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 Bill Status of HB6886  96th General Assembly


Short Description:  EPA-REQUIRED WELL TESTING

House Sponsors
Rep. Careen M. Gordon

Last Action
DateChamber Action
  1/11/2011HouseSession Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
415 ILCS 5/13.2from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1013.2


Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that if, during the 2-year period prior to the effective date of this amendatory Act, tests of private wells located within 1/2 mile of a sanitary landfill reveal high levels of harmful chemicals, then the Environmental Protection Agency must do the following: (1) sample annually all private wells located within 1/2 mile of the sanitary landfill, (2) test for potentially harmful chemicals in those samples, and (3) provide a written report of the results of the testing to the owner of each of the wells from which the samples are taken. Effective immediately.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  5/27/2010HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Careen M. Gordon
  11/10/2010HouseFirst Reading
  11/10/2010HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  1/11/2011HouseSession Sine Die

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