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INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL 
QUALITY (INSTITUTE) 
Serves as a long range planning unit 
through research and program 
development with the potential for 
reviewing the effectiveness of regulations 
and their administration. Its acting 
Director is Michael Schneiderman who is 
also Executive Secretary to the 
Governor’s Council on Environmental 
Quality. 
The good points of this legislation are 
obvious: statewide jurisdiction, 
regulation, adjudication, enforcement and 
long-range planning. There are omissions. 
Of itself, the Act is not ecologically 
sound: that is, in spite of its title, it 
covers only specific areas of the 
environment and then chiefly from the 
standpoint of pollution control. It is 
silent as to the preservation of the quality 
of the total environment which would 
include soil and minerals, natural areas 
and wildlife. Lacking is a_ policy 
statement to the effect that decisions 
should be made only after consideration 
of their impact on the total environment. 
Except in a general way, the influence of 
conservationists in the preparation and 
passage Of this bill probably was not 
great. Some eighty citizens, of which | 
was one, appeared before the Senate Sub- 
Committee to testify; a drastically re- 
duced time allotment permitted most of 
us to make but a very brief statement. 
Later the bill was amended in private 
session without representation of the con- 
servation minded public but with special 
interest industry representation. 
Our environment is contaminated and 
continues to deteriorate in spite of laws 
that have been on the books. The 
potential of this Act is high; its success Is 






Shall the Anti- 
Pollution Bond Act 
enacted by the 76th 
General Assembly, 
become effective 
and the State of IIli- 
nois contract a debt 
of $750,000 ,000 
and issue bonds to 
that amount as pro- 
vided in such Act, 
for the purpose of 
planning, financing 
and constructing of 
municipal sewage 
treatment’ works 
and solid waste dis- 
posal facilities, and 
to the extent that 
funds are available 
in the General 
Revenue Fund of 
the State shall the 
General Assembly 
be authorized to di- 
rect the transfer of 
funds from time to 
time from that 
Fund to the Anti- 
Pollution Bond Re- 
tirement and Inter- 
est Fund sufficient 
to pay the principal 
of and interest on 
the bonds provided 
for by that Act, and 
to the extent that 
said funds are in- 
sufficient to pay the 
interest and dis- 
charge the principal 
of such bonds, shall 
the State of Illinois 
levy annually a di- 
rect tax sufficient to 
pay the Interest on 
and discharge said 
principal with the 
appropriate officers 
fixing the rate of 
that direct annual 
tax, making proper 
allowance for the a- 
mount of money so 
transferred in re- 
duction of the taxes 
to be levied and a- 
bate such tax in that 
amount? 

PROPOSED ANTI—POLLUTION 
BOND ACT 
Legislation authorizing the State of IIlinoi 
to issue 25-year bonds to the amount ce 
$750,000,000 to provide funds to combe 
water pollution has been signed by th 
Governor. To become effective the voter 
must indicate their approval at the Gener 
Election of November 3, 1970 — a majorit 
of votes cast for members of the Generz 
Assembly at this election is required. 
The proceeds of the sale of these bonds 
to be held by the State Treasurer in 
special fund (the Anti-Pollution Fund 
will be appropriated as needed by th 
General Assembly for use by and unde 
the direction of the ‘’Environmente 
Protection Agency’’. These funds wi 
permit the State to participate in join 
State and Federal financing of th 
planning and construction of municipe 
sewage treatment works and solid wast 
disposal facilities so essential to th 
preservation of our environment. 
The administering agency — th 
“Environmental Protection Agency” i 
one of three new State agencies create 
by the recently enacted Environmenta 
Protection Act: the others are thr 
“Pollution Control Board’, which issue 
regulations and acts in an adjudicativ 
Capacity; and the ‘‘Institute fo 
Environmental Quality’, a long rang 
planning and research body. With the 
agencies, characterized by Governo 
Ogilvie as giving Illinois ‘the mos 
comprehensive and unified program of an) 
state to stop destruction of our natura 
environment’, the means are at hand 
citizen support meaningfully expressed | 
required. The Anti-Pollution Bond Ac 
referendum affords an opportunity. 
Harry Biermé 
dependent upon enlightened and forceful administration not dominated by special interests. It behooves conservation groups 
to maintain an active awareness of the activities of these agencies and to give them full cooperation and support. 
The original bill contained the clause ‘’Every person has a right to a clean, healthful environment. Any person has standing to 
sue in the courts of Illinois to secure declaratory or preventative relief by governmental or private action’’. This clause or a 
modified clause, vindicating the citizens’ right to quality environment through court action, was eliminated in the final draft. 
Michigan has given its citizens this standing; it is being considered Nationally and in other states. The ‘Environmental 
Article’ in the proposed new state constitution to be voted on in December will have such a provision thanks largely to the 
efforts of Delegate Mary Leahy. You will have an opportunity to vote on this. 
Harry Bierma 
Chrm. Clean Streams Com. 
