(20 ILCS 3120/0.01) (from Ch. 127, par. 3500) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Asbestos Abatement Authority Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(20 ILCS 3120/1) (from Ch. 127, par. 3501) Sec. 1. Definitions. As used in this Act: (a) "State entity" means the State of Illinois and all of its agencies, State universities and colleges, and all corporate outgrowths thereof. (b) "State governmental building" means a structure owned by a State entity. (Source: P.A. 85-585.)

(20 ILCS 3120/2) (from Ch. 127, par. 3502) Sec. 2. Capital Development Board; transfer of functions. The Illinois Asbestos Abatement Authority heretofore created by this Act is abolished; the appointments of the non-voting members theretofore advising and assisting that former Authority pursuant to the provisions of this Act are hereby terminated; and the Capital Development Board shall succeed to, assume and exercise all rights, powers, duties and responsibilities held and performed by the former Illinois Asbestos Abatement Authority under this Act, and under the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, prior to the abolition of that Authority by this amendatory Act of 1991. All books, records, documents and pending business in any way pertaining to the former Illinois Asbestos Abatement Authority (excluding all investigations and legal proceedings heretofore or hereafter initiated pursuant to Section 4 of this Act, which shall remain under the supervision and direction of the Attorney General as provided in that Section) are transferred to the Capital Development Board; provided that any rights or obligations of any person under any contract made by, or under any rules or regulations promulgated by, such former Authority shall be unaffected thereby. No rules or regulations promulgated by the former Illinois Asbestos Abatement Authority pursuant to an exercise of any right, power, duty or responsibility assumed by or transferred to the Capital Development Board shall be affected by this amendatory Act of 1991, and all such rules and regulations shall become those of the Capital Development Board until such time as they are amended or repealed by the Capital Development Board in accordance with law. (Source: P.A. 87-14.)

(20 ILCS 3120/3) (from Ch. 127, par. 3503) Sec. 3. Responsibilities of the Capital Development Board. The Capital Development Board shall develop and implement a program for the identification and abatement of asbestos in all State governmental buildings and shall adopt rules and regulations consistent with this purpose. The Capital Development Board shall exercise its best efforts to assist the Attorney General in the exercise of the duties under Section 4 of this Act. (Source: P.A. 87-14.)

(20 ILCS 3120/4) (from Ch. 127, par. 3504) Sec. 4. Environmental Enforcement-Asbestos Litigation Division. There is created within the office of the Attorney General an Environmental Enforcement-Asbestos Litigation Division. The Division, under the supervision and the direction of the Attorney General, shall enforce laws, rules, and regulations that protect the State's environment and shall investigate and initiate legal proceedings necessary to ensure maximum recovery of asbestos abatement costs for all State entities of this State. All asbestos abatement costs recovered by the Division, including any award of damages, penalties, and attorney's fees, shall be deposited in the Asbestos Abatement Fund in the State Treasury. (Source: P.A. 93-932, eff. 8-12-04.)

(20 ILCS 3120/5) (from Ch. 127, par. 3505) Sec. 5. Asbestos Abatement Fund. There is created in the State Treasury the Asbestos Abatement Fund into which shall be deposited all grants, gifts, attorney's fees and recoveries received for the purpose of asbestos abatement in the State governmental buildings. Such funds shall be expended pursuant to appropriations made by the General Assembly to the Capital Development Board for asbestos surveys and abatement purposes and to the Attorney General for the operations of the Environmental Enforcement-Asbestos Litigation Division. (Source: P.A. 93-932, eff. 8-12-04.)