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SB364 Engrossed                                LRB9207741LBcs

 1        AN ACT concerning methyl tertiary butyl ether.

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


 4        Section  1.  Short  title.   This Act may be cited as the
 5    MTBE Elimination Act.

 6        Section 5.  Findings.  The General  Assembly  finds  that
 7    methyl  tertiary  butyl  ether  (MTBE)  presents  substantial
 8    environmental risks to the water quality in Illinois, as well
 9    as to the public health, safety, and welfare of the people of
10    the State of Illinois.

11        Section 10.  Definitions.  As used in this Act:
12        "MTBE" means methyl tertiary butyl ether.
13        "Agency"  means  the  Illinois  Environmental  Protection
14    Agency.

15        Section  15.  MTBE Prohibitions.  Beginning 3 years after
16    the effective date of this Act, no person  shall  use,  sell,
17    offer  for  sale, distribute, blend, or manufacture MTBE as a
18    fuel additive in Illinois.

19        Section 20.  Programs.  The Agency is hereby directed  to
20    coordinate  with  the  United States Environmental Protection
21    Agency,  other  federal,  state,   and   local   governmental
22    agencies,  and  private  entities  to  develop  accurate  and
23    improved   MTBE  groundwater  testing  methodologies  and  to
24    develop  more  efficient  and  cost   effective   remediation
25    procedures for public water supplies and sources contaminated
26    with MTBE.
 
SB364 Engrossed             -2-                LRB9207741LBcs
 1        Section  99.  Effective date.  This Act takes effect upon
 2    becoming law.

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