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1 AN ACT concerning safety.


2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,

3represented in the General Assembly:



4 Section 5. The Environmental Protection Act is amended by 
5changing Section 17.12 as follows:

6 (415 ILCS 5/17.12)
7 Sec. 17.12. Lead service line replacement and 
8notification.
9 (a) The purpose of this Act is to: (1) require the owners 
10and operators of community water supplies to develop, 
11implement, and maintain a comprehensive water service line 
12material inventory and a comprehensive lead service line 
13replacement plan, provide notice to occupants of potentially 
14affected buildings before any construction or repair work on 
15water mains or lead service lines, and request access to 
16potentially affected buildings before replacing lead service 
17lines; and (2) prohibit partial lead service line 
18replacements, except as authorized within this Section.
19 (b) The General Assembly finds and declares that: 
20  (1) There is no safe level of exposure to heavy metal 
21 lead, as found by the United States Environmental 
22 Protection Agency and the Centers for Disease Control and 
23 Prevention.
 
 
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1  (2) Lead service lines can convey this harmful 
2 substance to the drinking water supply.
3  (3) According to the Illinois Environmental Protection 
4 Agency's 2018 Service Line Material Inventory, the State 
5 of Illinois is estimated to have over 680,000 lead-based 
6 service lines still in operation.
7  (4) The true number of lead service lines is not fully 
8 known because Illinois lacks an adequate inventory of lead 
9 service lines.
10  (5) For the general health, safety and welfare of its 
11 residents, all lead service lines in Illinois should be 
12 disconnected from the drinking water supply, and the 
13 State's drinking water supply. 
14 (c) In this Section:
15 "Advisory Board" means the Lead Service Line Replacement 
16Advisory Board created under subsection (x).
17 "Community water supply" has the meaning ascribed to it in 
18Section 3.145 of this Act.
19 "Department" means the Department of Public Health.
20 "Emergency repair" means any unscheduled water main, water 
21service, or water valve repair or replacement that results 
22from failure or accident.
23 "Fund" means the Lead Service Line Replacement Fund 
24created under subsection (bb).
25 "Lead service line" means a service line made of lead or 
26service line connected to a lead pigtail, lead gooseneck, or 
 
 
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1other lead fitting.
2 "Material inventory" means a water service line material 
3inventory developed by a community water supply under this 
4Act.
5 "Non-community water supply" has the meaning ascribed to 
6it in Section 3.145 of the Environmental Protection Act.
7 "NSF/ANSI Standard" means a water treatment standard 
8developed by NSF International.
9 "Partial lead service line replacement" means replacement 
10of only a portion of a lead service line.
11 "Potentially affected building" means any building that is 
12provided water service through a service line that is either a 
13lead service line or a suspected lead service line.
14 "Public water supply" has the meaning ascribed to it in 
15Section 3.365 of this Act.
16 "Service line" means the piping, tubing, and necessary 
17appurtenances acting as a conduit from the water main or 
18source of potable water supply to the building plumbing at the 
19first shut-off valve or 18 inches inside the building, 
20whichever is shorter.
21 "Suspected lead service line" means a service line that a 
22community water supply finds more likely than not to be made of 
23lead after completing the requirements under paragraphs (2) 
24through (5) of subsection (h).
25 "Small system" means a community water supply that 
26regularly serves water to 3,300 or fewer persons. 
 
 
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1 (d) An owner or operator of a community water supply 
2shall: 
3  (1) develop an initial material inventory by April 15, 
4 2022 and electronically submit by April 15, 2023 an 
5 updated material inventory electronically to the Agency; 
6 and
7  (2) deliver a complete material inventory to the 
8 Agency no later than April 15, 2024, or such time as 
9 required by federal law, whichever is sooner. The complete 
10 inventory shall report the composition of all service 
11 lines in the community water supply's distribution system. 
12 (e) The Agency shall review and approve the final material 
13inventory submitted to it under subsection (d).
14 (f) If a community water supply does not submit a complete 
15inventory to the Agency by April 15, 2024 under paragraph (2) 
16of subsection (d), the community water supply may apply for an 
17extension to the Agency no less than 3 months prior to the due 
18date. The Agency shall develop criteria for granting material 
19inventory extensions. When considering requests for extension, 
20the Agency shall, at a minimum, consider: 
21  (1) the number of service connections in a water 
22 supply; and
23  (2) the number of service lines of an unknown material 
24 composition.
25 (g) A material inventory prepared for a community water 
26supply under subsection (d) shall identify: 
 
