning, provide a range of viable transportation choices
148	148	7 in addition to the car, encourage compact and mixed-use
149	149	8 development, and support neighborhood revitalization.
150	150	9 (13) Paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of Section 5303
151	151	10 of Title 49 of the United States Code (49 U.S.C.
152	152	11 5303(a)(1)) provides, in relevant part, that it is in the
153	153	12 national interest to better connect housing and
154	154	13 employment, while minimizing transportation-related fuel
155	155	14 consumption and air pollution through metropolitan and
156	156	15 statewide transportation planning processes.
157	157	16 (14) Subparagraph (A) of paragraph (4) of subsection
158	158	17 (k) of Section 5303 of Title 49 of the United States Code
159	159	18 (49 U.S.C. 5303(k)(4)(A)) provides that MPOs serving
160	160	19 transportation management areas may address the
161	161	20 integration of housing, transportation, and economic
162	162	21 development strategies through a process that provides for
163	163	22 effective integration, based on a cooperatively developed
164	164	23 and implemented strategy, of new and existing
165	165	24 transportation facilities eligible for funding.
166	166	25 (15) Subparagraph (C) of paragraph (4) of subsection
167	167	26 (k) of Section 5303 of Title 49 of the United States Code
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178	178	1 (49 U.S.C. 5303(k)(4)(C)) provides that MPOs serving
179	179	2 transportation management areas may develop a housing
180	180	3 coordination plan that includes projects and strategies
181	181	4 that may be considered in the metropolitan transportation
182	182	5 plan of the MPO to develop regional goals for the
183	183	6 integration of housing, transportation, and economic
184	184	7 development strategies.
185	185	8 (16) Land use policies and practices that result in
186	186	9 shorter distances between where people reside and jobs and
187	187	10 other destinations they seek to access and that facilitate
188	188	11 multimodal transportation options for the public are one
189	189	12 of the most effective tools to reduce greenhouse gas
190	190	13 emissions from the transportation sector and provide more
191	191	14 affordable transportation options.
192	192	15 (17) Transportation is the second-largest expense
193	193	16 category for most households and the cost of owning,
194	194	17 operating, and maintaining personal vehicles is a
195	195	18 significant burden for many households.
196	196	19 (18) Reducing vehicle miles traveled per person
197	197	20 through more efficient land use and transportation systems
198	198	21 will help the State achieve its greenhouse gas reduction
199	199	22 goals and reduce the transportation cost burden on State
200	200	23 households.
201	201	24 (19) To the maximum extent practicable, actions taken
202	202	25 to achieve these goals must avoid causing disproportionate
203	203	26 adverse impacts to residents of communities that are or
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214	214	1 have been disproportionately exposed to pollution
215	215	2 affecting human health and environmental quality.
216	216	3 (b) As used in this Section:
217	217	4 "Applicable planning document" means an MPO's Regional
218	218	5 Transportation Plan or the Department's Long-Range State
219	219	6 Transportation Plan. "Applicable planning document" includes
220	220	7 amendments to such plans that add capacity expansion projects
221	221	8 or other projects resulting in a net increase in GHG
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223	223	10 "Climate equity accessibility score" means a measurement
224	224	11 of the impact of certain transportation projects on (i) GHG
225	225	12 emissions, (ii) the accessibility of jobs and other
226	226	13 destinations to people residing in the project area, and (iii)
227	227	14 the affordability of transportation.
228	228	15 "CO2e" means the number of metric tons of carbon dioxide
229	229	16 emissions with the same global warming potential as one metric
230	230	17 ton of another greenhouse gas, is calculated using Equation
231	231	18 A-1 in 40 CFR 98.2, and allows for the comparison of emissions
232	232	19 of various different greenhouse gases with different global
233	233	20 warming potentials and the calculation of the relative impact
234	234	21 of the emissions on the environment over a standard time
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236	236	23 "Disproportionately impacted community" means the
237	237	24 residents within a census block group in which, according to
238	238	25 the most recent federal decennial census, more than 40% of the
239	239	26 households are low-income households, more than 40% of the
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250	250	1 households identify as minority households, or more than 40%
251	251	2 of the households are housing cost-burdened, as defined by the
252	252	3 United States Census Bureau.
253	253	4 "Greenhouse gas emissions" or "GHG emissions" means
254	254	5 emissions of carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide,
255	255	6 hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons, nitrogen trifluoride,
256	256	7 and sulfur hexafluoride.
257	257	8 "Greenhouse gas emissions analysis" or "GHG emissions
258	258	9 analysis" means the analysis of the GHG emissions calculated
259	259	10 as being generated by the projects and programs contained in
260	260	11 an applicable planning document.
261	261	12 "Greenhouse gas mitigation measure" or "GHG mitigation
262	262	13 measure" means a project, program, or policy established by
263	263	14 the Environmental Protection Agency by rule under subparagraph
264	264	15 (G) of paragraph (3) of subsection (c) that can reasonably be
265	265	16 expected to result in a quantifiable reduction in GHG
266	266	17 emissions and that would not be undertaken absent the need by
267	267	18 the Department or an MPO to reduce GHG emissions to meet their
268	268	19 greenhouse gas targets. "Greenhouse gas mitigation measure" or
269	269	20 "GHG mitigation measure" does not include a roadway capacity
270	270	21 expansion project. "Greenhouse gas mitigation measure" or "GHG
271	271	22 mitigation measure" includes:
272	272	23 (1) the addition of transit and other mobility
273	273	24 resources, including, but not limited to, shared bicycle
274	274	25 and scooter service, in a manner that will reduce VMT;
275	275	26 (2) improving pedestrian and bicycle access,
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286	286	1 particularly in areas that allow individuals to reduce
287	287	2 multiple daily trips and better access transit;
288	288	3 (3) transportation demand management to reduce VMT per
289	289	4 capita, including, but not limited to, vanpool and shared
290	290	5 vehicle programs, remote work and other forms of virtual
291	291	6 access, and use of pricing and other incentives for
292	292	7 employees and other travelers to use less greenhouse gas
293	293	8 intensive travel modes;
294	294	9 (4) improving first-and-final mile access to transit
295	295	10 stops and stations to make transit safer and more usable;
296	296	11 (5) improving the safety, efficiency, and Americans
297	297	12 with Disabilities Act compliance of crosswalks and
298	298	13 multiuse paths for pedestrians, bicyclists, and other
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300	300	15 (6) changing parking and land use policies and
301	301	16 adjusting urban design requirements to encourage more
302	302	17 walking, bicycling, and transit trips per capita and
303	303	18 reduce VMT per capita;
304	304	19 (7) adoption or expansion of school bus, school
305	305	20 carpool, or school active transportation programs;
306	306	21 (8) electrifying loading docks to allow transportation
307	307	22 refrigeration units and auxiliary power units to be
308	308	23 plugged into the electric grid at the loading dock instead
309	309	24 of running on fossil fuels;
310	310	25 (9) accelerating the adoption of ebikes, neighborhood
311	311	26 electric carshare vehicles, and other forms of vehicles
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322	322	1 that emit less greenhouse gas when manufactured and
323	323	2 operated; and
324	324	3 (10) other measures established or authorized by the
325	325	4 Environmental Protection Agency by rule that reduce GHG
326	326	5 emissions.
327	327	6 "Greenhouse gas target" or "GHG target" means the maximum
328	328	7 amount of greenhouse gas expressed as CO2e at each of the
329	329	8 various specified times established by subsection (c) that the
330	330	9 Department and MPOs must attain through their transportation
331	331	10 planning and project prioritization and funding processes.
332	332	11 "Induced demand" means a concept from economics that as
333	333	12 supply increases and incurred costs decline, demand will
334	334	13 increase. This phenomenon has been widely observed and studied
335	335	14 in transportation systems where highways have been expanded to
336	336	15 alleviate road congestion problems, resulting in increases in
337	337	16 vehicle miles traveled.
338	338	17 "MPO" means a metropolitan planning organization
339	339	18 designated by agreement among the units of local government
340	340	19 and the Governor, charged with developing transportation plans
341	341	20 and programs in a metropolitan planning area under Section 134
342	342	21 of Title 23 of the United States Code.
343	343	22 "Mitigation action plan" means the plan for implementation
344	344	23 of GHG mitigation measures prepared by the Department or an
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346	346	25 "Other entities" means the entities referenced in
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358	358	1 "Roadway capacity expansion project" means a project that
359	359	2 would be included in the Department's State Transportation
360	360	3 Improvement Program as an MPO or significant project and that
361	361	4 (i) adds physical highway traffic capacity or provides for
362	362	5 grade separation at an intersection or (ii) uses intelligent
363	363	6 transportation system technology to increase the traffic
364	364	7 capacity of an existing highway by 10% or more. "Roadway
365	365	8 capacity expansion project" does not include a project whose
366	366	9 primary purpose is enhancing public transportation bus
367	367	10 infrastructure or services. "Roadway capacity expansion
368	368	11 project" includes all project types, including those described
369	369	12 as maintenance or rehabilitation projects.
370	370	13 "Social cost of carbon" means the estimates of the social
371	371	14 cost of carbon adopted by the United States Environmental
372	372	15 Protection Agency, or such higher figure as adopted by the
373	373	16 Environmental Protection Agency, Department, or MPO under
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375	375	18 "STIP" means a State Transportation Improvement Program.
376	376	19 "TIP" means a Transportation Improvement Program.
377	377	20 "VMT" means vehicle miles traveled.
378	378	21 (c) By January 1, 2027, the Environmental Protection
379	379	22 Agency, after consultation with the Department and MPOs, must
380	380	23 establish, by rule, a schedule of GHG targets for GHG
381	381	24 emissions from the transportation sector in the State that:
382	382	25 (1) do not allow GHG emissions in the transportation
383	383	26 sector to exceed the greenhouse gas performance targets
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394	394	1 established by the Environmental Protection Agency for the
395	395	2 transportation sector under subsection (p) of Section 9.15
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397	397	4 (2) specify GHG targets on a 5-year or more frequent
398	398	5 compliance year basis; and
399	399	6 (3) allocate GHG targets across the transportation
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401	401	8 (A) must provide for an allocation to each MPO for
402	402	9 their metropolitan region;
403	403	10 (B) must provide for an allocation to the
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406	406	13 (C) must account for the differences in the
407	407	14 feasibility and extent of emissions reductions across
408	408	15 forms of land use and across regions of the State;
409	409	16 (D) must require that the Department and MPOs
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415	415	22 modeling tools accessible to the Environmental
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417	417	24 consultation with other State agencies, universities,
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430	430	1 (F) must include VMT targets necessary for the
431	431	2 Department and MPOs to meet their GHG targets;
432	432	3 (G) must set out standards and requirements for
433	433	4 acceptable GHG mitigation measures; and
434	434	5 (H) may include additional performance targets
435	435	6 based on Department district, metropolitan area,
436	436	7 geographic region, a per capita calculation,
437	437	8 transportation mode, or a combination thereof.
