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| | 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
HB1961 Introduced 2/17/2021, by Rep. Paul Jacobs SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that, notwithstanding any other provision of law, retired creosote-treated railroad ties may be ground or burned for use as a non-waste fuel option.
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| | HB1961 | | LRB102 04258 CPF 18903 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 22.62 as follows:
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| 6 | | (415 ILCS 5/22.62 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 22.62. Railroad ties. Notwithstanding any other |
| 8 | | provision of law, retired creosote-treated railroad ties may |
| 9 | | be ground or burned for use as a non-waste fuel option.
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