Bill Status of HB 3383   103rd General Assembly


Short Description:  EPA-NUCLEAR FACILITY SAMPLING

House Sponsors
Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy

Last Action  View All Actions

DateChamber Action
  3/10/2023HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
415 ILCS 5/13.6

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Environmental Protection Act. In provisions concerning the release of radionuclides at nuclear facilities, changes references from nuclear power plants to nuclear facilities. Provides that the Department of Public Health shall be notified in matters of noncommunity water system contamination, and the Environmental Protection Agency shall be notified in matters of community water system contamination. Provides that community water systems designated by the Agency and the Department as utilizing waters contaminated by effluents from nuclear facilities must sample for beta particle and photon radioactivity. Provides that the supplier of water must collect quarterly samples for beta emitters and iodine-131 and annual samples for tritium and strontium-90 at each entry point to the distribution system, or a sampling point, beginning within one quarter after being notified by the Agency or the Department. Provides that systems already designated by the Agency or the Department as systems using waters contaminated by effluents from nuclear facilities must continue to sample until the Agency or the Department reviews and either reaffirms or removes the designation. Makes corresponding changes.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  2/17/2023HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
  2/17/2023HouseFirst Reading
  2/17/2023HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  2/28/2023HouseAssigned to Energy & Environment Committee
  3/10/2023HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

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