438	438	9 (d) When adopting or amending an applicable planning
439	439	10 document, the Department and an MPO must conduct a GHG
440	440	11 emissions analysis that:
441	441	12 (1) includes (i) the existing transportation network,
442	442	13 (ii) the anticipated changes to that network as a result
443	443	14 of the projects contained in the applicable planning
444	444	15 document, and (iii) the projects in their STIP or TIP;
445	445	16 (2) estimates total CO2e emissions in millions of
446	446	17 metric tons for each applicable GHG target date
447	447	18 established under subsection (c);
448	448	19 (3) compares estimated total CO2e emissions against
449	449	20 the GHG targets applicable to the Department or MPO;
450	450	21 (4) compares the social cost of carbon for total
451	451	22 estimated CO2e emissions against the social cost of carbon
452	452	23 associated with each applicable GHG target;
453	453	24 (5) certifies whether the Department or MPO is in
454	454	25 compliance with its applicable GHG targets; and
455	455	26 (6) is published in full on the websites of the
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467	467	2 (e) The Department, with assistance from the Environmental
468	468	3 Protection Agency, shall:
469	469	4 (1) provide technical assistance to MPOs in fulfilling
470	470	5 their responsibilities under this Section, including:
471	471	6 (A) assembling and sharing greenhouse gas-related
472	472	7 resources and transportation sector best practices in
473	473	8 managing GHG emissions;
474	474	9 (B) hosting peer reviews and exchanges of
475	475	10 technical data, information, assistance, and related
476	476	11 activities;
477	477	12 (C) making Department staff resources accessible
478	478	13 to answer questions and provide in-depth assistance to
479	479	14 MPOs on specific issues;
480	480	15 (D) providing information about grants and other
481	481	16 funding opportunities;
482	482	17 (E) conducting evaluations of GHG emissions
483	483	18 analyses against national best practices;
484	484	19 (F) connecting MPOs to resources in public
485	485	20 agencies, universities, and elsewhere; and
486	486	21 (H) conducting other similar and related
487	487	22 activities to assist MPOs in fulfilling their
488	488	23 responsibilities;
489	489	24 (2) encourage use of consistent GHG emissions data,
490	490	25 assumptions, and methodology by the Department and MPOs;
491	491	26 (3) ensure that its planning processes under Sections
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502	502	1 2705-200, 2705-203, and 2705-205 and its guidance to MPOs
503	503	2 under this subsection provide that at least the same level
504	504	3 of analytical scrutiny is given to greenhouse gas
505	505	4 pollutants as is given to other air pollutants of concern
506	506	5 in the State, and include consideration of the impact on
507	507	6 GHG emissions of induced demand resulting from roadway
508	508	7 capacity expansion projects;
509	509	8 (4) update its Metropolitan Planning Organization
510	510	9 Cooperative Operations Manual, as necessary;
511	511	10 (5) review the GHG emissions analysis used by each MPO
512	512	11 to determine if the GHG emissions analysis is inclusive of
513	513	12 the complete, actual, and planned transportation network
514	514	13 in the applicable planning document and uses reasonable
515	515	14 GHG emissions forecasting data, assumptions, modeling, and
516	516	15 methodology:
517	517	16 (A) if the Department rejects the GHG emissions
518	518	17 analysis used by an MPO, the Department shall detail
519	519	18 the deficiencies and give the MPO an opportunity to
520	520	19 take corrective action;
521	521	20 (B) until the MPO takes appropriate corrective
522	522	21 action, the Department shall not approve the MPO's
523	523	22 applicable planning document, include the projects in
524	524	23 the MPO's applicable planning document in the
525	525	24 Department's STIP, or make a finding or otherwise
526	526	25 represent to the federal government or other
527	527	26 governmental agencies that the MPO is in compliance
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538	538	1 with its legal obligations;
539	539	2 (C) if, after given an opportunity for corrective
540	540	3 action, an MPO does not submit an acceptable GHG
541	541	4 emissions analysis, the Department may substitute its
542	542	5 own GHG emissions analysis for planning and
543	543	6 programming purposes until the MPO produces an
544	544	7 acceptable GHG emissions analysis; and
545	545	8 (D) the Department shall establish an appropriate
546	546	9 process, including deadlines for timely completion of
547	547	10 its review of MPO GHG emissions analyses and for
548	548	11 corrective action by MPOs where such is necessary;
549	549	12 (6) upon request of an MPO, provide the MPO with a GHG
550	550	13 emissions analysis that the MPO can use for purposes of
551	551	14 this Section in lieu of the MPO conducting its own GHG
552	552	15 emissions analysis; and
553	553	16 (7) adopt rules applicable to itself, MPOs, and
554	554	17 recipients of Department funding so the State can achieve
555	555	18 the transportation sector greenhouse gas emissions
556	556	19 reduction goals and targets set forth in subsections (c)
557	557	20 and (p) of Section 9.15 of the Environmental Protection
558	558	21 Act and administer the various processes and requirements
559	559	22 set forth in this Section.
560	560	23 (f) The Department and each MPO must use a GHG emissions
561	561	24 analysis to determine if their applicable planning document
562	562	25 will result in the Department or MPO meeting its GHG targets.
563	563	26 If a GHG emissions analysis determines that the Department or
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574	574	1 MPO is more likely than not to fail to meet one or more of its
575	575	2 GHG targets, then the Department or MPO shall identify GHG
576	576	3 mitigation measures that are needed for the Department or MPO
577	577	4 to meet its GHG targets as follows:
578	578	5 (1) The Department or MPO shall submit a mitigation
579	579	6 action plan that identifies GHG mitigation measures needed
580	580	7 to meet the GHG targets and that includes:
581	581	8 (A) the anticipated start and completion date of
582	582	9 each GHG mitigation measure;
583	583	10 (B) an estimate of the annual CO2e emissions
584	584	11 reductions achieved per year by the GHG mitigation
585	585	12 measure;
586	586	13 (C) an estimate of the impact of the GHG
587	587	14 mitigation measure on VMT;
588	588	15 (D) quantification of the specific co-benefits
589	589	16 from each GHG mitigation measure, including reduction
590	590	17 of copollutants, such as PM2.5 and NOx, as well as
591	591	18 travel impacts, such as changes to VMT, pedestrian or
592	592	19 bike use, and transit ridership;
593	593	20 (E) a description of any benefits to
594	594	21 disproportionately impacted communities from the GHG
595	595	22 mitigation measure, including an estimate of the total
596	596	23 amount spent on GHG mitigation measures in or designed
597	597	24 to serve disproportionately impacted communities; and
598	598	25 (F) a status report submitted annually and
599	599	26 published on its website for each GHG mitigation
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610	610	1 measure that contains the following information
611	611	2 concerning each GHG mitigation measure:
612	612	3 (i) availability and timing of funding;
613	613	4 (ii) implementation timeline;
614	614	5 (iii) current status;
615	615	6 (iv) for GHG mitigation measures that are in
616	616	7 progress or completed, quantification of the
617	617	8 greenhouse gas impact of such GHG mitigation
618	618	9 measures and any co-benefits or detriments; and
619	619	10 (v) for GHG mitigation measures that are
620	620	11 delayed, canceled, or substituted, an explanation
621	621	12 of why that decision was made and how these GHG
622	622	13 mitigation measures or the equivalent will be
623	623	14 achieved.
624	624	15 (2) GHG mitigation measures are sufficient if the
625	625	16 total GHG emissions reduction from the GHG mitigation
626	626	17 measures, after accounting for the GHG emissions otherwise
627	627	18 resulting from existing and planned projects in the
628	628	19 applicable planning document, results in the Department or
629	629	20 MPO meeting its GHG targets. Each comparison of GHG
630	630	21 emissions reductions and GHG targets under this subsection
631	631	22 must be performed over equal comparison periods.
632	632	23 (3) In the annual GHG mitigation measures status
633	633	24 report under subparagraph (F) of paragraph (1), the
634	634	25 Department or MPO shall certify whether its GHG mitigation
635	635	26 measures will be sufficient for the Department or MPO to
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646	646	1 meet its GHG targets.
647	647	2 (g) If an applicable planning document does not meet the
648	648	3 GHG targets for each compliance year even after consideration
649	649	4 of any GHG mitigation measures, the Department may deem the
650	650	5 applicable planning document in compliance with this Section
651	651	6 and approved only if the noncompliant Department or MPO
652	652	7 allocates funding to advance the achievement of the applicable
653	653	8 GHG targets as follows:
654	654	9 (1) in non-MPO areas, the Department (i) shall not
655	655	10 advance a roadway capacity expansion project from its
656	656	11 applicable planning document to a STIP or TIP, (ii) shall
657	657	12 not otherwise add a roadway capacity expansion project to
658	658	13 a STIP or TIP, (iii) shall reprogram funds allocated or
659	659	14 anticipated to be expended on roadway capacity expansion
660	660	15 projects awaiting inclusion in a STIP or TIP project to
661	661	16 GHG mitigation measures that reduce GHG emissions
662	662	17 sufficiently to achieve the GHG targets for each
663	663	18 compliance year, and (iv) shall amend its applicable
664	664	19 planning documents to reflect these changes;
665	665	20 (2) in MPO areas that are not in receipt of federal
666	666	21 suballocations under the Congestion Mitigation and Air
667	667	22 Quality Improvement Program or Surface Transportation
668	668	23 Board programs, the Department and MPO (i) shall not
669	669	24 advance a roadway capacity expansion project from its
670	670	25 applicable planning document to a STIP or TIP, (ii) shall
671	671	26 not otherwise add a roadway capacity expansion project to
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682	682	1 a STIP or TIP, (iii) shall reprogram funds allocated or
683	683	2 anticipated to be expended on roadway capacity expansion
684	684	3 projects awaiting inclusion in a STIP or TIP project to
685	685	4 GHG mitigation measures that reduce GHG emissions
686	686	5 sufficiently to achieve the GHG targets for each
687	687	6 compliance year, and (iv) shall amend its applicable
688	688	7 planning documents to reflect these changes;
689	689	8 (3) in MPO areas that are in receipt of federal
690	690	9 suballocations under the Congestion Mitigation and Air
691	691	10 Quality Improve Program or Surface Transportation Board
692	692	11 programs, the Department and MPO (i) shall not advance a
693	693	12 roadway capacity expansion project from its applicable
694	694	13 planning document to a STIP or TIP, (ii) shall not
695	695	14 otherwise add a roadway capacity expansion project to a
696	696	15 STIP or TIP, (iii) shall reprogram funds allocated or
697	697	16 anticipated to be expended on roadway capacity expansion
698	698	17 projects awaiting inclusion in a STIP or TIP project to
699	699	18 GHG mitigation measures that reduce GHG emissions
700	700	19 sufficiently to achieve the GHG targets for each
701	701	20 compliance year, and (iv) shall amend its applicable
702	702	21 planning documents to reflect these changes; and
703	703	22 (4) the Department and MPOs shall administer
704	704	23 paragraphs (1) through (3) as a limitation on their
705	705	24 authority to advance roadway capacity expansion projects
706	706	25 or other projects that will materially increase GHG
707	707	26 emissions under paragraph (5) of subsection (k) of Section
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718	718	1 5303 of Title 49 of the United States Code (49 U.S.C.
