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91_SB0262

 
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 1        AN  ACT  to  amend  the  Environmental  Protection Act by
 2    changing Section 8.

 3        Be it enacted by the People of  the  State  of  Illinois,
 4    represented in the General Assembly:

 5        Section 5. The Environmental Protection Act is amended by
 6    changing Section 8 as follows:

 7        (415 ILCS 5/8) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1008)
 8        Sec.  8.  Legislative  findings  and purpose. The General
 9    Assembly finds that  pollution  of  the  air  of  this  State
10    constitutes  a  menace  to public health and welfare, creates
11    public nuisances, adds to  cleaning  costs,  accelerates  the
12    deterioration  of  materials,  adversely affects agriculture,
13    business,  industry,  recreation,  climate,  and  visibility,
14    depresses property values, and offends the senses.
15        It is the purpose of this Title to restore, maintain, and
16    enhance the purity of the air  of  this  State  in  order  to
17    protect  health,  welfare,  property, and the quality of life
18    and to assure that no air contaminants  are  discharged  into
19    the atmosphere without being given the degree of treatment or
20    control necessary to prevent pollution.
21    (Source: P.A. 76-2429.)

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