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90_HB0257eng
415 ILCS 5/7.5 from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1007.5
Amends the Environmental Protection Act to make a
technical change.
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1 AN ACT to amend the Environmental Protection Act by
2 changing Sections 3.32, 3.78, and 21 and adding Sections
3 3.78a and 22.38.
4 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
5 represented in the General Assembly:
6 Section 5. The Environmental Protection Act is amended
7 by changing Sections 3.32, 3.78, and 21 and adding Sections
8 3.78a and 22.38 as follows:
9 (415 ILCS 5/3.32) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1003.32)
10 Sec. 3.32. Pollution control facility.
11 (a) "Pollution control facility" is any waste storage
12 site, sanitary landfill, waste disposal site, waste transfer
13 station, waste treatment facility, or waste incinerator. This
14 includes sewers, sewage treatment plants, and any other
15 facilities owned or operated by sanitary districts organized
16 under the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Act.
17 The following are not pollution control facilities:
18 (1) (Blank);
19 (2) waste storage sites regulated under 40 CFR,
20 Part 761.42;
21 (3) sites or facilities used by any person
22 conducting a waste storage, waste treatment, waste
23 disposal, waste transfer or waste incineration operation,
24 or a combination thereof, for wastes generated by such
25 person's own activities, when such wastes are stored,
26 treated, disposed of, transferred or incinerated within
27 the site or facility owned, controlled or operated by
28 such person, or when such wastes are transported within
29 or between sites or facilities owned, controlled or
30 operated by such person;
31 (4) sites or facilities at which the State is
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1 performing removal or remedial action pursuant to Section
2 22.2 or 55.3;
3 (5) abandoned quarries used solely for the disposal
4 of concrete, earth materials, gravel, or aggregate debris
5 resulting from road construction activities conducted by
6 a unit of government or construction activities due to
7 the construction and installation of underground pipes,
8 lines, conduit or wires off of the premises of a public
9 utility company which are conducted by a public utility;
10 (6) sites or facilities used by any person to
11 specifically conduct a landscape composting operation;
12 (7) regional facilities as defined in the Central
13 Midwest Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact;
14 (8) the portion of a site or facility where coal
15 combustion wastes are stored or disposed of in accordance
16 with subdivision (r)(2) or (r)(3) of Section 21;
17 (9) the portion of a site or facility used for the
18 collection, storage or processing of waste tires as
19 defined in Title XIV;
20 (10) the portion of a site or facility used for
21 treatment of petroleum contaminated materials by
22 application onto or incorporation into the soil surface
23 and any portion of that site or facility used for storage
24 of petroleum contaminated materials before treatment.
25 Only those categories of petroleum listed in paragraph
26 (5) of subsection (a) of Section 22.18b are exempt under
27 this subdivision (10);
28 (11) the portion of a site or facility where used
29 oil is collected or stored prior to shipment to a
30 recycling or energy recovery facility, provided that the
31 used oil is generated by households or commercial
32 establishments, and the site or facility is a recycling
33 center or a business where oil or gasoline is sold at
34 retail;
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1 (12) the portion of a site or facility utilizing
2 coal combustion waste for stabilization and treatment of
3 only waste generated on that site or facility when used
4 in connection with response actions pursuant to the
5 federal Comprehensive Environmental Response,
6 Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, the federal
7 Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, or the
8 Illinois Environmental Protection Act or as authorized by
9 the Agency;.
10 (13) the portion of a site or facility accepting
11 exclusively general construction or demolition debris,
12 located in a county with a population over 3,000,000, and
13 operated and located in accordance with Section 22.38 of
14 this Act.
15 (b) A new pollution control facility is:
16 (1) a pollution control facility initially
17 permitted for development or construction after July 1,
18 1981; or
19 (2) the area of expansion beyond the boundary of a
20 currently permitted pollution control facility; or
21 (3) a permitted pollution control facility
22 requesting approval to store, dispose of, transfer or
23 incinerate, for the first time, any special or hazardous
24 waste.
25 (Source: P.A. 88-45; 88-681, eff. 12-22-94; 89-93, eff.
26 7-6-95.)