719	719	2 5303(k)(5)).
720	720	3 (h) Before including a roadway capacity expansion project
721	721	4 in an applicable planning document, the Department or MPO must
722	722	5 perform a GHG emissions analysis of the roadway capacity
723	723	6 expansion project. Following the GHG emissions analysis, the
724	724	7 Department or MPO must determine if, after consideration of
725	725	8 all relevant factors, including VMT and social cost of carbon
726	726	9 increases in the transportation network resulting from induced
727	727	10 demand, the project conforms with (i) the applicable GHG
728	728	11 targets and (ii) VMT targets established under subsection (c).
729	729	12 (1) If the Department or MPO determines that the
730	730	13 roadway capacity expansion project is not in conformance
731	731	14 with items (i) and (ii), the Department or MPO must:
732	732	15 (A) alter the scope or design of the roadway
733	733	16 capacity expansion project and perform a GHG emissions
734	734	17 analysis that shows that the roadway capacity
735	735	18 expansion project meets the requirements of items (i)
736	736	19 and (ii);
737	737	20 (B) incorporate sufficient GHG mitigation measures
738	738	21 to bring the Department or MPO into compliance with
739	739	22 its GHG targets, however, in order to be effective,
740	740	23 such GHG mitigation measures must be implemented no
741	741	24 later than contemporaneously with the implementation
742	742	25 of the roadway expansion project or, if not
743	743	26 implemented contemporaneously, a GHG mitigation
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754	754	1 measure must provide a valid GHG emissions reduction
755	755	2 after the date it is implemented; or
756	756	3 (C) halt development of the roadway capacity
757	757	4 expansion project and remove the roadway capacity
758	758	5 expansion project from all applicable planning
759	759	6 documents.
760	760	7 (2) The Department and MPOs must establish a process
761	761	8 for performing roadway capacity expansion project GHG
762	762	9 emissions analysis. A GHG emissions analysis for a roadway
763	763	10 capacity expansion project must include, but shall not be
764	764	11 limited to, estimates resulting from the project for the
765	765	12 following:
766	766	13 (A) GHG emissions over a period of 20 years or the
767	767	14 last GHG target year, whichever is later;
768	768	15 (B) a net change in VMT and social cost of carbon
769	769	16 for the transportation network after factoring in the
770	770	17 effects of induced demand; and
771	771	18 (C) consideration of additional VMT in the
772	772	19 transportation network from additional capacity
773	773	20 resulting from roadway traffic capacity expansion,
774	774	21 intelligent transportation systems, or both.
775	775	22 (3) The Department or MPO must connect any GHG
776	776	23 mitigation measures associated with the roadway capacity
777	777	24 expansion project as follows:
778	778	25 (A) within or associated with at least one of the
779	779	26 communities impacted by the roadway capacity expansion
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791	791	2 (B) if there is not a reasonably feasible location
792	792	3 under subparagraph (A), in areas of persistent poverty
793	793	4 or historically disadvantaged communities, as measured
794	794	5 and defined by federal law, guidance and notices of
795	795	6 funding opportunity;
796	796	7 (C) if there is not a reasonably feasible location
797	797	8 under subparagraphs (A) and (B), in the region of the
798	798	9 roadway capacity expansion project; and
799	799	10 (D) if there is not a reasonably feasible location
800	800	11 under subparagraphs (A) through (C), on a statewide
801	801	12 basis.
802	802	13 (4) The Department or MPO must develop and use a
803	803	14 process for community consultation consistent with the
804	804	15 requirements of subsection (m) in the development of GHG
805	805	16 mitigation measures that the Department or MPO uses to
806	806	17 achieve compliance with its GHG targets.
807	807	18 (5) The Department or MPO must publish an explanation
808	808	19 regarding the feasibility and rationale for each GHG
809	809	20 mitigation measure under subparagraphs (B) through (D) of
810	810	21 paragraph (3).
811	811	22 (6) GHG mitigation measures connected to a roadway
812	812	23 expansion project are sufficient if the total greenhouse
813	813	24 gas reduction from the GHG mitigation measures is at least
814	814	25 equal to the total GHG emissions resulting from the
815	815	26 roadway capacity expansion project and consistent with the
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826	826	1 Department or MPO meeting its GHG targets.
827	827	2 (A) Each comparison under this paragraph must be
828	828	3 performed over equal comparison periods.
829	829	4 (B) To avoid double counting, once a GHG
830	830	5 mitigation measure is connected to a roadway capacity
831	831	6 expansion project, that GHG mitigation measure shall
832	832	7 not be used to offset greenhouse gases associated with
833	833	8 other roadway capacity expansion projects or other
834	834	9 projects included in an applicable planning document.
835	835	10 (7) The Department and MPOs must publish information
836	836	11 regarding roadway capacity expansion project GHG emissions
837	837	12 analyses on their websites. The information must include:
838	838	13 (A) an identification of each roadway capacity
839	839	14 expansion project; and
840	840	15 (B) for each roadway capacity expansion project, a
841	841	16 summary that includes an overview of and link to the
842	842	17 roadway capacity expansion project GHG emissions
843	843	18 analysis, the greenhouse gas impact determination by
844	844	19 the Department or MPO, the social cost of carbon added
845	845	20 by the roadway capacity expansion project, and project
846	846	21 disposition, including a review of any GHG mitigation
847	847	22 measures.
848	848	23 (i) The Department and MPOs may use a GHG mitigation
849	849	24 measure as an offset against GHG emissions only after the date
850	850	25 the GHG mitigation measure has been implemented.
851	851	26 (j) By January 1, 2029, and every 3 years thereafter, the
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862	862	1 Department shall prepare a comprehensive, publicly released
863	863	2 report on statewide transportation greenhouse gas reduction
864	864	3 accomplishments and challenges and make recommendations for
865	865	4 any legislative action or State agency rulemaking that would
866	866	5 assist the Department and MPOs in meeting their GHG targets.
867	867	6 The report, at a minimum, shall include:
868	868	7 (1) a description of whether the Department and MPOs
869	869	8 are on track to meet their GHG targets and VMT targets;
870	870	9 (2) an assessment of State and local laws,
871	871	10 regulations, rules, and practices and recommendations for
872	872	11 modifications that would help ensure that the Department
873	873	12 and MPOs meet their GHG targets and VMT targets;
874	874	13 (3) a description of the benefits from reductions in
875	875	14 GHG emissions and copollutants in the transportation
876	876	15 sector, diversification of energy sources used for
877	877	16 transportation, and substitution of other motorized and
878	878	17 nonmotorized modes of travel for VMT currently being
879	879	18 handled by vehicles powered by internal combustion
880	880	19 engines, and other economic, environmental, and public
881	881	20 health benefits;
882	882	21 (4) a description of the compliance costs borne by the
883	883	22 Department and MPOs in meeting their GHG targets and VMT
884	884	23 targets;
885	885	24 (5) a description of the social cost of carbon
886	886	25 associated with the transportation systems for which the
887	887	26 Department and each MPO is responsible and the social cost
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898	898	1 of carbon reductions that result from GHG mitigation
899	899	2 measures and other steps being taken by the Department and
900	900	3 each MPO to reduce GHG emissions;
901	901	4 (6) a description of whether measures taken by the
902	902	5 Department and MPOs to meet GHG targets are equitable,
903	903	6 minimize costs, and maximize the total benefits to the
904	904	7 State and its citizens; and
905	905	8 (7) a description of whether activities undertaken to
906	906	9 meet GHG targets by the Department and MPOs have unduly
907	907	10 burdened disproportionately impacted communities.
908	908	11 (k) Before including any project that has an anticipated
909	909	12 cost of $30,000,000 or more (i) in an applicable planning
910	910	13 document or (ii) as a GHG mitigation measure, the Department
911	911	14 or MPO shall calculate a climate equity accessibility score
912	912	15 for the project. The climate equity accessibility score shall
913	913	16 be based on a GHG emissions analysis of the project and a
914	914	17 measurement of (i) the current levels of access to jobs,
915	915	18 hospitals, schools, and food by available modes of
916	916	19 transportation and (ii) the current level of affordability of
917	917	20 transportation in the project area. The Department and MPO
918	918	21 shall then calculate a climate equity accessibility score
919	919	22 based on the projected change in GHG emissions, accessibility,
920	920	23 and affordability from the proposed project. Projects that
921	921	24 result in relatively high reductions of GHG emissions while
922	922	25 increasing access to jobs and other destinations and providing
923	923	26 more affordable transportation options will receive a higher
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934	934	1 climate equity accessibility score than projects that fail to
935	935	2 deliver such benefits. To advance the goals of this Section
936	936	3 and optimize the use of public funds, the Department and MPOs
937	937	4 shall give priority to projects with high climate equity
938	938	5 accessibility scores, considering which project delivers the
939	939	6 most climate equity accessibility score benefit per dollar
940	940	7 invested. The Department, with the assistance of the
941	941	8 Environmental Protection Agency, shall provide technical
942	942	9 assistance to MPOs in fulfilling their responsibilities under
943	943	10 this subsection.
