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| | 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
SB1927 Introduced 2/9/2023, by Sen. Laura Ellman SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that the Environmental Protection Agency may establish a take-back program for local fire departments that use and store older firefighting foam made with perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, also known as PFAS. Effective immediately.
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| | SB1927 | | LRB103 28769 CPF 55152 b |
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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 22.63 as follows:
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| 6 | | (415 ILCS 5/22.63 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 22.63. PFAS take-back program. The Agency may |
| 8 | | establish a take-back program for local fire departments that |
| 9 | | use and store older firefighting foam made with perfluoroalkyl |
| 10 | | and polyfluoroalkyl substances, also known as PFAS.
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| 11 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
| 12 | | becoming law.
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