27 (415 ILCS 5/3.78) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1003.78)
28 Sec. 3.78. "General Clean construction or demolition
29 debris" means non-hazardous, uncontaminated materials
30 resulting from the construction, remodeling, repair, and
31 demolition of utilities, structures, and roads, limited to
32 the following: bricks, concrete, and other masonry
33 materials; soil; rock; wood, including non-hazardous painted,
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1 treated, and coated wood and wood products; wall coverings;
2 plaster; drywall; plumbing fixtures; non-asbestos insulation;
3 roofing shingles and other roof coverings; reclaimed asphalt
4 pavement; glass; plastics that are not sealed in a manner
5 that conceals waste; electrical wiring and components
6 containing no hazardous substances; and piping or metals
7 incidental to any of those materials broken concrete without
8 protruding metal bars, bricks, rock, stone, reclaimed asphalt
9 pavement or uncontaminated dirt or sand generated from
10 construction or demolition activities.
11 (Source: P.A. 86-633; 86-1028; 87-1171.)
12 (415 ILCS 5/3.78a new)
13 Sec. 3.78a. "Clean construction or demolition debris"
14 means uncontaminated broken concrete without protruding metal
15 bars, bricks, rock, stone, reclaimed asphalt pavement, or
16 dirt or sand generated from construction or demolition
17 activities. To the extent allowed by federal law, clean
18 construction or demolition debris shall not be considered
19 "waste" when (i) used as fill material below grade outside of
20 a setback zone if covered by sufficient uncontaminated soil
21 to support vegetation within 30 days of the completion of
22 filling or if covered by a road or structure, (ii) separated
23 or processed and returned to the economic mainstream in the
24 form of raw materials or products, provided it is not
25 speculatively accumulated, or (iii) solely broken concrete
26 without protruding metal bars is used for erosion control.
27 (415 ILCS 5/21) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1021)
28 Sec. 21. No person shall:
29 (a) Cause or allow the open dumping of any waste.
30 (b) Abandon, dump, or deposit any waste upon the public
31 highways or other public property, except in a sanitary
32 landfill approved by the Agency pursuant to regulations
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1 adopted by the Board.
2 (c) Abandon any vehicle in violation of the "Abandoned
3 Vehicles Amendment to the Illinois Vehicle Code", as enacted
4 by the 76th General Assembly.
5 (d) Conduct any waste-storage, waste-treatment, or
6 waste-disposal operation:
7 (1) without a permit granted by the Agency or in
8 violation of any conditions imposed by such permit,
9 including periodic reports and full access to adequate
10 records and the inspection of facilities, as may be
11 necessary to assure compliance with this Act and with
12 regulations and standards adopted thereunder; provided,
13 however, that, except for municipal solid waste landfill
14 units that receive waste on or after October 9, 1993, no
15 permit shall be required for (i) any person conducting a
16 waste-storage, waste-treatment, or waste-disposal
17 operation for wastes generated by such person's own
18 activities which are stored, treated, or disposed within
19 the site where such wastes are generated, or (ii) a
20 facility located in a county with a population over
21 3,000,000, operated and located in accordance with
22 Section 22.38 of this Act, and used exclusively for the
23 transfer, storage, or treatment of general construction
24 or demolition debris; for a corporation organized under
25 the General Not For Profit Corporation Act of 1986, as
26 now or hereafter amended, or a predecessor Act,
27 constructing a land form in conformance with local zoning
28 provisions, within a municipality having a population of
29 more than 1,000,000 inhabitants, with clean construction
30 or demolition debris generated within the municipality,
31 provided that the corporation has contracts for economic
32 development planning with the municipality; or
33 (2) in violation of any regulations or standards
34 adopted by the Board under this Act; or
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1 (3) which receives waste after August 31, 1988,
2 does not have a permit issued by the Agency, and is (i) a
3 landfill used exclusively for the disposal of waste
4 generated at the site, (ii) a surface impoundment
5 receiving special waste not listed in an NPDES permit,
6 (iii) a waste pile in which the total volume of waste is
7 greater than 100 cubic yards or the waste is stored for
8 over one year, or (iv) a land treatment facility
9 receiving special waste generated at the site; without
10 giving notice of the operation to the Agency by January
11 1, 1989, or 30 days after the date on which the operation
12 commences, whichever is later, and every 3 years
13 thereafter. The form for such notification shall be
14 specified by the Agency, and shall be limited to
15 information regarding: the name and address of the
16 location of the operation; the type of operation; the
17 types and amounts of waste stored, treated or disposed of
18 on an annual basis; the remaining capacity of the
19 operation; and the remaining expected life of the
20 operation.
