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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, Clean water is a precious resource that should be
3 readily available for all of the State's residents; and
 
4     WHEREAS, Studies conducted on waters in the State indicate
5 various level of pharmaceutical contamination; therefore, be
6 it
 
7     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL
8 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
9 CONCURRING HEREIN, that, in order to affirm the importance of
10 clean and safe water in the State, there is hereby created a
11 Clean Water Commission consisting of the following 17 members:
12         (1) 2 individuals appointed by the Governor, one of
13     whom shall serve as co-chair of the Commission;
14         (2) 2 individuals appointed by the Director of the
15     Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, one of whom
16     shall serve as co-chair of the Commission;
17         (3) one member of the Illinois House of
18     Representatives, appointed by the Speaker of the Illinois
19     House of Representatives;
20         (4) one member of the Illinois House of
21     Representatives, appointed by the Minority Leader of the
22     Illinois House of Representatives;
23         (5) one member of the Illinois Senate, appointed by the

 

 

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1     President of the Illinois Senate;
2         (6) one member of the Illinois Senate, appointed by the
3     Minority Leader of the Illinois Senate;
4         (7) one individual appointed by the Director of Public
5     Health;
6         (8) one individual from the Metropolitan Water
7     Reclamation District, appointed by the co-chairs of the
8     Commission;
9         (9) one individual from a Sanitary District in Central
10     Illinois, appointed by the co-chairs of the Commission;
11         (10) one individual from a Sanitary District in
12     Southern Illinois, appointed by the co-chairs of the
13     Commission;
14         (11) one individual from the Pharmaceutical Research
15     and Manufacturers of America, appointed by the co-chairs of
16     the Commission;
17         (12) one individual from the Illinois Farm Bureau,
18     appointed by the co-chairs of the Commission;
19         (13) one individual from the Illinois Hospital
20     Association, appointed by the co-chairs of the Commission;
21         (14) one individual from a consumer protection
22     organization, appointed by the co-chairs of the
23     Commission; and
24         (15) one individual from a solid waste agency,
25     appointed by the co-chairs of the Commission; and be it
26     further
 

 

 

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1     RESOLVED, That the Clean Water Commission shall, in
2 cooperation with the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency,
3 have select State waters tested quarterly for the presence of
4 pharmaceuticals and contaminants that may be harmful to human
5 health or the environment; and be it further
 
6     RESOLVED, That the Clean Water Commission shall, when
7 selecting areas to sample, pay particular attention to areas
8 where there have been past reports of contamination; and be it
9 further
 
10     RESOLVED, That the Clean Water Commission shall, on a
11 quarterly basis, report its findings to the Illinois Department
12 of Public Health and the Illinois Environmental Protection
13 Agency and make those findings available online for public
14 consumption; and be it further
 
15     RESOLVED, That the Clean Water Commission shall, within one
16 year after the adoption of this resolution and as needed
17 thereafter, report its findings to the General Assembly; and be
18 it further
 
19     RESOLVED, That the Illinois Environmental Protection
20 Agency shall provide administrative and other support to the
21 Clean Water Commission.