Public Act 099-0365
 
HB1326 EnrolledLRB099 06094 MGM 26149 b

    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).