Rep. Sonya M. Harper

Filed: 4/21/2021

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3090

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3090 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 1. Short title. This Act may be referred to as the
5Fairness in Environmental Permitting Act.
 
6    Section 5. Findings; purpose.
7    (a) The General Assembly finds that:
8        (1) the State of Illinois has a long-standing policy,
9    prescribed by Article XI of the Illinois Constitution, to
10    maintain a healthful environment for the benefit of this
11    and future generations and that every State resident is
12    entitled to a healthful environment;
13        (2) a healthful environment is essential to the
14    sustainable growth and development of the State and its
15    residents;
16        (3) persistent racial and economic inequalities, and

 

 

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1    the forces that cause them, embedded throughout society
2    have concentrated harmful environmental polluters of the
3    air, water and land near and within communities of color,
4    tribal communities, and low-income communities;
5        (4) as a result, these communities have historically
6    borne and continue to bear a disproportionate level of
7    environmental pollution and associated adverse human
8    health effects resulting from the construction and
9    operation of industrial, municipal and commercial
10    activities, relative to other neighborhoods;
11        (5) the current permitting practices of the Illinois
12    Environmental Protection Agency are inadequate for
13    protecting residents of these communities from bearing a
14    disproportional level of environmental pollution and
15    associated adverse human health effects;
16        (6) a permit application shall not be considered in
17    isolation but rather as part of these communities'
18    existing cumulative levels of environmental pollution and
19    associated adverse human health effects, such that whether
20    and how approval of a new permit or renewal of an existing
21    permit would affect those cumulative burdens is
22    independent justification for rejecting a permit
23    application;
24        (7) it is essential that the Agency consider past
25    incidents of noncompliance with permit requirements, state
26    laws, and local ordinances when determining whether a

 

 

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1    permit application is approved or denied, such that a
2    documented history of noncompliance is independent
3    justification for rejecting a permit application;
4        (8) in-person public meetings and hearings in or near
5    communities in which permit applicants are located or
6    proposed to be located must inform the Agency's decision
7    making about pending permit applications, especially in
8    communities that have historically borne and continue to
9    bear a disproportionate level of environmental pollution
10    and associated adverse human health effects resulting from
11    the construction and operation of industrial, municipal
12    and commercial activities, relative to other
13    neighborhoods;
14        (9) documenting and responding to the questions and
15    concerns of residents at such in-person public meetings
16    and hearings is crucial to full evaluation of a permit
17    application, which shall not be considered complete unless
18    residents are given the opportunity to make their voices
19    heard in a meaningful way about a permit application that
20    will affect their community;
21        (10) statutory deadlines for approving a permit
22    application are subordinate to the overarching requirement
23    that the Agency conduct a thorough and complete evaluation
24    of a permit application, and thus those deadlines should
25    be extended to the extent necessary to complete a thorough
26    and complete evaluation that includes the factors

 

 

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1    discussed throughout these findings; and
2        (11) the ability for third parties to appeal the
3    granting of a permit for a facility that emits air
4    pollutants and is classified as a minor source ensures
5    affected residents may hold polluters and the Agency
6    accountable for its permitting decisions.
7    (b) The purpose of this amendatory Act is to bolster the
8Agency's permitting procedures in a way that ensures the
9Agency comprehensively considers a permit applicant's past
10noncompliance with permit requirements and state and local
11laws, as well as the cumulative effect approval of a permit
12would have on a community's levels of environmental pollution
13and associated adverse human health effects; affected
14residents are given meaningful opportunities to voice their
15concerns about permit applications at in-person hearings; and
16there is an avenue through which third parties may appeal a
17permit for a facility that emits air pollutants and is
18classified as a minor source.
 
19    Section 10. The Environmental Protection Act is amended by
20changing Sections 39 and 40 and by adding Title XVIII as
21follows:
 
22    (415 ILCS 5/39)  (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1039)
23    Sec. 39. Issuance of permits; procedures.
24    (a) When the Board has by regulation required a permit for

 

 

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1the construction, installation, or operation of any type of
2facility, equipment, vehicle, vessel, or aircraft, the
3applicant shall apply to the Agency for such permit and it
4shall be the duty of the Agency to issue such a permit upon
5proof by the applicant that the facility, equipment, vehicle,
6vessel, or aircraft will not cause a violation of this Act or
7of regulations hereunder. The Agency shall adopt such
8procedures as are necessary to carry out its duties under this
9Section. In making its determinations on permit applications
10under this Section the Agency shall may consider prior
11adjudications of noncompliance with this Act, local
12ordinances, or both by the applicant that involved a release
13of a contaminant into the environment. In granting permits,
14the Agency shall may impose reasonable conditions specifically
15related to the applicant's past compliance history with this
16Act, local ordinances, or both as necessary to correct,
17detect, or prevent noncompliance with this Act. The Agency
18shall may impose such other conditions as may be necessary to
19accomplish the purposes of this Act, and as are not
20inconsistent with the regulations promulgated by the Board
21hereunder. Except as otherwise provided in this Act, a bond or
22other security shall not be required as a condition for the
23issuance of a permit. If the Agency denies any permit under
24this Section, the Agency shall transmit to the applicant
25within the time limitations of this Section specific, detailed
26statements as to the reasons the permit application was

 

 

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1denied. Such statements shall include, but not be limited to
2the following:
3        (i) the Sections of this Act which may be violated if
4    the permit were granted;
5        (ii) the provision of the regulations, promulgated
6    under this Act, which may be violated if the permit were
7    granted;
8        (iii) the specific type of information, if any, which
9    the Agency deems the applicant did not provide the Agency;
10    and
11        (iv) a statement of specific reasons why the Act and
12    the regulations might not be met if the permit were
13    granted.
14    If there is no final action by the Agency within 90 days
15after the filing of the application for permit, the applicant
16may deem the permit issued; except that this time period shall
17be extended to 180 days when (1) notice and opportunity for
18public hearing are required by State or federal law or
19regulation, (2) the application which was filed is for any
20permit to develop a landfill subject to issuance pursuant to
21this subsection, or (3) the application that was filed is for a
22MSWLF unit required to issue public notice under subsection
23(p) of Section 39. The 90-day and 180-day time periods for the
24Agency to take final action do not apply to NPDES permit
25applications under subsection (b) of this Section, to RCRA
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1UIC permit applications under subsection (e) of this Section,
2or to CCR surface impoundment applications under subsection
3(y) of this Section, or when the Director issues a finding that
4additional time is necessary for the Agency to provide for
5public participation or to complete its analysis of the permit
6application or public comments to ensure compliance with the
7requirements of this Act.
8    The Agency shall publish notice of all final permit
9determinations for development permits for MSWLF units and for
10significant permit modifications for lateral expansions for
11existing MSWLF units one time in a newspaper of general
12circulation in the county in which the unit is or is proposed
13to be located.
14    After January 1, 1994 and until July 1, 1998, operating
15permits issued under this Section by the Agency for sources of
16air pollution permitted to emit less than 25 tons per year of
17any combination of regulated air pollutants, as defined in
18Section 39.5 of this Act, shall be required to be renewed only
19upon written request by the Agency consistent with applicable
20provisions of this Act and regulations promulgated hereunder.
21Such operating permits shall expire 180 days after the date of
22such a request. The Board shall revise its regulations for the
23existing State air pollution operating permit program
24consistent with this provision by January 1, 1994.
25    After June 30, 1998, operating permits issued under this
26Section by the Agency for sources of air pollution that are not

