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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 

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    WHEREAS,
The Private Sewage Disposal Licensing Act was 
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enacted in 1973 "to protect,
promote and preserve the public 
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health, safety and general welfare by providing
for licensing 
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of private sewage disposal contractors and the establishment 
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and
enforcement of a minimum code of standards for design, 
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construction, materials,
operation and maintenance of private 
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sewage disposal systems, for the
transportation and disposal of 
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wastes therefrom, and for private sewage
disposal servicing 
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equipment"; and

 

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    WHEREAS,
Innovations in technology for the development and 
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use of onsite wastewater
systems have changed since 1973; and

 

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    WHEREAS,
The State of Illinois has experienced substantial 
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population growth and
expansion into rural areas, dramatically 
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increasing the number of onsite
wastewater systems in use in 
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those areas; and

 

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    WHEREAS,
Rural population growth has created a need for 
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more professional and
innovative solutions to onsite 
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wastewater problems in the State; and

 

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    WHEREAS,
Both the State and federal government lack 
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sufficient funding to properly
inspect, test, and develop 
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onsite wastewater systems in a manner that
protects and 
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promotes the public health, safety, and general welfare of the

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people of the State of Illinois; therefore be it

 

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    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
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there is created the Private Sewage Disposal Review Commission 
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consisting of 4 members appointed by the Speaker of the House 
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and 3 members appointed by the Minority Leader of the House, 
 


 






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all of whom shall serve without compensation but shall be 
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reimbursed for their reasonable and necessary expenses from 
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funds available for that purpose; and be it further

 

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    RESOLVED,
That the Commission shall meet initially at the 
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call of the Speaker, shall
select one member as chairperson at 
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its initial meeting, shall thereafter meet
at the call of the 
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chairperson, shall hold public hearings, shall receive the

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assistance of legislative staff, and shall report its findings 
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and
recommendations concerning the Private Sewage Disposal 
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Licensing Act to the
House by filing copies of its report with 
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the Clerk of the House on or before
January 2, 2005; and that 
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upon filing its report the Commission is dissolved.