August 24, 2009
To the Honorable
Members of the Illinois House of Representatives,
96th General
Assembly:
Today I return
House Bill 170 with specific recommendations for change. I thank the sponsors
for their hard work and the members of the General Assembly for passing this
bill. However, there are provisions parts that require modification.
House Bill 170 provides that, beginning January 1, 2013, no
new surface discharging private system installations may be authorized by the
Illinois Department of Health (DPH) unless a specific permit is first issued
for the system by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The bill
will assist both DPH and EPA in
formally coordinating their respective permitting systems. However, there are
some issues with the bill as drafted that could lead to misinterpretation and
confusion.
Therefore,
pursuant to Article IV, Section 9(e) of the Illinois Constitution of 1970, I
hereby return House Bill 170, entitled “AN ACT concerning regulation.”, with
the following specific recommendations for change:
Page 3, by replacing lines 10 through 11
with “of the United States, as defined at 40 C.F.R. § 122.2.”; and
Page 4, by replacing lines 9 through 10
with “waters of the United States, as defined at 40 C.F.R. § 122.2, shall
not be constructed”; and
Page 4, by replacing lines 13 through 19
with “Environmental Protection Agency or the United States Environmental
Protection Agency. The private sewage disposal code must be amended”; and
Page 5, by replacing lines 11 through 12
with “of the United States, as defined at 40 C.F.R. § 122.2.”; and
Page 8, by replacing lines 15 through 16
with “discharges into the waters of the United States, as defined at 40
C.F.R. § 122.2, unless he”; and
Page 8, by
replacing lines 18 through 24 with “Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
or the United States Environmental Protection Agency.”
With these changes, House Bill 170 will
have my approval. I respectfully request your concurrence.
Sincerely,
PAT QUINN
Governor