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HB2770 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

  
  

 


 
100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
HB2770

 

Introduced , by Rep. Emily McAsey

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
415 ILCS 5/3.160  was 415 ILCS 5/3.78 and 3.78a
415 ILCS 5/22.51
415 ILCS 5/22.51a
415 ILCS 5/22.51b

    Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Deletes provisions in a definition for "clean construction or demolition debris" concerning when clean construction or demolition debris are not considered "waste". Requires the Environmental Protection Agency to propose rules concerning the protection of groundwater at clean construction or demolition debris fill operations and the protection of groundwater at uncontaminated soil fill operations to the Pollution Control Board within one year of the effective date. Requires the Board to adopt rules meeting specified requirements concerning the protection of groundwater at clean construction or demolition debris fill operations and the protection of groundwater at uncontaminated soil fill operations within one year of the Agency's proposal. Changes specified fee amounts. Provides limits on specified fees. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.


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1    AN ACT concerning safety.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Environmental Protection Act is amended by
5changing Sections 3.160, 22.51, 22.51a, and 22.51b as follows:
 
6    (415 ILCS 5/3.160)  (was 415 ILCS 5/3.78 and 3.78a)
7    Sec. 3.160. Construction or demolition debris.
8    (a) "General construction or demolition debris" means
9non-hazardous, uncontaminated materials resulting from the
10construction, remodeling, repair, and demolition of utilities,
11structures, and roads, limited to the following: bricks,
12concrete, and other masonry materials; soil; rock; wood,
13including non-hazardous painted, treated, and coated wood and
14wood products; wall coverings; plaster; drywall; plumbing
15fixtures; non-asbestos insulation; roofing shingles and other
16roof coverings; reclaimed or other asphalt pavement; glass;
17plastics that are not sealed in a manner that conceals waste;
18electrical wiring and components containing no hazardous
19substances; and corrugated cardboard, piping or metals
20incidental to any of those materials.
21    General construction or demolition debris does not include
22uncontaminated soil generated during construction, remodeling,
23repair, and demolition of utilities, structures, and roads

 

 

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1provided the uncontaminated soil is not commingled with any
2general construction or demolition debris or other waste.
3    To the extent allowed by federal law, uncontaminated
4concrete with protruding rebar shall be considered clean
5construction or demolition debris and shall not be considered
6"waste" if it is separated or processed and returned to the
7economic mainstream in the form of raw materials or products
8within 4 years of its generation, if it is not speculatively
9accumulated and, if used as a fill material, it is used in
10accordance with item (i) in subsection (b) of this Section.
11    (b) "Clean construction or demolition debris" means
12uncontaminated broken concrete without protruding metal bars,
13bricks, rock, stone, reclaimed or other asphalt pavement, or
14soil generated from construction or demolition activities.
15    Clean construction or demolition debris does not include
16uncontaminated soil generated during construction, remodeling,
17repair, and demolition of utilities, structures, and roads
18provided the uncontaminated soil is not commingled with any
19clean construction or demolition debris or other waste.
20    To the extent allowed by federal law, clean construction or
21demolition debris shall not be considered "waste" if it is (i)
22used as fill material outside of a setback zone if the fill is
23placed no higher than the highest point of elevation existing
24prior to the filling immediately adjacent to the fill area, and
25if covered by sufficient uncontaminated soil to support
26vegetation within 30 days of the completion of filling or if

 

 

