95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
SB0145


 
Introduced 1/31/2007, by Sen. Deanna Demuzio
 
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    Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that  no person may bring a  civil suit based on  potential nuisance with respect to a proposed livestock management facility until all required federal, State, and local permits and approvals for the proposed facility have been granted. Provides that, from the time when all required federal, State, and local permits and approvals have been granted until animals are present and operations have actually begun at the proposed facility, it shall be presumed that a proposed livestock management facility can be lawfully operated in accordance with those permits. Includes related findings and declarations.  Effective immediately.
















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    AN ACT concerning environmental protection.

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


 
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    Section 5. The Environmental Protection Act is amended  by 
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adding Section 31.3 as follows:
 
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    (415 ILCS 5/31.3  new)
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    Sec. 31.3. Nuisance; livestock management facilities.

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    (a)   The General Assembly finds and declares that the 
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federal, State, and local governmental entities that have been 
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empowered to regulate the siting, design, construction, and 
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operation of a proposed livestock management facility are, with 
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respect to the matters subject to their respective authorities, 
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in the best possible position to determine whether the proposed 
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facility is likely to create an actual or potential nuisance 
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when sited, designed, constructed, and operated as authorized.
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    (b) No person may bring a  civil suit based on  potential 
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nuisance with respect to a proposed livestock management 
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facility until all required federal, State, and local permits 
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and approvals for the proposed facility (including without 
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limitation any permits or approvals required under this Act, 
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the Livestock Management Facilities Act,    or any applicable 
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local siting approval, zoning, land use, or other requirements) 
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have been granted.
 


 






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    (c) In any civil suit based on  potential nuisance brought 
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with respect to a proposed livestock management facility, from 
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the time when all required federal, State, and local permits 
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and approvals have been granted until animals are present and 
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operations have actually begun at the proposed facility, it 
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shall be presumed that the facility can be lawfully operated in 
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accordance with those permits.
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    (d) This Section does not limit:
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        (1)  the authority of the Agency to  consider or 
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    determine any matter or question relating to the siting, 
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    design, construction, or operation of a proposed livestock 
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    management facility;

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        (2)  the right of any person to raise a question about 
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    the likelihood of creating an actual or potential nuisance 
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    while lawfully participating in a public hearing or permit 
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    appeal process; or

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        (3)  the right of any person to bring a civil suit based 
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    on  actual or potential nuisance with respect to all or any 
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    part of a  livestock management facility in actual 
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    operation.

 

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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
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becoming law.