Bill Text: IL HB5529 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Allows the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a voluntary take back program for local fire departments that use and store older firefighting foam made with perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-06-23 - Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB5529 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-HB5529-Introduced.html
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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,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Environmental Protection Act is amended by | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | adding Section 22.03 as follows:
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6 | (415 ILCS 5/22.03 new) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Sec. 22.03. Voluntary PFAS take back program. The Agency | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | may establish a voluntary take back program for local fire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | departments that use and store older firefighting foam made | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | with perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, also known | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | as PFAS.
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12 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | becoming law.
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