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1covered by a road or structure, and, if used as fill material
2in a current or former quarry, mine, or other excavation, is
3used in accordance with the requirements of Section 22.51 of
4this Act and the rules adopted thereunder or (ii) separated or
5processed and returned to the economic mainstream in the form
6of raw materials or products, if it is not speculatively
7accumulated and, if used as a fill material, it is used in
8accordance with item (i), or (iii) solely broken concrete
9without protruding metal bars used for erosion control, or (iv)
10generated from the construction or demolition of a building,
11road, or other structure and used to construct, on the site
12where the construction or demolition has taken place, a manmade
13functional structure not to exceed 20 feet above the highest
14point of elevation of the property immediately adjacent to the
15new manmade functional structure as that elevation existed
16prior to the creation of that new structure, provided that the
17structure shall be covered with sufficient soil materials to
18sustain vegetation or by a road or structure, and further
19provided that no such structure shall be constructed within a
20home rule municipality with a population over 500,000 without
21the consent of the municipality.
22    For purposes of this subsection (b), reclaimed or other
23asphalt pavement shall not be considered speculatively
24accumulated if: (i) it is not commingled with any other clean
25construction or demolition debris or any waste; (ii) it is
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1materials or products within 4 years after its generation;
2(iii) at least 25% of the total amount present at a site during
3a calendar year is transported off of the site during the next
4calendar year; and (iv) if used as a fill material, it is used
5in accordance with item (i) of the second paragraph of this
6subsection (b).
7    (c) For purposes of this Section, the term "uncontaminated
8soil" means soil that does not contain contaminants in
9concentrations that pose a threat to human health and safety
10and the environment.
11        (1) No later than one year after the effective date of
12    this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, the
13    Agency shall propose, and, no later than one year after
14    receipt of the Agency's proposal, the Board shall adopt,
15    rules specifying the maximum concentrations of
16    contaminants that may be present in uncontaminated soil for
17    purposes of this Section. For carcinogens, the maximum
18    concentrations shall not allow exposure to exceed an excess
19    upper-bound lifetime risk of 1 in 1,000,000; provided that
20    if the most stringent remediation objective or applicable
21    background concentration for a contaminant set forth in 35
22    Ill. Adm. Code 742 is greater than the concentration that
23    would allow exposure at an excess upper-bound lifetime risk
24    of 1 in 1,000,000, the Board may consider allowing that
25    contaminant in concentrations up to its most stringent
26    remediation objective or applicable background

 

 

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1    concentration set forth in 35 Ill. Adm. Code 742 in soil
2    used as fill material in a current or former quarry, mine,
3    or other excavation in accordance with Section 22.51 or
4    22.51a of this Act and rules adopted under those Sections.
5    Any background concentration set forth in 35 Ill. Adm. Code
6    742 that is adopted as a maximum concentration must be
7    based upon the location of the quarry, mine, or other
8    excavation where the soil is used as fill material.
9        (2) To the extent allowed under federal law and
10    regulations, uncontaminated soil shall not be considered a
11    waste.
12(Source: P.A. 96-235, eff. 8-11-09; 96-1416, eff. 7-30-10;
1397-137, eff. 7-14-11.)
 
14    (415 ILCS 5/22.51)
15    Sec. 22.51. Clean Construction or Demolition Debris Fill
16Operations.
17    (a) No person shall conduct any clean construction or
18demolition debris fill operation in violation of this Act or
19any regulations or standards adopted by the Board.
20    (b)(1)(A) Beginning August 18, 2005 but prior to July 1,
212008, no person shall use clean construction or demolition
22debris as fill material in a current or former quarry, mine, or
23other excavation, unless they have applied for an interim
24authorization from the Agency for the clean construction or
25demolition debris fill operation.

 

 