 
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1  (1) the total number of service lines connected to the 
2 community water supply's distribution system;
3  (2) the materials of construction of each service line 
4 connected to the community water supply's distribution 
5 system;
6  (3) the number of suspected lead service lines that 
7 were newly identified in the material inventory for the 
8 community water supply after the community water supply 
9 last submitted a service line inventory to the Agency; and
10  (4) the number of suspected or known lead service 
11 lines that were replaced after the community water supply 
12 last submitted a service line inventory to the Agency, and 
13 the material of the service line that replaced each lead 
14 service line. 
15 When identifying the materials of construction under 
16paragraph (2) of this subsection, the owner or operator of the 
17community water supply shall to the best of the owner's or 
18operator's ability identify the type of construction material 
19used on the customer's side of the curb box, meter, or other 
20line of demarcation and the community water supply's side of 
21the curb box, meter, or other line of demarcation.
22 (h) In completing a material inventory under subsection 
23(d), the owner or operator of a community water supply shall: 
24  (1) prioritize inspections of high-risk areas 
25 identified by the community water supply and inspections 
26 of high-risk facilities, such as preschools, day care 
 
 
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1 centers, day care homes, group day care homes, parks, 
2 playgrounds, hospitals, and clinics, and confirm service 
3 line materials in those areas and at those facilities;
4  (2) review historical documentation, such as 
5 construction logs or cards, as-built drawings, purchase 
6 orders, and subdivision plans, to determine service line 
7 material construction;
8  (3) when conducting distribution system maintenance, 
9 visually inspect service lines and document materials of 
10 construction;
11  (4) identify any time period when the service lines 
12 being connected to its distribution system were primarily 
13 lead service lines, if such a time period is known or 
14 suspected; and
15  (5) discuss service line repair and installation with 
16 its employees, contractors, plumbers, other workers who 
17 worked on service lines connected to its distribution 
18 system, or all of the above.
19 (i) The owner or operator of each community water supply 
20shall maintain records of persons who refuse to grant access 
21to the interior of a building for purposes of identifying the 
22materials of construction of a service line. If a community 
23water supply has been denied access on the property or to the 
24interior of a building for that reason, then the community 
25water supply shall attempt to identify the service line as a 
26suspected lead service line, unless documentation is provided 
 
 
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1showing otherwise.
2 (j) If a community water supply identifies a lead service 
3line connected to a building, the owner or operator of the 
4community water supply shall attempt to notify the owner of 
5the building and all occupants of the building of the 
6existence of the lead service line within 15 days after 
7identifying the lead service line, or as soon as is reasonably 
8possible thereafter. Individual written notice shall be given 
9according to the provisions of subsection (jj).
10 (k) An owner or operator of a community water supply has no 
11duty to include in the material inventory required under 
12subsection (d) information about service lines that are 
13physically disconnected from a water main in its distribution 
14system.
15 (l) The owner or operator of each community water supply 
16shall post on its website a copy of the most recently submitted 
17material inventory or alternatively may request that the 
18Agency post a copy of that material inventory on the Agency's 
19website.
20 (m) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to require 
21service lines to be unearthed for the sole purpose of 
22inventorying.
23 (n) When an owner or operator of a community water supply 
24awards a contract under this Section, the owner or operator 
25shall make a good faith effort to use contractors and vendors 
26owned by minority persons, women, and persons with a 
 
 
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1disability, as those terms are defined in Section 2 of the 
2Business Enterprise for Minorities, Women, and Persons with 
3Disabilities Act, for not less than 20% of the total 
4contracts, provided that:
5  (1) contracts representing at least 11% of the total 
6 projects shall be awarded to minority-owned businesses, as 
7 defined in Section 2 of the Business Enterprise for 
8 Minorities, Women, and Persons with Disabilities Act;
9  (2) contracts representing at least 7% of the total 
10 projects shall be awarded to women-owned businesses, as 
11 defined in Section 2 of the Business Enterprise for 
12 Minorities, Women, and Persons with Disabilities Act; and
13  (3) contracts representing at least 2% of the total 
14 projects shall be awarded to businesses owned by persons 
15 with a disability.
16 Owners or operators of a community water supply are 
17encouraged to divide projects, whenever economically feasible, 
18into contracts of smaller size that ensure small business 
19contractors or vendors shall have the ability to qualify in 
20the applicable bidding process, when determining the ability 
21to deliver on a given contract based on scope and size, as a 
22responsible and responsive bidder.
23 When a contractor or vendor submits a bid or letter of 
24intent in response to a request for proposal or other bid 
25submission, the contractor or vendor shall include with its 
26responsive documents a utilization plan that shall address how 
 
