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92_HR0715 LRB9216382RHrh 1 HOUSE RESOLUTION 2 WHEREAS, Municipal Solid Waste landfills in Illinois are 3 required to protect the ground waters of the State; and 4 WHEREAS, Liners are used as a part of the system to 5 protect ground water; and 6 WHEREAS, Synthetic geomembranes are commonly part of the 7 liner design at landfills; and 8 WHEREAS, The effectiveness of liner systems, including 9 multiple liner systems, has not been fully evaluated in 10 Illinois for several years; therefore, be it 11 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 12 NINETY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 13 the Environmental Protection Agency is directed to study the 14 merits and effectiveness of multiple liner systems at 15 Illinois landfills and provide a recommendation on the 16 advisability of requiring multiple liner systems at all 17 future municipal solid waste landfills, subject to permits 18 from the Environmental Protection Agency; and be it further 19 RESOLVED, That the study shall (1) analyze current liner 20 designs; (2) evaluate the designs' effectiveness and relative 21 cost; and (3) evaluate other alternate multiple liner designs 22 including their cost and effectiveness; and be it further 23 RESOLVED, That the Environmental Protection Agency shall 24 file it's report with the General Assembly by December 31, 25 2002; and be it further 26 RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution shall be 27 delivered to the Director of the Environmental Protection 28 Agency.