Sen. Laura Fine
Filed: 5/3/2023
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3508




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3508 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
4    "Section 5. The PFAS Reduction Act is amended  by adding 
5Section 40 as follows:
 
6    (415 ILCS 170/40 new)
7    Sec. 40. PFAS disposal program. The Agency shall establish

8a take-back program for fire departments that use and store 
9firefighting foam
containing PFAS. Fire departments that 
10participated in the most recent survey
described in Section 25 
11shall be eligible to participate in
the program, but 
12participation in the program shall not be
required. The 
13program shall provide funding and resources to
ensure the 
14proper disposal or destruction of firefighting foam containing

15PFAS. The program shall continue for a period of 5 years or

16until the Office of the State Fire Marshal finds that no

 
 
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1firefighting foam containing PFAS is reported in the survey

2described in
Section 25. This program is subject to 
3appropriation.
 

4    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
5becoming law.".