 
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1compliance with applicable good faith requirements set forth 
2in this subsection shall be addressed.
3 Under this subsection, "good faith effort" means
a 
4community water supply has taken all necessary steps to comply 
5with the goals of this subsection by complying with the 
6following:
7  (1) Soliciting through reasonable and available means 
8 the interest of a business, as defined in Section 2 of the 
9 Business Enterprise for Minorities, Women, and Persons 
10 with Disabilities Act, that have the capability to perform 
11 the work of the contract. The community water supply must 
12 solicit this interest within sufficient time to allow 
13 certified businesses to respond.
14  (2) Providing interested certified businesses with 
15 adequate information about the plans, specifications, and 
16 requirements of the contract, including addenda, in a 
17 timely manner to assist them in responding to the 
18 solicitation.
19  (3) Meeting in good faith with interested certified 
20 businesses that have submitted bids.
21  (4) Effectively using the services of the State, 
22 minority or women community organizations, minority or 
23 women contractor groups, local, State, and federal 
24 minority or women business assistance offices, and other 
25 organizations to provide assistance in the recruitment and 
26 placement of certified businesses.
 
 
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1  (5) Making efforts to use appropriate forums for 
2 purposes of advertising subcontracting opportunities 
3 suitable for certified businesses.
4 The diversity goals defined in this subsection can be met 
5through direct award to diverse contractors and through the 
6use of diverse subcontractors and diverse vendors to 
7contracts. 
8 (o) An owner or operator of a community water supply shall 
9collect data necessary to ensure compliance with subsection 
10(n) no less than semi-annually and shall include progress 
11toward compliance of subsection (n) in the owner or operator's 
12report required under subsection (t-5). The report must 
13include data on vendor and employee diversity, including data 
14on the owner's or operator's implementation of subsection (n).
15 (p) Every owner or operator of a community water supply 
16that has known or suspected lead service lines shall: 
17  (1) create a plan to:
18   (A) replace each lead service line connected to 
19 its distribution system; and
20   (B) replace each galvanized service line connected 
21 to its distribution system, if the galvanized service 
22 line is or was connected downstream to lead piping; 
23 and
24  (2) electronically submit, by April 15, 2024 its 
25 initial lead service line replacement plan to the Agency;
26  (3) electronically submit by April 15 of each year 
 
 
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1 after 2024 until April 15, 2027 an updated lead service 
2 line replacement plan to the Agency for review; the 
3 updated replacement plan shall account for changes in the 
4 number of lead service lines or unknown service lines in 
5 the material inventory described in subsection (d);
6  (4) electronically submit by April 15, 2027 a complete 
7 and final replacement plan to the Agency for approval; the 
8 complete and final replacement plan shall account for all 
9 known and suspected lead service lines documented in the 
10 final material inventory described under paragraph (3) of 
11 subsection (d); and
12  (5) post on its website a copy of the plan most 
13 recently submitted to the Agency or may request that the 
14 Agency post a copy of that plan on the Agency's website. 
15 (q) Each plan required under paragraph (1) of subsection 
16(p) shall include the following: 
17  (1) the name and identification number of the 
18 community water supply;
19  (2) the total number of service lines connected to the 
20 distribution system of the community water supply;
21  (3) the total number of suspected lead service lines 
22 connected to the distribution system of the community 
23 water supply;
24  (4) the total number of known lead service lines 
25 connected to the distribution system of the community 
26 water supply;
 
 
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1  (5) the total number of lead service lines connected 
2 to the distribution system of the community water supply 
3 that have been replaced each year beginning in 2020;
4  (6) a proposed lead service line replacement schedule 
5 that includes one-year, 5-year, 10-year, 15-year, 20-year, 
6 25-year, and 30-year goals;
7  (7) an analysis of costs and financing options for 
8 replacing the lead service lines connected to the 
9 community water supply's distribution system, which shall 
10 include, but shall not be limited to: 
11   (A) a detailed accounting of costs associated with 
12 replacing lead service lines and galvanized lines that 
13 are or were connected downstream to lead piping;
14   (B) measures to address affordability and prevent 
15 service shut-offs for customers or ratepayers; and
16   (C) consideration of different scenarios for 
17 structuring payments between the utility and its 
18 customers over time; and 
19  (8) a plan for prioritizing high-risk facilities, such 
20 as preschools, day care centers, day care homes, group day 
21 care homes, parks, playgrounds, hospitals, and clinics, as 
22 well as high-risk areas identified by the community water 
23 supply;
24  (9) a map of the areas where lead service lines are 
25 expected to be found and the sequence with which those 
26 areas will be inventoried and lead service lines replaced;
 
