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AN ACT concerning safety.

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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:

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Section 1.
Short title.
This Act may be cited as the
PFAS
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Wastewater Citizen Protection Act.

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Section 5.
Findings; policy.
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(a) The General Assembly finds that:
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(1) Current scientific research suggests that exposure
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to certain perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances
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(PFAS) may cause adverse human health impacts.
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(2) Once released, PFAS do not naturally degrade and
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may be difficult and costly to remove from the
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environment.
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(3) PFAS enter wastewater treatment plants through
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wastewater discharges associated with consumer products,
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industrial products, and solid waste streams, such as
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landfill leachate.
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(4) Wastewater agencies do not manufacture,
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intentionally use, or sell PFAS.
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(5) Landfills do not manufacture, intentionally use,
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or sell PFAS.
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(6) Wastewater treatment plants, which are generally
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owned by wastewater agencies and funded by taxpayers and

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customers within a specific service area, are not designed
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for or easily adapted to treat wastewater for PFAS.
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(7) Wastewater agencies are incurring monitoring,
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staff, and other costs. If wastewater agencies are
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required to treat wastewater for PFAS in the future, that
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treatment will come at a significant operational and
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capital cost that taxpayers and customers must recoup.
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(b) It is the policy of the State of Illinois that, as it
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relates to PFAS, PFAS elimination, and PFAS mitigation in
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wastewater:
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(1) The State should follow sound science, use
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existing source control regulatory frameworks, avoid
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unintended negative consequences to the citizens of the
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State, and facilitate funding to eliminate or mitigate
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PFAS in wastewater.
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(2) The economic impact upon wastewater agencies and
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Illinois citizens for the costs to implement any federal
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or State policy, rule, or regulation relating to PFAS
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monitoring, elimination, and mitigation, including
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requirements in permits issued to any wastewater agency,
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should be minimized to the extent practicable.
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(3) All stakeholders, including wastewater agencies
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and their customers, industry, and regulators benefit from
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increased understanding and advancements in PFAS
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remediation and destruction technology.
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(4) Compliance with this Act should not relieve any

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person of responsibility for compliance with the
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Environmental Protection Act or any other applicable
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federal, State, or local law.

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Section 10.
Definitions.
In this Act:
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"Agency" means the Environmental Protection Agency.
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"Committee" means the PFAS Wastewater Citizen Protection
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Committee created under this Act.
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"Director" means the Director of the Environmental
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Protection Agency.
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"PFAS" means perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl
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substances. "PFAS" includes PFAS as defined by the United
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States Environmental Protection Agency in 40 CFR 705.3 or any
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successor regulations.
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"State" means the State of Illinois.
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"Wastewater agencies" means municipal wastewater agencies;
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units of local government organized under the Sanitary
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District Act of 1907, North Shore Water Reclamation District
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Act, Sanitary District Act of 1917, Metropolitan Water
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Reclamation District Act, Sanitary District Act of 1936,
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Metro-East Sanitary District Act of 1974, or Eastern Will
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Sanitary District Act; and public utilities that provide water
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and wastewater service in Illinois.

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Section 15.
PFAS Wastewater Citizen Protection Committee.
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(a) The PFAS Wastewater Citizen Protection Committee is

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created within the Agency for the purposes of:
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(1) monitoring developments and reviewing data related
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to PFAS, PFAS regulation, and PFAS elimination and
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mitigation technology for wastewater treatment systems;
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(2) determining how to best implement the findings and
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policy in Section 5 of this Act, including in relation to
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federal statutes and regulations;
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(3) determining the range of options to mitigate the
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presence of PFAS, including, if necessary, costs to
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install treatment technology to reduce PFAS in wastewater
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treatment systems and costs for PFAS sampling, analysis,
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research, monitoring, and record keeping;
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(4) determining how to offset the costs to wastewater
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agencies needed to install PFAS elimination and mitigation
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technology in wastewater treatment systems by identifying
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all potential sources of funding, including indirect
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discharge fees, State and federal funding, and
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manufacturers and commercial and industrial users of PFAS;
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(5) making recommendations regarding policies,
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including legislation and rulemaking, necessary to
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implement the findings and policy in Section 5 of this
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Act; and
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(6) making recommendations regarding the funding of
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elimination and mitigation technology for wastewater
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treatment systems and recovering taxpayer and customer
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costs for PFAS.

