Full Text of SB0727 103rd General Assembly
SB0727sam001 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY | Sen. Mike Simmons Filed: 4/17/2024 | | 10300SB0727sam001 | | LRB103 03200 CES 72365 a |
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 727
| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 727 by replacing | 3 | | everything after the enacting clause with the following: | 4 | | "Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Safe | 5 | | Public Drinking Water Act. | 6 | | Section 5. Definitions. As used in this Act: | 7 | | "Agency" means the Environmental Protection Agency. | 8 | | "Board" means the Pollution Control Board. | 9 | | "MCL" means maximum contaminant level, or the legal | 10 | | threshold limit on the amount of a substance that is allowed in | 11 | | public water systems. | 12 | | Section 10. Purpose. It is the goal of the State of | 13 | | Illinois to protect residents from harmful toxins in drinking | 14 | | water. Accordingly, this Act directs the Agency to propose, | 15 | | and the Board to adopt, rules establishing State-only MCLs for |
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| 1 | | likely or known carcinogens found in public drinking water | 2 | | systems. | 3 | | Section 15. Maximum contaminant levels; rulemaking. | 4 | | (a) The Agency shall conduct an initial study on primary | 5 | | drinking water standards and, by no later than June 30, 2025, | 6 | | present its findings to the General Assembly for the purpose | 7 | | of implementing a State-only MCL for carcinogens and toxic | 8 | | chemicals that are likely to pose a substantial health hazard | 9 | | to residents of the State. | 10 | | (b) The Agency shall, within 2 years after June 30, 2025, | 11 | | take all actions needed to obtain the expertise necessary to | 12 | | propose rules that will establish a State-only MCL for | 13 | | carcinogens and toxic chemicals that are likely to pose a | 14 | | substantial health hazard to residents of the State. | 15 | | (c) By no later than June 30, 2029, the Agency shall | 16 | | propose, and, by no later than June 30, 2030, the Board shall | 17 | | adopt, amendments to the Board rules that establish State-only | 18 | | MCLs for carcinogens and toxic chemicals that are likely to | 19 | | pose a substantial health hazard to residents of the State. | 20 | | (d) At a minimum, the rules adopted by the Board under this | 21 | | Section shall establish: | 22 | | (1) a State-only MCL for perfluoroalkyl substances and | 23 | | polyfluoroalkyl substances in public drinking water | 24 | | systems; | 25 | | (2) a State-only MCL for hexavalent chromium in public |
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| 1 | | drinking water systems; | 2 | | (3) a State-only MCL for 1,4 dioxane in public | 3 | | drinking water systems; and | 4 | | (4) a requirement for the Agency to propose | 5 | | implementing a State-only MCL for any other pollutants in | 6 | | public drinking water systems when 2 or more other states | 7 | | have set limits or issued guidance on a given pollutant. | 8 | | (e) In proceedings under this Section, the Agency and the | 9 | | Board shall review MCLs adopted by other states, the studies | 10 | | and scientific evidence reviewed by those states, material in | 11 | | the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, and the | 12 | | latest peer-reviewed science and independent or government | 13 | | agency studies, and shall propose and adopt an MCL that | 14 | | provides at least as much protection as any MCL or health | 15 | | advisory promulgated by the United States Environmental | 16 | | Protection Agency and that is protective of public health, | 17 | | including vulnerable subpopulations, such as pregnant and | 18 | | nursing mothers, infants, and children. The Agency and the | 19 | | Board shall annually review the latest peer-reviewed science | 20 | | and independent or government agency studies and undertake | 21 | | additional rulemaking if needed to comply with this Act.". |
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