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1 | | AMENDMENT TO SENATE RESOLUTION 1534
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2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ___. Amend Senate Resolution 1534 by |
3 | | replacing everything after the heading with the following: |
4 | | "WHEREAS, The State of Illinois has become a major center
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5 | | for energy production and storage in the United States; and |
6 | | WHEREAS, Illinois stores the second highest amount of
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7 | | natural gas in the United States; and |
8 | | WHEREAS, The Illinois Department of Natural Resources |
9 | | through the Office of Oil and Gas Resource Management regulates |
10 | | oil and gas production well operations in the State; and |
11 | | WHEREAS, The safety of Illinois residents is a priority for
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12 | | the Illinois Department of Natural Resources when developing |
13 | | new
regulations; therefore, be it |
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1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL
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2 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that the Illinois Department |
3 | | of
Natural Resources shall compile a report reviewing the |
4 | | current
regulations for gas well operations in Illinois and |
5 | | make
recommendations for changes of those regulations to |
6 | | improve
public safety; and be it further |
7 | | RESOLVED, That the report shall include a review of the
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8 | | regulations applicable to gas extraction, as well as
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9 | | underground gas storage; and be it further |
10 | | RESOLVED, That this report shall be sent to the Senate
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11 | | President and Senate Minority Leader, the Speaker of the House
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12 | | and House Minority Leader, and the Office of the Governor, no
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13 | | later than December 31, 2018; and be it further |
14 | | RESOLVED, That the report filed with the General Assembly |
15 | | shall be filed with the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk |
16 | | of the House of Representatives in electronic form only, in the |
17 | | manner that the Secretary and Clerk shall direct."
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