HB2812 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

LRB094 09618 RSP 39872 b

94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
HB2812

Introduced 2/22/2005, by Rep. Tom Cross

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

415 ILCS 5/8

from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1008

Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning legislative findings.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning safety.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Environmental Protection Act is amended by changing Section 8 as follows:

(415 ILCS 5/8) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1008)

Sec. 8. The The General Assembly finds that pollution of the air of this State constitutes a menace to public health and welfare, creates public nuisances, adds to cleaning costs, accelerates the deterioration of materials, adversely affects agriculture, business, industry, recreation, climate, and visibility, depresses property values, and offends the senses.

It is the purpose of this Title to restore, maintain, and enhance the purity of the air of this State in order to protect health, welfare, property, and the quality of life and to assure that no air contaminants are discharged into the atmosphere without being given the degree of treatment or control necessary to prevent pollution.

(Source: P.A. 76-2429.)