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Public Act 103-0351
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| HB3508 Enrolled | LRB103 30961 CPF 57541 b |
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AN ACT concerning safety.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The PFAS Reduction Act is amended by adding |
Section 40 as follows:
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(415 ILCS 170/40 new) |
Sec. 40. PFAS disposal program. The Agency shall establish
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a take-back program for fire departments that use and store |
firefighting foam
containing PFAS. Fire departments that |
participated in the most recent survey
described in Section 25 |
shall be eligible to participate in
the program, but |
participation in the program shall not be
required. The |
program shall provide funding and resources to
ensure the |
proper disposal or destruction of firefighting foam containing
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PFAS. The program shall continue for a period of 5 years or
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until the Office of the State Fire Marshal finds that no
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firefighting foam containing PFAS is reported in the survey
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described in
Section 25. This program is subject to |
appropriation.
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
becoming law.
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