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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 6886   </title>
<shortdesc>EPA-REQUIRED WELL TESTING</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Careen M. Gordon</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/11/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>415 ILCS 5/13.2</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1013.2</aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that if, during the 2-year period prior to the effective date of this amendatory Act, tests of private wells located within 1/2 mile of a sanitary landfill reveal high levels of harmful chemicals, then the Environmental Protection Agency must do the following: (1) sample annually all private wells located within 1/2 mile of the sanitary landfill, (2) test for potentially harmful chemicals in those samples, and (3) provide a written report of the results of the testing to the owner of each of the wells from which the samples are taken. Effective immediately.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>5/27/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Careen M. Gordon</action>
<statusdate>11/10/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>11/10/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/11/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</actions>
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