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90_SB1242

      415 ILCS 5/8              from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1008
          Amends the Environmental Protection Act.  Adds a  caption
      to  the  legislative declaration Section in the air pollution
      Title of the Act.
                                                     LRB9008455LDdv
                                               LRB9008455LDdv
 1        AN ACT to  amend  the  Environmental  Protection  Act  by
 2    changing Section 8.
 3        Be  it  enacted  by  the People of the State of Illinois,
 4    represented in the General Assembly:
 5        Section 5.  The Environmental Protection Act  is  amended
 6    by changing Section 8 as follows:
 7        (415 ILCS 5/8) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1008)
 8        Sec.  8.  Legislative  declaration.  The General Assembly
 9    finds that pollution of the air of this State  constitutes  a
10    menace   to   public   health  and  welfare,  creates  public
11    nuisances,  adds   to   cleaning   costs,   accelerates   the
12    deterioration  of  materials,  adversely affects agriculture,
13    business,  industry,  recreation,  climate,  and  visibility,
14    depresses property values, and offends the senses.
15        It is the purpose of this Title to restore, maintain, and
16    enhance the purity of the air  of  this  State  in  order  to
17    protect  health,  welfare,  property, and the quality of life
18    and to assure that no air contaminants  are  discharged  into
19    the atmosphere without being given the degree of treatment or
20    control necessary to prevent pollution.
21    (Source: P.A. 76-2429.)

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