415 ILCS 5/13.9

Current through Public Act 103-593
Section 415 ILCS 5/13.9 - Mahomet Aquifer natural gas storage study
(a) Subject to appropriation, the Prairie Research Institute shall:
(1) use remote sensing technologies, such as helicopter-based time domain electromagnetics, post-processing methods, and geologic modeling software, to examine, characterize, and prepare three-dimensional models of the unconsolidated geologic materials overlying any underground natural gas storage facility located within the boundaries of the Mahomet Aquifer; and
(2) to the extent possible, identify within those unconsolidated geologic materials potential structures and migration pathways for natural gas that may be released from the underground natural gas storage facility.
(b) For purposes of this Section, "underground natural gas storage facility" has the meaning provided in Section 5 of the Illinois Underground Natural Gas Storage Safety Act.

415 ILCS 5/13.9

Added by P.A. 101-0573,§ 5, eff. 1/1/2020.