Bill Text: IL SB3549 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Engrossed

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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Oil and Gas Act. Provides that the Department of Natural Resources shall conduct annual inspections at all gas storage fields in the State to ensure that there are no infrastructure deficiencies or failures that could pose any harm to public health. Provides that the owner of the gas storage field shall cover the costs of the annual inspection.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)

Status: (Passed) 2019-01-04 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-1172 [SB3549 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2017-SB3549-Engrossed.html

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SB3549 Engrossed LRB100 19788 XWW 35063 b
AN ACT concerning regulation.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Illinois Oil and Gas Act is amended by
adding Section 7.5 as follows:
(225 ILCS 725/7.5 new)
Sec. 7.5. Gas storage field inspection. The Department
shall conduct annual inspections at all gas storage fields
lying on the footprint of a Sole Source Aquifer designated as
such in 2015 by the United States Environmental Protection
Agency in the State to ensure that there are no infrastructure
deficiencies or failures that could pose any harm to public
health. The owner of the gas storage field shall cover the
costs of the annual inspection.