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91_HR0051enr HR0051 Enrolled LRB9102069ACtmA 1 HOUSE RESOLUTION 51 2 WHEREAS, The Private Sewage Disposal Licensing Act was 3 enacted in 1973 "to protect, promote and preserve the public 4 health, safety and general welfare by providing for licensing 5 of private sewage disposal contractors and the establishment 6 and enforcement of a minimum code of standards for design, 7 construction, materials, operation and maintenance of private 8 sewage disposal systems, for the transportation and disposal 9 of wastes therefrom, and for private sewage disposal 10 servicing equipment"; and 11 WHEREAS, Innovations in technology for the development 12 and use of on-site wastewater systems have changed since 13 1973; and 14 WHEREAS, The State of Illinois has experienced 15 substantial population growth and expansion into rural areas, 16 dramatically increasing the number of on-site wastewater 17 systems in use in those areas; and 18 WHEREAS, Rural population growth has created a need for 19 more professional and innovative solutions to on-site 20 wastewater problems in the State; and 21 WHEREAS, Both the State and federal government lack 22 sufficient funding to properly inspect, test, and develop 23 on-site wastewater systems in a manner that protects and 24 promotes the public health, safety, and general welfare of 25 the people of the State of Illinois; therefore be it 26 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 27 NINETY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 28 there is created the Private Sewage Disposal Review 29 Commission consisting of 4 members appointed by the Speaker 30 of the House and 3 members appointed by the Minority Leader 31 of the House, all of whom shall serve without compensation HR0051 Enrolled -2- LRB9102069ACtmA 1 but shall be reimbursed for their reasonable and necessary 2 expenses from funds available for that purpose; and be it 3 further 4 RESOLVED, That the Commission shall meet initially at the 5 call of the Speaker, shall select one member as chairperson 6 at its initial meeting, shall thereafter meet at the call of 7 the chairperson, shall hold public hearings, shall receive 8 the assistance of legislative staff, and shall report its 9 findings and recommendations concerning the Private Sewage 10 Disposal Licensing Act to the House by filing copies of its 11 report with the Clerk of the House on or before January 2, 12 2001; and that upon filing its report the commission is 13 dissolved.