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State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
SB1852 Introduced 2/15/2019, by Sen. John F. Curran SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that in the event of an ethylene oxide leak a facility shall issue a notice to all affected property owners and local government within 2,500 feet of the leak site. Effective immediately.
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| | SB1852 | | LRB101 09550 CPF 54648 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning safety.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Environmental Protection Act is amended by |
| 5 | | adding Section 9.16 as follows:
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| 6 | | (415 ILCS 5/9.16 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 9.16. Notice for facilities emitting ethylene oxide. |
| 8 | | (a) Any facility that self-reports an ethylene oxide leak |
| 9 | | or is found to be in violation concerning an ethylene oxide |
| 10 | | leak shall issue a notice to all affected property owners and |
| 11 | | units of local government within 2,500 feet of the leak site. |
| 12 | | The notice system shall be funded by the facility. The notice |
| 13 | | shall, at a minimum, contain the following information: |
| 14 | | (1) the name and address of the site or facility where |
| 15 | | the leak occurred or is suspected to have occurred; |
| 16 | | (2) the identification and approximate amount of the |
| 17 | | contaminant leaked or suspected to have been leaked; |
| 18 | | (3) information as to whether the contaminant was |
| 19 | | leaked or suspected to have been leaked into the air, land, |
| 20 | | or water; |
| 21 | | (4) a brief description of the potential adverse health |
| 22 | | effects posed by the contaminant; |
| 23 | | (5) the name, business address, and phone number of |