944	944	11 (l) To the full extent allowed by paragraph (4) of
945	945	12 subsection (k) of Section 5303 of Title 49 of the United States
946	946	13 Code and other applicable laws, and to extend the existing
947	947	14 authority under State law vested in the Chicago Metropolitan
948	948	15 Agency for Planning to MPOs throughout the State, MPOs, with
949	949	16 the full support of the Department, shall conduct housing
950	950	17 coordination planning to help the Department and MPOs meet
951	951	18 their GHG targets.
952	952	19 (1) MPOs shall develop housing coordination plans
953	953	20 consistent with subparagraph (C) of paragraph (4) of
954	954	21 subsection (k) of Section 5303 of Title 49 of the United
955	955	22 States Code (49 U.S.C. 5303(k)(4)(C)) to better integrate
956	956	23 housing, transportation, and economic development
957	957	24 strategies and to, among other things:
958	958	25 (A) better connect housing and employment while
959	959	26 mitigating commuting times;
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970	970	1 (B) align transportation improvements with housing
971	971	2 needs, such as housing supply shortages, and proposed
972	972	3 housing development;
973	973	4 (C) align planning for housing and transportation
974	974	5 to address needs in relationship to household incomes
975	975	6 within the metropolitan planning area;
976	976	7 (D) expand housing and economic development within
977	977	8 the catchment areas of existing transportation
978	978	9 facilities and public transportation services when
979	979	10 appropriate, including higher-density development, as
980	980	11 locally determined;
981	981	12 (E) manage effects of VMT growth in the
982	982	13 metropolitan planning area related to housing
983	983	14 development and economic development; and
984	984	15 (F) increase the share of households with
985	985	16 sufficient and affordable access to the transportation
986	986	17 networks of the metropolitan planning area.
987	987	18 (2) MPOs shall identify the location of existing and
988	988	19 planned housing and employment and transportation options
989	989	20 that connect housing and employment.
990	990	21 (3) MPOs shall include a comparison of State,
991	991	22 regional, and local transportation plans in the region to
992	992	23 land use management plans, including zoning plans, that
993	993	24 may affect road use, public transportation ridership, and
994	994	25 housing development.
995	995	26 (4) In their housing coordination planning, MPOs shall
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1006	1006	1 focus on the effect that land use policies and practices,
1007	1007	2 such as minimum parking requirements and exclusionary
1008	1008	3 zoning requirements, contribute to increases in VMT and
1009	1009	4 GHG emissions and consider how such policies affect
1010	1010	5 housing and transportation affordability.
1011	1011	6 (5) MPOs shall outline recommendations for land use
1012	1012	7 policies and best practices that have the effect of
1013	1013	8 increasing the affordability of housing and transportation
1014	1014	9 and reducing GHG emissions.
1015	1015	10 (6) The Department shall assist MPOs in their housing
1016	1016	11 coordination planning and make best efforts to align the
1017	1017	12 Department's planning and project programming with MPO
1018	1018	13 efforts to encourage land use policies and best practices
1019	1019	14 that have the effect of increasing the affordability of
1020	1020	15 housing and transportation, improving accessibility to
1021	1021	16 destinations, and reducing GHG emissions.
1022	1022	17 (7) The Department shall not advance to the STIP a
1023	1023	18 project in a metropolitan planning area that the MPO has
1024	1024	19 determined would conflict with its housing coordination
1025	1025	20 plan prepared under paragraph (1) or would have the effect
1026	1026	21 of decreasing the affordability of transportation or the
1027	1027	22 accessibility of destinations or of increasing GHG
1028	1028	23 emissions.
1029	1029	24 (8) In furtherance of Section 48 of the Regional
1030	1030	25 Planning Act, the Department and MPOs shall adopt
1031	1031	26 performance-based methods for allocating discretionary
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1042	1042	1 funds that reward jurisdictions that have adopted land use
1043	1043	2 policies and practices associated with increasing the
1044	1044	3 affordability of housing and transportation, improving
1045	1045	4 accessibility to destinations, and reducing GHG emissions.
1046	1046	5 (A) The Department and MPOs may build on the
1047	1047	6 climate equity accessibility scoring tool developed
1048	1048	7 under subsection (k) or develop a separate tool for
1049	1049	8 identifying jurisdictions that have adopted land use
1050	1050	9 policies and practices associated with increasing the
1051	1051	10 affordability of housing and transportation, improving
1052	1052	11 accessibility to destinations, and reducing GHG
1053	1053	12 emissions.
1054	1054	13 (B) The Department and MPOs shall publicly
1055	1055	14 describe the methodology they use in allocating
1056	1056	15 discretionary funding under this paragraph.
1057	1057	16 (C) When allocating discretionary funding, the
1058	1058	17 Department and MPOs shall give at least equal weight
1059	1059	18 to land use policies and practices that facilitate
1060	1060	19 reductions in GHG emissions that they give to existing
1061	1061	20 factors, such as congestion relief, safety, and
1062	1062	21 traffic operations.
1063	1063	22 (D) The Department and MPOs shall consider land
1064	1064	23 use policies and practices as provided in this
1065	1065	24 subsection when allocating discretionary funding from
1066	1066	25 every source.
1067	1067	26 (9) When evaluating all projects for possible
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1078	1078	1 inclusion in applicable planning documents or in a STIP or
1079	1079	2 TIP, the Department and MPOs shall adopt performance-based
1080	1080	3 project selection methods that give priority to projects
1081	1081	4 located in jurisdictions that have adopted land use
1082	1082	5 policies and practices associated with increasing the
1083	1083	6 affordability of housing and transportation, improving
1084	1084	7 accessibility to destinations, and reducing GHG emissions.
1085	1085	8 (10) This subsection shall not diminish or restrict
1086	1086	9 the existing authority of jurisdictions over their land
1087	1087	10 use policies and practices.
1088	1088	11 (m) The Department and MPOs shall provide early and
1089	1089	12 continuous opportunities for public participation in the
1090	1090	13 transportation planning process. The process shall be
1091	1091	14 proactive and provide timely information, adequate public
1092	1092	15 notice, reasonable public access, and opportunities for public
1093	1093	16 review and comment at key decision points in the process. The
1094	1094	17 objectives of public participation in the transportation
1095	1095	18 planning process include providing a mechanism for public
1096	1096	19 perspectives, needs, and ideas to be considered in the
1097	1097	20 planning process; developing the public's understanding of the
1098	1098	21 problems and opportunities facing the transportation system;
1099	1099	22 demonstrating explicit consideration and response to public
1100	1100	23 input through a variety of tools and techniques; and
1101	1101	24 developing a consensus on plans. The Department shall develop
1102	1102	25 a documented public participation process under 23 CFR 450.
1103	1103	26 (1) Under 23 CFR 450, Subpart B, the Department is
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1114	1114	1 responsible, in cooperation with the MPOs, for carrying
1115	1115	2 out public participation for developing, amending, and
1116	1116	3 updating the Long-Range State Transportation Plan, the
1117	1117	4 STIP, and other statewide transportation planning
1118	1118	5 activities.
1119	1119	6 (2) Under 23 CFR 450, Subpart C, the MPOs, in
1120	1120	7 cooperation with the Department, are responsible for
1121	1121	8 carrying out public participation for the development of
1122	1122	9 Regional Transportation Plans, TIPs, and other regional
1123	1123	10 transportation planning activities for their respective
1124	1124	11 metropolitan planning areas.
1125	1125	12 (3) Public participation activities at both the MPO
1126	1126	13 and Department levels shall include, at a minimum:
1127	1127	14 (A) establishing and maintaining for the
1128	1128	15 geographic area of responsibility a list of all known
1129	1129	16 parties interested in transportation planning,
1130	1130	17 including, but not limited to: elected officials;
1131	1131	18 municipal and county planning staffs; affected public
1132	1132	19 agencies; local, State, and federal agencies eligible
1133	1133	20 for federal and State transportation funds; local
1134	1134	21 representatives of public transportation agency
1135	1135	22 employees and users; freight shippers and providers of
1136	1136	23 freight transportation services; public and private
1137	1137	24 transportation providers; representatives of users of
1138	1138	25 transit, bicycling, pedestrian, aviation, and train
1139	1139	26 facilities; private industry; environmental and other
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1150	1150	1 interest groups; representatives of persons or groups
1151	1151	2 that may be underserved by existing transportation
1152	1152	3 systems, such as minority persons, low-income seniors,
1153	1153	4 persons with disabilities, and persons with limited
1154	1154	5 English proficiency; and members of the general public
1155	1155	6 expressing interest in the transportation planning
1156	1156	7 process;
1157	1157	8 (B) providing reasonable notice, which for notice
1158	1158	9 to a disproportionately impacted community requires
1159	1159	10 the notice to be translated into the primary language
1160	1160	11 spoken in the disproportionately impacted community,
1161	1161	12 and opportunity to comment through mailing lists and
1162	1162	13 other communication methods on upcoming transportation
1163	1163	14 planning-related activities and meetings;
1164	1164	15 (C) using reasonably available Internet or
1165	1165	16 traditional media opportunities, including minority
1166	1166	17 media and diverse media, to provide timely notices of
1167	1167	18 planning-related activities and meetings to members of
1168	1168	19 the public, including limited English proficiency
1169	1169	20 individuals and others who may require reasonable
1170	1170	21 accommodations. Methods that shall be used to the
1171	1171	22 maximum extent practicable for public participation
1172	1172	23 may include, but shall not be limited to, use of the
1173	1173	24 Internet, social media, news media, such as
1174	1174	25 newspapers, radio, or television, mailings to
1175	1175	26 disproportionately impacted communities by existing
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1186	1186	1 transportation systems, including, but not limited to,
1187	1187	2 seniors and persons with disabilities, and notices,
1188	1188	3 including electronic mail and online newsletters;
1189	1189	4 (D) seeking out persons and groups, including
1190	1190	5 minority groups and those with disabilities,
1191	1191	6 low-income, and limited English proficiency, for the
1192	1192	7 purposes of exchanging information, increasing their
1193	1193	8 involvement, and considering their transportation
1194	1194	9 needs in the transportation planning process;
1195	1195	10 (E) consulting, as appropriate, with federal,
1196	1196	11 State, local, and tribal agencies responsible for land
1197	1197	12 use management, natural resources, environmental
1198	1198	13 protection, conservation, cultural resources, and
1199	1199	14 historic preservation concerning the development of
1200	1200	15 long-range transportation plans;
1201	1201	16 (F) providing reasonable public access to, and
1202	1202	17 appropriate opportunities for public review and
1203	1203	18 comment on, criteria, standards, and other
1204	1204	19 planning-related information. Reasonable public access
1205	1205	20 includes, but is not limited to, limited English
1206	1206	21 proficiency services and access to ADA-compliant
1207	1207	22 facilities, as well as to the Internet;
1208	1208	23 (G) where feasible, scheduling the development of
1209	1209	24 regional and statewide plans so that the release of
1210	1210	25 the draft plans may be coordinated to provide for the
1211	1211	26 opportunity for joint public outreach;
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1222	1222	1 (H) responses, in writing, from the Department and
1223	1223	2 MPOs to all significant issues raised during the
1224	1224	3 review and comment period on transportation plans,
1225	1225	4 making the responses available to the public; and
1226	1226	5 (I) collaborating periodically with all interested
1227	1227	6 parties and the Department and MPOs to review the
1228	1228	7 effectiveness of the Department's and MPOs' public
1229	1229	8 involvement practices to ensure that they provide full
1230	1230	9 and open access to all members of the public. When
1231	1231	10 necessary, the Department or MPO shall revise their
1232	1232	11 public participation practices in the transportation
1233	1233	12 planning process and allow time for public review and
1234	1234	13 comment per 23 CFR 450.
