HB6075 Summary

• Appropriates funds to the Illinois Emergency Management Agency for fiscal year 2015 across multiple categories including management, operations, radiation safety, nuclear facility safety, and disaster assistance.

• Allocates $280 million for terrorism preparedness and training costs ($50 million statewide and $230 million for Chicago Urban Area) from the Homeland Security Emergency Preparedness Fund.

• Provides $127 million from the Federal Aid Disaster Fund for federal disaster declarations, hazard mitigation, and state administration of disaster relief programs for current and prior years.

• Appropriates funding for radiation protection activities including uranium and thorium mill tailings licensing ($1,275,800), Ottawa Radiation Areas cleanup ($50,000), and low-level radioactive waste facility development ($990,000).

• Takes effect July 1, 2014, with total appropriations distributed across General Revenue Fund, Nuclear Safety Emergency Preparedness Fund, Radiation Protection Fund, and various federal disaster and civil preparedness funds.