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90_HB3521
415 ILCS 5/8 from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1008
Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Makes a
technical change in the legislative declaration Section of
the Air Pollution Title.
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1 AN ACT to amend the Environmental Protection Act by
2 changing Section 8.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Environmental Protection Act is amended
6 by changing Section 8 as follows:
7 (415 ILCS 5/8) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1008)
8 Sec. 8. The General Assembly finds that pollution of the
9 air of the this State of Illinois constitutes a menace to
10 public health and welfare, creates public nuisances, adds to
11 cleaning costs, accelerates the deterioration of materials,
12 adversely affects agriculture, business, industry,
13 recreation, climate, and visibility, depresses property
14 values, and offends the senses.
15 It is the purpose of this Title to restore, maintain, and
16 enhance the purity of the air of this State in order to
17 protect health, welfare, property, and the quality of life
18 and to assure that no air contaminants are discharged into
19 the atmosphere without being given the degree of treatment or
20 control necessary to prevent pollution.
21 (Source: P.A. 76-2429.)