21 Item Paragraph (3) of this subsection (d) shall not apply
22 to any person engaged in agricultural activity who is
23 disposing of a substance that constitutes solid waste, if the
24 substance was acquired for use by that person on his own
25 property, and the substance is disposed of on his own
26 property in accordance with regulations or standards adopted
27 by the Board.
28 This subsection (d) shall not apply to hazardous waste.
29 (e) Dispose, treat, store or abandon any waste, or
30 transport any waste into this State for disposal, treatment,
31 storage or abandonment, except at a site or facility which
32 meets the requirements of this Act and of regulations and
33 standards thereunder.
34 (f) Conduct any hazardous waste-storage, hazardous
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1 waste-treatment or hazardous waste-disposal operation:
2 (1) without a RCRA permit for the site issued by
3 the Agency under subsection (d) of Section 39 of this
4 Act, or in violation of any condition imposed by such
5 permit, including periodic reports and full access to
6 adequate records and the inspection of facilities, as may
7 be necessary to assure compliance with this Act and with
8 regulations and standards adopted thereunder; or
9 (2) in violation of any regulations or standards
10 adopted by the Board under this Act; or
11 (3) in violation of any RCRA permit filing
12 requirement established under standards adopted by the
13 Board under this Act; or
14 (4) in violation of any order adopted by the Board
15 under this Act.
16 Notwithstanding the above, no RCRA permit shall be
17 required under this subsection or subsection (d) of Section
18 39 of this Act for any person engaged in agricultural
19 activity who is disposing of a substance which has been
20 identified as a hazardous waste, and which has been
21 designated by Board regulations as being subject to this
22 exception, if the substance was acquired for use by that
23 person on his own property and the substance is disposed of
24 on his own property in accordance with regulations or
25 standards adopted by the Board.
26 (g) Conduct any hazardous waste-transportation
27 operation:
28 (1) without a permit issued by the Agency or in
29 violation of any conditions imposed by such permit,
30 including periodic reports and full access to adequate
31 records and the inspection of facilities, as may be
32 necessary to assure compliance with this Act and with
33 regulations or standards adopted thereunder; or
34 (2) in violation of any regulations or standards
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1 adopted by the Board under this Act.
2 (h) Conduct any hazardous waste-recycling or hazardous
3 waste-reclamation or hazardous waste-reuse operation in
4 violation of any regulations, standards or permit
5 requirements adopted by the Board under this Act.
6 (i) Conduct any process or engage in any act which
7 produces hazardous waste in violation of any regulations or
8 standards adopted by the Board under subsections (a) and (c)
9 of Section 22.4 of this Act.
10 (j) Conduct any special waste transportation operation
11 in violation of any regulations, standards or permit
12 requirements adopted by the Board under this Act. However,
13 sludge from a water or sewage treatment plant owned and
14 operated by a unit of local government which (1) is subject
15 to a sludge management plan approved by the Agency or a
16 permit granted by the Agency, and (2) has been tested and
17 determined not to be a hazardous waste as required by
18 applicable State and federal laws and regulations, may be
19 transported in this State without a special waste hauling
20 permit, and the preparation and carrying of a manifest shall
21 not be required for such sludge under the rules of the
22 Pollution Control Board. The unit of local government which
23 operates the treatment plant producing such sludge shall file
24 a semiannual report with the Agency identifying the volume of
25 such sludge transported during the reporting period, the
26 hauler of the sludge, and the disposal sites to which it was
27 transported. This subsection (j) shall not apply to hazardous
28 waste.
29 (k) Fail or refuse to pay any fee imposed under this
30 Act.
31 (l) Locate a hazardous waste disposal site above an
32 active or inactive shaft or tunneled mine or within 2 miles
33 of an active fault in the earth's crust. In counties of
34 population less than 225,000 no hazardous waste disposal site
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1 shall be located (1) within 1 1/2 miles of the corporate
2 limits as defined on June 30, 1978, of any municipality
3 without the approval of the governing body of the
4 municipality in an official action; or (2) within 1000 feet
5 of an existing private well or the existing source of a
6 public water supply measured from the boundary of the actual
7 active permitted site and excluding existing private wells on
8 the property of the permit applicant. The provisions of this
9 subsection do not apply to publicly-owned sewage works or the
10 disposal or utilization of sludge from publicly-owned sewage
11 works.
