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92_HB4753

 
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 1        AN ACT concerning wetlands.

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

 4        Section 5.  The Interagency Wetland Policy Act of 1989 is
 5    amended by changing Section 1-3 as follows:

 6        (20 ILCS 830/1-3) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 9701-3)
 7        Sec. 1-3.  Application.  The General Assembly  recognizes
 8    the  environmental, economic and social values of the State's
 9    remaining wetlands and  directs  that  State  agencies  shall
10    preserve,  enhance,  and  create  wetlands where possible and
11    avoid adverse impacts to wetlands from:
12        (a)  State and  State  pass-through  funded  construction
13    activities.    This   Act  does  not  apply  to  construction
14    activities costing less than  $10,000,  in  which  non-public
15    contributions  are  at  least  25  percent of the total cost.
16    This Act does not apply  to  cleanup  of  contaminated  sites
17    authorized, funded, or approved pursuant to:  (1) the federal
18    Comprehensive   Environmental   Response   Compensation   and
19    Liability  Act  of  1980  (P.L.  96-510), as amended; (2) the
20    leaking underground storage tank program, as  established  in
21    Subtitle  I  of  the  Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments of
22    1984 (P.L. 98-616), as amended, of the Resource  Conservation
23    and  Recovery  Act  of  1976  (P.L.  94-580);  (3)  the State
24    remedial action program established under Section  4  of  the
25    Environmental  Protection  Act,  as  amended,  or  any  other
26    Section  of  this  Act  or regulations promulgated thereunder
27    that which pertain to  the  above  exempted  federal  cleanup
28    programs.
29        This  Act  does  not  apply  to  projects  receiving loan
30    assistance provided  to  local  government  units  under  the
31    provisions  of the Illinois Water Pollution Control Revolving
 
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 1    Fund,  that  are  subject  to  review  under   the   National
 2    Environmental   Policy  Act  of  1969  (NEPA)  or  the  state
 3    equivalent, pursuant to rules governing  the  Illinois  Water
 4    Pollution Control Revolving Fund.
 5        (b)  State supported land management activities;
 6        (c)  State   and  State  supported  technical  assistance
 7    programs; and
 8        (d)  Other  State  activities  that  result  in   adverse
 9    impacts to wetlands.
10        Educational  materials produced with State support, shall
11    be consistent with the policies contained within this Act.
12    (Source: P.A. 86-157.)

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