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(b) No later than one year after the effective date of this
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Act, the Committee shall issue a report containing a PFAS
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Action Plan based on the purposes stated in subsection (a) of
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this Section. The report shall be submitted to the Governor's
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Office, the General Assembly, and the Agency.
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(c) The Committee shall monitor the status of and, if
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necessary, advocate for the execution of the PFAS Action Plan
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submitted with its report under subsection (b) of this
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Section.
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(d) The Committee shall continue to periodically meet
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after submittal of the PFAS Action Plan under subsection (b)
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of this Section. The Committee shall annually update the PFAS
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Action Plan, and shall submit a report annually to the
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Governor's Office, the General Assembly, and the Agency with
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any updates to the PFAS Action Plan and a summary of:
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(1) the latest developments in related science and
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technology, as well as the latest developments in
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approaches to PFAS elimination and mitigation in
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wastewater;
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(2) any updated policy recommendations the Committee
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feels necessary to implement the findings and policy in
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Section 5 of this Act;
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(3) any cost updates for addressing any policy
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recommendations the Committee feels necessary to implement
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the findings and policy in Section 5 of this Act; and
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(4) any updated developments or recommendations

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regarding the identification of potential sources of
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funding to offset the costs to wastewater agencies.

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Section 20.
Committee membership.
The Committee shall be
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composed of the following members:
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(1) the Governor or the Governor's designee, who shall
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serve as chairperson;
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(2) the Director or the Director's designee;
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(3) one member appointed by the President of the
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Senate;
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(4) one member appointed by the Minority Leader of the
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Senate;
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(5) one member appointed by the Speaker of the House
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of Representatives;
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(6) one member appointed by the Minority Leader of the
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House of Representatives; and
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(7) the following members appointed by the Director:
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(A) 2 members who are representatives of a
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wastewater agency with a service population of 25,000
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or less;
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(B) 2 members who are representatives of a
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wastewater agency with a service population of more
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than 25,000 but less than or equal to 125,000;
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(C) 2 members who are representatives of a
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wastewater agency with a service population of more
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than 125,000;

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(D) one member who is a representative of a
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statewide organization representing wastewater
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agencies;
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(E) one member who is a representative of a
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statewide organization representing publicly owned
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drinking water agencies;
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(F) one member who is a researcher from a
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university in the Great Lakes region who specializes
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in PFAS;
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(G) one member who is a representative of a public
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utility that provides water and wastewater services in
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Illinois;
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(H) one member who is a representative of a
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statewide organization representing the solid waste
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and recycling industry; and
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(I) one member who is a representative of a
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statewide organization representing the manufacturing
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industry.
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Appointments to the Committee shall be made within 30 days
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after the effective date of this Act. The Committee shall meet
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at the call of the chairperson. Committee members shall serve
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without compensation. If a vacancy occurs in the Committee
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membership, the vacancy shall be filled in the same manner as
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the original appointment for the remainder of the Committee.

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Section 25.
Committee technical assistance.
The Prairie

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Research Institute's Illinois Sustainable Technology Center
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shall provide technical assistance to the Committee.

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Section 85.
Applicable federal, State, and local laws.
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Compliance with this Act does not relieve any person of
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responsibility for compliance with the Environmental
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Protection Act or any other applicable federal, State, or
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local law.

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Section 90.
Repeal.
This Act is repealed on December 31,
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2044.

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Section 99.
Effective date.
This Act takes effect upon
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becoming law.

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