(420 ILCS 37/5)
Sec. 5.
Legislative findings.
(a) The General Assembly finds:
(1) that a considerable volume of wastes are
| produced in this State with even greater volumes to be produced in the future; | |
(2) that these wastes pose a significant risk to the |
| public health, safety and welfare of the people of Illinois; and | |
(3) that it is the obligation of the State of |
| Illinois to its citizens to provide for the safe management of the wastes produced within its borders. | |
(b) It is the intent of this Act to authorize the Illinois Emergency Management Agency to establish, by regulation, a tracking system for the regulation of the use of facilities licensed under Section 8 of the Illinois Low‑Level Radioactive Waste Management Act.
(Source: P.A. 95‑777, eff. 8‑4‑08.) |
(420 ILCS 37/5)
Sec. 5.
Legislative findings.
(a) The General Assembly finds:
(1) that a considerable volume of wastes are
| produced in this State with even greater volumes to be produced in the future; | |
(2) that these wastes pose a significant risk to the |
| public health, safety and welfare of the people of Illinois; and | |
(3) that it is the obligation of the State of |
| Illinois to its citizens to provide for the safe management of the wastes produced within its borders. | |
(b) It is the intent of this Act to authorize the Illinois Emergency Management Agency to establish, by regulation, a tracking system for the regulation of the use of facilities licensed under Section 8 of the Illinois Low‑Level Radioactive Waste Management Act.
(Source: P.A. 95‑777, eff. 8‑4‑08.) |