94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
SB2645


 
Introduced 1/20/2006, by Sen. Susan Garrett
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		














420 ILCS 15/2
  from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 230.22







    Amends the the Spent Nuclear Fuel Act to reflect the Illinois Emergency Management Agency's assumption of duties assigned to the Agency's predecessor, the Department of Nuclear Safety. Effective immediately.
















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SB2645

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    AN ACT concerning safety.

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


 
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    Section 5. The Spent Nuclear Fuel Act is amended  by 
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changing Section 2 as follows:
 



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    (420 ILCS 15/2)  (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 230.22)



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    Sec. 2. No person may dispose of, store, or accept any 
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spent nuclear
fuel which was used in any power generating 
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facility located outside this
State, or transport into this 
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State for disposal or storage any spent nuclear
fuel which was 
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used in any power generating facility located outside this

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State, unless the state of origin of such spent nuclear fuel 
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has a facility,
which is not part of a power generating 
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facility, for the disposal or storage
of spent nuclear fuel 
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substantially like that of this State and has entered
into a 
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reciprocity agreement with this State.  The determination as to 
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whether
the state of origin has a disposal or storage facility 
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for spent nuclear
fuel substantially like that of this State is 
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to be made by the Director
of the Illinois Emergency Management 
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Agency
Department of Nuclear Safety and
all reciprocity 
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agreements must be approved by a majority of the members
of 
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both Houses of the General Assembly and approved and signed by 
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the Governor.

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(Source: P.A. 81-1516, Art. II.)

 

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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
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becoming law.