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420 ILCS 44/5

(420 ILCS 44/5)

Sec. 5. Legislative declaration.

The General Assembly declares that it is
in the interest of the people of Illinois to establish a comprehensive program
for determining the extent to which radon and radon progeny are present
in dwellings and other buildings in Illinois at concentrations that pose a
potential risk to the occupants and for determining measures that can be taken
to reduce and prevent such risk. The General Assembly also finds that public
concerns over the dangers from radon and radon progeny may give rise to
unscrupulous practices that exploit those concerns but do not mitigate the
dangers from radon and radon progeny.
It is therefore declared to be
the public policy of this State that in order to
safeguard the health, property, and public welfare of its citizens, persons
engaged in the
business of measuring the presence of radon or radon progeny in dwellings and
reducing the presence of radon and radon progeny in the indoor
atmosphere
shall be regulated by the State through licensing requirements.

(Source: P.A. 94-369, eff. 7-29-05.)