100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
SB3549

 

Introduced 2/16/2018, by Sen. Chapin Rose

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
225 ILCS 725/7.5 new

    Amends the Illinois Oil and Gas Act. Provides that the Department of Natural Resources shall conduct annual inspections at all gas storage fields in the State to ensure that there are no infrastructure deficiencies or failures that could pose any harm to public health. Provides that the owner of the gas storage field shall cover the costs of the annual inspection.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning regulation.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Oil and Gas Act is amended by
5adding Section 7.5 as follows:
 
6    (225 ILCS 725/7.5 new)
7    Sec. 7.5. Gas storage field inspection. The Department
8shall conduct annual inspections at all gas storage fields in
9the State to ensure that there are no infrastructure
10deficiencies or failures that could pose any harm to public
11health. The owner of the gas storage field shall cover the
12costs of the annual inspection.