1235	1235	14 (n) Beginning on January 1, 2026, each applicable planning
1236	1236	15 document from the Department or MPO must include a
1237	1237	16 consolidated and comprehensive list of all project types to be
1238	1238	17 funded using any federal, State, or local funding source,
1239	1239	18 including bicycle, pedestrian, bus, rail, and roadway
1240	1240	19 projects, and shall include a summary of planned expenditures
1241	1241	20 by project type.
1242	1242	21 (o) Beginning September 30, 2026, the Department and MPOs
1243	1243	22 shall establish a social cost of carbon and use the social cost
1244	1244	23 of carbon in their applicable planning documents and other
1245	1245	24 planning activities.
1246	1246	25 (1) The social cost of carbon shall serve as a
1247	1247	26 monetary estimate of the value of not emitting a ton of GHG
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1259	1259	2 (2) In developing the social cost of carbon applicable
1260	1260	3 to the projects and programs in their applicable planning
1261	1261	4 documents and for other planning and project programming
1262	1262	5 activities, the Department and MPOs shall consider the
1263	1263	6 social cost of carbon established by the Environmental
1264	1264	7 Protection Agency under subsection (q) of Section 9.15 of
1265	1265	8 the Environmental Protection Act and may consider prior or
1266	1266	9 existing estimates of the social cost of carbon issued or
1267	1267	10 adopted by the federal government, appropriate
1268	1268	11 international bodies, or other appropriate and reputable
1269	1269	12 scientific organizations.
1270	1270	13 (3) The Department may adopt the social cost of carbon
1271	1271	14 established by the Environmental Protection Agency under
1272	1272	15 subsection (q) of Section 9.15 of the Environmental
1273	1273	16 Protection Act or establish its own social cost of carbon
1274	1274	17 through the process set forth in paragraphs (1) and (2),
1275	1275	18 but the Department shall not adopt a social cost of carbon
1276	1276	19 that is lower than that established by the Environmental
1277	1277	20 Protection Agency.
1278	1278	21 (4) MPOs may adopt the social cost of carbon
1279	1279	22 established by the Environmental Protection Agency under
1280	1280	23 subsection (q) of Section 9.15 of the Environmental
1281	1281	24 Protection Act or by the Department under paragraph (3) or
1282	1282	25 establish their own social cost of carbon through the
1283	1283	26 process set forth in paragraphs (1) and (2), but an MPO
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1294	1294	1 shall not adopt a social cost of carbon that is lower than
1295	1295	2 that established by the Environmental Protection Agency or
1296	1296	3 the Department.
1297	1297	4 (5) The Department shall incorporate the social cost
1298	1298	5 of carbon into its assessment of projects for possible
1299	1299	6 inclusion in its applicable planning document or for
1300	1300	7 inclusion in a STIP or TIP, giving priority to projects
1301	1301	8 that have a relatively low social cost of carbon:
1302	1302	9 (A) The Department shall not include any project
1303	1303	10 over $30,000,000 in an applicable planning document or
1304	1304	11 a STIP or TIP unless it has calculated the social cost
1305	1305	12 of carbon resulting from the project over the useful
1306	1306	13 life of the project.
1307	1307	14 (B) Such calculations shall result in an estimate
1308	1308	15 of the social cost of carbon under a no-build scenario
1309	1309	16 and an estimate of the social cost of carbon if the
1310	1310	17 project is built, factoring in the effects of induced
1311	1311	18 demand and other appropriate factors.
1312	1312	19 (C) The estimate of the social cost of carbon must
1313	1313	20 include total additional GHG emissions attributable to
1314	1314	21 the proposed project and shall not be limited to GHG
1315	1315	22 emissions from within the physical boundaries of the
1316	1316	23 project.
1317	1317	24 (D) The Department shall publish in applicable
1318	1318	25 planning documents and STIPs the no-build and build
1319	1319	26 estimates of the social cost of carbon for each
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1330	1330	1 project for which an estimate of the social cost of
1331	1331	2 carbon has been prepared.
1332	1332	3 (E) For purposes of its planning processes under
1333	1333	4 Sections 2705-200, 2705-203, and 2705-205, and after
1334	1334	5 factoring in the effects of induced demand on VMT
1335	1335	6 attributable to a proposed project, the Department
1336	1336	7 shall offset the social cost of carbon and the social
1337	1337	8 cost of crashes attributable to a project against its
1338	1338	9 projections of the value of the time savings from any
1339	1339	10 reduction in congestion attributable to the project
1340	1340	11 and shall publish its calculations and results.
1341	1341	12 (F) The Department may rely upon estimates of the
1342	1342	13 social cost of carbon prepared by MPOs for projects
1343	1343	14 included in a STIP that are located inside the MPO's
1344	1344	15 boundaries only if the Department finds that those
1345	1345	16 estimates of the social cost of carbon are based on
1346	1346	17 reasonable assumptions and methodology.
1347	1347	18 (6) Each MPO shall incorporate the social cost of
1348	1348	19 carbon into its assessment of projects for possible
1349	1349	20 inclusion in its applicable planning document or for
1350	1350	21 inclusion in a TIP, giving priority to projects that have
1351	1351	22 a relatively low social cost of carbon:
1352	1352	23 (A) An MPO shall not include any project over
1353	1353	24 $30,000,000 in a TIP unless it has calculated the
1354	1354	25 social cost of carbon resulting from the project over
1355	1355	26 the useful life of the project.
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1366	1366	1 (B) Such calculations shall result in an estimate
1367	1367	2 of the social cost of carbon under a no-build scenario
1368	1368	3 and an estimate of the social cost of carbon if the
1369	1369	4 project is built, factoring in the effects of induced
1370	1370	5 demand and other appropriate factors.
1371	1371	6 (C) The estimate of the social cost of carbon must
1372	1372	7 include total additional GHG emissions attributable to
1373	1373	8 the proposed project and shall not be limited to GHG
1374	1374	9 emissions from within the physical boundaries of the
1375	1375	10 project.
1376	1376	11 (D) Each MPO shall publish in its applicable
1377	1377	12 planning documents and TIPs the no-build and build
1378	1378	13 estimates of the social cost of carbon for each
1379	1379	14 project for which an estimate of the social cost of
1380	1380	15 carbon has been prepared.
1381	1381	16 (E) For purposes of its planning processes, and
1382	1382	17 after factoring in the effects of induced demand on
1383	1383	18 VMT attributable to a proposed project, an MPO shall
1384	1384	19 offset the social cost of carbon and the social cost of
1385	1385	20 crashes attributable to a project from its projection
1386	1386	21 of the value of the time savings from any reduction in
1387	1387	22 congestion attributable to the project and shall
1388	1388	23 publish its calculations and results.
1389	1389	24 (F) An MPO may rely upon the estimate of the social
1390	1390	25 cost of carbon prepared by the Department for projects
1391	1391	26 included in a TIP only if the MPO finds that the
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1402	1402	1 Department's estimates of the social cost of carbon
1403	1403	2 are based on reasonable assumptions and methodologies.
1404	1404	3 (p) By no later than January 1, 2026, the Department shall
1405	1405	4 convene a Greenhouse Gas in Transportation Working Group.
1406	1406	5 (1) The Working Group shall assist the Department and
1407	1407	6 MPOs with:
1408	1408	7 (A) planning and implementing the requirements of
1409	1409	8 this Section;
1410	1410	9 (B) identifying opportunities to reduce GHG
1411	1411	10 emissions in the transportation sector;
1412	1412	11 (C) identifying promising GHG mitigation measures;
1413	1413	12 (D) preparing the Department's triennial report on
1414	1414	13 statewide transportation sector greenhouse gas
1415	1415	14 reduction accomplishments and challenges and make
1416	1416	15 recommendations for any legislative or regulatory
1417	1417	16 action that would assist the Department and MPOs in
1418	1418	17 meeting their GHG targets; and
1419	1419	18 (E) connecting the Department and MPOs with local,
1420	1420	19 regional, and national experts and best practices
1421	1421	20 relating to planning and programming transportation
1422	1422	21 projects to, among other things, reduce GHG emissions
1423	1423	22 from the transportation sector.
1424	1424	23 (2) The membership of the Working Group shall include
1425	1425	24 the following:
1426	1426	25 (A) the Secretary of Transportation or the
1427	1427	26 Secretary's designee;
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1438	1438	1 (B) the Director of the Environmental Protection
1439	1439	2 Agency or the Director's designee;
1440	1440	3 (C) the Chair of the Chicago Metropolitan Agency
1441	1441	4 for Planning or the Chair's designee;
1442	1442	5 (D) the chair of another MPO or the chair's
1443	1443	6 designee, appointed by the Governor;
1444	1444	7 (E) a university representative with expertise in
1445	1445	8 GHG emissions in the transportation sector, appointed
1446	1446	9 by the Governor;
1447	1447	10 (F) a representative from an environmental justice
1448	1448	11 organization, appointed by the Governor;
1449	1449	12 (G) a representative from an active transportation
1450	1450	13 organization, appointed by the Governor;
1451	1451	14 (H) a representative from a transportation
1452	1452	15 planning organization, appointed by the Governor;
1453	1453	16 (I) a representative from a land use planning
1454	1454	17 organization, appointed by the Governor;
1455	1455	18 (J) a representative from the freight industry,
1456	1456	19 appointed by the Governor;
1457	1457	20 (K) a representative from a public transportation
1458	1458	21 agency, appointed by the Governor;
1459	1459	22 (L) a representative from a labor organization,
1460	1460	23 appointed by the Governor;
1461	1461	24 (M) a representative from a road building
1462	1462	25 contractor, appointed by the Governor;
1463	1463	26 (N) a representative from a chamber of commerce,
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1474	1474	1 appointed by the Governor;
1475	1475	2 (P) a representative from the engineering sector,
1476	1476	3 appointed by the Governor; and
1477	1477	4 (Q) such other representatives, appointed by the
1478	1478	5 Governor, that will ensure that the Working Group will
1479	1479	6 provide the Department and MPOs with a sufficient
1480	1480	7 range and depth of expertise in GHG emissions
1481	1481	8 reduction in the transportation sector to assist the
1482	1482	9 Department and MPOs in carrying out their
1483	1483	10 responsibilities under this Section.