 
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1  (10) measures for how the community water supply will 
2 inform the public of the plan and provide opportunity for 
3 public comment; and
4  (11) measures to encourage diversity in hiring in the 
5 workforce required to implement the plan as identified 
6 under subsection (n). 
7 (r) The Agency shall review final plans submitted to it 
8under subsection (p). The Agency shall approve a final plan if 
9the final plan includes all of the elements set forth under 
10subsection (q) and the Agency determines that:
11  (1) the proposed lead service line replacement 
12 schedule set forth in the plan aligns with the timeline 
13 requirements set forth under subsection (v);
14  (2) the plan prioritizes the replacement of lead 
15 service lines that provide water service to high-risk 
16 facilities, such as preschools, day care centers, day care 
17 homes, group day care homes, parks, playgrounds, 
18 hospitals, and clinics, and high-risk areas identified by 
19 the community water supply;
20  (3) the plan includes analysis of cost and financing 
21 options; and
22  (4) the plan provides documentation of public review. 
23 (s) An owner or operator of a community water supply has no 
24duty to include in the plans required under subsection (p) 
25information about service lines that are physically 
26disconnected from a water main in its distribution system.
 
 
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1 (t) If a community water supply does not deliver a 
2complete plan to the Agency by April 15, 2027, the community 
3water supply may apply to the Agency for an extension no less 
4than 3 months prior to the due date. The Agency shall develop 
5criteria for granting plan extensions. When considering 
6requests for extension, the Agency shall, at a minimum, 
7consider: 
8  (1) the number of service connections in a water 
9 supply; and
10  (2) the number of service lines of an unknown material 
11 composition.
12 (t-5) After the Agency has approved the final replacement 
13plan described in subsection (p), the owner or operator of a 
14community water supply shall submit a report detailing 
15progress toward plan goals to the Agency for its review. The 
16report shall be submitted annually for the first 10 years, and 
17every 3 years thereafter until all lead service lines have 
18been replaced. Reports under this subsection shall be 
19published in the same manner described in subsection (l). The 
20report shall include at least the following information as it 
21pertains to the preceding reporting period:
22  (1) The number of lead service lines replaced and the 
23 average cost of lead service line replacement.
24  (2) Progress toward meeting hiring requirements as 
25 described in subsection (n) and subsection (o).
26  (3) The percent of customers electing a waiver 
 
 
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1 offered, as described in subsections (ii) and (jj), among 
2 those customers receiving a request or notification to 
3 perform a lead service line replacement.
4  (4) The method or methods used by the community water 
5 supply to finance lead service line replacement.
6 (u) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in order 
7to provide for costs associated with lead service line 
8remediation and replacement, the corporate authorities of a 
9municipality may, by ordinance or resolution by the corporate 
10authorities, exercise authority provided in Section 27-5 et 
11seq. of the Property Tax Code and Sections 8-3-1, 8-11-1, 
128-11-5, 8-11-6, 9-1-1 et seq., 9-3-1 et seq., 9-4-1 et seq., 
1311-131-1, and 11-150-1 of the Illinois Municipal Code. Taxes 
14levied for this purpose shall be in addition to taxes for 
15general purposes authorized under Section 8-3-1 of the 
16Illinois Municipal Code and shall be included in the taxing 
17district's aggregate extension for the purposes of Division 5 
18of Article 18 of the Property Tax Code.
19 (v) Every owner or operator of a community water supply 
20shall replace all known lead service lines, subject to the 
21requirements of subsection (ff), according to the following 
22replacement rates and timelines to be calculated from the date 
23of submission of the final replacement plan to the Agency: 
24  (1) A community water supply reporting 1,200 or fewer 
25 lead service lines in its final inventory and replacement 
26 plan shall replace all lead service lines, at an annual 
 
 
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1 rate of no less than 7% of the amount described in the 
2 final inventory, with a timeline of up to 15 years for 
3 completion.
4  (2) A community water supply reporting more than 1,200 
5 but fewer than 5,000 lead service lines in its final 
6 inventory and replacement plan shall replace all lead 
7 service lines, at an annual rate of no less than 6% of the 
8 amount described in the final inventory, with a timeline 
9 of up to 17 years for completion.
10  (3) A community water supply reporting more than 4,999 
11 but fewer than 10,000 lead service lines in its final 
12 inventory and replacement plan shall replace all lead 
13 service lines, at an annual rate of no less than 5% of the 
14 amount described in the final inventory, with a timeline 
15 of up to 20 years for completion.
16  (4) A community water supply reporting more than 9,999 
17 but fewer than 99,999 lead service lines in its final 
18 inventory and replacement plan shall replace all lead 
19 service lines, at an annual rate of no less than 3% of the 
20 amount described in the final inventory, with a timeline 
21 of up to 34 years for completion.
22  (5) A community water supply reporting more than 
23 99,999 lead service lines in its final inventory and 
24 replacement plan shall replace all lead service lines, at 
25 an annual rate of no less than 2% of the amount described 
26 in the final inventory, with a timeline of up to 50 years 
 