 

 

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1subject to Section 39.5 of this Act and are not required to
2have a federally enforceable State operating permit shall be
3required to be renewed only upon written request by the Agency
4consistent with applicable provisions of this Act and its
5rules. Such operating permits shall expire 180 days after the
6date of such a request. Before July 1, 1998, the Board shall
7revise its rules for the existing State air pollution
8operating permit program consistent with this paragraph and
9shall adopt rules that require a source to demonstrate that it
10qualifies for a permit under this paragraph.
11    (b) The Agency may issue NPDES permits exclusively under
12this subsection for the discharge of contaminants from point
13sources into navigable waters, all as defined in the Federal
14Water Pollution Control Act, as now or hereafter amended,
15within the jurisdiction of the State, or into any well.
16    All NPDES permits shall contain those terms and
17conditions, including, but not limited to, schedules of
18compliance, which may be required to accomplish the purposes
19and provisions of this Act.
20    The Agency may issue general NPDES permits for discharges
21from categories of point sources which are subject to the same
22permit limitations and conditions. Such general permits may be
23issued without individual applications and shall conform to
24regulations promulgated under Section 402 of the Federal Water
25Pollution Control Act, as now or hereafter amended.
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1limitations and other requirements established under this Act,
2Board regulations, the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as
3now or hereafter amended, and regulations pursuant thereto,
4and schedules for achieving compliance therewith at the
5earliest reasonable date.
6    The Agency shall adopt filing requirements and procedures
7which are necessary and appropriate for the issuance of NPDES
8permits, and which are consistent with the Act or regulations
9adopted by the Board, and with the Federal Water Pollution
10Control Act, as now or hereafter amended, and regulations
11pursuant thereto.
12    The Agency, subject to any conditions which may be
13prescribed by Board regulations, may issue NPDES permits to
14allow discharges beyond deadlines established by this Act or
15by regulations of the Board without the requirement of a
16variance, subject to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act,
17as now or hereafter amended, and regulations pursuant thereto.
18    (c) Except for those facilities owned or operated by
19sanitary districts organized under the Metropolitan Water
20Reclamation District Act, no permit for the development or
21construction of a new pollution control facility may be
22granted by the Agency unless the applicant submits proof to
23the Agency that the location of the facility has been approved
24by the county board County Board of the county if in an
25unincorporated area, or the governing body of the municipality
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1located in accordance with Section 39.2 of this Act. For
2purposes of this subsection (c), and for purposes of Section
339.2 of this Act, the appropriate county board or governing
4body of the municipality shall be the county board of the
5county or the governing body of the municipality in which the
6facility is to be located as of the date when the application
7for siting approval is filed.
8    In the event that siting approval granted pursuant to
9Section 39.2 has been transferred to a subsequent owner or
10operator, that subsequent owner or operator may apply to the
11Agency for, and the Agency may grant, a development or
12construction permit for the facility for which local siting
13approval was granted. Upon application to the Agency for a
14development or construction permit by that subsequent owner or
15operator, the permit applicant shall cause written notice of
16the permit application to be served upon the appropriate
17county board or governing body of the municipality that
18granted siting approval for that facility and upon any party
19to the siting proceeding pursuant to which siting approval was
20granted. In that event, the Agency shall conduct an evaluation
21of the subsequent owner or operator's prior experience in
22waste management operations in the manner conducted under
23subsection (i) of Section 39 of this Act.
24    Beginning August 20, 1993, if the pollution control
25facility consists of a hazardous or solid waste disposal
26facility for which the proposed site is located in an

 

 

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1unincorporated area of a county with a population of less than
2100,000 and includes all or a portion of a parcel of land that
3was, on April 1, 1993, adjacent to a municipality having a
4population of less than 5,000, then the local siting review
5required under this subsection (c) in conjunction with any
6permit applied for after that date shall be performed by the
7governing body of that adjacent municipality rather than the
8county board of the county in which the proposed site is
9located; and for the purposes of that local siting review, any
10references in this Act to the county board shall be deemed to
11mean the governing body of that adjacent municipality;
12provided, however, that the provisions of this paragraph shall
13not apply to any proposed site which was, on April 1, 1993,
14owned in whole or in part by another municipality.
15    In the case of a pollution control facility for which a
16development permit was issued before November 12, 1981, if an
17operating permit has not been issued by the Agency prior to
18August 31, 1989 for any portion of the facility, then the
19Agency may not issue or renew any development permit nor issue
20an original operating permit for any portion of such facility
21unless the applicant has submitted proof to the Agency that
22the location of the facility has been approved by the
23appropriate county board or municipal governing body pursuant
24to Section 39.2 of this Act.
25    After January 1, 1994, if a solid waste disposal facility,
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1the Agency, has not accepted waste disposal for 5 or more
2consecutive calendar calendars years, before that facility may
3accept any new or additional waste for disposal, the owner and
4operator must obtain a new operating permit under this Act for
5that facility unless the owner and operator have applied to
6the Agency for a permit authorizing the temporary suspension
7of waste acceptance. The Agency may not issue a new operation
8permit under this Act for the facility unless the applicant
9has submitted proof to the Agency that the location of the
10facility has been approved or re-approved by the appropriate
11county board or municipal governing body under Section 39.2 of
12this Act after the facility ceased accepting waste.
13    Except for those facilities owned or operated by sanitary
14districts organized under the Metropolitan Water Reclamation
15District Act, and except for new pollution control facilities
16governed by Section 39.2, and except for fossil fuel mining
17facilities, the granting of a permit under this Act shall not
18relieve the applicant from meeting and securing all necessary
19zoning approvals from the unit of government having zoning
20jurisdiction over the proposed facility.
21    Before beginning construction on any new sewage treatment
22plant or sludge drying site to be owned or operated by a
23sanitary district organized under the Metropolitan Water
24Reclamation District Act for which a new permit (rather than
25the renewal or amendment of an existing permit) is required,
26such sanitary district shall hold a public hearing within the

