99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
HB3323

 

Introduced , by Rep. Jay Hoffman

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
415 ILCS 5/14.7 new
605 ILCS 5/4-106 new

    Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Requires the Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate rules governing corrosion prevention projects affecting a public water supply. Amends the Illinois Highway Code. Requires the Department of Transportation to promulgate rules governing corrosion prevention projects affecting eligible bridges. Provides for consideration of industry standards and the handling of hazardous materials. Defines terms.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning the environment.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Environmental Protection Act is amended by
5adding Section 14.7 as follows:
 
6    (415 ILCS 5/14.7 new)
7    Sec. 14.7. Preservation of the public water supply
8infrastructure.
9    (a) The Agency shall adopt rules governing all corrosion
10prevention projects carried out on the public water supply. The
11rules shall include:
12        (1) a process for ensuring that corrosion prevention
13    and mitigation methods are carried out according to
14    corrosion prevention industry standards adopted by the
15    Agency for the public water supply that include the use of
16    industry trained and certified:
17            (A) protective coatings personnel to carry out
18        corrosion prevention and mitigation methods on any
19        type of substrate or surface, but especially concrete
20        and steel; and
21            (B) inspectors to ensure best practices and
22        standards are adhered to on a corrosion prevention
23        project;

 

 

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1        (2) a plan to prevent environmental degradation that
2    could occur as a result of carrying out corrosion
3    prevention and mitigation methods including the careful
4    handling and containment of hazardous materials,
5    especially lead paint, removed from the interior or
6    exterior of a public water supply; and
7        (3) consulting and interacting directly with, for the
8    purpose of approving industry trained and certified
9    personnel, corrosion industry experts specializing in the
10    training and certification of personnel to carry out
11    corrosion prevention and mitigation methods.
12    (b) In this Section:
13    "Corrosion" means a naturally occurring phenomenon
14commonly defined as the deterioration of a material (usually a
15metal) that results from a chemical or electrochemical reaction
16with its environment.
17    "Corrosion prevention and mitigation methods" means:
18        (1) the preparation, application, installation,
19    removal, or general maintenance as necessary of a
20    protective coating system including the following:
21            (A) surface preparation and coating application on
22        the exterior or interior of the public water supply;
23            (B) removal of a lead-based or other hazardous
24        coating from the public water supply;
25            (C) shop painting of structural steel fabricated
26        for installation as part of the public water supply;

 

 

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1            (D) installation of polymer coatings and
2        surfacings on concrete or other cementitious
3        substrates that are part of the public water supply;
4        and
5        (2) any other activities related to corrosion
6    prevention, such as cathodic protection, on the public
7    water supply determined by the Agency that require industry
8    trained and certified personnel to carry out.
9    "Corrosion prevention project" means carrying out
10corrosion prevention and mitigation methods.
11    "Industry trained and certified" means documentation, as
12recognized by the United States Department of Labor, showing
13either:
14        (1) an individual's prior completion of, or current
15    enrollment in for at least the entire duration of a
16    corrosion prevention project on the public water supply, a
17    United States Department of Labor certified apprenticeship
18    training program that requires concurrent on-the-job
19    training and classroom instruction for an individual to be
20    considered adequately knowledgeable to carry out corrosion
21    prevention and mitigation methods; or
22        (2) an individual's receipt from a corrosion
23    prevention industry credentialing organization, whose
24    standards for corrosion prevention and mitigation methods
25    are recognized by the Agency, of confirmation that the
26    individual is adequately trained to carry out corrosion

 

 

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1    prevention and mitigation methods or inspections.
2    "Public water supply" means all mains, pipes, and
3structures through which water is obtained and distributed to
4the public, including wells and well structures, intakes and
5cribs, pumping stations, treatment plants, reservoirs, storage
6tanks and appurtenances, collectively or severally, actually
7used or intended for use for the purpose of furnishing water
8for drinking or general domestic use in incorporated
9municipalities, in unincorporated communities where 10 or more
10separate lots or properties are being served or intended to be
11served, in State owned parks and memorials, and in State owned
12educational, charitable, or penal institutions.
 
13    Section 10. The Illinois Highway Code is amended by adding
14Section 4-106 as follows:
 
15    (605 ILCS 5/4-106 new)
16    Sec. 4-106. Preservation of bridge infrastructure.
17    (a) The Department shall adopt rules governing all
18corrosion prevention projects carried out on eligible bridges.
19The rules shall include:
20        (1) a process for ensuring that corrosion prevention
21    and mitigation methods are carried out according to
22    corrosion prevention industry standards adopted by the
23    Department for eligible bridges that include the use of
24    industry trained and certified:

 

 

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1            (A) protective coatings personnel to carry out
2        corrosion prevention and mitigation methods on any
3        type of substrate or surface, but especially concrete
4        and steel; and
5            (B) inspectors to ensure best practices and
6        standards are adhered to on a corrosion prevention
7        project;
8        (2) a plan to prevent environmental degradation that
9    could occur as a result of carrying out corrosion
10    prevention and mitigation methods including the careful
11    handling and containment of hazardous materials,
12    especially lead paint; and
13        (3) consulting and interacting directly with, for the
14    purpose of approving industry trained and certified
15    personnel, corrosion industry experts specializing in the
16    training and certification of personnel to carry out
17    corrosion prevention and mitigation methods.
18    (b) In this Section:
19    "Corrosion" means a naturally occurring phenomenon
20commonly defined as the deterioration of a material (usually a
21metal) that results from a chemical or electrochemical reaction
22with its environment.
23    "Corrosion prevention and mitigation methods" means:
24        (1) the preparation, application, installation,
25    removal, or general maintenance as necessary of a
26    protective coating system including the following:

 

 

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1            (A) surface preparation and coating application on
2        an eligible bridge;
3            (B) removal of a lead-based or other hazardous
4        coating from an eligible bridge;
5            (C) shop painting of structural steel fabricated
6        for installation as part of an eligible bridge; and
7        (2) any other activities related to corrosion
8    prevention, such as cathodic protection, on eligible
9    bridges determined by the Department that require industry
10    trained and certified personnel to carry out.
11    "Corrosion prevention project" means carrying out
12corrosion prevention and mitigation methods during
13construction, alteration, maintenance, repair work, or at any
14other time necessary on an eligible bridge.
15    "Eligible bridge" means a bridge or overpass the
16construction, alteration, maintenance, or repair work on which
17is funded, directly or indirectly, by a municipality, a
18public-private partnership, the State, the federal government,
19or some combination thereof.
20    "Industry trained and certified" means documentation, as
21recognized by the United States Department of Labor, showing
22either:
23        (1) an individual's prior completion of, or current
24    enrollment in for at least the entire duration of a
25    corrosion prevention project on an eligible bridge, a
26    United States Department of Labor certified apprenticeship

 

 

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1    training program that requires concurrent on-the-job
2    training and classroom instruction for an individual to be
3    considered adequately knowledgeable to carry out corrosion
4    prevention and mitigation methods; or
5        (2) an individual's receipt from a corrosion
6    prevention industry credentialing organization, whose
7    standards for corrosion prevention and mitigation methods
8    are recognized by the Department, of confirmation that the
9    individual is adequately trained to carry out corrosion
10    prevention and mitigation methods or inspections.