 
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1 for completion.
2 (w) A community water supply may apply to the Agency for an 
3extension to the replacement timelines described in paragraphs 
4(1) through (5) of subsection (v). The Agency shall develop 
5criteria for granting replacement timeline extensions. When 
6considering requests for timeline extensions, the Agency 
7shall, at a minimum, consider: 
8  (1) the number of service connections in a water 
9 supply; and
10  (2) unusual circumstances creating hardship for a 
11 community.
12 The Agency may grant one extension of additional time 
13equal to not more than 20% of the original replacement 
14timeline, except in situations of extreme hardship in which 
15the Agency may consider a second additional extension equal to 
16not more than 10% of the original replacement timeline.
17 Replacement rates and timelines shall be calculated from 
18the date of submission of the final plan to the Agency.
19 (x) The Lead Service Line Replacement Advisory Board is 
20created within the Agency. The Advisory Board shall convene 
21within 120 days after January 1, 2022 (the effective date of 
22Public Act 102-613). 
23 The Advisory Board shall consist of at least 28 voting 
24members, as follows:
25  (1) the Director of the Agency, or his or her 
26 designee, who shall serve as chairperson;
 
 
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1  (2) the Director of Revenue, or his or her designee;
2  (3) the Director of Public Health, or his or her 
3 designee;
4  (4) fifteen members appointed by the Agency as 
5 follows: 
6   (A) one member representing a statewide 
7 organization of municipalities as authorized by 
8 Section 1-8-1 of the Illinois Municipal Code;
9   (B) two members who are mayors representing 
10 municipalities located in any county south of the 
11 southernmost county represented by one of the 10 
12 largest municipalities in Illinois by population, or 
13 their respective designees;
14   (C) two members who are representatives from 
15 public health advocacy groups;
16   (D) two members who are representatives from 
17 publicly-owned water utilities;
18   (E) one member who is a representative from a 
19 public utility as defined under Section 3-105 of the 
20 Public Utilities Act that provides water service in 
21 the State of Illinois;
22   (F) one member who is a research professional 
23 employed at an Illinois academic institution and 
24 specializing in water infrastructure research;
25   (G) two members who are representatives from 
26 nonprofit civic organizations;
 
 
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1   (H) one member who is a representative from a 
2 statewide organization representing environmental 
3 organizations;
4   (I) two members who are representatives from 
5 organized labor; and
6   (J) one member representing an environmental 
7 justice organization; and 
8  (5) ten members who are the mayors of the 10 largest 
9 municipalities in Illinois by population, or their 
10 respective designees. 
11 No less than 10 of the 28 voting members shall be persons 
12of color, and no less than 3 shall represent communities 
13defined or self-identified as environmental justice 
14communities.
15 Advisory Board members shall serve without compensation, 
16but may be reimbursed for necessary expenses incurred in the 
17performance of their duties from funds appropriated for that 
18purpose. The Agency shall provide administrative support to 
19the Advisory Board.
20 The Advisory Board shall meet no less than once every 6 
21months.
22 (y) The Advisory Board shall have, at a minimum, the 
23following duties:
24  (1) advising the Agency on best practices in lead 
25 service line replacement;
26  (2) reviewing the progress of community water supplies 
 
 
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1 toward lead service line replacement goals;
2  (3) advising the Agency on other matters related to 
3 the administration of the provisions of this Section;
4  (4) advising the Agency on the integration of existing 
5 lead service line replacement plans with any statewide 
6 plan; and
7  (5) providing technical support and practical 
8 expertise in general. 
9 (z) Within 18 months after January 1, 2022 (the effective 
10date of Public Act 102-613), the Advisory Board shall deliver 
11a report of its recommendations to the Governor and the 
12General Assembly concerning opportunities for dedicated, 
13long-term revenue options for funding lead service line 
14replacement. In submitting recommendations, the Advisory Board 
15shall consider, at a minimum, the following: 
16  (1) the sufficiency of various revenue sources to 
17 adequately fund replacement of all lead service lines in 
18 Illinois;
19  (2) the financial burden, if any, on households 
20 falling below 150% of the federal poverty limit;
21  (3) revenue options that guarantee low-income 
22 households are protected from rate increases;
23  (4) an assessment of the ability of community water 
24 supplies to assess and collect revenue;
25  (5) variations in financial resources among individual 
26 households within a service area; and
 