 

 

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1municipality within which the proposed facility is to be
2located, or within the nearest community if the proposed
3facility is to be located within an unincorporated area, at
4which information concerning the proposed facility shall be
5made available to the public, and members of the public shall
6be given the opportunity to express their views concerning the
7proposed facility.
8    The Agency may issue a permit for a municipal waste
9transfer station without requiring approval pursuant to
10Section 39.2 provided that the following demonstration is
11made:
12        (1) the municipal waste transfer station was in
13    existence on or before January 1, 1979 and was in
14    continuous operation from January 1, 1979 to January 1,
15    1993;
16        (2) the operator submitted a permit application to the
17    Agency to develop and operate the municipal waste transfer
18    station during April of 1994;
19        (3) the operator can demonstrate that the county board
20    of the county, if the municipal waste transfer station is
21    in an unincorporated area, or the governing body of the
22    municipality, if the station is in an incorporated area,
23    does not object to resumption of the operation of the
24    station; and
25        (4) the site has local zoning approval.
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1this subsection to persons owning or operating a facility for
2the treatment, storage, or disposal of hazardous waste as
3defined under this Act. Subsection (y) of this Section, rather
4than this subsection (d), shall apply to permits issued for
5CCR surface impoundments.
6    All RCRA permits shall contain those terms and conditions,
7including, but not limited to, schedules of compliance, which
8may be required to accomplish the purposes and provisions of
9this Act. The Agency may include among such conditions
10standards and other requirements established under this Act,
11Board regulations, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
12of 1976 (P.L. 94-580), as amended, and regulations pursuant
13thereto, and may include schedules for achieving compliance
14therewith as soon as possible. The Agency shall require that a
15performance bond or other security be provided as a condition
16for the issuance of a RCRA permit.
17    In the case of a permit to operate a hazardous waste or PCB
18incinerator as defined in subsection (k) of Section 44, the
19Agency shall require, as a condition of the permit, that the
20operator of the facility perform such analyses of the waste to
21be incinerated as may be necessary and appropriate to ensure
22the safe operation of the incinerator.
23    The Agency shall adopt filing requirements and procedures
24which are necessary and appropriate for the issuance of RCRA
25permits, and which are consistent with the Act or regulations
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1Recovery Act of 1976 (P.L. 94-580), as amended, and
2regulations pursuant thereto.
3    The applicant shall make available to the public for
4inspection all documents submitted by the applicant to the
5Agency in furtherance of an application, with the exception of
6trade secrets, at the office of the county board or governing
7body of the municipality. Such documents may be copied upon
8payment of the actual cost of reproduction during regular
9business hours of the local office. The Agency shall issue a
10written statement concurrent with its grant or denial of the
11permit explaining the basis for its decision.
12    (e) The Agency may issue UIC permits exclusively under
13this subsection to persons owning or operating a facility for
14the underground injection of contaminants as defined under
15this Act.
16    All UIC permits shall contain those terms and conditions,
17including, but not limited to, schedules of compliance, which
18may be required to accomplish the purposes and provisions of
19this Act. The Agency may include among such conditions
20standards and other requirements established under this Act,
21Board regulations, the Safe Drinking Water Act (P.L. 93-523),
22as amended, and regulations pursuant thereto, and may include
23schedules for achieving compliance therewith. The Agency shall
24require that a performance bond or other security be provided
25as a condition for the issuance of a UIC permit.
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1which are necessary and appropriate for the issuance of UIC
2permits, and which are consistent with the Act or regulations
3adopted by the Board, and with the Safe Drinking Water Act
4(P.L. 93-523), as amended, and regulations pursuant thereto.
5    The applicant shall make available to the public for
6inspection, all documents submitted by the applicant to the
7Agency in furtherance of an application, with the exception of
8trade secrets, at the office of the county board or governing
9body of the municipality. Such documents may be copied upon
10payment of the actual cost of reproduction during regular
11business hours of the local office. The Agency shall issue a
12written statement concurrent with its grant or denial of the
13permit explaining the basis for its decision.
14    (f) In making any determination pursuant to Section 9.1 of
15this Act:
16        (1) The Agency shall have authority to make the
17    determination of any question required to be determined by
18    the Clean Air Act, as now or hereafter amended, this Act,
19    or the regulations of the Board, including the
20    determination of the Lowest Achievable Emission Rate,
21    Maximum Achievable Control Technology, or Best Available
22    Control Technology, consistent with the Board's
23    regulations, if any.
24        (2) The Agency shall adopt requirements as necessary
25    to implement public participation procedures, including,
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1    opportunity for hearing, which must accompany the
2    processing of applications for PSD permits. The Agency
3    shall briefly describe and respond to all significant
4    comments on the draft permit raised during the public
5    comment period or during any hearing. The Agency may group
6    related comments together and provide one unified response
7    for each issue raised.
8        (3) Any complete permit application submitted to the
9    Agency under this subsection for a PSD permit shall be
10    granted or denied by the Agency not later than one year
11    after the filing of such completed application.
12        (4) The Agency shall, after conferring with the
13    applicant, give written notice to the applicant of its
14    proposed decision on the application, including the terms
15    and conditions of the permit to be issued and the facts,
16    conduct, or other basis upon which the Agency will rely to
17    support its proposed action.
18    (g) The Agency shall include as conditions upon all
19permits issued for hazardous waste disposal sites such
20restrictions upon the future use of such sites as are
21reasonably necessary to protect public health and the
22environment, including permanent prohibition of the use of
23such sites for purposes which may create an unreasonable risk
24of injury to human health or to the environment. After
25administrative and judicial challenges to such restrictions
26have been exhausted, the Agency shall file such restrictions

 

 

