HB1088ham001 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Rep. Dan Reitz

Filed: 3/18/2009

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1088

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1088 as follows:

on page 1, line 5, by replacing "Section 27" with "Sections 27 and 28"; and

on page 2, immediately below line 8, by inserting the following:

"(420 ILCS 44/28 new)

Sec. 28. Task Force on Radon-Resistant Building Codes.

(a) The Radon-Resistant Building Codes Task Force is created. The Task Force consists of the following members:

(1) the Director, ex officio, or his or her representative, who is the chair of the Task Force;

(2) a representative, designated by the Director, of a home builders' association in Illinois;

(3) a representative, designated by the Director, of a home inspectors' association in Illinois;

(4) a representative, designated by the Director, of an international building code organization;

(5) a representative, designated by the Director, of an Illinois realtors' organization;

(6) two representatives, designated by the Director, of respiratory disease organizations, each from a different organization;

(7) a representative, designated by the Director, of a cancer research and prevention organization;

(8) a representative, designated by the Director, of a municipal organization in Illinois;

(9) one person appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives;

(10) one person appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives;

(11) one person appointed by the President of the Senate; and

(12) one person appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate.

(b) The Task Force shall meet at the call of the chair. Members shall serve without compensation, but may be reimbursed for their reasonable expenses from moneys appropriated for that purpose. The Agency shall provide staff and support for the operation of the Task Force.

(c) The Task Force shall make recommendations to the Governor, the Agency, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Pollution Control Board concerning the adoption of rules for building codes.".