104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
HB5285
 
Introduced 2/10/2026, by Rep. Rita Mayfield
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
420 ILCS 35/6  from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 230.6
    Amends the Radioactive Waste Storage Act. Provides that interest earned by the investment or deposit of moneys accumulated in the fund pursuant to the settlement agreement in the matter of the State of Illinois, et al. v. Teledyne, Inc., shall be deposited into the Radioactive Waste Site Perpetual Care Fund for the continued maintenance of the Sheffield Low-Level Radioactive Waste Site and the surrounding buffer zone. Effective immediately.


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A BILL FOR
 
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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 Radioactive Waste Storage Act is amended by 
5changing Section 6 as follows:
 
6    (420 ILCS 35/6)  (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 230.6)
7    Sec. 6. It is recognized by the General Assembly that any 
8site used for the concentration and storage of radioactive 
9waste material will represent a continuing and perpetual 
10responsibility in the interests of the public health, safety 
11and general welfare, and that the same must ultimately be 
12reposed in a sovereign government without regard for the 
13existence or nonexistence of any particular agency, 
14instrumentality, department, division or officer thereof. In 
15all instances lands, buildings and grounds which are to be 
16designated as sites for the concentration and storage of 
17radioactive waste materials shall be acquired in fee simple 
18absolute and dedicated in perpetuity to such purpose. All 
19rights, title and interest in, of and to any radioactive waste 
20materials accepted by IEMA-OHS the Agency for permanent 
21storage at such facilities, shall upon acceptance become the 
22property of the State and shall be in all respects 
23administered, controlled, and disposed of, including transfer 
 
 
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1by sale, lease, loan or otherwise, by IEMA-OHS the Agency in 
2the name of the State. All fees received pursuant to contracts 
3entered into by IEMA-OHS the Agency shall be deposited in the 
4State Treasury and shall be set apart in a special fund to be 
5known as the "Radioactive Waste Site Perpetual Care Fund". 
6Monies deposited in the fund shall be expended by IEMA-OHS the 
7Agency to monitor and maintain the site as required to protect 
8the public health and safety on a continuing and perpetual 
9basis. All payments received by IEMA-OHS (formerly the 
10Department of Nuclear Safety) the Department of Nuclear Safety 
11(now the Agency) pursuant to the settlement agreement entered 
12May 25, 1988, in the matter of the People of the State of 
13Illinois, et al. v. Teledyne, Inc., et al. (No. 78 MR 25, 
14Circuit Court, Bureau County, Illinois) shall be held by the 
15State Treasurer separate and apart from all public moneys or 
16funds of the State, and shall be used only as provided in such 
17settlement agreement. Interest earned by the investment or 
18deposit of moneys accumulated in the fund pursuant to the 
19settlement agreement shall be deposited into the Radioactive 
20Waste Site Perpetual Care Fund for the continued maintenance 
21of the Sheffield Low-Level Radioactive Waste Site and the 
22surrounding buffer zone. 
23(Source: P.A. 103-569, eff. 6-1-24.)
 
24    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
25becoming law.