Illinois Compiled Statutes 45 ILCS 141/5 – Legislative Findings
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(a) The General Assembly finds:
(1) That the Central Midwest Interstate Low-Level
(1) That the Central Midwest Interstate Low-Level
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Radioactive Waste Compact was enacted by the State of Illinois and the Commonwealth of Kentucky to provide the instrument and framework for a cooperative effort, and to provide sufficient facilities for the proper management of low-level radioactive waste generated within the region, limiting the number of facilities, protecting the health and safety of the citizens, and promoting the volume and source reduction of low-level radioactive waste generated in the region, and for other purposes.
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(2) That it is the responsibility of each party state
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to the Compact to prescribe and enforce penalties against any person who is not an officer of another state for violation of any provision of the Compact.
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(b) It is the purpose of this Act to establish a program by which these and other provisions of the Compact may be effectuated and enforced.
Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 45 ILCS 141/5
- 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