Illinois Compiled Statutes 420 ILCS 37/5 – Legislative findings
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a) The General Assembly finds:
(1) that a considerable volume of wastes are produced
(1) that a considerable volume of wastes are produced
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in this State with even greater volumes to be produced in the future;
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(2) that these wastes pose a significant risk to the
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public health, safety and welfare of the people of Illinois; and
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(3) that it is the obligation of the State of
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Illinois to its citizens to provide for the safe management of the wastes produced within its borders.
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(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 § 8 of the Illinois Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Act.
Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 420 ILCS 37/5
- Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
- State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14