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1of record in the Office of the Recorder of the county in which
2the hazardous waste disposal site is located.
3    (h) A hazardous waste stream may not be deposited in a
4permitted hazardous waste site unless specific authorization
5is obtained from the Agency by the generator and disposal site
6owner and operator for the deposit of that specific hazardous
7waste stream. The Agency may grant specific authorization for
8disposal of hazardous waste streams only after the generator
9has reasonably demonstrated that, considering technological
10feasibility and economic reasonableness, the hazardous waste
11cannot be reasonably recycled for reuse, nor incinerated or
12chemically, physically or biologically treated so as to
13neutralize the hazardous waste and render it nonhazardous. In
14granting authorization under this Section, the Agency may
15impose such conditions as may be necessary to accomplish the
16purposes of the Act and are consistent with this Act and
17regulations promulgated by the Board hereunder. If the Agency
18refuses to grant authorization under this Section, the
19applicant may appeal as if the Agency refused to grant a
20permit, pursuant to the provisions of subsection (a) of
21Section 40 of this Act. For purposes of this subsection (h),
22the term "generator" has the meaning given in Section 3.205 of
23this Act, unless: (1) the hazardous waste is treated,
24incinerated, or partially recycled for reuse prior to
25disposal, in which case the last person who treats,
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1to disposal is the generator; or (2) the hazardous waste is
2from a response action, in which case the person performing
3the response action is the generator. This subsection (h) does
4not apply to any hazardous waste that is restricted from land
5disposal under 35 Ill. Adm. Code 728.
6    (i) Before issuing any RCRA permit, any permit for a waste
7storage site, sanitary landfill, waste disposal site, waste
8transfer station, waste treatment facility, waste incinerator,
9or any waste-transportation operation, any permit or interim
10authorization for a clean construction or demolition debris
11fill operation, or any permit required under subsection (d-5)
12of Section 55, the Agency shall conduct an evaluation of the
13prospective owner's or operator's prior experience in waste
14management operations, clean construction or demolition debris
15fill operations, and tire storage site management. The Agency
16may deny such a permit, or deny or revoke interim
17authorization, if the prospective owner or operator or any
18employee or officer of the prospective owner or operator has a
19history of:
20        (1) repeated violations of federal, State, or local
21    laws, regulations, standards, or ordinances in the
22    operation of waste management facilities or sites, clean
23    construction or demolition debris fill operation
24    facilities or sites, or tire storage sites; or
25        (2) conviction in this or another State of any crime
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1    conviction of a felony in a federal court; or conviction
2    in this or another state or federal court of any of the
3    following crimes: forgery, official misconduct, bribery,
4    perjury, or knowingly submitting false information under
5    any environmental law, regulation, or permit term or
6    condition; or
7        (3) proof of gross carelessness or incompetence in
8    handling, storing, processing, transporting or disposing
9    of waste, clean construction or demolition debris, or used
10    or waste tires, or proof of gross carelessness or
11    incompetence in using clean construction or demolition
12    debris as fill.
13    (i-5) Before issuing any permit or approving any interim
14authorization for a clean construction or demolition debris
15fill operation in which any ownership interest is transferred
16between January 1, 2005, and the effective date of the
17prohibition set forth in Section 22.52 of this Act, the Agency
18shall conduct an evaluation of the operation if any previous
19activities at the site or facility may have caused or allowed
20contamination of the site. It shall be the responsibility of
21the owner or operator seeking the permit or interim
22authorization to provide to the Agency all of the information
23necessary for the Agency to conduct its evaluation. The Agency
24may deny a permit or interim authorization if previous
25activities at the site may have caused or allowed
26contamination at the site, unless such contamination is

 

 

