Rep. William Davis

Filed: 2/22/2017

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2719

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 2719 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Radon Resistant Construction Act is amended
5by changing Section 15 as follows:
 
6    (420 ILCS 52/15)
7    Sec. 15. Definitions. As used in this Act, unless the
8context requires otherwise:
9    "Active mitigation system", also known as "active soil
10depressurization" or "ASD", means a family of radon mitigation
11systems involving mechanically driven soil depressurization,
12including sub-slab depressurization (SSD), drain tile
13depressurization (DTD), block wall depressurization (BWD), and
14sub-membrane depressurization (SMD).
15    "Agency" means the Illinois Emergency Management Agency.
16    "New residential construction" means any original

 

 

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1construction of a single-family home or a dwelling containing 2
2or fewer apartments, condominiums, or town houses.
3    "Passive new construction pipe" means a pipe installed in
4new construction that relies solely on the convective flow of
5air upward for soil gas depressurization and may consist of
6multiple pipes routed through conditioned space from below the
7foundation to above the roof.
8    "Radon" means a gaseous radioactive decay product of
9uranium or thorium.
10    "Radon contractor" means a person licensed in accordance
11with the Radon Industry Licensing Act to perform radon or radon
12progeny mitigation or to perform measurements of radon or radon
13progeny in an indoor atmosphere.
14    "Radon resistant construction" means the installation of
15passive new construction pipe during new residential
16construction.
17    "Residential building code" means an ordinance,
18resolution, or law that establishes standards applicable to new
19residential construction.
20    "Residential building contractor" means any individual,
21corporation, or partnership that constructs new residential
22construction.
23    "Task Force on Radon-Resistant Building Codes" means the
24Task Force on Radon-Resistant Building Codes as authorized by
25the Radon Industry Licensing Act.
26(Source: P.A. 97-953, eff. 6-1-13.)".