12 (m) Transfer interest in any land which has been used as
13 a hazardous waste disposal site without written notification
14 to the Agency of the transfer and to the transferee of the
15 conditions imposed by the Agency upon its use under
16 subsection (g) of Section 39.
17 (n) Use any land which has been used as a hazardous
18 waste disposal site except in compliance with conditions
19 imposed by the Agency under subsection (g) of Section 39.
20 (o) Conduct a sanitary landfill operation which is
21 required to have a permit under subsection (d) of this
22 Section, in a manner which results in any of the following
23 conditions:
24 (1) refuse in standing or flowing waters;
25 (2) leachate flows entering waters of the State;
26 (3) leachate flows exiting the landfill confines
27 (as determined by the boundaries established for the
28 landfill by a permit issued by the Agency);
29 (4) open burning of refuse in violation of Section
30 9 of this Act;
31 (5) uncovered refuse remaining from any previous
32 operating day or at the conclusion of any operating day,
33 unless authorized by permit;
34 (6) failure to provide final cover within time
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1 limits established by Board regulations;
2 (7) acceptance of wastes without necessary permits;
3 (8) scavenging as defined by Board regulations;
4 (9) deposition of refuse in any unpermitted portion
5 of the landfill;
6 (10) acceptance of a special waste without a
7 required manifest;
8 (11) failure to submit reports required by permits
9 or Board regulations;
10 (12) failure to collect and contain litter from the
11 site by the end of each operating day;
12 (13) failure to submit any cost estimate for the
13 site or any performance bond or other security for the
14 site as required by this Act or Board rules.
15 The prohibitions specified in this subsection (o) shall
16 be enforceable by the Agency either by administrative
17 citation under Section 31.1 of this Act or as otherwise
18 provided by this Act. The specific prohibitions in this
19 subsection do not limit the power of the Board to establish
20 regulations or standards applicable to sanitary landfills.
21 (p) In violation of subdivision (a) of this Section,
22 cause or allow the open dumping of any waste in a manner
23 which results in any of the following occurrences at the dump
24 site:
25 (1) litter;
26 (2) scavenging;
27 (3) open burning;
28 (4) deposition of waste in standing or flowing
29 waters;
30 (5) proliferation of disease vectors;
31 (6) standing or flowing liquid discharge from the
32 dump site.
33 The prohibitions specified in this subsection (p) shall
34 be enforceable by the Agency either by administrative
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1 citation under Section 31.1 of this Act or as otherwise
2 provided by this Act. The specific prohibitions in this
3 subsection do not limit the power of the Board to establish
4 regulations or standards applicable to open dumping.
5 (q) Conduct a landscape waste composting operation
6 without an Agency permit, provided, however, that no permit
7 shall be required for any person:
8 (1) conducting a landscape waste composting
9 operation for landscape wastes generated by such person's
10 own activities which are stored, treated or disposed of
11 within the site where such wastes are generated; or
12 (2) applying landscape waste or composted landscape
13 waste at agronomic rates; or
14 (3) operating a landscape waste composting facility
15 on a farm, if the facility meets all of the following
16 criteria:
17 (A) the composting facility is operated by the
18 farmer on property on which the composting material
19 is utilized, and the composting facility constitutes
20 no more than 2% of the property's total acreage,
21 except that the Agency may allow a higher percentage
22 for individual sites where the owner or operator has
23 demonstrated to the Agency that the site's soil
24 characteristics or crop needs require a higher rate;
25 (B) the property on which the composting
26 facility is located, and any associated property on
27 which the compost is used, is principally and
28 diligently devoted to the production of agricultural
29 crops and is not owned, leased or otherwise
30 controlled by any waste hauler or generator of
31 nonagricultural compost materials, and the operator
32 of the composting facility is not an employee,
33 partner, shareholder, or in any way connected with
34 or controlled by any such waste hauler or generator;
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1 (C) all compost generated by the composting
2 facility is applied at agronomic rates and used as
3 mulch, fertilizer or soil conditioner on land
4 actually farmed by the person operating the
5 composting facility, and the finished compost is not
6 stored at the composting site for a period longer
7 than 18 months prior to its application as mulch,
8 fertilizer, or soil conditioner;
9 (D) the owner or operator, by January 1, 1990
10 (or the January 1 following commencement of
11 operation, whichever is later) and January 1 of each
12 year thereafter, (i) registers the site with the
13 Agency, (ii) reports to the Agency on the volume of
14 composting material received and used at the site,
15 (iii) certifies to the Agency that the site complies
16 with the requirements set forth in subparagraphs
17 (A), (B) and (C) of this paragraph (q)(3), and (iv)
18 certifies to the Agency that all composting material
19 was placed more than 200 feet from the nearest
20 potable water supply well, was placed outside the
21 boundary of the 10-year floodplain or on a part of
22 the site that is floodproofed, was placed at least
23 1/4 mile from the nearest residence (other than a
24 residence located on the same property as the
25 facility) and there are not more than 10 occupied
26 non-farm residences within 1/2 mile of the
27 boundaries of the site on the date of application,
28 and was placed more than 5 feet above the water
29 table.
