(410 ILCS 87/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Indoor Air Quality Act. (Source: P.A. 88-318.)
(410 ILCS 87/5) Sec. 5. Findings. The General Assembly finds that: (1) Indoor air pollution is a serious threat to public health. The United States Environmental Protection Agency considers indoor air pollution to be the number one environmental health threat in the United States. (2) The State of Illinois lacks guidelines that define and protect indoor air quality. The development of these guidelines is required to ensure the health and safety of the people of Illinois. (Source: P.A. 88-318.)
(410 ILCS 87/10) Sec. 10. Definitions. For the purposes of this Act: "Acceptable indoor air quality" means that the air is free of excessive levels of chemical and physical contaminants and microbiological hazards. "Air cleaning" means an indoor air quality control strategy to remove airborne particulates or gases from the air stream. "Bake-out" means a process of overheating a building or space to artificially age the materials that are sources of indoor air contamination. "Board" means the Illinois Board of Health. "Source control" means limiting the production of an air contaminant before it enters the ventilation system. "Ventilation" means the process of supplying air to and removing air from any space by natural or mechanical means, regardless of whether the air is conditioned. (Source: P.A. 88-318.)
(410 ILCS 87/15) Sec. 15. Indoor Air Pollution Advisory Council. (a) The Board shall ensure the development of the following: (i) criteria for acceptable indoor air quality, (ii) recommendations on achieving acceptable indoor air quality, (iii) educational activity on indoor air quality among public and private agencies, and (iv) a program for the certification of indoor air quality inspectors. (b) The Board shall develop statewide indoor air quality guidelines including, without limitation, the following: (1) ventilation standards, including criteria for
acceptable indoor air quality;
(2) source control guidelines for indoor air
contaminants, including building material selection, construction and remodeling procedures, and suggested bake-out procedures;
(3) occupancy control guidelines; and (4) suggestions for air cleaning procedures. (Source: P.A. 88-318.)
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