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1    (B) The Agency shall approve an interim authorization upon
2its receipt of a written application for the interim
3authorization that is signed by the site owner and the site
4operator, or their duly authorized agent, and that contains the
5following information: (i) the location of the site where the
6clean construction or demolition debris fill operation is
7taking place, (ii) the name and address of the site owner,
8(iii) the name and address of the site operator, and (iv) the
9types and amounts of clean construction or demolition debris
10being used as fill material at the site.
11    (C) The Agency may deny an interim authorization if the
12site owner or the site operator, or their duly authorized
13agent, fails to provide to the Agency the information listed in
14subsection (b)(1)(B) of this Section. Any denial of an interim
15authorization shall be subject to appeal to the Board in
16accordance with the procedures of Section 40 of this Act.
17    (D) No person shall use clean construction or demolition
18debris as fill material in a current or former quarry, mine, or
19other excavation for which the Agency has denied interim
20authorization under subsection (b)(1)(C) of this Section. The
21Board may stay the prohibition of this subsection (D) during
22the pendency of an appeal of the Agency's denial of the interim
23authorization brought under subsection (b)(1)(C) of this
24Section.
25    (2) Beginning September 1, 2006, owners and operators of
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1in accordance with a schedule prescribed by the Agency, submit
2to the Agency applications for the permits required under this
3Section. The Agency shall notify owners and operators in
4writing of the due date for their permit application. The due
5date shall be no less than 90 days after the date of the
6Agency's written notification. Owners and operators who do not
7receive a written notification from the Agency by October 1,
82007, shall submit a permit application to the Agency by
9January 1, 2008. The interim authorization of owners and
10operators who fail to submit a permit application to the Agency
11by the permit application's due date shall terminate on (i) the
12due date established by the Agency if the owner or operator
13received a written notification from the Agency prior to
14October 1, 2007, or (ii) or January 1, 2008, if the owner or
15operator did not receive a written notification from the Agency
16by October 1, 2007.
17    (3) On and after July 1, 2008, no person shall use clean
18construction or demolition debris as fill material in a current
19or former quarry, mine, or other excavation (i) without a
20permit granted by the Agency for the clean construction or
21demolition debris fill operation or in violation of any
22conditions imposed by such permit, including periodic reports
23and full access to adequate records and the inspection of
24facilities, as may be necessary to assure compliance with this
25Act and with Board regulations and standards adopted under this
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1adopted by the Board under this Act.
2    (4) This subsection (b) does not apply to:
3        (A) the use of clean construction or demolition debris
4    as fill material in a current or former quarry, mine, or
5    other excavation located on the site where the clean
6    construction or demolition debris was generated;
7        (B) the use of clean construction or demolition debris
8    as fill material in an excavation other than a current or
9    former quarry or mine if this use complies with Illinois
10    Department of Transportation specifications; or
11        (C) current or former quarries, mines, and other
12    excavations that do not use clean construction or
13    demolition debris as fill material.
14    (c) In accordance with Title VII of this Act, the Board may
15adopt regulations to promote the purposes of this Section. The
16Agency shall consult with the mining and construction
17industries during the development of any regulations to promote
18the purposes of this Section.
19        (1) No later than December 15, 2005, the Agency shall
20    propose to the Board, and no later than September 1, 2006,
21    the Board shall adopt, regulations for the use of clean
22    construction or demolition debris as fill material in
23    current and former quarries, mines, and other excavations.
24    Such regulations shall include, but shall not be limited
25    to, standards for clean construction or demolition debris
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1    required under this Section.
2        (2) Until the Board adopts rules under subsection
3    (c)(1) of this Section, all persons using clean
4    construction or demolition debris as fill material in a
5    current or former quarry, mine, or other excavation shall:
6            (A) Assure that only clean construction or
7        demolition debris is being used as fill material by
8        screening each truckload of material received using a
9        device approved by the Agency that detects volatile
10        organic compounds. Such devices may include, but are
11        not limited to, photo ionization detectors. All
12        screening devices shall be operated and maintained in
13        accordance with manufacturer's specifications.
14        Unacceptable fill material shall be rejected from the
15        site; and
16            (B) Retain for a minimum of 3 years the following
17        information:
18                (i) The name of the hauler, the name of the
19            generator, and place of origin of the debris or
20            soil;
21                (ii) The approximate weight or volume of the
22            debris or soil; and
23                (iii) The date the debris or soil was received.
24    (d) This Section applies only to clean construction or
25demolition debris that is not considered "waste" as provided in
26Section 3.160 of this Act.

