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94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
SB1033
Introduced 2/18/2005, by Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr. - Emil Jones, Jr. SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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415 ILCS 5/8 |
from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1008 |
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Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Makes a technical change in a
Section
concerning legislative findings.
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A BILL FOR
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SB1033 |
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LRB094 04705 RSP 34734 b |
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| AN ACT concerning safety.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Environmental Protection Act is amended by |
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| changing Section 8 as follows:
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| (415 ILCS 5/8) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1008)
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| Sec. 8. The
The General Assembly finds that pollution of |
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| the air of this State
constitutes a menace to public health and |
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| welfare, creates public
nuisances, adds to cleaning costs, |
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| accelerates the deterioration of
materials, adversely affects |
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| agriculture, business, industry, recreation,
climate, and |
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| visibility, depresses property values, and offends the senses. |
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| It is the purpose of this Title to restore, maintain, and |
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| enhance the
purity of the air of this State in order to protect |
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| health, welfare,
property, and the quality of life and to |
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| assure that no air contaminants
are discharged into the |
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| atmosphere without being given the degree of
treatment or |
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| control necessary to prevent pollution.
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| (Source: P.A. 76-2429.)
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