| 4 | | - | AN ACT concerning safety. |
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| 5 | | - | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
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| 6 | | - | represented in the General Assembly: |
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| 7 | | - | Section 5. The PFAS Reduction Act is amended by adding |
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| 8 | | - | Section 40 as follows: |
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| 9 | | - | (415 ILCS 170/40 new) |
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| 10 | | - | Sec. 40. PFAS disposal program. The Agency shall establish |
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| 11 | | - | a take-back program for fire departments that use and store |
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| 12 | | - | firefighting foam containing PFAS. Fire departments that |
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| 13 | | - | participated in the most recent survey described in Section 25 |
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| 14 | | - | shall be eligible to participate in the program, but |
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| 15 | | - | participation in the program shall not be required. The |
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| 16 | | - | program shall provide funding and resources to ensure the |
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| 17 | | - | proper disposal or destruction of firefighting foam containing |
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| 18 | | - | PFAS. The program shall continue for a period of 5 years or |
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| 19 | | - | until the Office of the State Fire Marshal finds that no |
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| 20 | | - | firefighting foam containing PFAS is reported in the survey |
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| 21 | | - | described in Section 25. This program is subject to |
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| 22 | | - | appropriation. |
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| 23 | | - | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
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| 24 | | - | becoming law. |
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| 3 | + | 1 AN ACT concerning safety. |
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| 4 | + | 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
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| 5 | + | 3 represented in the General Assembly: |
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| 6 | + | 4 Section 5. The PFAS Reduction Act is amended by adding |
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| 7 | + | 5 Section 40 as follows: |
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| 8 | + | 6 (415 ILCS 170/40 new) |
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| 9 | + | 7 Sec. 40. PFAS disposal program. The Agency shall establish |
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| 10 | + | 8 a take-back program for fire departments that use and store |
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| 11 | + | 9 firefighting foam containing PFAS. Fire departments that |
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| 12 | + | 10 participated in the most recent survey described in Section 25 |
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| 13 | + | 11 shall be eligible to participate in the program, but |
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| 14 | + | 12 participation in the program shall not be required. The |
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| 15 | + | 13 program shall provide funding and resources to ensure the |
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| 16 | + | 14 proper disposal or destruction of firefighting foam containing |
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| 17 | + | 15 PFAS. The program shall continue for a period of 5 years or |
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| 18 | + | 16 until the Office of the State Fire Marshal finds that no |
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| 19 | + | 17 firefighting foam containing PFAS is reported in the survey |
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| 20 | + | 18 described in Section 25. This program is subject to |
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| 21 | + | 19 appropriation. |
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| 22 | + | 20 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
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| 23 | + | 21 becoming law. |
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