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92_SB2104

 
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 1        AN ACT concerning asbestos abatement.

 2        Be  it  enacted  by  the People of the State of Illinois,
 3    represented in the General Assembly:

 4        Section 5.  The Asbestos  Abatement  Act  is  amended  by
 5    changing Section 7 as follows:

 6        (105 ILCS 105/7) (from Ch. 122, par. 1407)
 7        Sec.   7.   Consistency  with  federal  law.   Rules  and
 8    regulations issued pursuant  to  this  Act,  including  those
 9    governing  the  preparation  of a list of contractors and the
10    removal of contractors therefrom as provided for  in  Section
11    10,  shall  not  be  inconsistent  with rules and regulations
12    promulgated by the  United  States  Environmental  Protection
13    Agency  pursuant  to  the  Toxic  Substances Control Act, the
14    Clean Air Act or other applicable federal  statutes.    Rules
15    issued  under  this  Act  shall incorporate the United States
16    Occupational  Safety  and  Health   Administration   Asbestos
17    Construction  Standard,  29 C.F.R. Part 1926.1101, as revised
18    June  29,  1998  or  thereafter,  and   the   United   States
19    Occupational Safety and Health Administration Instruction CPL
20    2-2.63  (November  3,  1995,  as  amended  January  9, 1996),
21    including  the  Appendix  D  Settlement  Agreement  with  the
22    Flooring Industry.   The  Department  shall  not  enforce  or
23    attempt  to  enforce rules that impose requirements different
24    than the aforementioned United States Occupational Safety and
25    Health Administration Standard and Instruction.
26    (Source: P.A. 84-951.)

27        Section 10.  The Commercial and Public Building  Asbestos
28    Abatement Act is amended by changing Section 25 as follows:

29        (225 ILCS 207/25)
 
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 1        Sec.  25.  Consistency  with  federal  law.  Rules issued
 2    under this Act, including those governing the preparation  of
 3    a  list  of  response  action  contractors and the removal of
 4    response action contractors from the list as provided for  in
 5    Section   20,  shall  not  be  inconsistent  with  rules  and
 6    regulations promulgated by the  United  States  Environmental
 7    Protection Agency under the Toxic Substances Control Act, the
 8    Clean  Air  Act, or other applicable federal statutes.  Rules
 9    issued under this Act shall  incorporate  the  United  States
10    Occupational   Safety   and  Health  Administration  Asbestos
11    Construction Standard, 29 C.F.R. Part 1926.1101,  as  revised
12    June   29,   1998   or  thereafter,  and  the  United  States
13    Occupational Safety and Health Administration Instruction CPL
14    2-2.63 (November  3,  1995,  as  amended  January  9,  1996),
15    including  the  Appendix  D  Settlement  Agreement  with  the
16    Flooring  Industry.    The  Department  shall  not enforce or
17    attempt to enforce rules that impose  requirements  different
18    than the aforementioned United States Occupational Safety and
19    Health Administration Standard and Instruction.
20    (Source: P.A. 89-143, eff. 7-14-95.)

21        Section  99.  Effective date.  This Act takes effect upon
22    becoming law.

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