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92_HB4752 LRB9212031AGcs 1 AN ACT concerning wetlands. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Interagency Wetland Policy Act of 1989 is 5 amended by changing Section 1-3 as follows: 6 (20 ILCS 830/1-3) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 9701-3) 7 Sec. 1-3. Application. The General Assembly recognizes 8 the environmental, economic and social values of the State's 9 remaining wetlands and directs that State agencies shall 10 preserve, enhance, and create wetlands where possible and 11 avoid adverse impacts to wetlands from: 12 (a) State and State pass-through funded construction 13 activities. This Act does not apply to construction 14 activities costing less than $10,000, in which non-public 15 contributions are at least 25 percent of the total cost. 16 This Act does not apply to cleanup of contaminated sites 17 authorized, funded, or approved pursuant to: (1) the federal 18 Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and 19 Liability Act of 1980 (P.L. 96-510), as amended; (2) the 20 leaking underground storage tank program, as established in 21 Subtitle I of the Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments of 22 1984 (P.L. 98-616), as amended, of the Resource Conservation 23 and Recovery Act of 1976 (P.L. 94-580); (3) the State 24 remedial action program established under Section 4 of the 25 Environmental Protection Act, as amended, or any other 26 Section of this Act or regulations promulgated thereunder 27 thatwhichpertain to the above exempted federal cleanup 28 programs. 29 This Act does not apply to projects receiving loan 30 assistance provided to local government units under the 31 provisions of the Illinois Water Pollution Control Revolving -2- LRB9212031AGcs 1 Fund, that are subject to review under the National 2 Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) or the state 3 equivalent, pursuant to rules governing the Illinois Water 4 Pollution Control Revolving Fund. 5 (b) State supported land management activities; 6 (c) State and State supported technical assistance 7 programs; and 8 (d) Other State activities that result in adverse 9 impacts to wetlands. 10 Educational materials produced with State support, shall 11 be consistent with the policies contained within this Act. 12 (Source: P.A. 86-157.)