Bill Text: IL SB3509 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Counties Code. Authorizes the county board or board of county commissioners of a county to prohibit the use of coal tar pavement product on all roadways, driveways, and parking lots within the county. Defines "coal tar" and "coal tar pavement product".

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die [SB3509 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2011-SB3509-Introduced.html

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97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2011 and 2012 SB3509 Introduced 2/8/2012, by Sen. Pamela J. Althoff SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
55 ILCS 5/5-1134 new
Amends the Counties Code. Authorizes the county board or board of county commissioners of a county to prohibit the use of coal tar pavement product on all roadways, driveways, and parking lots within the county. Defines "coal tar" and "coal tar pavement product".
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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
5-1134 as follows:
(55 ILCS 5/5-1134 new)
Sec. 5-1134. Use of coal tar. The county board or board of
county commissioners of a county may prohibit the use of coal
tar pavement products on all roadways, driveways, and parking
lots within the county. For the purposes of this Section, "coal
tar" means a viscous substance obtained by the combustion of
coal and containing levels of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
in excess of 10,000 milligrams per kilogram. "Coal tar"
includes, but is not limited to, refined coal tar, high
temperature coal tar, or coal tar pitch. "Coal tar" does not
include any substance listed under Sections 3.135 or 3.140 of
the Environmental Protection Act. "Coal tar pavement product"
means a material that contains coal tar that is intended for
use as a pavement sealant.