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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 Environmental Protection Act is amended by | ||||||
| 5 | adding Section 9.16 as follows: | ||||||
| 6 | (415 ILCS 5/9.16 new) | ||||||
| 7 | Sec. 9.16. Notice for facilities emitting ethylene oxide. | ||||||
| 8 | (a) Any facility that self-reports an ethylene oxide leak | ||||||
| 9 | or is found to be in violation concerning an ethylene oxide | ||||||
| 10 | leak shall issue a notice immediately upon discovery of the | ||||||
| 11 | leak to all affected property owners and units of local | ||||||
| 12 | government within 2,500 feet of the leak site. The notice | ||||||
| 13 | system shall be funded by the facility. The notice shall, at a | ||||||
| 14 | minimum, contain the following information: | ||||||
| 15 | (1) the name and address of the site or facility where | ||||||
| 16 | the leak occurred or is suspected to have occurred; | ||||||
| 17 | (2) the identification and approximate amount of the | ||||||
| 18 | contaminant leaked or suspected to have been leaked; | ||||||
| 19 | (3) information as to whether the contaminant was | ||||||
| 20 | leaked or suspected to have been leaked into the air, land, | ||||||
| 21 | or water; | ||||||
| 22 | (4) a brief description of the potential adverse health | ||||||
| 23 | effects posed by the contaminant; | ||||||
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| 1 | (5) the name, business address, and phone number of | ||||||
| 2 | persons at the Agency from whom additional information | ||||||
| 3 | about the leak or suspected leak can be obtained; | ||||||
| 4 | (6) the name, business address, and phone number of | ||||||
| 5 | persons at the Department of Public Health from whom | ||||||
| 6 | additional information about the health effects of the leak | ||||||
| 7 | or suspected leak can be obtained; | ||||||
| 8 | (7) the date, time of occurrence, and duration of the | ||||||
| 9 | leak; and | ||||||
| 10 | (8) if known, the wind direction during the leak. | ||||||
| 11 | (b) The provisions of this Section apply only to an owner | ||||||
| 12 | or operator of a sterilization source using one ton or more of | ||||||
| 13 | ethylene oxide in a rolling 12-month period of sterilization or | ||||||
| 14 | fumigation operations. This Section does not apply to: beehive | ||||||
| 15 | fumigators; research or laboratory facilities, as defined in | ||||||
| 16 | Section 112(c)(7) of Title III of the federal Clean Air Act; or | ||||||
| 17 | sources such as hospitals, doctors' offices, clinics, or other | ||||||
| 18 | facilities for which the primary purpose is to provide medical | ||||||
| 19 | services to humans or animals.
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