1484	1484	11 (3) The members of the Working Group must select a
1485	1485	12 Chair from its membership.
1486	1486	13 (4) Members of the Working Group shall serve without
1487	1487	14 compensation other than reimbursement for travel and other
1488	1488	15 expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.
1489	1489	16 (5) The Department shall provide sufficient staff
1490	1490	17 support and other resources for the Working Group to
1491	1491	18 perform its duties effectively, including a website
1492	1492	19 accessible to the public that contains an up-to-date
1493	1493	20 record of the activities, research, reports,
1494	1494	21 recommendations, and other materials assembled by the
1495	1495	22 Working Group.
1496	1496	23 (6) The Working Group shall first meet within 90 days
1497	1497	24 of the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 104th
1498	1498	25 General Assembly. The Working Group shall hold public
1499	1499	26 meetings no less than quarterly, shall actively seek
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1510	1510	1 public input, shall publish annual reports, and by June
1511	1511	2 30, 2028, shall publish a report with recommendations for
1512	1512	3 how the Department and MPOs can most effectively reduce
1513	1513	4 GHG emissions from the transportation sector.
1514	1514	5 (7) The Department shall consider and incorporate
1515	1515	6 recommendations from the Working Group in its triennial
1516	1516	7 reports under subsection (j), and both the Department and
1517	1517	8 MPOs shall consider and incorporate such recommendations
1518	1518	9 in their preparation of their applicable planning
1519	1519	10 documents.
1520	1520	11 (8) The Working Group shall operate through January
1521	1521	12 30, 2029, or 30 days after the Department's filing of its
1522	1522	13 first triennial report, whichever is later. The Working
1523	1523	14 Group shall continue in operation after that date to
1524	1524	15 further assist the Department and MPOs in fulfilling their
1525	1525	16 responsibilities under this Section unless abolished by
1526	1526	17 the Governor after receipt of abolition recommendations
1527	1527	18 from both the Environmental Protection Agency and the
1528	1528	19 Department.
1529	1529	20 (q) Except as otherwise provided, the requirements of this
1530	1530	21 Section shall commence with projects included in applicable
1531	1531	22 planning documents filed on or after January 1, 2028.
1532	1532	23 (r) The requirements of this Section are in addition to
1533	1533	24 and shall, to the extent practicable, be executed concurrently
1534	1534	25 with other requirements for transportation planning, project
1535	1535	26 prioritization, public outreach, project implementation, or
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1546	1546	1 transparency and accountability established by law, rule, or
1547	1547	2 policy.
1548	1548	3 (s) The requirements of this Section shall extend to the
1549	1549	4 Illinois State Toll Highway Authority and any other builder or
1550	1550	5 operator of a public highway under a public-private
1551	1551	6 partnership agreement or other means authorized by State law.
1552	1552	7 (1) The requirements of this Section that apply to the
1553	1553	8 other entities include, but are not limited to, the
1554	1554	9 following:
1555	1555	10 (A) the Environmental Protection Agency shall
1556	1556	11 assign GHG targets to other entities under subsection
1557	1557	12 (c);
1558	1558	13 (B) other entities shall conduct GHG emissions
1559	1559	14 analysis and be subject to the other requirements set
1560	1560	15 forth in subsections (d), (e), (f), (g), and (h) with
1561	1561	16 respect to their applicable planning documents;
1562	1562	17 (C) other entities shall conduct climate equity
1563	1563	18 accessibility scoring as set forth in subsection (k);
1564	1564	19 (D) other entities shall follow the public
1565	1565	20 participation requirements set forth in subsection
1566	1566	21 (j); and
1567	1567	22 (E) other entities shall use the social cost of
1568	1568	23 carbon in their planning and project programming
1569	1569	24 processes as set forth in subsection (o).
1570	1570	25 (2) Other entities may request assistance in complying
1571	1571	26 with the requirements of this Section from the Department
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1582	1582	1 under subsection (e) and from the Greenhouse Gas in
1583	1583	2 Transportation Working Group under subsection (p).
1584	1584	3 (3) With respect to other entities, "applicable
1585	1585	4 planning document" means the other entity's capital plan
1586	1586	5 or other document in which the other entity identifies
1587	1587	6 projects that it anticipates advancing for construction.
1588	1588	7 (4) The Department may adopt rules necessary to extend
1589	1589	8 the requirements of this Section to the other entities.
1590	1590	9 Section 10. The Environmental Protection Act is amended by
1591	1591	10 changing Section 9.15 as follows:
1592	1592	11 (415 ILCS 5/9.15)
1593	1593	12 Sec. 9.15. Greenhouse gases.
1594	1594	13 (a) An air pollution construction permit shall not be
1595	1595	14 required due to emissions of greenhouse gases if the
1596	1596	15 equipment, site, or source is not subject to regulation, as
1597	1597	16 defined by 40 CFR 52.21, as now or hereafter amended, for
1598	1598	17 greenhouse gases or is otherwise not addressed in this Section
1599	1599	18 or by the Board in regulations for greenhouse gases. These
1600	1600	19 exemptions do not relieve an owner or operator from the
1601	1601	20 obligation to comply with other applicable rules or
1602	1602	21 regulations.
1603	1603	22 (b) An air pollution operating permit shall not be
1604	1604	23 required due to emissions of greenhouse gases if the
1605	1605	24 equipment, site, or source is not subject to regulation, as
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1616	1616	1 defined by Section 39.5 of this Act, for greenhouse gases or is
1617	1617	2 otherwise not addressed in this Section or by the Board in
1618	1618	3 regulations for greenhouse gases. These exemptions do not
1619	1619	4 relieve an owner or operator from the obligation to comply
1620	1620	5 with other applicable rules or regulations.
1621	1621	6 (c) (Blank).
1622	1622	7 (d) (Blank).
1623	1623	8 (e) (Blank).
1624	1624	9 (f) As used in this Section:
1625	1625	10 "Carbon dioxide emission" means the plant annual CO2 total
1626	1626	11 output emission as measured by the United States Environmental
1627	1627	12 Protection Agency in its Emissions & Generation Resource
1628	1628	13 Integrated Database (eGrid), or its successor.
1629	1629	14 "Carbon dioxide equivalent emissions" or "CO2e" means the
1630	1630	15 sum total of the mass amount of emissions in tons per year,
1631	1631	16 calculated by multiplying the mass amount of each of the 6
1632	1632	17 greenhouse gases specified in Section 3.207, in tons per year,
1633	1633	18 by its associated global warming potential as set forth in 40
1634	1634	19 CFR 98, subpart A, table A-1 or its successor, and then adding
1635	1635	20 them all together.
1636	1636	21 "Cogeneration" or "combined heat and power" refers to any
1637	1637	22 system that, either simultaneously or sequentially, produces
1638	1638	23 electricity and useful thermal energy from a single fuel
1639	1639	24 source.
1640	1640	25 "Copollutants" refers to the 6 criteria pollutants that
1641	1641	26 have been identified by the United States Environmental
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1652	1652	1 Protection Agency pursuant to the Clean Air Act.
1653	1653	2 "Electric generating unit" or "EGU" means a fossil
1654	1654	3 fuel-fired stationary boiler, combustion turbine, or combined
1655	1655	4 cycle system that serves a generator that has a nameplate
1656	1656	5 capacity greater than 25 MWe and produces electricity for
1657	1657	6 sale.
1658	1658	7 "Environmental justice community" means the definition of
1659	1659	8 that term based on existing methodologies and findings, used
1660	1660	9 and as may be updated by the Illinois Power Agency and its
1661	1661	10 program administrator in the Illinois Solar for All Program.
1662	1662	11 "Equity investment eligible community" or "eligible
1663	1663	12 community" means the geographic areas throughout Illinois that
1664	1664	13 would most benefit from equitable investments by the State
1665	1665	14 designed to combat discrimination and foster sustainable
1666	1666	15 economic growth. Specifically, eligible community means the
1667	1667	16 following areas:
1668	1668	17 (1) areas where residents have been historically
1669	1669	18 excluded from economic opportunities, including
1670	1670	19 opportunities in the energy sector, as defined as R3 areas
1671	1671	20 pursuant to Section 10-40 of the Cannabis Regulation and
1672	1672	21 Tax Act; and
1673	1673	22 (2) areas where residents have been historically
1674	1674	23 subject to disproportionate burdens of pollution,
1675	1675	24 including pollution from the energy sector, as established
1676	1676	25 by environmental justice communities as defined by the
1677	1677	26 Illinois Power Agency pursuant to the Illinois Power
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1688	1688	1 Agency Act, excluding any racial or ethnic indicators.
1689	1689	2 "Equity investment eligible person" or "eligible person"
1690	1690	3 means the persons who would most benefit from equitable
1691	1691	4 investments by the State designed to combat discrimination and
1692	1692	5 foster sustainable economic growth. Specifically, eligible
1693	1693	6 person means the following people:
1694	1694	7 (1) persons whose primary residence is in an equity
1695	1695	8 investment eligible community;
1696	1696	9 (2) persons whose primary residence is in a
1697	1697	10 municipality, or a county with a population under 100,000,
1698	1698	11 where the closure of an electric generating unit or mine
1699	1699	12 has been publicly announced or the electric generating
1700	1700	13 unit or mine is in the process of closing or closed within
1701	1701	14 the last 5 years;
1702	1702	15 (3) persons who are graduates of or currently enrolled
1703	1703	16 in the foster care system; or
1704	1704	17 (4) persons who were formerly incarcerated.