 

 

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1    (e) For purposes of this Section:
2        (1) The term "operator" means a person responsible for
3    the operation and maintenance of a clean construction or
4    demolition debris fill operation.
5        (2) The term "owner" means a person who has any direct
6    or indirect interest in a clean construction or demolition
7    debris fill operation or in land on which a person operates
8    and maintains a clean construction or demolition debris
9    fill operation. A "direct or indirect interest" does not
10    include the ownership of publicly traded stock. The "owner"
11    is the "operator" if there is no other person who is
12    operating and maintaining a clean construction or
13    demolition debris fill operation.
14        (3) The term "clean construction or demolition debris
15    fill operation" means a current or former quarry, mine, or
16    other excavation where clean construction or demolition
17    debris is used as fill material.
18        (4) The term "uncontaminated soil" shall have the same
19    meaning as uncontaminated soil under Section 3.160 of this
20    Act.
21    (f)(1) No later than July 30, 2011 one year after (the
22effective date of P.A. 96-1416) this amendatory Act of the 96th
23General Assembly, the Agency shall propose to the Board, and,
24no later than one year after the Board's receipt of the
25Agency's proposal, the Board shall adopt, rules for the use of
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1soil as fill material at clean construction or demolition
2debris fill operations. The rules must include standards and
3procedures necessary to protect groundwater, which may
4include, but shall not be limited to, the following:
5requirements regarding testing and certification of soil used
6as fill material, surface water runoff, liners or other
7protective barriers, monitoring (including, but not limited
8to, groundwater monitoring), corrective action, recordkeeping,
9reporting, closure and post-closure care, financial assurance,
10post-closure land use controls, location standards, and the
11modification of existing permits to conform to the requirements
12of this Act and Board rules. The rules may also include limits
13on the use of recyclable concrete and asphalt as fill material
14at clean construction or demolition debris fill operations,
15taking into account factors such as technical feasibility,
16economic reasonableness, and the availability of markets for
17such materials.
18    (2) Until the effective date of the Board rules adopted
19under subdivision (f)(1) of this Section, and in addition to
20any other requirements, owners and operators of clean
21construction or demolition debris fill operations must do all
22of the following in subdivisions (f)(2)(A) through (f)(2)(D) of
23this Section for all clean construction or demolition debris
24and uncontaminated soil accepted for use as fill material. The
25requirements in subdivisions (f)(2)(A) through (f)(2)(D) of
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1        (A) Document the following information for each load of
2    clean construction or demolition debris or uncontaminated
3    soil received: (i) the name of the hauler, the address of
4    the site of origin, and the owner and the operator of the
5    site of origin of the clean construction or demolition
6    debris or uncontaminated soil, (ii) the weight or volume of
7    the clean construction or demolition debris or
8    uncontaminated soil, and (iii) the date the clean
9    construction or demolition debris or uncontaminated soil
10    was received.
11        (B) For all soil, obtain either (i) a certification
12    from the owner or operator of the site from which the soil
13    was removed that the site has never been used for
14    commercial or industrial purposes and is presumed to be
15    uncontaminated soil or (ii) a certification from a licensed
