Public Act 0365 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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Public Act 099-0365

AN ACT concerning safety.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Environmental Protection Act is amended by adding Section 22.40a as follows:

(415 ILCS 5/22.40a new)

Sec. 22.40a. Disposal of manufactured gas plant waste in waste disposal sites other than permitted hazardous waste disposal sites prohibited. Notwithstanding any other law or regulation, no person shall dispose, in a waste disposal site other than a permitted hazardous waste disposal site, waste generated from the remediation of a manufactured gas plant site or facility, unless (i) the waste is tested using Method 1311 (Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure (TCLP)) in "Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, Physical/Chemical Methods," USEPA Publication Number EPA 530/SW-846, and (ii) that analysis demonstrates that the waste does not exceed the regulatory levels for any contaminant given in the table contained in 40 C.F.R. 261.24(b).