30 For the purposes of this subsection (q), "agronomic
31 rates" means the application of not more than 20 tons per
32 acre per year, except that the Agency may allow a higher rate
33 for individual sites where the owner or operator has
34 demonstrated to the Agency that the site's soil
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1 characteristics or crop needs require a higher rate.
2 (r) Cause or allow the storage or disposal of coal
3 combustion waste unless:
4 (1) such waste is stored or disposed of at a site
5 or facility for which a permit has been obtained or is
6 not otherwise required under subsection (d) of this
7 Section; or
8 (2) such waste is stored or disposed of as a part
9 of the design and reclamation of a site or facility which
10 is an abandoned mine site in accordance with the
11 Abandoned Mined Lands and Water Reclamation Act; or
12 (3) such waste is stored or disposed of at a site
13 or facility which is operating under NPDES and Subtitle D
14 permits issued by the Agency pursuant to regulations
15 adopted by the Board for mine-related water pollution and
16 permits issued pursuant to the Federal Surface Mining
17 Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (P.L. 95-87) or the
18 rules and regulations thereunder or any law or rule or
19 regulation adopted by the State of Illinois pursuant
20 thereto, and the owner or operator of the facility agrees
21 to accept the waste; and either
22 (i) such waste is stored or disposed of in
23 accordance with requirements applicable to refuse
24 disposal under regulations adopted by the Board for
25 mine-related water pollution and pursuant to NPDES
26 and Subtitle D permits issued by the Agency under
27 such regulations; or
28 (ii) the owner or operator of the facility
29 demonstrates all of the following to the Agency, and
30 the facility is operated in accordance with the
31 demonstration as approved by the Agency: (1) the
32 disposal area will be covered in a manner that will
33 support continuous vegetation, (2) the facility will
34 be adequately protected from wind and water erosion,
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1 (3) the pH will be maintained so as to prevent
2 excessive leaching of metal ions, and (4) adequate
3 containment or other measures will be provided to
4 protect surface water and groundwater from
5 contamination at levels prohibited by this Act, the
6 Illinois Groundwater Protection Act, or regulations
7 adopted pursuant thereto.
8 Notwithstanding any other provision of this Title, the
9 disposal of coal combustion waste pursuant to item (2) or (3)
10 of this subdivision (r) shall be exempt from the other
11 provisions of this Title V, and notwithstanding the
12 provisions of Title X of this Act, the Agency is authorized
13 to grant experimental permits which include provision for the
14 disposal of wastes from the combustion of coal and other
15 materials pursuant to items (2) and (3) of this subdivision
16 (r).
17 (s) After April 1, 1989, offer for transportation,
18 transport, deliver, receive or accept special waste for which
19 a manifest is required, unless the manifest indicates that
20 the fee required under Section 22.8 of this Act has been
21 paid.
22 (t) Cause or allow a lateral expansion of a municipal
23 solid waste landfill unit on or after October 9, 1993,
24 without a permit modification, granted by the Agency, that
25 authorizes the lateral expansion.
26 (u) Conduct any vegetable by-product treatment, storage,
27 disposal or transportation operation in violation of any
28 regulation, standards or permit requirements adopted by the
29 Board under this Act. However, no permit shall be required
30 under this Title V for the land application of vegetable
31 by-products conducted pursuant to Agency permit issued under
32 Title III of this Act to the generator of the vegetable
33 by-products. In addition, vegetable by-products may be
34 transported in this State without a special waste hauling
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1 permit, and without the preparation and carrying of a
2 manifest.
3 (Source: P.A. 88-454; 88-496; 88-670, eff. 12-2-94; 89-93,
4 eff. 7-6-95; 89-535, eff. 7-19-96.)