1705	1705	18 "Existing emissions" means:
1706	1706	19 (1) for CO2e, the total average tons-per-year of CO2e
1707	1707	20 emitted by the EGU or large GHG-emitting unit either in
1708	1708	21 the years 2018 through 2020 or, if the unit was not yet in
1709	1709	22 operation by January 1, 2018, in the first 3 full years of
1710	1710	23 that unit's operation; and
1711	1711	24 (2) for any copollutant, the total average
1712	1712	25 tons-per-year of that copollutant emitted by the EGU or
1713	1713	26 large GHG-emitting unit either in the years 2018 through
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1724	1724	1 2020 or, if the unit was not yet in operation by January 1,
1725	1725	2 2018, in the first 3 full years of that unit's operation.
1726	1726	3 "Green hydrogen" means a power plant technology in which
1727	1727	4 an EGU creates electric power exclusively from electrolytic
1728	1728	5 hydrogen, in a manner that produces zero carbon and
1729	1729	6 copollutant emissions, using hydrogen fuel that is
1730	1730	7 electrolyzed using a 100% renewable zero carbon emission
1731	1731	8 energy source.
1732	1732	9 "Large greenhouse gas-emitting unit" or "large
1733	1733	10 GHG-emitting unit" means a unit that is an electric generating
1734	1734	11 unit or other fossil fuel-fired unit that itself has a
1735	1735	12 nameplate capacity or serves a generator that has a nameplate
1736	1736	13 capacity greater than 25 MWe and that produces electricity,
1737	1737	14 including, but not limited to, coal-fired, coal-derived,
1738	1738	15 oil-fired, natural gas-fired, and cogeneration units.
1739	1739	16 "NOx emission rate" means the plant annual NOx total output
1740	1740	17 emission rate as measured by the United States Environmental
1741	1741	18 Protection Agency in its Emissions & Generation Resource
1742	1742	19 Integrated Database (eGrid), or its successor, in the most
1743	1743	20 recent year for which data is available.
1744	1744	21 "Public greenhouse gas-emitting units" or "public
1745	1745	22 GHG-emitting unit" means large greenhouse gas-emitting units,
1746	1746	23 including EGUs, that are wholly owned, directly or indirectly,
1747	1747	24 by one or more municipalities, municipal corporations, joint
1748	1748	25 municipal electric power agencies, electric cooperatives, or
1749	1749	26 other governmental or nonprofit entities, whether organized
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1760	1760	1 and created under the laws of Illinois or another state.
1761	1761	2 "SO2 emission rate" means the "plant annual SO2 total
1762	1762	3 output emission rate" as measured by the United States
1763	1763	4 Environmental Protection Agency in its Emissions & Generation
1764	1764	5 Resource Integrated Database (eGrid), or its successor, in the
1765	1765	6 most recent year for which data is available.
1766	1766	7 (g) All EGUs and large greenhouse gas-emitting units that
1767	1767	8 use coal or oil as a fuel and are not public GHG-emitting units
1768	1768	9 shall permanently reduce all CO2e and copollutant emissions to
1769	1769	10 zero no later than January 1, 2030.
1770	1770	11 (h) All EGUs and large greenhouse gas-emitting units that
1771	1771	12 use coal as a fuel and are public GHG-emitting units shall
1772	1772	13 permanently reduce CO2e emissions to zero no later than
1773	1773	14 December 31, 2045. Any source or plant with such units must
1774	1774	15 also reduce their CO2e emissions by 45% from existing
1775	1775	16 emissions by no later than January 1, 2035. If the emissions
1776	1776	17 reduction requirement is not achieved by December 31, 2035,
1777	1777	18 the plant shall retire one or more units or otherwise reduce
1778	1778	19 its CO2e emissions by 45% from existing emissions by June 30,
1779	1779	20 2038.
1780	1780	21 (i) All EGUs and large greenhouse gas-emitting units that
1781	1781	22 use gas as a fuel and are not public GHG-emitting units shall
1782	1782	23 permanently reduce all CO2e and copollutant emissions to zero,
1783	1783	24 including through unit retirement or the use of 100% green
1784	1784	25 hydrogen or other similar technology that is commercially
1785	1785	26 proven to achieve zero carbon emissions, according to the
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1796	1796	1 following:
1797	1797	2 (1) No later than January 1, 2030: all EGUs and large
1798	1798	3 greenhouse gas-emitting units that have a NOx emissions
1799	1799	4 rate of greater than 0.12 lbs/MWh or a SO2 emission rate of
1800	1800	5 greater than 0.006 lb/MWh, and are located in or within 3
1801	1801	6 miles of an environmental justice community designated as
1802	1802	7 of January 1, 2021 or an equity investment eligible
1803	1803	8 community.
1804	1804	9 (2) No later than January 1, 2040: all EGUs and large
1805	1805	10 greenhouse gas-emitting units that have a NOx emission
1806	1806	11 rate of greater than 0.12 lbs/MWh or a SO2 emission rate
1807	1807	12 greater than 0.006 lb/MWh, and are not located in or
1808	1808	13 within 3 miles of an environmental justice community
1809	1809	14 designated as of January 1, 2021 or an equity investment
1810	1810	15 eligible community. After January 1, 2035, each such EGU
1811	1811	16 and large greenhouse gas-emitting unit shall reduce its
1812	1812	17 CO2e emissions by at least 50% from its existing emissions
1813	1813	18 for CO2e, and shall be limited in operation to, on average,
1814	1814	19 6 hours or less per day, measured over a calendar year, and
1815	1815	20 shall not run for more than 24 consecutive hours except in
1816	1816	21 emergency conditions, as designated by a Regional
1817	1817	22 Transmission Organization or Independent System Operator.
1818	1818	23 (3) No later than January 1, 2035: all EGUs and large
1819	1819	24 greenhouse gas-emitting units that began operation prior
1820	1820	25 to the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd
1821	1821	26 General Assembly and have a NOx emission rate of less than
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1832	1832	1 or equal to 0.12 lb/MWh and a SO2 emission rate less than
1833	1833	2 or equal to 0.006 lb/MWh, and are located in or within 3
1834	1834	3 miles of an environmental justice community designated as
1835	1835	4 of January 1, 2021 or an equity investment eligible
1836	1836	5 community. Each such EGU and large greenhouse gas-emitting
1837	1837	6 unit shall reduce its CO2e emissions by at least 50% from
1838	1838	7 its existing emissions for CO2e no later than January 1,
1839	1839	8 2030.
1840	1840	9 (4) No later than January 1, 2040: All remaining EGUs
1841	1841	10 and large greenhouse gas-emitting units that have a heat
1842	1842	11 rate greater than or equal to 7000 BTU/kWh. Each such EGU
1843	1843	12 and Large greenhouse gas-emitting unit shall reduce its
1844	1844	13 CO2e emissions by at least 50% from its existing emissions
1845	1845	14 for CO2e no later than January 1, 2035.
1846	1846	15 (5) No later than January 1, 2045: all remaining EGUs
1847	1847	16 and large greenhouse gas-emitting units.
1848	1848	17 (j) All EGUs and large greenhouse gas-emitting units that
1849	1849	18 use gas as a fuel and are public GHG-emitting units shall
1850	1850	19 permanently reduce all CO2e and copollutant emissions to zero,
1851	1851	20 including through unit retirement or the use of 100% green
1852	1852	21 hydrogen or other similar technology that is commercially
1853	1853	22 proven to achieve zero carbon emissions by January 1, 2045.
1854	1854	23 (k) All EGUs and large greenhouse gas-emitting units that
1855	1855	24 utilize combined heat and power or cogeneration technology
1856	1856	25 shall permanently reduce all CO2e and copollutant emissions to
1857	1857	26 zero, including through unit retirement or the use of 100%
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1868	1868	1 green hydrogen or other similar technology that is
1869	1869	2 commercially proven to achieve zero carbon emissions by
1870	1870	3 January 1, 2045.
1871	1871	4 (k-5) No EGU or large greenhouse gas-emitting unit that
1872	1872	5 uses gas as a fuel and is not a public GHG-emitting unit may
1873	1873	6 emit, in any 12-month period, CO2e or copollutants in excess of
1874	1874	7 that unit's existing emissions for those pollutants.
1875	1875	8 (l) Notwithstanding subsections (g) through (k-5), large
1876	1876	9 GHG-emitting units including EGUs may temporarily continue
1877	1877	10 emitting CO2e and copollutants after any applicable deadline
1878	1878	11 specified in any of subsections (g) through (k-5) if it has
1879	1879	12 been determined, as described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of
1880	1880	13 this subsection, that ongoing operation of the EGU is
1881	1881	14 necessary to maintain power grid supply and reliability or
1882	1882	15 ongoing operation of large GHG-emitting unit that is not an
1883	1883	16 EGU is necessary to serve as an emergency backup to
1884	1884	17 operations. Up to and including the occurrence of an emission
1885	1885	18 reduction deadline under subsection (i), all EGUs and large
1886	1886	19 GHG-emitting units must comply with the following terms:
1887	1887	20 (1) if an EGU or large GHG-emitting unit that is a
1888	1888	21 participant in a regional transmission organization
1889	1889	22 intends to retire, it must submit documentation to the
1890	1890	23 appropriate regional transmission organization by the
1891	1891	24 appropriate deadline that meets all applicable regulatory
1892	1892	25 requirements necessary to obtain approval to permanently
1893	1893	26 cease operating the large GHG-emitting unit;
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1904	1904	1 (2) if any EGU or large GHG-emitting unit that is a
1905	1905	2 participant in a regional transmission organization
1906	1906	3 receives notice that the regional transmission
1907	1907	4 organization has determined that continued operation of
1908	1908	5 the unit is required, the unit may continue operating
1909	1909	6 until the issue identified by the regional transmission
1910	1910	7 organization is resolved. The owner or operator of the
1911	1911	8 unit must cooperate with the regional transmission
1912	1912	9 organization in resolving the issue and must reduce its
1913	1913	10 emissions to zero, consistent with the requirements under
1914	1914	11 subsection (g), (h), (i), (j), (k), or (k-5), as
1915	1915	12 applicable, as soon as practicable when the issue
1916	1916	13 identified by the regional transmission organization is
1917	1917	14 resolved; and
1918	1918	15 (3) any large GHG-emitting unit that is not a
1919	1919	16 participant in a regional transmission organization shall
1920	1920	17 be allowed to continue emitting CO2e and copollutants
1921	1921	18 after the zero-emission date specified in subsection (g),
1922	1922	19 (h), (i), (j), (k), or (k-5), as applicable, in the
1923	1923	20 capacity of an emergency backup unit if approved by the
1924	1924	21 Illinois Commerce Commission.
