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LRB093 22492 AMC 51995 r |
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| SENATE 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 SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL |
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| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that there is created the |
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| Private Sewage Disposal Review Commission consisting of 4 |
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| members appointed by the President of the Senate and 3 members |
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| appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate, all of whom |
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| shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for |