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1 AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 171
2 AMENDMENT NO. . Amend House Bill 171 as follows:
3 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the
4 following:
5 "Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
6 MTBE Elimination Act.
7 Section 5. Findings. The General Assembly finds that
8 methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) presents substantial
9 environmental risks to the water quality in Illinois, as well
10 as to the public health, safety, and welfare of the people of
11 the State of Illinois.
12 Section 10. Definitions. As used in this Act:
13 "MTBE" means methyl tertiary butyl ether.
14 "Agency" means the Illinois Environmental Protection
15 Agency.
16 Section 15. MTBE Prohibitions. Beginning 3 years after
17 the effective date of this Act, no person shall use, sell,
18 offer for sale, distribute, blend, or manufacture MTBE as a
19 fuel additive in Illinois.
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1 Section 20. Programs. The Agency is hereby directed to
2 coordinate with the United States Environmental Protection
3 Agency, other federal, state, and local governmental
4 agencies, and private entities to develop accurate and
5 improved MTBE groundwater testing methodologies and to
6 develop more efficient and cost effective remediation
7 procedures for public water supplies and sources contaminated
8 with MTBE.
9 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
10 becoming law.".