 
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1  (6) the protection of low-income households from rate 
2 increases. 
3 (aa) Within 10 years after January 1, 2022 (the effective 
4date of Public Act 102-613), the Advisory Board shall prepare 
5and deliver a report to the Governor and General Assembly 
6concerning the status of all lead service line replacement 
7within the State.
8 (bb) The Lead Service Line Replacement Fund is created as 
9a special fund in the State treasury to be used by the Agency 
10for the purposes provided under this Section. The Fund shall 
11be used exclusively to finance and administer programs and 
12activities specified under this Section and listed under this 
13subsection.
14 The objective of the Fund is to finance activities 
15associated with identifying and replacing lead service lines, 
16build Agency capacity to oversee the provisions of this 
17Section, and provide related assistance for the activities 
18listed under this subsection.
19 The Agency shall be responsible for the administration of 
20the Fund and shall allocate moneys on the basis of priorities 
21established by the Agency through administrative rule. On July 
221, 2022 and on July 1 of each year thereafter, the Agency shall 
23determine the available amount of resources in the Fund that 
24can be allocated to the activities identified under this 
25Section and shall allocate the moneys accordingly.
26 Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the Lead 
 
 
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1Service Line Replacement Fund is not subject to sweeps, 
2administrative charge-backs, or any other fiscal maneuver that 
3would in any way transfer any amounts from the Lead Service 
4Line Replacement Fund into any other fund of the State.
5 (cc) Within one year after January 1, 2022 (the effective 
6date of Public Act 102-613), the Agency shall design rules for 
7a program for the purpose of administering lead service line 
8replacement funds. The rules must, at minimum, contain:
9  (1) the process by which community water supplies may 
10 apply for funding; and
11  (2) the criteria for determining unit of local 
12 government eligibility and prioritization for funding, 
13 including the prevalence of low-income households, as 
14 measured by median household income, the prevalence of 
15 lead service lines, and the prevalence of water samples 
16 that demonstrate elevated levels of lead.
17 (dd) Funding under subsection (cc) shall be available for 
18costs directly attributable to the planning, design, or 
19construction directly related to the replacement of lead 
20service lines and restoration of property.
21 Funding shall not be used for the general operating 
22expenses of a municipality or community water supply. 
23 (ee) An owner or operator of any community water supply 
24receiving grant funding under subsection (cc) shall bear the 
25entire expense of full lead service line replacement for all 
26lead service lines in the scope of the grant. 
 
 
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1 (ff) When replacing a lead service line, the owner or 
2operator of the community water supply shall replace the 
3service line in its entirety, including, but not limited to, 
4any portion of the service line (i) running on private 
5property and (ii) within the building's plumbing at the first 
6shut-off valve. Partial lead service line replacements are 
7expressly prohibited. Exceptions shall be made under the 
8following circumstances: 
9  (1) In the event of an emergency repair that affects a 
10 lead service line or a suspected lead service line, a 
11 community water supply must contact the building owner to 
12 begin the process of replacing the entire service line. If 
13 the building owner is not able to be contacted or the 
14 building owner or occupant refuses to grant access and 
15 permission to replace the entire service line at the time 
16 of the emergency repair, then the community water supply 
17 may perform a partial lead service line replacement. Where 
18 an emergency repair on a service line constructed of lead 
19 or galvanized steel pipe results in a partial service line 
20 replacement, the water supply responsible for commencing 
21 the repair shall perform the following: 
22   (A) Notify the building's owner or operator and 
23 the resident or residents served by the lead service 
24 line in writing that a repair has been completed. The 
25 notification shall include, at a minimum:
26    (i) a warning that the work may result in 
 
 
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1 sediment, possibly containing lead, in the 
2 buildings water supply system;
3    (ii) information concerning practices for 
4 preventing the consumption of any lead in drinking 
5 water, including a recommendation to flush water 
6 distribution pipe during and after the completion 
7 of the repair or replacement work and to clean 
8 faucet aerator screens; and
9    (iii) information regarding the dangers of 
10 lead to young children and pregnant women. 
11   (B) Provide filters for at least one fixture 
12 supplying potable water for consumption. The filter 
13 must be certified by an accredited third-party 
14 certification body to NSF/ANSI 53 and NSF/ANSI 42 for 
15 the reduction of lead and particulate. The filter must 
16 be provided until such time that the remaining 
17 portions of the service line have been replaced with a 
18 material approved by the Department or a waiver has 
19 been issued under subsection (ii).
20   (C) Replace the remaining portion of the lead 
21 service line within 30 days of the repair, or 120 days 
22 in the event of weather or other circumstances beyond 
23 reasonable control that prohibits construction. If a 
24 complete lead service line replacement cannot be made 
25 within the required period, the community water supply 
26 responsible for commencing the repair shall notify the 
 
