Bill Text: IL SB1184 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Counties Code. Provides that the county board or board of county commissioners of a county may prohibit the sale of and the use of coal tar sealant product and high polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon sealant product on any surface, except for highway structures, including, but not limited to, a driveway, parking area, playground, sidewalk, bike trail, or roadway within the county. Amends the Municipal Code making similar changes.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)

Status: (Failed) 2021-01-13 - Session Sine Die [SB1184 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-SB1184-Introduced.html

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101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2019 and 2020 SB1184 Introduced 2/5/2019, by Sen. Laura Fine SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
55 ILCS 5/5-1061.5 new
65 ILCS 5/11-30-8 from Ch. 24, par. 11-30-8
65 ILCS 5/11-80-24 new
Amends the Counties Code. Provides that the county board or board of county commissioners of a county may prohibit the sale of and the use of coal tar sealant product and high polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon sealant product on any surface, except for highway structures, including, but not limited to, a driveway, parking area, playground, sidewalk, bike trail, or roadway within the county. Amends the Municipal Code making similar changes.
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HOUSING AFFORDABILITY IMPACT NOTE ACT MAY APPLY
A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning local government.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by adding Section
5-1061.5 as follows:
(55 ILCS 5/5-1061.5 new)
Sec. 5-1061.5. Coal tar sealant product and high polycyclic
aromatic hydrocarbon sealant product.
(a) As used in this Section:
"Coal tar sealant product" means a surface applied sealing
product containing any amount of coal tar, coal tar pitch, coal
tar pitch volatiles, or any variation assigned the Chemical
Abstracts Service number 65996-93-2, 65996-89-6, or 8007-45-2.
"High polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon sealant product"
means a surface applied sealing product that contains greater
than 0.1% polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons by weight,
including, but not limited to coal tar pitch volatiles, tar,
fuel oil, petroleum, or asphalt.
(b) The county board or board of county commissioners of a
county may prohibit the sale of and the use of coal tar sealant
product and high polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons sealant
product on any surface, except for highway structures,
including, but not limited to, a driveway, parking area,

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playground, sidewalk, bike trail, or roadway within the county.
Section 10. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by
changing Section 11-30-8 and by adding Section 11-80-24 as
follows:
(65 ILCS 5/11-30-8) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-30-8)
Sec. 11-30-8. The corporate authorities may prescribe
rules and regulations for grading and draining of lots and
construction of (1) paving for motor vehicle driveways and
parking areas, including, but not limited to, the use of coal
tar sealant product and high polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon
sealant product as provided in Section 11-80-24 of this Code,
(2) terraces, (3) retaining walls of masonry and other
materials and for preserving drainage channels in connection
with building improvements or without such improvements.
(Source: Laws 1961, p. 2620.)
(65 ILCS 5/11-80-24 new)
Sec. 11-80-24. Coal tar sealant product and high polycyclic
aromatic hydrocarbon sealant product.
(a) As used in this Section:
"Coal tar sealant product" means a surface applied sealing
product containing any amount of coal tar, coal tar pitch, coal
tar pitch volatiles, or any variation assigned the Chemical
Abstracts Service number 65996-93-2, 65996-89-6, or 8007-45-2.

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"High polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon sealant product"
means a surface applied sealing product that contains greater
than 0.1% polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons by weight,
including, but not limited to coal tar pitch volatiles, tar,
fuel oil, petroleum, or asphalt.
(b) The corporate authorities of a municipality may
prohibit the sale of and use of coal tar sealant product and
high polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon sealant product on any
surface, except for highway structures, including, but not
limited to, a driveway, parking area, playground, sidewalk,
bike trail, or roadway within the municipality.