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1authorized under any permit issued by the Agency.
2    (j) The issuance under this Act of a permit to engage in
3the surface mining of any resources other than fossil fuels
4shall not relieve the permittee from its duty to comply with
5any applicable local law regulating the commencement, location
6or operation of surface mining facilities.
7    (k) A development permit issued under subsection (a) of
8Section 39 for any facility or site which is required to have a
9permit under subsection (d) of Section 21 shall expire at the
10end of 2 calendar years from the date upon which it was issued,
11unless within that period the applicant has taken action to
12develop the facility or the site. In the event that review of
13the conditions of the development permit is sought pursuant to
14Section 40 or 41, or permittee is prevented from commencing
15development of the facility or site by any other litigation
16beyond the permittee's control, such two-year period shall be
17deemed to begin on the date upon which such review process or
18litigation is concluded.
19    (l) No permit shall be issued by the Agency under this Act
20for construction or operation of any facility or site located
21within the boundaries of any setback zone established pursuant
22to this Act, where such construction or operation is
23prohibited.
24    (m) The Agency may issue permits to persons owning or
25operating a facility for composting landscape waste. In
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1as may be necessary to accomplish the purposes of this Act, and
2as are not inconsistent with applicable regulations
3promulgated by the Board. Except as otherwise provided in this
4Act, a bond or other security shall not be required as a
5condition for the issuance of a permit. If the Agency denies
6any permit pursuant to this subsection, the Agency shall
7transmit to the applicant within the time limitations of this
8subsection specific, detailed statements as to the reasons the
9permit application was denied. Such statements shall include
10but not be limited to the following:
11        (1) the Sections of this Act that may be violated if
12    the permit were granted;
13        (2) the specific regulations promulgated pursuant to
14    this Act that may be violated if the permit were granted;
15        (3) the specific information, if any, the Agency deems
16    the applicant did not provide in its application to the
17    Agency; and
18        (4) a statement of specific reasons why the Act and
19    the regulations might be violated if the permit were
20    granted.
21    If no final action is taken by the Agency within 90 days
22after the filing of the application for permit, the applicant
23may deem the permit issued. Any applicant for a permit may
24waive the 90-day limitation by filing a written statement with
25the Agency.
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1receipt of an application that includes a legal description of
2the site, a topographic map of the site drawn to the scale of
3200 feet to the inch or larger, a description of the operation,
4including the area served, an estimate of the volume of
5materials to be processed, and documentation that:
6        (1) the facility includes a setback of at least 200
7    feet from the nearest potable water supply well;
8        (2) the facility is located outside the boundary of
9    the 10-year floodplain or the site will be floodproofed;
10        (3) the facility is located so as to minimize
11    incompatibility with the character of the surrounding
12    area, including at least a 200 foot setback from any
13    residence, and in the case of a facility that is developed
14    or the permitted composting area of which is expanded
15    after November 17, 1991, the composting area is located at
16    least 1/8 mile from the nearest residence (other than a
17    residence located on the same property as the facility);
18        (4) the design of the facility will prevent any
19    compost material from being placed within 5 feet of the
20    water table, will adequately control runoff from the site,
21    and will collect and manage any leachate that is generated
22    on the site;
23        (5) the operation of the facility will include
24    appropriate dust and odor control measures, limitations on
25    operating hours, appropriate noise control measures for
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1    procedures for composting, containment and disposal of
2    non-compostable wastes, procedures to be used for
3    terminating operations at the site, and recordkeeping
4    sufficient to document the amount of materials received,
5    composted and otherwise disposed of; and
6        (6) the operation will be conducted in accordance with
7    any applicable rules adopted by the Board.
8    The Agency shall issue renewable permits of not longer
9than 10 years in duration for the composting of landscape
10wastes, as defined in Section 3.155 of this Act, based on the
11above requirements.
12    The operator of any facility permitted under this
13subsection (m) must submit a written annual statement to the
14Agency on or before April 1 of each year that includes an
15estimate of the amount of material, in tons, received for
16composting.
17    (n) The Agency shall issue permits jointly with the
18Department of Transportation for the dredging or deposit of
19material in Lake Michigan in accordance with Section 18 of the
20Rivers, Lakes, and Streams Act.
21    (o) (Blank.)
22    (p) (1) Any person submitting an application for a permit
23for a new MSWLF unit or for a lateral expansion under
24subsection (t) of Section 21 of this Act for an existing MSWLF
25unit that has not received and is not subject to local siting
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1of the application in a newspaper of general circulation in
2the county in which the MSWLF unit is or is proposed to be
3located. The notice must be published at least 15 days before
4submission of the permit application to the Agency. The notice
5shall state the name and address of the applicant, the
6location of the MSWLF unit or proposed MSWLF unit, the nature
7and size of the MSWLF unit or proposed MSWLF unit, the nature
8of the activity proposed, the probable life of the proposed
9activity, the date the permit application will be submitted,
10and a statement that persons may file written comments with
11the Agency concerning the permit application within 30 days
12after the filing of the permit application unless the time
13period to submit comments is extended by the Agency.
14    When a permit applicant submits information to the Agency
15to supplement a permit application being reviewed by the
16Agency, the applicant shall not be required to reissue the
17notice under this subsection.
18    (2) The Agency shall accept written comments concerning
19the permit application that are postmarked no later than 30
20days after the filing of the permit application, unless the
21time period to accept comments is extended by the Agency.
22    (3) Each applicant for a permit described in part (1) of
23this subsection shall file a copy of the permit application
24with the county board or governing body of the municipality in
25which the MSWLF unit is or is proposed to be located at the
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1permit application filed with the county board or governing
2body of the municipality shall include all documents submitted
3to or to be submitted to the Agency, except trade secrets as
4determined under Section 7.1 of this Act. The permit
5application and other documents on file with the county board
6or governing body of the municipality shall be made available
7for public inspection during regular business hours at the
8office of the county board or the governing body of the
9municipality and may be copied upon payment of the actual cost
10of reproduction.
11    (q) Within 6 months after July 12, 2011 (the effective
12date of Public Act 97-95), the Agency, in consultation with
13the regulated community, shall develop a web portal to be
14posted on its website for the purpose of enhancing review and
15promoting timely issuance of permits required by this Act. At
16a minimum, the Agency shall make the following information
17available on the web portal:
18        (1) Checklists and guidance relating to the completion
19    of permit applications, developed pursuant to subsection
20    (s) of this Section, which may include, but are not
21    limited to, existing instructions for completing the
22    applications and examples of complete applications. As the
23    Agency develops new checklists and develops guidance, it
24    shall supplement the web portal with those materials.
25        (2) Within 2 years after July 12, 2011 (the effective
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1    portions of permit applications that can be completed and
2    saved electronically, and submitted to the Agency
3    electronically with digital signatures.
4        (3) Within 2 years after July 12, 2011 (the effective
5    date of Public Act 97-95), an online tracking system where
6    an applicant may review the status of its pending
7    application, including the name and contact information of
8    the permit analyst assigned to the application. Until the
9    online tracking system has been developed, the Agency
10    shall post on its website semi-annual permitting
11    efficiency tracking reports that include statistics on the
12    timeframes for Agency action on the following types of
13    permits received after July 12, 2011 (the effective date
14    of Public Act 97-95): air construction permits, new NPDES
15    permits and associated water construction permits, and
16    modifications of major NPDES permits and associated water
17    construction permits. The reports must be posted by
18    February 1 and August 1 each year and shall include:
19            (A) the number of applications received for each
20        type of permit, the number of applications on which
21        the Agency has taken action, and the number of
22        applications still pending; and
23            (B) for those applications where the Agency has
24        not taken action in accordance with the timeframes set
25        forth in this Act, the date the application was
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1        include, but shall not be limited to, (i) the
2        application being inadequate or incomplete, (ii)
3        scientific or technical disagreements with the
4        applicant, USEPA, or other local, state, or federal
5        agencies involved in the permitting approval process,
6        (iii) public opposition to the permit, or (iv) Agency
7        staffing shortages. To the extent practicable, the
8        tracking report shall provide approximate dates when
9        cause for delay was identified by the Agency, when the
10        Agency informed the applicant of the problem leading
11        to the delay, and when the applicant remedied the
12        reason for the delay.
13    (r) Upon the request of the applicant, the Agency shall
14notify the applicant of the permit analyst assigned to the
15application upon its receipt.
16    (s) The Agency is authorized to prepare and distribute
17guidance documents relating to its administration of this
18Section and procedural rules implementing this Section.
19Guidance documents prepared under this subsection shall not be
20considered rules and shall not be subject to the Illinois
21Administrative Procedure Act. Such guidance shall not be
22binding on any party.
23    (t) Except as otherwise prohibited by federal law or
24regulation, any person submitting an application for a permit
25may include with the application suggested permit language for
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1suggested language or any portion thereof in its permitting
2decision. If requested by the permit applicant, the Agency
3shall meet with the applicant to discuss the suggested
4language.
5    (u) If requested by the permit applicant, the Agency shall
6provide the permit applicant with a copy of the draft permit
7prior to any public review period.
8    (v) If requested by the permit applicant, the Agency shall
9provide the permit applicant with a copy of the final permit
10prior to its issuance.
11    (w) An air pollution permit shall not be required due to
12emissions of greenhouse gases, as specified by Section 9.15 of
13this Act.
14    (x) If, before the expiration of a State operating permit
15that is issued pursuant to subsection (a) of this Section and
16contains federally enforceable conditions limiting the
17potential to emit of the source to a level below the major
18source threshold for that source so as to exclude the source
19from the Clean Air Act Permit Program, the Agency receives a
20complete application for the renewal of that permit, then all
21of the terms and conditions of the permit shall remain in
22effect until final administrative action has been taken on the
23application for the renewal of the permit.
24    (y) The Agency may issue permits exclusively under this
25subsection to persons owning or operating a CCR surface
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1    All CCR surface impoundment permits shall contain those
2terms and conditions, including, but not limited to, schedules
3of compliance, which may be required to accomplish the
4purposes and provisions of this Act, Board regulations, the
5Illinois Groundwater Protection Act and regulations pursuant
6thereto, and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act and
7regulations pursuant thereto, and may include schedules for
8achieving compliance therewith as soon as possible.
9    The Board shall adopt filing requirements and procedures
10that are necessary and appropriate for the issuance of CCR
11surface impoundment permits and that are consistent with this
12Act or regulations adopted by the Board, and with the RCRA, as
13amended, and regulations pursuant thereto.
14    The applicant shall make available to the public for
15inspection all documents submitted by the applicant to the
16Agency in furtherance of an application, with the exception of
17trade secrets, on its public internet website as well as at the
18office of the county board or governing body of the
19municipality where CCR from the CCR surface impoundment will
20be permanently disposed. Such documents may be copied upon
21payment of the actual cost of reproduction during regular
22business hours of the local office.
23    The Agency shall issue a written statement concurrent with
24its grant or denial of the permit explaining the basis for its
25decision.
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1third party for the Agency to conduct a public hearing or a
2public meeting regarding any pending permit decision, a public
3hearing or public meeting shall be held in person at a location
4in close proximity to the facility, site, or activity
5described in the permit application.
6(Source: P.A. 101-171, eff. 7-30-19; revised 9-12-19.)
 
