Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB3035

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Creates the Lead Service Line Replacement and Notification Act. Requires the owner or operator of each community water supply to: develop and submit a material inventory to the Environmental Protection Agency by April 15, 2020; update and submit it to the Agency by April 15, 2021, and each April 15 thereafter, until the owner or operator has substantially completed an inventory of all service lines in its system; and, after the Agency has initially reviewed and approved the community water supply's substantially complete inventory, update its inventory and submit it to the Agency by April 15 of every third year after the Agency's initial review and approval. Requires the Agency to review each material inventory submitted to it. Specifies what each material inventory shall identify. Requires the owner or operator of each community water supply to maintain records of persons who refuse to grant access to the interior of a building for purposes of identifying the materials of construction of a service line. Provides that if a community water supply identifies a lead service line connected to a building, the owner or operator of the community water supply shall notify interested persons of the existence of the lead service line within 15 days after identifying the lead service line, or as soon as is reasonably possible thereafter. Provides that an owner or operator of a community water supply has no duty to include in the material inventory information about service lines that are physically disconnected from a water main in its distribution system. Requires every owner or operator of a community water supply that has suspected lead service lines to create a plan with specified information, electronically submit its replacement plan to the Agency for approval, and post on its website a copy of the plan most recently approved by the Agency or request that the Agency post a copy of that plan on the Agency's website. Requires the Agency to determine if substantial progress or substantial completion of material inventories has been made. Requires each plan to include specified information. Requires the Agency to review each plan submitted to it and to approve the plan if specified criteria are met. Requires the giving of construction notice when replacing a lead service line or repairing or replacing water mains with lead service lines or partial lead service lines attached to them. Contains other provisions. Amends the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law. Requires the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to establish a low-income water assistance policy and program. Amends the Public Utilities Act. Removes references to unaccounted-for water and replaces them with references to non-revenue water. Provides that the Illinois Commerce Commission may allow or direct a water utility to establish a customer assistance program. Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Requires specified entities to provide information related to the cost of providing water service to the Agency by December 31, 2022, and again by December 31, 2024. Requires the Agency to publish the information on its website. Repeals the provisions on January 1, 2025. Repeals a provision regarding lead in drinking water notifications and inventories. Effective immediately.

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