16    Professional Engineer or licensed Professional Geologist
17    that the soil is uncontaminated soil. Certifications
18    required under this subdivision (f)(2)(B) must be on forms
19    and in a format prescribed by the Agency.
20        (C) Confirm that the clean construction or demolition
21    debris or uncontaminated soil was not removed from a site
22    as part of a cleanup or removal of contaminants, including,
23    but not limited to, activities conducted under the
24    Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
25    Liability Act of 1980, as amended; as part of a Closure or
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1    Recovery Act, as amended; or under an Agency remediation
2    program, such as the Leaking Underground Storage Tank
3    Program or Site Remediation Program, but excluding sites
4    subject to Section 58.16 of this Act where there is no
5    presence or likely presence of a release or a substantial
6    threat of a release of a regulated substance at, on, or
7    from the real property.
8        (D) Document all activities required under subdivision
9    (f)(2) of this Section. Documentation of any chemical
10    analysis must include, but is not limited to, (i) a copy of
11    the lab analysis, (ii) accreditation status of the
12    laboratory performing the analysis, and (iii)
13    certification by an authorized agent of the laboratory that
14    the analysis has been performed in accordance with the
15    Agency's rules for the accreditation of environmental
16    laboratories and the scope of accreditation.
17    (3) Owners and operators of clean construction or
18demolition debris fill operations must maintain all
19documentation required under subdivision (f)(2) of this
20Section for a minimum of 3 years following the receipt of each
21load of clean construction or demolition debris or
22uncontaminated soil, except that documentation relating to an
23appeal, litigation, or other disputed claim must be maintained
24until at least 3 years after the date of the final disposition
25of the appeal, litigation, or other disputed claim. Copies of
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1units of local government for inspection and copying during
2normal business hours. The Agency may prescribe forms and
3formats for the documentation required under subdivision
4(f)(2) of this Section.
5    Chemical analysis conducted under subdivision (f)(2) of
6this Section must be conducted in accordance with the
7requirements of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 742, as amended, and "Test
8Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, Physical/Chemical
9Methods", USEPA Publication No. SW-846, as amended.
10    (4) No later than one year after the effective date of this
11amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly, the Agency shall
12propose rules to the Board. No later than one year after the
13Board's receipt of the Agency's proposal, the Board shall adopt
14rules for the protection of groundwater at clean construction
15or demolition debris fill operations. The groundwater
16protection procedures established by these rules must include,
17but shall not be limited to, the following: a detection
18monitoring program which shall specify constituents to be
19monitored; monitoring frequency; monitoring duration; a
20methodology specifying the minimum required number of
21groundwater monitoring wells and well locations; and remedial
22action procedures.
23    (g)(1) No person shall use soil other than uncontaminated
24soil as fill material at a clean construction or demolition
25debris fill operation.
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1other than clean construction or demolition debris as fill
2material at a clean construction or demolition debris fill
3operation.
4(Source: P.A. 96-1416, eff. 7-30-10; 97-137, eff. 7-14-11.)
 
