Public Act 101-0226
 
HB0137 EnrolledLRB101 02902 RJF 47910 b



    AN ACT concerning State government.

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





 
    Section 5. The Environmental Protection Act is amended  by 
changing Section 14.7 as follows:
 
    (415 ILCS 5/14.7)
    Sec. 14.7. Preservation of community water supplies.
    (a) The Agency shall adopt rules governing certain 
corrosion prevention projects carried out on community water 
supplies. Those rules shall not apply to buried pipelines 
including, but not limited to, pipes, mains, and joints. The 
rules shall exclude routine maintenance activities of 
community water supplies including, but not limited to, the use 
of protective coatings applied by the owner's utility personnel 
during the course of performing routine maintenance 
activities. Routine maintenance The activities shall may 
include, but not be limited to, the painting of fire hydrants; 
routine over-coat painting of interior and exterior building 
surfaces such as floors, doors, windows, and ceilings; and 
routine touch-up and over-coat  application of protective 
coatings typically found on water utility pumps, pipes, tanks, 
and other water treatment plant appurtenances and utility owned 
structures. Those rules shall include:
        (1) standards for ensuring that community water 
    supplies carry out corrosion prevention and mitigation 
    methods according to corrosion prevention industry 
    standards adopted by the Agency;
        (2) requirements that community water supplies use:
            (A) protective coatings personnel to carry out 
        corrosion prevention and mitigation methods on exposed 
        water treatment tanks, exposed non-concrete water 
        treatment structures, exposed water treatment pipe 
        galleys; exposed pumps; and generators; the Agency 
        shall not limit to protective coatings personnel any 
        other work relating to prevention and mitigation 
        methods on any other water treatment appurtenances 
        where protective coatings are utilized for corrosion 
        control and prevention to prolong the life of the water 
        utility asset; and
            (B) inspectors to ensure that best practices and 
        standards are adhered to on each corrosion prevention 
        project; and
        (3) standards to prevent environmental degradation 
    that might occur as a result of carrying out corrosion 
    prevention and mitigation methods including, but not 
    limited to, standards to prevent the improper handling and 
    containment of hazardous materials, especially lead paint, 
    removed from the exterior of a community water supply.
    In adopting rules under this subsection (a), the Agency

shall obtain input from corrosion industry experts

specializing in the training of personnel to
carry out 
corrosion prevention and mitigation methods.
    (b) As used in this Section:
    "Community water supply" has the meaning ascribed to that

term in Section 3.145 of this Act.
    "Corrosion" means a naturally occurring phenomenon

commonly defined as the deterioration of a metal that results 
from a chemical or electrochemical reaction
with its 
environment.
    "Corrosion prevention and mitigation methods" means the 
preparation, application, installation,
    removal, or general 
maintenance as necessary of a
    protective coating system, 
including any or more of the
    following:
            (A) surface preparation and coating application on
        
        the exterior or interior of a community water supply; 
        or
            (B) shop painting of structural steel fabricated
        
        for installation as part of a community water supply.
    "Corrosion prevention project" means carrying out

corrosion prevention and mitigation methods. "Corrosion 
prevention project" does not include clean-up related to 
surface preparation.
    "Protective coatings personnel" means personnel employed 
or retained by a contractor providing services covered by this 
Section to carry out corrosion prevention or mitigation methods 
or inspections.
    (c) (Blank). This Section shall apply to only those 
projects receiving 100% funding from the State.
    (d) Each contract procured pursuant to the Illinois 
Procurement Code for the provision of services covered by this 
Section (1) shall comply with applicable provisions of the 
Illinois Procurement Code and (2) shall include provisions for 
reporting participation by minority persons, as defined by 
Section 2 of the Business Enterprise for Minorities, Women, and 
Persons with Disabilities Act; women, as defined by Section 2 
of the Business Enterprise for Minorities, Women, and Persons 
with Disabilities Act; and veterans, as defined by Section 
45-57 of the Illinois Procurement Code, in apprenticeship and 
training programs in which the contractor or his or her 
subcontractors participate. The requirements of this Section 
do not apply to an individual licensed under the Professional 
Engineering Practice Act of 1989 or the Structural Engineering 
Act of 1989. 

(Source: P.A. 99-923, eff. 7-1-17; 100-391, eff. 8-25-17.)
 
    Section 10. The Illinois Highway Code is amended  by 
changing Section 4-106 as follows:
 
    (605 ILCS 5/4-106)
    Sec. 4-106. Preservation of bridge infrastructure.
    (a) The Department may adopt rules governing all corrosion 
prevention projects carried out on eligible bridges. Rules may 
include a process for ensuring that corrosion prevention and 
mitigation methods are carried out according to corrosion 
prevention industry standards adopted by the Department for 
eligible bridges that include:
        (1) a plan to prevent environmental degradation that 
    could occur as a result of carrying out corrosion 
    prevention and mitigation methods including the careful 
    handling and containment of hazardous materials; and
        (2) consulting and interacting directly with, for the 
    purpose of utilizing trained personnel specializing in the  
    design and inspection of corrosion prevention and

    mitigation methods on bridges.
    (b) As used in this Section:
    "Corrosion" means a naturally occurring phenomenon

commonly defined as the deterioration of a metal that results 
from a chemical or electrochemical reaction with its 
environment.
    "Corrosion prevention and mitigation methods" means:
        (1) the preparation, application, installation,  
    removal, or general maintenance as necessary of a 
    protective coating system including the following:
            (A) surface preparation and coating application on 
        an eligible bridge, but does not include gunite gunnite 
        or similar materials; or
            (B) shop painting of structural steel fabricated 
        for installation as part of an eligible bridge.
    "Corrosion prevention project" means carrying out 
corrosion prevention and mitigation methods during 
construction, alteration, maintenance, repair work on 
permanently exposed portions of an eligible bridge, or at any 
other time necessary on an eligible bridge. "Corrosion 
prevention project" does not include traffic control or 
clean-up related to surface preparation or the application of 
any curing compound or other substance onto or into any cement, 
cementitious substrate, or bituminous material.
    "Eligible bridge" means a bridge or overpass the 
construction, alteration, maintenance, or repair work on which 
is funded directly by, or provided other assistance through, a 
municipality, a public-private partnership, the State, the 
federal government, or some combination thereof 100% funded by 
the State. "Eligible bridge" does not include a bridge or 
overpass that is being demolished, removed, or replaced.
    (c) The requirements of this Section do not apply to an 
individual licensed under the Professional Engineering 
Practice Act of 1989 or the Structural Engineering Act of 1989. 

(Source: P.A. 99-923, eff. 7-1-17.)