Rep. Robyn Gabel
Filed: 3/13/2019
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 282 




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 282 as follows:

 
3on page 1, line 5, after "1," by inserting "2,"; and
 

4on page 6, immediately below line 10, by inserting the 
5following:

 



6    "(225 ILCS 725/2)  (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 5404)



7    Sec. 2. 
The provisions of this Act do not apply to quarry

8drill or blast holes, nor to seismograph test holes.

9    The provisions of this Act do not apply to geological, 
10structure, coal
or other mineral test holes, or monitoring 
11wells in connection with any
activity regulated by the 
12Department, except that notification of intent to
drill 
13accompanied by the required fee as established by the 
14Department
and a bond shall be filed with the Department, a 
15permit shall be obtained,
and all holes  shall be plugged under 
 
 
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1the supervision of the Department.
The bond shall be executed 
2by a surety, authorized to transact business in
this State, in 
3the amount of $2500 for each permit or a blanket
bond of 
4$25,000 for all permits. In lieu of the surety bond, the

5applicant may
provide cash, certificates of deposit, or 
6irrevocable letters of credit as
security for the plugging 
7obligation under the terms and conditions as the
Department may 
8provide by rule.

9    Information and records of the Department in connection 
10with the
drilling of any geological, structure, coal, or other 
11mineral test hole
shall be kept confidential, if requested in 
12writing by the permittee, for a
period of 2 years following the 
13date the permit was issued.

14(Source: P.A. 89-243, eff. 8-4-95.)".