5    (415 ILCS 5/22.51a)
6    Sec. 22.51a. Uncontaminated Soil Fill Operations.
7    (a) For purposes of this Section:
8        (1) The term "uncontaminated soil" shall have the same
9    meaning as uncontaminated soil under Section 3.160 of this
10    Act.
11        (2) The term "uncontaminated soil fill operation"
12    means a current or former quarry, mine, or other excavation
13    where uncontaminated soil is used as fill material, but
14    does not include a clean construction or demolition debris
15    fill operation.
16    (b) No person shall use soil other than uncontaminated soil
17as fill material at an uncontaminated soil fill operation.
18    (c) Owners and operators of uncontaminated soil fill
19operations must register the fill operations with the Agency.
20Uncontaminated soil fill operations that received
21uncontaminated soil prior to the effective date of this
22amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly must be registered
23with the Agency no later than March 31, 2011. Uncontaminated
24soil fill operations that first receive uncontaminated soil on
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1General Assembly must be registered with the Agency prior to
2the receipt of any uncontaminated soil. Registrations must be
3submitted on forms and in a format prescribed by the Agency.
4    (d)(1) No later than July 30, 2011 one year after (the
5effective date of P.A. 96-1416) this amendatory Act of the 96th
6General Assembly, the Agency shall propose to the Board, and,
7no later than one year after the Board's receipt of the
8Agency's proposal, the Board shall adopt, rules for the use of
9uncontaminated soil as fill material at uncontaminated soil
10fill operations. The rules must include standards and
11procedures necessary to protect groundwater, which shall
12include, but shall not be limited to, testing and certification
13of soil used as fill material and requirements for
14recordkeeping.
15    (2) Until the effective date of the Board rules adopted
16under subdivision (d)(1) of this Section, owners and operators
17of uncontaminated soil fill operations must do all of the
18following in subdivisions (d)(2)(A) through (d)(2)(F) of this
19Section for all uncontaminated soil accepted for use as fill
20material. The requirements in subdivisions (d)(2)(A) through
21(d)(2)(F) of this Section shall not limit any rules adopted by
22the Board.
23        (A) Document the following information for each load of
24    uncontaminated soil received: (i) the name of the hauler,
25    the address of the site of origin, and the owner and the
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1    (ii) the weight or volume of the uncontaminated soil, and
2    (iii) the date the uncontaminated soil was received.
3        (B) Obtain either (i) a certification from the owner or
4    operator of the site from which the soil was removed that
5    the site has never been used for commercial or industrial
6    purposes and is presumed to be uncontaminated soil or (ii)
7    a certification from a licensed Professional Engineer or a
8    licensed Professional Geologist that the soil is
9    uncontaminated soil. Certifications required under this
10    subdivision (d)(2)(B) must be on forms and in a format
11    prescribed by the Agency.
12        (C) Confirm that the uncontaminated soil was not
13    removed from a site as part of a cleanup or removal of
14    contaminants, including, but not limited to, activities
15    conducted under the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
16    Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended; as
17    part of a Closure or Corrective Action under the Resource
18    Conservation and Recovery Act, as amended; or under an
19    Agency remediation program, such as the Leaking
20    Underground Storage Tank Program or Site Remediation
21    Program, but excluding sites subject to Section 58.16 of
22    this Act where there is no presence or likely presence of a
23    release or a substantial threat of a release of a regulated
24    substance at, on, or from the real property.
25        (D) Visually inspect each load to confirm that only
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1    material.
2        (E) Screen each load of uncontaminated soil using a
3    device that is approved by the Agency and detects volatile
4    organic compounds. Such a device may include, but is not
5    limited to, a photo ionization detector or a flame
6    ionization detector. All screening devices shall be
7    operated and maintained in accordance with the
8    manufacturer's specifications. Unacceptable soil must be
9    rejected from the fill operation.
10        (F) Document all activities required under subdivision
11    (d)(2) of this Section. Documentation of any chemical
12    analysis must include, but is not limited to, (i) a copy of
13    the lab analysis, (ii) accreditation status of the
14    laboratory performing the analysis, and (iii)
15    certification by an authorized agent of the laboratory that
16    the analysis has been performed in accordance with the
17    Agency's rules for the accreditation of environmental
18    laboratories and the scope of accreditation.
19    (3) Owners and operators of uncontaminated soil fill
20operations must maintain all documentation required under
21subdivision (d)(2) of this Section for a minimum of 3 years
22following the receipt of each load of uncontaminated soil,
23except that documentation relating to an appeal, litigation, or
24other disputed claim must be maintained until at least 3 years
25after the date of the final disposition of the appeal,
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1documentation must be made available to the Agency and to units
2of local government for inspection and copying during normal
3business hours. The Agency may prescribe forms and formats for
4the documentation required under subdivision (d)(2) of this
5Section.
6    Chemical analysis conducted under subdivision (d)(2) of
7this Section must be conducted in accordance with the
8requirements of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 742, as amended, and "Test
9Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, Physical/Chemical
10Methods", USEPA Publication No. SW-846, as amended.
11    (4) No later than one year after the effective date of this
12amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly, the Agency shall
13propose rules to the Board. No later than one year after the
14Board's receipt of the Agency's proposal, the Board shall adopt
15rules for the protection of groundwater at uncontaminated soil
16fill operations. The groundwater protection procedures
17established by these rules must include, but shall not be
18limited to, the following: a detection monitoring program which
19shall specify constituents to be monitored; monitoring
20frequency; monitoring duration; a methodology specifying the
21minimum required number of groundwater monitoring wells and
22well locations; and remedial action procedures.
23(Source: P.A. 96-1416, eff. 7-30-10; 97-137, eff. 7-14-11.)
 
