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Public Act 096-0195
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LRB096 10700 JDS 20876 b |
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AN ACT concerning safety.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Radon Industry Licensing Act is amended by |
changing Section 25 and by adding Sections 27 and 28 as |
follows:
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(420 ILCS 44/25)
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Sec. 25. License requirement. Beginning January 1, 1998, no |
person
shall sell a device or
perform a service for |
compensation to detect the presence of radon or radon
progeny |
in the indoor atmosphere, perform laboratory analysis, or |
perform a service to reduce the
presence of radon or radon
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progeny in the indoor atmosphere unless the
person has been |
licensed by the
Agency. The application procedures for a |
license shall be established
by rule of the Agency. This |
Section does not apply to retail stores that only sell or |
distribute radon sampling devices but are not engaged in the |
manufacture of radon sampling devices or a relationship with |
the client for other services such as home inspection or |
representation as in a real estate transaction and that do not |
perform laboratory analysis, measurement, or mitigation |
services.
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(Source: P.A. 94-369, eff. 7-29-05.)
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(420 ILCS 44/27 new) |
Sec. 27. Approval of radon sampling and measurement |
devices. No person shall sell a device in this State to detect |
the presence of radon or radon progeny in the indoor atmosphere |
without prior approval of the device from the Agency. All |
electronic radon detection devices sold in this State must be |
calibrated to ensure the accuracy and precision of their |
measurements of radon and radon progeny.
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(420 ILCS 44/28 new)
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Sec. 28. Task Force on Radon-Resistant Building Codes. |
(a) The Radon-Resistant Building Codes Task Force is |
created. The Task Force consists of the following members: |
(1) the Director, ex officio, or his or her |
representative, who is the chair of the Task Force; |
(2) a representative, designated by the Director, of a |
home builders' association in Illinois; |
(3) a representative, designated by the Director, of a |
home inspectors' association in Illinois; |
(4) a representative, designated by the Director, of an |
international building code organization; |
(5) a representative, designated by the Director, of an |
Illinois realtors' organization; |
(6) two representatives, designated by the Director, |
of respiratory disease organizations, each from a |
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different organization; |
(7) a representative, designated by the Director, of a |
cancer research and prevention organization; |
(8) a representative, designated by the Director, of a |
municipal organization in Illinois; |
(9) one person appointed by the Speaker of the House of |
Representatives; |
(10) one person appointed by the Minority Leader of the |
House of Representatives; |
(11) one person appointed by the President of the |
Senate; and |
(12) one person appointed by the Minority Leader of the |
Senate. |
(b) The Task Force shall meet at the call of the chair. |
Members shall serve without compensation, but may be reimbursed |
for their reasonable expenses from moneys appropriated for that |
purpose. The Agency shall provide staff and support for the |
operation of the Task Force. |
(c) The Task Force shall make recommendations to the |
Governor, the Agency, the Environmental Protection Agency, and |
the Pollution Control Board concerning the adoption of rules |
for building codes.
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
becoming law.
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