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93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2003 and 2004
HB5829
Introduced 2/6/2004, by Michael J. Madigan SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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415 ILCS 5/15 |
from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1015 |
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Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Makes technical changes to a
Section concerning public water supplies.
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A BILL FOR
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HB5829 |
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LRB093 16834 BDD 42486 b |
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| AN ACT concerning environmental protection.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Environmental Protection Act is amended by |
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| changing
Section 15 as follows:
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| (415 ILCS 5/15) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1015)
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| Sec. 15. Plans and specifications; demonstration of |
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| capability.
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| (a) Owners of public water supplies, their authorized |
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| representative, or
legal custodians, shall submit plans and |
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| specifications to the Agency and
obtain written approval before |
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| construction of any proposed public water
supply |
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| installations, changes, or additions is started. Plans and
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| specifications shall be complete and of sufficient detail to |
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| show all proposed
construction, changes, or additions that may |
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| affect sanitary quality, mineral
quality, or adequacy of the |
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| public water supply; and, where necessary, the
said plans and |
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| specifications shall be accompanied by supplemental data as
may |
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| be required by the Agency to permit a complete review thereof.
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| (b) All new public water supplies established after October |
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| 1, 1999 shall
demonstrate technical, financial, and managerial |
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| capacity as a condition for
issuance of a construction or |
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| operation permit by the Agency or its designee.
The |
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| demonstration shall be consistent with the technical, |
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| financial, and
managerial provisions of the federal Safe |
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| Drinking Water Act (P.L. 93-523), as
now or hereafter amended. |
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| The Agency is authorized to adopt
rules in accordance with the |
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| Illinois Administrative Procedure Act to implement
the |
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| purposes of this subsection. Such rules must take into account |
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| the need
for the facility, facility size, sophistication of |
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| treatment of the water
supply, and financial requirements |
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| needed for operation of the facility.
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