7    (415 ILCS 5/40)  (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1040)
8    Sec. 40. Appeal of permit denial.
9    (a)(1) If the Agency refuses to grant or grants with
10conditions a permit under Section 39 of this Act, the
11applicant may, within 35 days after the date on which the
12Agency served its decision on the applicant, petition for a
13hearing before the Board to contest the decision of the
14Agency. However, the 35-day period for petitioning for a
15hearing may be extended for an additional period of time not to
16exceed 90 days by written notice provided to the Board from the
17applicant and the Agency within the initial appeal period. The
18Board shall give 21 days' notice to any person in the county
19where is located the facility in issue who has requested
20notice of enforcement proceedings and to each member of the
21General Assembly in whose legislative district that
22installation or property is located; and shall publish that
2321-day notice in a newspaper of general circulation in that
24county. The Agency shall appear as respondent in such hearing.
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1subsection (a) of Section 33 of this Act shall apply, and the
2burden of proof shall be on the petitioner. If, however, the
3Agency issues an NPDES permit that imposes limits which are
4based upon a criterion or denies a permit based upon
5application of a criterion, then the Agency shall have the
6burden of going forward with the basis for the derivation of
7those limits or criterion which were derived under the Board's
8rules.
9    (2) Except as provided in paragraph (a)(3), if there is no
10final action by the Board within 120 days after the date on
11which it received the petition, the petitioner may deem the
12permit issued under this Act, provided, however, that that
13period of 120 days shall not run for any period of time, not to
14exceed 30 days, during which the Board is without sufficient
15membership to constitute the quorum required by subsection (a)
16of Section 5 of this Act, and provided further that such 120
17day period shall not be stayed for lack of quorum beyond 30
18days regardless of whether the lack of quorum exists at the
19beginning of such 120-day period or occurs during the running
20of such 120-day period.
21    (3) Paragraph (a)(2) shall not apply to any permit which
22is subject to subsection (b), (d) or (e) of Section 39. If
23there is no final action by the Board within 120 days after the
24date on which it received the petition, the petitioner shall
25be entitled to an Appellate Court order pursuant to subsection
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1    (b) If the Agency grants a RCRA permit for a hazardous
2waste disposal site, a third party, other than the permit
3applicant or Agency, may, within 35 days after the date on
4which the Agency issued its decision, petition the Board for a
5hearing to contest the issuance of the permit. Unless the
6Board determines that such petition is duplicative or
7frivolous, or that the petitioner is so located as to not be
8affected by the permitted facility, the Board shall hear the
9petition in accordance with the terms of subsection (a) of
10this Section and its procedural rules governing denial
11appeals, such hearing to be based exclusively on the record
12before the Agency. The burden of proof shall be on the
13petitioner. The Agency and the permit applicant shall be named
14co-respondents.
15    The provisions of this subsection do not apply to the
16granting of permits issued for the disposal or utilization of
17sludge from publicly owned publicly-owned sewage works.
18    (c) Any party to an Agency proceeding conducted pursuant
19to Section 39.3 of this Act may petition as of right to the
20Board for review of the Agency's decision within 35 days from
21the date of issuance of the Agency's decision, provided that
22such appeal is not duplicative or frivolous. However, the
2335-day period for petitioning for a hearing may be extended by
24the applicant for a period of time not to exceed 90 days by
25written notice provided to the Board from the applicant and
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1with standing to appeal wishes to obtain an extension, there
2must be a written notice provided to the Board by that person,
3the Agency, and the applicant, within the initial appeal
4period. The decision of the Board shall be based exclusively
5on the record compiled in the Agency proceeding. In other
6respects the Board's review shall be conducted in accordance
7with subsection (a) of this Section and the Board's procedural
8rules governing permit denial appeals.
9    (d) In reviewing the denial or any condition of a NA NSR
10permit issued by the Agency pursuant to rules and regulations
11adopted under subsection (c) of Section 9.1 of this Act, the
12decision of the Board shall be based exclusively on the record
13before the Agency including the record of the hearing, if any,
14unless the parties agree to supplement the record. The Board
15shall, if it finds the Agency is in error, make a final
16determination as to the substantive limitations of the permit
17including a final determination of Lowest Achievable Emission
18Rate.
19    (e)(1) If the Agency grants or denies a permit under
20subsection (b) of Section 39 of this Act, a third party, other
21than the permit applicant or Agency, may petition the Board
22within 35 days from the date of issuance of the Agency's
23decision, for a hearing to contest the decision of the Agency.
24    (2) A petitioner shall include the following within a
25petition submitted under subdivision (1) of this subsection:
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1    issues contained within the petition during the public
2    notice period or during the public hearing on the NPDES
3    permit application, if a public hearing was held; and
4        (B) a demonstration that the petitioner is so situated
5    as to be affected by the permitted facility.
6    (3) If the Board determines that the petition is not
7duplicative or frivolous and contains a satisfactory
8demonstration under subdivision (2) of this subsection, the
9Board shall hear the petition (i) in accordance with the terms
10of subsection (a) of this Section and its procedural rules
11governing permit denial appeals and (ii) exclusively on the
12basis of the record before the Agency. The burden of proof
13shall be on the petitioner. The Agency and permit applicant
14shall be named co-respondents.
15    (f) Any person who files a petition to contest the
16issuance of a permit by the Agency shall pay a filing fee.
17    (g) If the Agency grants or denies a permit under
18subsection (y) of Section 39, a third party, other than the
19permit applicant or Agency, may appeal the Agency's decision
20as provided under federal law for CCR surface impoundment
21permits.
22    (h) If the Agency grants a permit to construct, modify, or
23operate a facility that emits air pollutants and is classified
24as a minor source, a third party other than the permit
25applicant or Agency may, within 35 days after the date on which
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1hearing to contest the issuance of the permit. Unless the
2Board determines that the petition is duplicative or
3frivolous, or that the petitioner is so located as to not be
4affected by the permitted facility, the Board shall hear the
5petition in accordance with the terms of subsection (a) of
6this Section and its procedural rules governing denial
7appeals, such hearing to be based exclusively on the record
8before the Agency. The burden of proof shall be on the
9petitioner. The Agency and the permit applicant shall be named
10co-respondents.
11(Source: P.A. 100-201, eff. 8-18-17; 101-171, eff. 7-30-19;
12revised 9-12-19.)
 
