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| | 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
HB5539 Introduced , by Rep. Carol A. Sente SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Makes a technical change in a
Section
concerning the intent of the Title regarding the site remediation program.
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| | HB5539 | | LRB098 15959 MGM 51007 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning safety.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Environmental Protection Act is amended by |
| 5 | | changing Section 58 as follows:
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| 6 | | (415 ILCS 5/58)
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| 7 | | Sec. 58. Intent. It is the
the intent of this Title:
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| 8 | | (1) To establish a risk-based system of remediation |
| 9 | | based on protection
of human health and the environment |
| 10 | | relative to present and future uses of the
site.
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| 11 | | (2) To assure that the land use for which remedial |
| 12 | | action was
undertaken will not be modified without |
| 13 | | consideration of the adequacy of such
remedial action for |
| 14 | | the new land use.
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| 15 | | (3) To provide incentives to the private sector to |
| 16 | | undertake remedial
action.
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| 17 | | (4) To establish expeditious alternatives for the |
| 18 | | review of site
investigation and remedial activities, |
| 19 | | including a privatized review process.
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| 20 | | (5) To assure that the resources of the Hazardous Waste |
| 21 | | Fund are used in a
manner that is protective of human |
| 22 | | health and the environment relative to
present and future |
| 23 | | uses of the site and surrounding area.
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