5 (415 ILCS 5/22.38 new)
6 Sec. 22.38. Facilities accepting exclusively general
7 construction or demolition debris for transfer, storage, or
8 treatment.
9 (a) Facilities accepting exclusively general
10 construction or demolition debris for transfer, storage, or
11 treatment shall be subject to local zoning, ordinance, and
12 land use requirements. Those facilities shall be located in
13 accordance with local zoning requirements or, in the absence
14 of local zoning requirements, shall be located so that no
15 part of the facility boundary is closer than 1,320 feet from
16 the nearest property zoned for primarily residential use.
17 (b) An owner or operator of a facility accepting
18 exclusively general construction or demolition debris for
19 transfer, storage, or treatment shall:
20 (1) within 48 hours of receipt of the general
21 construction or demolition debris at the facility, sort
22 the general construction or demolition debris to separate
23 the recyclable general construction or demolition debris
24 from non-recyclable general construction or demolition
25 debris to be disposed of or discarded;
26 (2) transport off site for disposal all
27 non-recyclable general construction or demolition debris
28 in accordance with all applicable federal, State, and
29 local requirements within 7 days of its receipt at the
30 facility;
31 (3) limit the percentage of incoming non-recyclable
32 general construction or demolition debris to 25% or less
33 of the total incoming general construction or demolition
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1 debris, as calculated on a daily basis;
2 (4) transport all non-putrescible recyclable
3 general construction or demolition debris for recycling
4 or disposal within 6 months of its receipt at the
5 facility;
6 (5) transport all putrescible or combustible
7 recyclable general construction or demolition debris for
8 recycling or disposal within 30 days of its receipt at
9 the facility;
10 (6) employ tagging and recordkeeping procedures to
11 (i) demonstrate compliance with this Section and (ii)
12 identify the source and transporter of material accepted
13 by the facility;
14 (7) control odor, noise, combustion of materials,
15 disease vectors, dust, and litter;
16 (8) control, manage, and dispose of any storm water
17 runoff and leachate generated at the facility in
18 accordance with applicable federal, State, and local
19 requirements;
20 (9) control access to the facility and post a sign
21 at the main entrance that states the permit number of any
22 permit issued to the facility by the Agency, the nature
23 of the facility's operations, the penalty for
24 unauthorized trespass or dumping, if any, and the name,
25 address, and telephone number of the person or entity
26 operating the facility;
27 (10) comply with all applicable federal, State, or
28 local requirements for the handling, storage,
29 transportation, or disposal of asbestos-containing
30 material or other material accepted at the facility that
31 is not general construction or demolition debris; and
32 (11) submit to the Agency at least 30 days prior to
33 the initial acceptance of general construction or
34 demolition debris at the facility, on forms provided by
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1 the Agency, the following information:
2 (A) the name, address, and telephone number of
3 both the facility owner and operator;
4 (B) the street address and location of the
5 facility;
6 (C) a description of facility operations;
7 (D) a description of the tagging and
8 recordkeeping procedures the facility will employ to
9 (i) demonstrate compliance with this Section and
10 (ii) identify the source and transporter of any
11 material accepted by the facility;
12 (E) the name and location of the disposal site
13 to be used for the transportation and disposal of
14 non-recyclable materials accepted at the facility;
15 (F) the name and location of an individual,
16 facility, or business to which recyclable materials
17 will be transported; and
18 (G) other information as specified on the form
19 provided by the Agency.
20 When any of the information contained or processes
21 described in the initial notification form submitted to
22 the Agency changes, the owner and operator shall submit
23 an updated form within 14 days of the change.
24 (c) For purposes of this Section, the term "recyclable
25 general construction or demolition debris" means general
26 construction or demolition debris that has been rendered
27 reusable and is reused or that would otherwise be disposed of
28 or discarded but is collected, separated, or processed and
29 returned to the economic mainstream in the form of raw
30 materials or products. "Recyclable general construction or
31 demolition debris" does not include general construction or
32 demolition debris processed for use as fuel, incinerated,
33 burned, buried, or otherwise used as fill material.
34 (d) For purposes of this Section, "treatment" means
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1 processing designed to alter the physical nature of the
2 general construction or demolition debris, including but not
3 limited to size reduction, crushing, grinding, or
4 homogenization, but does not include processing designed to
5 change the chemical nature of the general construction or
6 demolition debris.
7 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
8 becoming law.
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