13    (415 ILCS 5/Tit. XVIII heading new)
14
TITLE XVIII: ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE

 
15    (415 ILCS 5/60 new)
16    Sec. 60. Findings; purpose.
17    (a) The General Assembly finds that:
18        (1) the State of Illinois has a long-standing policy,
19    prescribed by Article XI of the Illinois Constitution, to
20    maintain a healthful environment for the benefit of this
21    and future generations and that every State resident is
22    entitled to a healthful environment;
23        (2) a healthful environment is essential to the
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1    residents;
2        (3) persistent racial and economic inequalities, and
3    the forces that cause them, embedded throughout our
4    society have concentrated harmful environmental polluters
5    of the air, water, and land near and within communities of
6    color, tribal communities, and low-income communities;
7        (4) as a result these communities have historically
8    borne and continue to bear a disproportionate level of
9    environmental pollution and associated adverse human
10    health effects resulting from the construction and
11    operation of industrial, municipal, and commercial
12    activities relative to other neighborhoods;
13        (5) such adverse human health effects include, but are
14    not limited to, asthma, cancer, elevated blood lead
15    levels, cardiovascular disease, and developmental
16    disorders;
17        (6) children are especially vulnerable to the adverse
18    health effects caused by exposure to pollution, and such
19    health effects may severely limit a child's potential for
20    future success;
21        (7) the legacy of permitting sources of pollution in
22    these communities continues to impose adverse health
23    effects caused by pollution that impede the growth,
24    stability, and well-being of individuals and families
25    living in and near these communities;
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1    especially those who live in such communities that have
2    historically borne and continue to bear a disproportionate
3    level of environmental pollution and associated adverse
4    human health effects resulting from the construction and
5    operation of industrial, municipal, and commercial
6    activities is critical to ensuring that environmental
7    justice considerations permeate the development of,
8    decision-making related to, and implementation of all
9    environmental laws, rules, policies, permits, and other
10    actions by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency in
11    a way that protects and improves the well-being of these
12    communities;
13        (9) all residents have the right to file legal
14    grievances related to environmental justice; and
15        (10) it is time for the State to correct these
16    longstanding and ongoing injustices.
17    (b) The purpose of this Title is to require that
18environmental justice considerations are incorporated in all
19Illinois Environmental Protection Agency actions and decisions
20to ensure that no person or group of persons of common race,
21ethnicity, color, religion, sexual orientation, or
22socioeconomic status shall bear a disproportionate level of
23adverse human health or environmental effects resulting from
24the construction or operation of industrial, municipal, or
25commercial activities, and that all residents of this State
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1public participation provisions of this Act regardless of
2race, ethnicity, color, religion, sexual orientation, or
3socioeconomic status. This Title implements Article XI of the
4Illinois Constitution.
5    (c) The terms and provisions of this Title shall be
6liberally construed to effectuate the purposes of this Title
7as set forth in subsection (a) of this Section.
 
8    (415 ILCS 5/65 new)
9    Sec. 65. Definitions. In this Title:
10    "Agency" means the Illinois Environmental Protection
11Agency.
12    "Board" means the Illinois Pollution Control Board.
13    "Commission" means the Illinois Commission on
14Environmental Justice.
15    "Director" means the Director of the Environmental
16Protection Agency.
17    "Environmental justice" means that no resident or group of
18residents of this State of common race, ethnicity, color,
19religion, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic status shall
20bear a disproportionate level of adverse human health or
21environmental effects resulting from the construction or
22operation of industrial, municipal, or commercial activities,
23and that all residents have the right and ability to engage
24meaningfully in the public participation provisions of this
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1orientation, or socioeconomic status.
2    "Environmental justice community" means those communities
3identified by the Agency under Section 70.
4    "Facility" means an entity that requires a permit from the
5Agency.
6    "Linguistic isolation percentage" means the percentage of
7households in an environmental justice community in which all
8members age 14 years and older speak a non-English language
9and speak English less than "very well" according to the
10United States Census Bureau's latest 1-year or 5-year American
11Community Survey.
12    "Meaningful public participation" means giving residents
13of environmental justice communities the full and complete
14opportunity to participate in the Agency's decision-making
15process about: (i) proposed regulated facilities that may
16adversely affect the residents' environment or health; (ii)
17the expansion or continued operation of existing regulated
18facilities that may adversely affect the residents'
19environment or health; and (iii) all other Agency rules,
20regulations, and policies that may affect environmental
21justice communities.
22    "Permit" means a permit issued by the Agency.
 
23    (415 ILCS 5/70 new)
24    Sec. 70. Identifying environmental justice communities.
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1identifying environmental justice communities based on
2methodologies that factor socioeconomic, demographic, and
3environmental burden indicators. Such indicators may include,
4but are not limited to:
5        (1) National-Scale Air Toxics Assessment (NATA) air
6    toxics cancer risk;
7        (2) National-Scale Air Toxics Assessment (NATA)
8    respiratory hazard index;
9        (3) National-Scale Air Toxics Assessment (NATA) diesel
10    particulate matter;
11        (4) PM2.5;
12        (5) ozone;
13        (6) traffic proximity and volume;
14        (7) lead paint indicator;
15        (8) proximity to Risk Management Plan sites;
16        (9) proximity to Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage,
17    and Disposal Facilities;
18        (10) proximity to National Priorities List sites;
19        (11) wastewater dischargers indicator;
20        (12) percent low income;
21        (13) percent minority;
22        (14) percent less than high school education;
23        (15) linguistic isolation;
24        (16) individuals under age 5;
25        (17) individuals over age 64;
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1        (19) percent low birth weight infants;
2        (20) drinking water watch;
3        (21) proximity to site remediation program sites;
4        (22) Leaking Underground Storage Tank Incident
5    tracking;
6        (23) proximity to State response action program sites;
7        (24) proximity to solid waste facilities;
8        (25) record of violations compiled by the Occupational
9    Safety and Health Administration of the United States
10    Department of Labor, the Illinois Department of Labor, or
11    both; and
12        (26) the presence of migrant, seasonal, and transitory
13    workers.
14    (b) The Agency shall annually review and update the
15underlying data for, and use of, indicators under subsection
16(a) for the sake of accuracy and to comport with best practices
17as developed by entities, including, but not limited to: the
18United States Environmental Protection Agency; State agencies,
19including the Illinois Department of Public Health, the
20Illinois Housing Development Authority, the Illinois
21Department of Education, the Illinois Power Agency, the
22Illinois Department of Agriculture, and the Illinois
23Department of Natural Resources; State municipalities and
24units of local government; and the executive branch, agencies,
25municipalities, and units of local government in other states.
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1communities not designated as environmental justice
2communities may petition for such designation.
3    (d) The Agency shall include representatives of State
4environmental justice organizations, other State environmental
5justice stakeholders, and the Commission in the development of
6the processes required to be developed by subsections (a)
7through (c).
 
