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| | 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
HB1654 Introduced , by Rep. Tom Cross SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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525 ILCS 45/2 | from Ch. 5, par. 1602 |
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Amends the Water Use Act of 1983. Makes a technical change in a Section
concerning the
purpose of the Act.
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| | A BILL FOR |
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| | HB1654 | | LRB098 05805 MRW 35844 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning conservation.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Water Use Act of 1983 is amended by changing |
| 5 | | Section 2 as follows:
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| 6 | | (525 ILCS 45/2) (from Ch. 5, par. 1602)
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| 7 | | Sec. 2. Declaration of Policy. The
The General Assembly |
| 8 | | declares it to
be in the public interest to better manage and |
| 9 | | conserve water, to
establish a mechanism for restricting |
| 10 | | withdrawals of groundwater in
emergencies, and to provide
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| 11 | | public notice of planned substantial withdrawals of water after |
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effective date of this Act from new points of withdrawal |
| 13 | | before water is withdrawn. |
| 14 | | (Source: P.A. 85-483.)
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