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| | 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
SB2253 Introduced 4/12/2019, by Sen. David Koehler SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that livestock management facilities or livestock waste management facilities that expand their capacity or waste handling capacity to serve additional animal units shall be required to have an Illinois State Water Survey report verifying an adequate water supply for the livestock and the surrounding neighbors within 1.5 miles. Requires that if the Illinois State Water Survey finds that there is not an adequate supply of water, the Illinois State Water Survey shall send notice to the Department of Agriculture.
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| | SB2253 | | LRB101 12031 CPF 59429 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,
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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 14.4a as follows:
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| 6 | | (415 ILCS 5/14.4a new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 14.4a. Livestock management facilities or livestock |
| 8 | | waste management facilities; adequate water supply. Livestock |
| 9 | | management facilities or livestock waste management facilities |
| 10 | | that expand their capacity or waste handling capacity to serve |
| 11 | | additional animal units shall be required to have an Illinois |
| 12 | | State Water Survey report verifying an adequate water supply |
| 13 | | for the livestock and the surrounding neighbors within 1.5 |
| 14 | | miles. If the Illinois State Water Survey finds that there is |
| 15 | | not an adequate supply of water, the Illinois State Water |
| 16 | | Survey shall send notice to the Department of Agriculture.
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