8    (415 ILCS 5/75 new)
9    Sec. 75. Public notice; community outreach.
10    (a) The Agency shall adopt rules that provide for
11meaningful public participation in, and notice of, Agency
12decisions and actions that may affect environmental justice
13communities, including, but not limited to: rulemaking;
14policymaking; and approval, renewal, or modification of a
15permit from the Agency for any facility located or proposed to
16be located in an environmental justice community. No later
17than one year after the effective date of this amendatory Act
18of the 102nd General Assembly, the Agency shall propose, and
19not later than one year after proposal, the Board shall adopt,
20rules under this Section. The rules shall be consistent with
21the findings in subsection (a) of Section 60 and, at a minimum,
22include provisions stipulating that the Agency shall:
23        (1) provide and distribute to the public all public
24    notices and documents, including, but not limited to,
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1    environmental justice impact statements, and proposed
2    projects, in multi-lingual format, to environmental
3    justice communities with linguistic isolation;
4        (2) include notification to elected officials for the
5    location in which the facility seeking a permit is
6    located, and notification to child care center directors,
7    school principals, and public park superintendents whose
8    buildings are located within one mile of the location of
9    the facility seeking a permit;
10        (3) present on the Agency's website in a readily
11    accessible manner all public notices and documents,
12    including, but not limited to, informational hearings,
13    environmental justice impact statements, fact sheets,
14    permit applications, proposed projects, and any document
15    subject to the Freedom of Information Act, no later than
16    10 calendar days after the document's date of release or
17    publishing, whichever comes first;
18        (4) provide and distribute to the public all public
19    documents and notices, including, but not limited to,
20    those described in paragraph (2), through mediums,
21    including, but not limited to, document repositories and
22    electronic and postal mailing lists;
23        (5) provide translators at public hearings and
24    meetings of any kind in environmental justice communities
25    with a linguistic isolation or upon request; and
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1    meeting at a location in close proximity to a facility
2    seeking a permit if the Director receives a written
3    request from a third party for the Agency to conduct a
4    public hearing or a public meeting regarding a pending
5    permit.
6    (b) The Agency shall include representatives of State
7environmental justice organizations, other State environmental
8justice stakeholders and the Commission in the development of
9rules required to be created under subsection (a).
 
10    (415 ILCS 5/80 new)
11    Sec. 80. Environmental justice impact statements.
12    (a) The Agency shall develop a uniform environmental
13justice impact statement template that, at a minimum, requires
14that a permit applicant assesses and details the potential
15environmental and public health effects associated with a
16proposed new facility or with the expansion of an existing
17facility, including any adverse environmental or public health
18effects that cannot be avoided if the permit is granted and the
19environmental or public health effects already borne by the
20environmental justice community as a result of existing
21conditions located in or affecting the environmental justice
22community. No later than one year after the effective date of
23this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly, the Agency
24shall propose, and not later than months one year after
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1impact statement template.
2    (b) The Agency shall not consider complete for review any
3application for a permit for a new facility, the expansion of
4an existing facility, or renewal of an existing facility if
5the facility is located, or proposed to be located, in whole or
6in part, in an environmental justice community, unless and
7until the permit applicant:
8        (1) prepares an environmental justice impact statement
9    that conforms to the template that is developed per the
10    requirements of subsection (a); and
11        (2) transmits the environmental justice impact
12    statement to the Agency, State and local officials who
13    represent the pertinent environmental justice community,
14    and residents and environmental justice organizations
15    located in the environmental justice community.
16    (c) The Agency shall present completed environmental
17justice impact statements on the Agency's website in a readily
18accessible manner.
19    (d) Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, rule,
20or regulation, the Agency, after review of the environmental
21justice impact statement prepared pursuant to paragraph (1) of
22subsection (b), and any other relevant information, including,
23but not limited to, information gleaned from public hearings
24and other meaningful public participation rules developed by
25the Agency pursuant to Section 75, shall deny a permit for a
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1or apply new conditions to the renewal of an existing
2facility's permit, upon a finding that approval of the permit
3or permit renewal, as proposed, would, together with other
4environmental or public health consequences affecting the
5environmental justice community, cause or contribute to
6adverse cumulative environmental or public health effects in
7the environmental justice community that are higher than those
8borne by other communities within the State, county, or other
9geographic unit of analysis as determined by the Agency
10pursuant to rule, regulation, or guidance.
11    (e) The Agency shall include representatives of State
12environmental justice organizations, other State environmental
13justice stakeholders, and the Commission in the development of
14the environmental justice impact statement template as
15mandated under subsection (a). The Agency shall respond in
16writing to all significant public comments received during
17this process.
18    (f) Environmental justice impact statements and the
19Agency's review of these statements shall be included in the
20record of the Agency's decision for facility permits, and the
21adequacy of the Agency's environmental justice decisions shall
22be a basis for permit appeals to the Board by members of the
23public.
 
24    (415 ILCS 5/85 new)
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1    (a) No later than 60 days after the effective date of this
2Amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly, the Agency shall
3establish an environmental justice grievance procedure by
4which any person or class of persons who believe they have been
5discriminated against by the Agency may file a complaint for a
6violation of:
7        (1) provisions of this Title;
8        (2) Title VI, Section 601 of the 1964 Civil Rights
9    Act, pursuant to 40 CFR 5 and 7.90;
10        (3) the Illinois Civil Rights Act of 2006; or
11        (4) other provisions of this Act.
12    (b) Decisions made by the Agency under the grievance
13procedure to be established under subsection (a) shall be
14appealable to the Board and the Circuit Courts of the State.
15    (c) The Agency shall include representatives of State
16environmental justice organizations, other State environmental
17justice stakeholders, and the Commission in the development of
18the processes required to be developed under subsection (a).
19    (d) The Agency shall maintain an online repository of all
20grievances filed with the Agency and the resolution of those
21grievances.
22    (e) Final Agency decisions to decline to commence
23enforcement following a citizen complaint can serve as the
24basis of a grievance pursuant to this Section.
 
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1    Sec. 90. Permit applicant fee.In addition to any other fee
2authorized by law, rule, or regulation, the Agency shall by
3rule establish and assess each permit applicant a reasonable
4fee to cover Agency costs associated with the implementation
5of this Title, including, but not limited to, costs to provide
6technical assistance to permit applicants and environmental
7justice communities, as needed, to comply with this Title.
 
8    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
9becoming law.".