State of Illinois
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92^nd General Assembly

Public Act 92-0151

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    AN ACT concerning environmental protection.

    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 and renumbering Section 58.15 (as added by Public
Act 91-442) as follows:

    (415 ILCS 5/58.16)
    Sec. 58.16. 58.15.  Construction of school; requirements.
This Section applies only to counties with  a  population  of
more  than  3,000,000.   In  this Section, "school" means any
public school located in whole or in part in a county with  a
population  of  more  than  3,000,000  a school as defined in
Section 34-1.1 of the School Code.  No person shall  commence
construction  on real property of a building intended for use
as a school unless:
              (1)  a Phase 1 Environmental  Audit,  conducted
         in  accordance  with  Section  22.2  of this Act, is
         obtained;
              (2)  if  the  Phase   1   Environmental   Audit
         discloses  the  presence  or  likely  presence  of a
         release or a substantial threat of a  release  of  a
         regulated  substance  at,  on,  to, or from the real
         property, a Phase II Environmental Audit,  conducted
         in  accordance  with  Section  22.2  of this Act, is
         obtained; and
              (3)  if  the  Phase  II   Environmental   Audit
         discloses  the  presence  or  likely  presence  of a
         release or a substantial threat of a  release  of  a
         regulated  substance  at,  on,  to, or from the real
         property, and (i) the real property is  enrolled  in
         the Site Remediation Program, and (ii)  the remedial
         action  plan  is  approved  by that the Agency, if a
         remedial  action   plan   is   required   by   Board
         regulations.    approves for the intended use of the
         property is completed.
    No person shall cause or allow any  person  to  occupy  a
building intended to be used as a school for which a remedial
action  plan is required by Board regulations unless all work
pursuant to the remedial action plan is completed.
(Source: P.A. 91-442, eff. 1-1-00; revised 10-19-99.)

    Section 99.  Effective date.  This Act takes effect  upon
becoming law.
    Passed in the General Assembly May 10, 2001.
    Approved July 24, 2001.