republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/100th/sb-3309.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "COAL & WATER RECLAMATION FUNDS"
description: "Amends the Abandoned Mined Lands and Water Reclamation Act. Provides that expenditures on abandoned lands may be used for the restoration of land and water resources and the environment that have been degraded by the adverse effects of coal mining practices and are adjacent to a site. Provides that the Department of Natural Resources may set aside up to 30 percent of each year's allocation of available abandoned mine reclamation funds distributed annually from the State share and historic coal share funds into a separate fund for the abatement of the causes and treatment of the effects of acid mine drainage in a comprehensive manner within qualified hydrologic units affected by coal mining practices. Provides that these funds shall be deposited into a special State account and will be used and accounted for in accordance with all applicable State and federal regulations used solely to achieve the priorities stated in Title IV of the federal Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977. Repeals a provision providing that open and abandoned tunnels, shafts, and entryways and abandoned and deteriorating equipment, structures, and facilities resulting from any previous non-coal mining operations constitute a hazard to the public health and safety. Defines \"qualified hydrologic unit\". Makes other changes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "SB 3309"
citation: "Illinois SB 3309 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 27
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-02-16"
last_action: "2018-08-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0f58c35e-6a2b-4c35-8dfa-5f5fb6df8306"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3309&GAID=14&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=111164&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "a79cc1b0d7fb0ffb034c796412d3e4622d794ca1414f19ccfdb80f6651a06f29"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
---

# Illinois SB 3309 (100th) — COAL & WATER RECLAMATION FUNDS

Amends the Abandoned Mined Lands and Water Reclamation Act. Provides that expenditures on abandoned lands may be used for the restoration of land and water resources and the environment that have been degraded by the adverse effects of coal mining practices and are adjacent to a site. Provides that the Department of Natural Resources may set aside up to 30 percent of each year's allocation of available abandoned mine reclamation funds distributed annually from the State share and historic coal share funds into a separate fund for the abatement of the causes and treatment of the effects of acid mine drainage in a comprehensive manner within qualified hydrologic units affected by coal mining practices. Provides that these funds shall be deposited into a special State account and will be used and accounted for in accordance with all applicable State and federal regulations used solely to achieve the priorities stated in Title IV of the federal Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977. Repeals a provision providing that open and abandoned tunnels, shafts, and entryways and abandoned and deteriorating equipment, structures, and facilities resulting from any previous non-coal mining operations constitute a hazard to the public health and safety. Defines "qualified hydrologic unit". Makes other changes.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB3309&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=111164&DocNum=3309&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB3309eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=111164&DocNum=3309&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB3309enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=111164&DocNum=3309&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **107–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **53–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Paul Schimpf — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2018-02-16** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Paul Schimpf `filing`
- **2018-02-16** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-02-16** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-27** Assigned to Environment and Conservation `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-12** Do Pass Environment and Conservation; 005-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2018-04-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 17, 2018
- **2018-04-19** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2018-04-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 23, 2018
- **2018-04-24** Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-04-24** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2018-04-24** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
- **2018-05-23** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Terri Bryant
- **2018-05-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-05-23** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-24** Assigned to Environment `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-24** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2018
- **2018-05-30** Do Pass / Short Debate Environment; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2018-05-30** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2018-05-30** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2018-05-30** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2018-05-31** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2018-05-31** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 107-000-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2018-06-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-08-26** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2018-08-26** Effective Date January 1, 2019
- **2018-08-26** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-1099 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0f58c35e-6a2b-4c35-8dfa-5f5fb6df8306`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).