24    (415 ILCS 5/22.51b)
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1construction or demolition debris or uncontaminated soil.
2    (a) The Agency shall assess and collect a fee from the
3owner or operator of each clean construction or demolition
4debris fill operation that is permitted or required to be
5permitted by the Agency. The fee assessed and collected under
6this subsection shall be 95 20 cents per cubic yard of clean
7construction or demolition debris or uncontaminated soil
8accepted by the clean construction or demolition debris fill
9operation, or, alternatively, the owner or operator may weigh
10the quantity of the clean construction or demolition debris or
11uncontaminated soil with a device for which certification has
12been obtained under the Weights and Measures Act and pay a fee
13of $2.00 14 cents per ton of clean construction or demolition
14debris or uncontaminated soil. The fee shall apply to
15construction or demolition debris or uncontaminated soil if (i)
16the clean construction or demolition debris fill operation is
17located off the site where the clean construction or demolition
18debris or uncontaminated soil was generated and (ii) the clean
19construction or demolition debris fill operation is owned,
20controlled, and operated by a person other than the generator
21of the clean construction or demolition debris or
22uncontaminated soil. In no case shall the fee collected or paid
23by the owner or operator under this subsection (a) exceed $1.55
24per cubic yard or $3.27 per ton.
25    (b) The Agency shall establish rules relating to the
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1Section. These rules shall include, but are not limited to, the
2following:
3        (1) Records identifying the quantities of clean
4    construction or demolition debris and uncontaminated soil
5    received.
6        (2) The form and submission of reports to accompany the
7    payment of fees to the Agency.
8        (3) The time and manner of payment of fees to the
9    Agency, which payments shall not be more often than
10    quarterly.
11    (c) Fees collected under this Section shall be in addition
12to any other fees collected under any other Section.
13    (d) The Agency shall not refund any fee paid to it under
14this Section.
15    (e) The Agency shall deposit all fees collected under this
16subsection into the Environmental Protection Permit and
17Inspection Fund. Pursuant to appropriation, all moneys
18collected under this Section shall be used by the Agency for
19the implementation of this Section and for permit and
20inspection activities.
21    (f) A unit of local government, as defined in the Local
22Solid Waste Disposal Act, in which a clean construction or
23demolition debris fill operation is located and which has
24entered into a delegation agreement with the Agency pursuant to
25subsection (r) of Section 4 of this Act for inspection,
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1construction or demolition debris fill operations may
2establish a fee, tax, or surcharge with regard to clean
3construction or demolition debris or uncontaminated soil
4accepted by clean construction or demolition debris fill
5operations. All fees, taxes, and surcharges collected under
6this subsection shall be used for inspection, investigation,
7and enforcement functions performed by the unit of local
8government pursuant to the delegation agreement with the
9Agency. Fees, taxes, and surcharges established under this
10subsection (f) shall not exceed a total of 60 10 cents per
11cubic yard of clean construction or demolition debris or
12uncontaminated soil accepted by the clean construction or
13demolition debris fill operation, unless the owner or operator
14weighs the quantity of the clean construction or demolition
15debris or uncontaminated soil with a device for which
16certification has been obtained under the Weights and Measures
17Act, in which case the fee shall not exceed $1.27 7 cents per
18ton of clean construction or demolition debris or
19uncontaminated soil.
20    (g) For the purposes of this Section:
21        (1) The term "uncontaminated soil" shall have the same
22    meaning as uncontaminated soil under Section 3.160 of this
23    Act.
24        (2) The term "clean construction or demolition debris
25    fill operation" shall have the same meaning as clean
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1    Section 22.51 of this Act.
2(Source: P.A. 96-1416, eff. 7-30-10.)
 
3    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
4becoming law.