Rep. Bob Morgan

Filed: 4/14/2021

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 705

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 705 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Illinois Underground Natural Gas Storage
5Safety Act is amended by changing Section 5 and by adding
6Section 27 as follows:
 
7    (415 ILCS 160/5)
8    Sec. 5. Definitions. As used in this Act, unless the
9context otherwise requires:
10    "Commission" means the Illinois Commerce Commission.
11    "Contaminant" means gas, salt water, or any other
12deleterious substance released from an underground natural gas
13storage facility.
14    "Department" means the Department of Natural Resources.
15    "Director" means the Director of Natural Resources.
16    "Downhole" means the portion of the underground natural

 

 

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1gas storage facility from the first flange attaching the
2wellhead to the pipeline equipment and continuing down the
3well casing to and including the storage reservoir.
4    "Federal Act" has the meaning given to that term in the
5Illinois Gas Pipeline Safety Act.
6    "Gas" means natural gas.
7    "Notice of probable violation" means a written notice,
8satisfying the criteria set forth in Section 35, given by the
9underground natural gas storage safety manager to a person who
10operates an underground natural gas storage facility that
11identifies a failure of such person to comply with the
12provisions of this Act or the provisions of 49 U.S.C. Chapter
13601 concerning underground natural gas storage facilities, or
14any Department order or rule issued under this Act, and may
15include recommendations for a penalty in connection therewith,
16subject to the terms of this Act.
17    "Person" means an individual, firm, joint venture,
18partnership, corporation, company, limited liability company,
19firm, association, municipality, cooperative association, or
20joint stock association. "Person" includes a trustee,
21receiver, assignee, or personal representative thereof.
22    "Underground natural gas storage facility" means a gas
23pipeline facility that stores natural gas in an underground
24facility, including a depleted hydrocarbon reservoir, an
25aquifer reservoir, and a solution-mined salt cavern reservoir.
26    "Underground natural gas storage safety manager" means the

 

 

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1manager of the Department's Underground Natural Gas Storage
2Safety Program or other staff of the Department assigned to
3underground natural gas storage safety issues.
4    "Verified facility release" means:
5        (1) there is an unintentional gas release that
6    originates within a quarter mile of an underground natural
7    gas storage facility;
8        (2) the gases from the release are collected and
9    tested, either by the underground natural gas storage
10    facility's owner and operator or paid for by the
11    underground natural gas storage facility's owner and
12    operator, using gas chromatography or isotopic analysis;
13    and
14        (3) the gases' composition has markers of thermogenic
15    origins that are indicative of pipeline gas.
16(Source: P.A. 100-1172, eff. 1-4-19.)
 
17    (415 ILCS 160/27 new)
18    Sec. 27. Verified facility release. In the case of a
19verified facility release, such as a natural gas incident as
20defined under 62 Ill. Adm. Code 240.1805, in addition to any
21remedial or administrative duty ordered by any authorized
22State or federal agency, the owner and operator of the
23underground natural gas storage facility is responsible for
24the following:
25        (1) Collection and testing of any gases released or

 

 

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1    found within a quarter mile of the underground natural gas
2    storage facility.
3        (2) Installation and maintenance of monitors in
4    affected areas, including homes, in accordance with the
5    Illinois Plumbing Licensing Law and any rules adopted
6    thereunder.
7        (3) Offering and maintaining gas-water separators in
8    affected areas, including homes, in accordance with the
9    Illinois Plumbing Licensing Law and any rules adopted
10    thereunder.
11        (4) Providing lodging accommodations when alerts from
12    gas detectors are active and levels are explosive.
13        (5) Undertaking a comprehensive inspection of the
14    underground natural gas storage facility's wells that
15    shall be completed by a licensed engineering firm.
16        (6) Setting routine scheduled testing of property
17    within the contamination area.
 
18    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
19becoming law.".