HB5421 EngrossedLRB103 37501 MXP 67624 b HB5421 Engrossed LRB103 37501 MXP 67624 b
HB5421 Engrossed LRB103 37501 MXP 67624 b
1 AN ACT concerning transportation.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Rivers, Lakes, and Streams Act is amended
5 by changing Section 14a as follows:
6 (615 ILCS 5/14a) (from Ch. 19, par. 61a)
7 Sec. 14a. It is the express intention of this legislation
8 that close cooperation shall exist between the Pollution
9 Control Board, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the
10 Department of Natural Resources and that every resource of
11 State government shall be applied to the proper preservation
12 and utilization of the waters of Lake Michigan.
13 The Environmental Protection Agency shall work in close
14 cooperation with the City of Chicago and other affected units
15 of government to: (1) terminate discharge of pollutional waste
16 materials to Lake Michigan from vessels in both intra-state
17 and inter-state navigation, and (2) abate domestic,
18 industrial, and other pollution to assure that Lake Michigan
19 beaches in Illinois are suitable for full body contact sports,
20 meeting criteria of the Pollution Control Board.
21 The Environmental Protection Agency shall regularly
22 monitor conduct water quality from nearshores, harbors, and
23 public water supply intakes in Lake Michigan and provide an
HB5421 Engrossed LRB103 37501 MXP 67624 b
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HB5421 Engrossed - 2 - LRB103 37501 MXP 67624 b
HB5421 Engrossed - 2 - LRB103 37501 MXP 67624 b