1925	1925	22 (m) No variance, adjusted standard, or other regulatory
1926	1926	23 relief otherwise available in this Act may be granted to the
1927	1927	24 emissions reduction and elimination obligations in this
1928	1928	25 Section.
1929	1929	26 (n) By June 30 of each year, beginning in 2025, the Agency
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1940	1940	1 shall prepare and publish on its website a report setting
1941	1941	2 forth the actual greenhouse gas emissions from individual
1942	1942	3 units and the aggregate statewide emissions from all units for
1943	1943	4 the prior year.
1944	1944	5 (o) Every 5 years beginning in 2025, the Environmental
1945	1945	6 Protection Agency, Illinois Power Agency, and Illinois
1946	1946	7 Commerce Commission shall jointly prepare, and release
1947	1947	8 publicly, a report to the General Assembly that examines the
1948	1948	9 State's current progress toward its renewable energy resource
1949	1949	10 development goals, the status of CO2e and copollutant
1950	1950	11 emissions reductions, the current status and progress toward
1951	1951	12 developing and implementing green hydrogen technologies, the
1952	1952	13 current and projected status of electric resource adequacy and
1953	1953	14 reliability throughout the State for the period beginning 5
1954	1954	15 years ahead, and proposed solutions for any findings. The
1955	1955	16 Environmental Protection Agency, Illinois Power Agency, and
1956	1956	17 Illinois Commerce Commission shall consult PJM
1957	1957	18 Interconnection, LLC and Midcontinent Independent System
1958	1958	19 Operator, Inc., or their respective successor organizations
1959	1959	20 regarding forecasted resource adequacy and reliability needs,
1960	1960	21 anticipated new generation interconnection, new transmission
1961	1961	22 development or upgrades, and any announced large GHG-emitting
1962	1962	23 unit closure dates and include this information in the report.
1963	1963	24 The report shall be released publicly by no later than
1964	1964	25 December 15 of the year it is prepared. If the Environmental
1965	1965	26 Protection Agency, Illinois Power Agency, and Illinois
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1976	1976	1 Commerce Commission jointly conclude in the report that the
1977	1977	2 data from the regional grid operators, the pace of renewable
1978	1978	3 energy development, the pace of development of energy storage
1979	1979	4 and demand response utilization, transmission capacity, and
1980	1980	5 the CO2e and copollutant emissions reductions required by
1981	1981	6 subsection (i) or (k-5) reasonably demonstrate that a resource
1982	1982	7 adequacy shortfall will occur, including whether there will be
1983	1983	8 sufficient in-state capacity to meet the zonal requirements of
1984	1984	9 MISO Zone 4 or the PJM ComEd Zone, per the requirements of the
1985	1985	10 regional transmission organizations, or that the regional
1986	1986	11 transmission operators determine that a reliability violation
1987	1987	12 will occur during the time frame the study is evaluating, then
1988	1988	13 the Illinois Power Agency, in conjunction with the
1989	1989	14 Environmental Protection Agency shall develop a plan to reduce
1990	1990	15 or delay CO2e and copollutant emissions reductions
1991	1991	16 requirements only to the extent and for the duration necessary
1992	1992	17 to meet the resource adequacy and reliability needs of the
1993	1993	18 State, including allowing any plants whose emission reduction
1994	1994	19 deadline has been identified in the plan as creating a
1995	1995	20 reliability concern to continue operating, including operating
1996	1996	21 with reduced emissions or as emergency backup where
1997	1997	22 appropriate. The plan shall also consider the use of renewable
1998	1998	23 energy, energy storage, demand response, transmission
1999	1999	24 development, or other strategies to resolve the identified
2000	2000	25 resource adequacy shortfall or reliability violation.
2001	2001	26 (1) In developing the plan, the Environmental
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2012	2012	1 Protection Agency and the Illinois Power Agency shall hold
2013	2013	2 at least one workshop open to, and accessible at a time and
2014	2014	3 place convenient to, the public and shall consider any
2015	2015	4 comments made by stakeholders or the public. Upon
2016	2016	5 development of the plan, copies of the plan shall be
2017	2017	6 posted and made publicly available on the Environmental
2018	2018	7 Protection Agency's, the Illinois Power Agency's, and the
2019	2019	8 Illinois Commerce Commission's websites. All interested
2020	2020	9 parties shall have 60 days following the date of posting
2021	2021	10 to provide comment to the Environmental Protection Agency
2022	2022	11 and the Illinois Power Agency on the plan. All comments
2023	2023	12 submitted to the Environmental Protection Agency and the
2024	2024	13 Illinois Power Agency shall be encouraged to be specific,
2025	2025	14 supported by data or other detailed analyses, and, if
2026	2026	15 objecting to all or a portion of the plan, accompanied by
2027	2027	16 specific alternative wording or proposals. All comments
2028	2028	17 shall be posted on the Environmental Protection Agency's,
2029	2029	18 the Illinois Power Agency's, and the Illinois Commerce
2030	2030	19 Commission's websites. Within 30 days following the end of
2031	2031	20 the 60-day review period, the Environmental Protection
2032	2032	21 Agency and the Illinois Power Agency shall revise the plan
2033	2033	22 as necessary based on the comments received and file its
2034	2034	23 revised plan with the Illinois Commerce Commission for
2035	2035	24 approval.
2036	2036	25 (2) Within 60 days after the filing of the revised
2037	2037	26 plan at the Illinois Commerce Commission, any person
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2048	2048	1 objecting to the plan shall file an objection with the
2049	2049	2 Illinois Commerce Commission. Within 30 days after the
2050	2050	3 expiration of the comment period, the Illinois Commerce
2051	2051	4 Commission shall determine whether an evidentiary hearing
2052	2052	5 is necessary. The Illinois Commerce Commission shall also
2053	2053	6 host 3 public hearings within 90 days after the plan is
2054	2054	7 filed. Following the evidentiary and public hearings, the
2055	2055	8 Illinois Commerce Commission shall enter its order
2056	2056	9 approving or approving with modifications the reliability
2057	2057	10 mitigation plan within 180 days.
2058	2058	11 (3) The Illinois Commerce Commission shall only
2059	2059	12 approve the plan if the Illinois Commerce Commission
2060	2060	13 determines that it will resolve the resource adequacy or
2061	2061	14 reliability deficiency identified in the reliability
2062	2062	15 mitigation plan at the least amount of CO2e and copollutant
2063	2063	16 emissions, taking into consideration the emissions impacts
2064	2064	17 on environmental justice communities, and that it will
2065	2065	18 ensure adequate, reliable, affordable, efficient, and
2066	2066	19 environmentally sustainable electric service at the lowest
2067	2067	20 total cost over time, taking into account the impact of
2068	2068	21 increases in emissions.
2069	2069	22 (4) If the resource adequacy or reliability deficiency
2070	2070	23 identified in the reliability mitigation plan is resolved
2071	2071	24 or reduced, the Environmental Protection Agency and the
2072	2072	25 Illinois Power Agency may file an amended plan adjusting
2073	2073	26 the reduction or delay in CO2e and copollutant emission
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2084	2084	1 reduction requirements identified in the plan.
2085	2085	2 (p) The goals of the State are to reduce greenhouse gas
2086	2086	3 emissions from the transportation sector in the State by at
2087	2087	4 least 80% from the 2005 level and achieve a net-zero emissions
2088	2088	5 transportation sector, both by 2050.
2089	2089	6 (1) An incremental goal of at least a 50% reduction in
2090	2090	7 greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector
2091	2091	8 below the year 2005 level by the year 2031 is hereby
2092	2092	9 established.
2093	2093	10 (2) By no later than September 30, 2026, the Agency
2094	2094	11 shall establish greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets
2095	2095	12 for the State transportation sector on a 5-year or more
2096	2096	13 frequent basis that will achieve these goals.
2097	2097	14 (3) The Agency shall set the first such emissions
2098	2098	15 reduction target for no later than 2031, shall use 2005
2099	2099	16 emissions as the baseline year, and shall provide that
2100	2100	17 each 5-year target is at least 15 percentage points lower
2101	2101	18 and no more than 25 percentage points lower than the
2102	2102	19 immediately preceding 5-year target.
2103	2103	20 (4) The emissions reduction targets set by the Agency
2104	2104	21 must be by transportation mode, such as aerial transport
2105	2105	22 and highway transport, as the Agency deems appropriate
2106	2106	23 after consultation with the Department of Transportation.
2107	2107	24 (5) The Agency, in coordination with the Department of
2108	2108	25 Transportation, shall adopt rules establishing policies
2109	2109	26 and programs necessary for the State to achieve the
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2120	2120	1 transportation sector greenhouse gas emissions reduction
2121	2121	2 goals and targets set forth in this subsection and in
2122	2122	3 subsection (c) of Section 2705-204 of the Department of
2123	2123	4 Transportation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of
2124	2124	5 Illinois. The rules may make changes to how the Department
2125	2125	6 of Transportation and MPOs plan, program, prioritize, and
2126	2126	7 fund transportation projects so that the State can achieve
2127	2127	8 the greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals and targets
2128	2128	9 set forth in this subsection and in subsection (c) of
2129	2129	10 Section 2705-204 of the Department of Transportation Law
2130	2130	11 of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.
2131	2131	12 (6) The Department of Transportation and MPOs in the
2132	2132	13 State shall ensure that their greenhouse gas emissions
2133	2133	14 reporting under Title 23, Part 490, of the Code of Federal
2134	2134	15 Regulations conforms to the greenhouse gas emissions
2135	2135	16 reduction goals and targets set forth in this subsection
2136	2136	17 and in subsection (c) of Section 2705-204 of the
2137	2137	18 Department of Transportation Law of the Civil
2138	2138	19 Administrative Code of Illinois.
2139	2139	20 (q) No later than June 30, 2026, the Agency, by rule, shall
2140	2140	21 establish a social cost of carbon, expressed in terms of
2141	2141	22 dollars per ton of CO2e.
2142	2142	23 (1) The social cost of carbon shall serve as a
2143	2143	24 monetary estimate of the value of not emitting a ton of
2144	2144	25 greenhouse gas emissions.
2145	2145	26 (2) In developing the social cost of carbon, the
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