 
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1 Department in writing, at a minimum, of the following 
2 within 24 hours of the repair: 
3    (i) an explanation of why it is not feasible 
4 to replace the remaining portion of the lead 
5 service line within the allotted time; and
6    (ii) a timeline for when the remaining portion 
7 of the lead service line will be replaced. 
8   (D) If complete repair of a lead service line 
9 cannot be completed due to denial by the property 
10 owner, the community water supply commencing the 
11 repair shall request the affected property owner to 
12 sign a waiver developed by the Department. If a 
13 property owner of a nonresidential building or 
14 residence operating as rental properties denies a 
15 complete lead service line replacement, the property 
16 owner shall be responsible for installing and 
17 maintaining point-of-use filters certified by an 
18 accredited third-party certification body to NSF/ANSI 
19 53 and NSF/ANSI 42 for the reduction of lead and 
20 particulate at all fixtures intended to supply water 
21 for the purposes of drinking, food preparation, or 
22 making baby formula. The filters shall continue to be 
23 supplied by the property owner until such time that 
24 the property owner has affected the remaining portions 
25 of the lead service line to be replaced.
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1 including a portion on the private side of the 
2 property, in the community water supply's distribution 
3 system materials inventory required under subsection 
4 (d). 
5  For the purposes of this paragraph (1), written notice 
6 shall be provided in the method and according to the 
7 provisions of subsection (jj).
8  (2) Lead service lines that are physically 
9 disconnected from the distribution system are exempt from 
10 this subsection. 
11 (gg) Except as provided in subsection (hh), on and after 
12January 1, 2022, when the owner or operator of a community 
13water supply replaces a water main, the community water supply 
14shall identify all lead service lines connected to the water 
15main and shall replace the lead service lines by:
16  (1) identifying the material or materials of each lead 
17 service line connected to the water main, including, but 
18 not limited to, any portion of the service line (i) 
19 running on private property and (ii) within the building 
20 plumbing at the first shut-off valve or 18 inches inside 
21 the building, whichever is shorter;
22  (2) in conjunction with replacement of the water main, 
23 replacing any and all portions of each lead service line 
24 connected to the water main that are composed of lead; and
25  (3) if a property owner or customer refuses to grant 
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1 provisions as outlined in subsection (ff). 
2 If an owner of a potentially affected building intends to 
3replace a portion of a lead service line or a galvanized 
4service line and the galvanized service line is or was 
5connected downstream to lead piping, then the owner of the 
6potentially affected building shall provide the owner or 
7operator of the community water supply with notice at least 45 
8days before commencing the work. In the case of an emergency 
9repair, the owner of the potentially affected building must 
10provide filters for each kitchen area that are certified by an 
11accredited third-party certification body to NSF/ANSI 53 and 
12NSF/ANSI 42 for the reduction of lead and particulate. If the 
13owner of the potentially affected building notifies the owner 
14or operator of the community water supply that replacement of 
15a portion of the lead service line after the emergency repair 
16is completed, then the owner or operator of the community 
17water supply shall replace the remainder of the lead service 
18line within 30 days after completion of the emergency repair. 
19A community water supply may take up to 120 days if necessary 
20due to weather conditions. If a replacement takes longer than 
2130 days, filters provided by the owner of the potentially 
22affected building must be replaced in accordance with the 
23manufacturer's recommendations. Partial lead service line 
24replacements by the owners of potentially affected buildings 
25are otherwise prohibited.
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11,000,000 inhabitants, the requirements of subsection (gg) 
2shall commence on January 1, 2023. 
3 (ii) At least 45 days before conducting planned lead 
4service line replacement, the owner or operator of a community 
5water supply shall, by mail, attempt to contact the owner of 
6the potentially affected building serviced by the lead service 
7line to request access to the building and permission to 
8replace the lead service line in accordance with the lead 
9service line replacement plan. If the owner of the potentially 
10affected building does not respond to the request within 15 
11days after the request is sent, the owner or operator of the 
12community water supply shall attempt to post the request on 
13the entrance of the potentially affected building. 
14 If the owner or operator of a community water supply is 
15unable to obtain approval to access and replace a lead service 
16line, the owner or operator of the community water supply 
17shall request that the owner of the potentially affected 
18building sign a waiver. The waiver shall be developed by the 
19Department and should be made available in the owner's 
20language. If the owner of the potentially affected building 
21refuses to sign the waiver or fails to respond to the community 
22water supply after the community water supply has complied 
23with this subsection, then the community water supply shall 
24notify the Department in writing within 15 working days. 
25 (jj) When replacing a lead service line or repairing or 
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1service lines attached to them, the owner or operator of a 
2community water supply shall provide the owner of each 
3potentially affected building that is serviced by the affected 
4lead service lines or partial lead service lines, as well as 
5the occupants of those buildings, with an individual written 
6notice. The notice shall be delivered by mail or posted at the 
7primary entranceway of the building. The notice must may, in 
8addition, be electronically mailed where an electronic mailing 
9address is known or can be reasonably obtained. Written notice 
10shall include, at a minimum, the following: 
11  (1) a warning that the work may result in sediment, 
12 possibly containing lead from the service line, in the 
13 building's water;
14  (2) information concerning the best practices for 
15 preventing exposure to or risk of consumption of lead in 
16 drinking water, including a recommendation to flush water 
17 lines during and after the completion of the repair or 
18 replacement work and to clean faucet aerator screens; and
19  (3) information regarding the dangers of lead exposure 
20 to young children and pregnant women. 
21 When the individual written notice described in the first 
22paragraph of this subsection is required as a result of 
23planned work other than the repair or replacement of a water 
24meter, the owner or operator of the community water supply 
25shall provide the notice not less than 14 days before work 
26begins. When the individual written notice described in the 
 
