House Sponsors: DURKIN. Senate Sponsors: WALSH,T Short description: PRIVATE SEWAGE DISPOSAL Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Private Sewage Disposal Licensing Act to add a caption. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. (Tabled April 15, 1997) Deletes reference to: 225 ILCS 225/20 Adds reference to: 225 ILCS 225/10 from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 116.310 225 ILCS 225/10.5 new Replaces the title and everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Private Sewage Disposal Licensing Act. Provides that units of local government that elect to enforce ordinances setting forth standards for private sewage systems must adopt in those ordinances the minimum code of standards promulgated by the Department of Public Health. Creates the Advisory Commission on Private Sewage Disposal to evaluate the effectiveness of the existing State code of standards for private sewage disposal systems and licensing requirements and to perform other specified duties. Requires units of local government seeking to regulate private sewage disposal contractors by ordinance in a manner deviating from the State code for an environmental or public health purpose to obtain approval from the Department of Public Health, following a public hearing, for each deviation from a section of the code. Adds an immediate effective date, except that the provisions relating to local ordinances take effect on July 1, 1998. FISCAL NOTE (Dpt. Public Health) Fiscal impact is expected to be $20,000 to $25,000 annually. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 2. Deletes reference to: 225 ILCS 225/20 Adds reference to: 225 ILCS 225/10.5 new Replaces the title and everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Private Sewage Disposal Licensing Act. Creates the Advisory Commission on Private Sewage Disposal to evaluate the effectiveness of the existing State code of standards for private sewage disposal systems and licensing requirements and to perform other specified duties. Effective immediately. Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 90-0151 Last action date: 97-07-23 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 1 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status