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92_HB5551 LRB9212260LBpr 1 AN ACT concerning environmental safety. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Environmental Protection Act is amended 5 by changing Section 58 as follows: 6 (415 ILCS 5/58) 7 Sec. 58. Intent of Title. It is the intent of this 8 Title: 9 (1) To establish a risk-based system of remediation 10 based on protection of human health and the environment 11 relative to present and future uses of the site. 12 (2) To assure that the land use for which remedial 13 action was undertaken will not be modified without 14 consideration of the adequacy of such remedial action for 15 the new land use. 16 (3) To provide incentives to the private sector to 17 undertake remedial action. 18 (4) To establish expeditious alternatives for the 19 review of site investigation and remedial activities, 20 including a privatized review process. 21 (5) To assure that the resources of the Hazardous 22 Waste Fund are used in a manner that is protective of 23 human health and the environment relative to present and 24 future uses of the site and surrounding area. 25 (6) To provide assistance to units of local 26 government for remediation of properties contaminated or 27 potentially contaminated by commercial, industrial, or 28 other uses, to provide loans for the redevelopment of 29 brownfields, and to establish and provide for the 30 administration of the Brownfields Redevelopment Fund. 31 (Source: P.A. 90-123, eff. 7-21-97; 91-36, eff. 6-15-99.)