IN THE MATTER OF: LEAF BURNING
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO CHAPTER 2 AIR
POLLUTION, PART V OPEN BURNING OF
THE ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
RULES AND REGULATIONS
September 19, 1974IN THE MATTER OF:LEAF BURNINGPROPOSED AMENDMENT TO CHAPTER 2 AIRIOLLUTION, PART V OPEN BURNING OFSHE ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARDRULES AND R..EGULATIONS.OPINION OF THE BOARD (by Mr.
The proposal was to prohibit the burning of leaves only
in those municipalities which had poor air quality.
Therefore, the specific impact of Public
Act 78-243 is to exclude leaves ‘from the definition of landscapewaste’ currently found in Rule 501(d)”.
The Attorney General also
said: “It is the clear intention of the General Assembly in PublicAct 78-243 that the burning of leaves is to be permitted”.
Therefore
on October 1, 1973 the ef...
Allowed
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