 
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1first paragraph of this subsection is required as a result of 
2emergency repairs other than the repair or replacement of a 
3water meter, the owner or operator of the community water 
4supply shall provide the notice at the time the work is 
5initiated. When the individual written notice described in the 
6first paragraph of this subsection is required as a result of 
7the repair or replacement of a water meter, the owner or 
8operator of the community water supply shall provide the 
9notice at the time the work is initiated. 
10 The notifications required under this subsection must 
11contain the following
statement in Spanish, Polish, Chinese, 
12Tagalog, Arabic, Korean, German, Urdu, and
Gujarati:
"This 
13notice contains important information about your water service 
14and may affect your
rights. We encourage you to have this 
15notice translated in full into a language you
understand and 
16before you make any decisions that may be required under this 
17notice."
18 An owner or operator of a community water supply that is 
19required under this subsection to provide an individual 
20written notice to the owner and occupant of a potentially 
21affected building that is a multi-dwelling building may 
22satisfy that requirement and the requirements of this 
23subsection regarding notification to non-English speaking 
24customers by posting the required notice on the primary 
25entranceway of the building and at the location where the 
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1 When this subsection would require the owner or operator 
2of a community water supply to provide an individual written 
3notice to the entire community served by the community water 
4supply or would require the owner or operator of a community 
5water supply to provide individual written notices as a result 
6of emergency repairs or when the community water supply that 
7is required to comply with this subsection is a small system, 
8the owner or operator of the community water supply may 
9provide the required notice through local media outlets, 
10social media, or other similar means in lieu of providing the 
11individual written notices otherwise required under this 
12subsection. 
13 No notifications are required under this subsection for 
14work performed on water mains that are used to transmit 
15treated water between community water supplies and properties 
16that have no service connections. 
17 (kk) No community water supply that sells water to any 
18wholesale or retail consecutive community water supply may 
19pass on any costs associated with compliance with this Section 
20to consecutive systems.
21 (ll) To the extent allowed by law, when a community water 
22supply replaces or installs a lead service line in a public 
23right-of-way or enters into an agreement with a private 
24contractor for replacement or installation of a lead service 
25line, the community water supply shall be held harmless for 
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1service line. If dangers are encountered that prevent the 
2replacement of the lead service line, the community water 
3supply shall notify the Department within 15 working days of 
4why the replacement of the lead service line could not be 
5accomplished.
6 (mm) The Agency may propose to the Board, and the Board may 
7adopt, any rules necessary to implement and administer this 
8Section. The Department may adopt rules necessary to address 
9lead service lines attached to non-community water supplies.
10 (nn) Notwithstanding any other provision in this Section, 
11no requirement in this Section shall be construed as being 
12less stringent than existing applicable federal requirements.
13 (oo) All lead service line replacements financed in whole 
14or in part with funds obtained under this Section shall be 
15considered public works for purposes of the Prevailing Wage 
16Act. 

17 (pp) A municipality with a population of more than 
181,000,000 inhabitants shall publicly post on its website or 
19arrange with the Agency to have posted on the Agency's website 
20data describing progress the municipality has made toward 
21replacing lead service lines within the municipality. The data 
22reported under this subsection (pp) shall be based on the 
23number of lead service lines replaced and not observed changes 
24in the concentration of lead in drinking water samples 
25collected. 
26(Source: P.A. 102-613, eff. 1-1-22; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22.)