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| 1 | AN ACT concerning regulation.
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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 Private Sewage Disposal Licensing Act is | ||||||
| 5 | amended by changing Section 10 as follows:
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| 6 | (225 ILCS 225/10) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 116.310)
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| 7 | Sec. 10. (a) This Act does not prohibit the enforcement of | ||||||
| 8 | ordinances of units of
local government establishing a system | ||||||
| 9 | for the regulation and inspection of
private sewage disposal | ||||||
| 10 | contractors and a minimum code of standards for
design, | ||||||
| 11 | construction, materials, operation and maintenance of private
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| 12 | sewage disposal systems, for the transportation and disposal of | ||||||
| 13 | wastes
therefrom and for private sewage disposal systems | ||||||
| 14 | servicing equipment,
provided such ordinance establishes a | ||||||
| 15 | system at least equal to state
regulation and inspection.
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| 16 | Such units of local government who wish to be approved, | ||||||
| 17 | shall submit a
copy of such ordinance including all amendments | ||||||
| 18 | to the Department
requesting approval for such system of | ||||||
| 19 | regulation and inspection. If such
plan is approved by the | ||||||
| 20 | Department the ordinance shall prevail in lieu of
the state | ||||||
| 21 | licensure, fee and inspection program, and the Department shall
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| 22 | issue written approval. Not less than once each year the | ||||||
| 23 | Department shall
evaluate the program to determine whether such | ||||||
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| 1 | program is being operated in
accordance with the approved | ||||||
| 2 | provisions of existing ordinances. If the
Department finds | ||||||
| 3 | after investigation that such program is not in accordance
with | ||||||
| 4 | the approved program or is not being enforced, the Director | ||||||
| 5 | shall give
written notice of the findings to the chief | ||||||
| 6 | administrative officer of such
unit of local government. If the | ||||||
| 7 | Department thereafter finds, not less than
30 days after the | ||||||
| 8 | giving of such notice that the program is not being
conducted | ||||||
| 9 | in a manner consistent with existing ordinances, the Director
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| 10 | shall give written notice of such findings to the chief | ||||||
| 11 | administrative
officer of the unit of local government, and | ||||||
| 12 | after administrative hearing
as provided in this Act, all | ||||||
| 13 | persons then operating under such unit of
local government | ||||||
| 14 | shall be immediately subject to the state licensure, fee
and | ||||||
| 15 | inspection program.
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| 16 | (b) This Act does not prohibit the enforcement of | ||||||
| 17 | ordinances of units of local government that require homeowners | ||||||
| 18 | who maintain a private sewage disposal system within the unit | ||||||
| 19 | of local government to provide verification, no more frequently | ||||||
| 20 | than once every 3 years, to the unit of local government of a | ||||||
| 21 | valid contract with a licensed private sewage disposal system | ||||||
| 22 | installation contractor. However, no additional fee may be | ||||||
| 23 | charged for such verification.
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| 24 | (Source: P.A. 78-812.)
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| 25 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
| 26 | becoming law. | ||||||