(415 ILCS 170/40) Sec. 40. PFAS disposal program. The Agency shall establish
a take-back program for fire departments that use and store firefighting foam
containing PFAS. Fire departments that participated in the most recent survey
described in Section 25 shall be eligible to participate in
the program, but participation in the program shall not be
required. The program shall provide funding and resources to
ensure the proper disposal or destruction of firefighting foam containing
PFAS. The program shall continue for a period of 5 years or
until the Office of the State Fire Marshal finds that no
firefighting foam containing PFAS is reported in the survey
described in
Section 25. This program is subject to appropriation.
(Source: P.A. 103-351, eff. 7-28-23.) |