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1 | AN ACT concerning safety.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Radon Industry Licensing Act is amended by | ||||||
5 | changing Section 25 and by adding Sections 27 and 28 as | ||||||
6 | follows:
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7 | (420 ILCS 44/25)
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8 | Sec. 25. License requirement. Beginning January 1, 1998, no | ||||||
9 | person
shall sell a device or
perform a service for | ||||||
10 | compensation to detect the presence of radon or radon
progeny | ||||||
11 | in the indoor atmosphere, perform laboratory analysis, or | ||||||
12 | perform a service to reduce the
presence of radon or radon
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13 | progeny in the indoor atmosphere unless the
person has been | ||||||
14 | licensed by the
Agency. The application procedures for a | ||||||
15 | license shall be established
by rule of the Agency. This | ||||||
16 | Section does not apply to retail stores that only sell or | ||||||
17 | distribute radon sampling devices but are not engaged in the | ||||||
18 | manufacture of radon sampling devices or a relationship with | ||||||
19 | the client for other services such as home inspection or | ||||||
20 | representation as in a real estate transaction and that do not | ||||||
21 | perform laboratory analysis, measurement, or mitigation | ||||||
22 | services .
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23 | (Source: P.A. 94-369, eff. 7-29-05.)
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1 | (420 ILCS 44/27 new) | ||||||
2 | Sec. 27. Approval of radon sampling and measurement | ||||||
3 | devices. No person shall sell a device in this State to detect | ||||||
4 | the presence of radon or radon progeny in the indoor atmosphere | ||||||
5 | without prior approval of the device from the Agency. All | ||||||
6 | electronic radon detection devices sold in this State must be | ||||||
7 | calibrated to ensure the accuracy and precision of their | ||||||
8 | measurements of radon and radon progeny. | ||||||
9 | (420 ILCS 44/28 new)
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10 | Sec. 28. Task Force on Radon-Resistant Building Codes. | ||||||
11 | (a) The Radon-Resistant Building Codes Task Force is | ||||||
12 | created. The Task Force consists of the following members: | ||||||
13 | (1) the Director, ex officio, or his or her | ||||||
14 | representative, who is the chair of the Task Force; | ||||||
15 | (2) a representative, designated by the Director, of a | ||||||
16 | home builders' association in Illinois; | ||||||
17 | (3) a representative, designated by the Director, of a | ||||||
18 | home inspectors' association in Illinois; | ||||||
19 | (4) a representative, designated by the Director, of an | ||||||
20 | international building code organization; | ||||||
21 | (5) a representative, designated by the Director, of an | ||||||
22 | Illinois realtors' organization; | ||||||
23 | (6) two representatives, designated by the Director, | ||||||
24 | of respiratory disease organizations, each from a |
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1 | different organization; | ||||||
2 | (7) a representative, designated by the Director, of a | ||||||
3 | cancer research and prevention organization; | ||||||
4 | (8) a representative, designated by the Director, of a | ||||||
5 | municipal organization in Illinois; | ||||||
6 | (9) one person appointed by the Speaker of the House of | ||||||
7 | Representatives; | ||||||
8 | (10) one person appointed by the Minority Leader of the | ||||||
9 | House of Representatives; | ||||||
10 | (11) one person appointed by the President of the | ||||||
11 | Senate; and | ||||||
12 | (12) one person appointed by the Minority Leader of the | ||||||
13 | Senate. | ||||||
14 | (b) The Task Force shall meet at the call of the chair. | ||||||
15 | Members shall serve without compensation, but may be reimbursed | ||||||
16 | for their reasonable expenses from moneys appropriated for that | ||||||
17 | purpose. The Agency shall provide staff and support for the | ||||||
18 | operation of the Task Force. | ||||||
19 | (c) The Task Force shall make recommendations to the | ||||||
20 | Governor, the Agency, the Environmental Protection Agency, and | ||||||
21 | the Pollution Control Board concerning the adoption of rules | ||||||
22 | for building codes.
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23 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
24 | becoming law.
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