97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
SB0100

 

Introduced 1/27/2011, by Sen. William R. Haine

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
See Index

    Amends the Industrial Hygienists Licensure Act. Provides that the Industrial Hygiene Examining Board shall meet at the call of the Director of the Environmental Protection Agency. Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Requires the Community Water Supply Testing Council to meet at the call of the Chairperson of the Council or the Director (rather than twice each year). Removes provisions requiring the Environmental Protection Agency to seek and obtain the concurrence of the Council before setting certain fees. Authorizes the Illinois Pollution Control Board (rather than the Agency) to make certain decisions concerning the operation of landscape waste composting facilities on farms. Removes provisions concerning the Uniform State Hazardous Materials Transportation Registration and Permit Programs. Provides that no person shall use, or cause or allow the use of, any site subject to an environmental covenant created under the Uniform Environmental Covenants Act in a manner that is inconsistent with the activity and use limitations imposed under the environmental covenant. Provides that the terms "activity and use limitations" and "environmental covenant" have the meanings ascribed to them in the Uniform Environmental Covenants Act. Creates 2 new criminal offenses: criminal damage to a public water supply and aggravated criminal damage to a public water supply. Removes provisions requiring State agencies to report environmental problems and remediation efforts to the Agency. Repeals a provision requiring the Environmental Protection Agency to publish a toxic chemical report containing information on, among other things, toxic chemical discharges. Effective immediately.


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CORRECTIONAL BUDGET AND IMPACT NOTE ACT MAY APPLY
FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

 

 

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 Industrial Hygienists Licensure Act is
5amended by changing Section 35 as follows:
 
6    (225 ILCS 52/35)
7    Sec. 35. Industrial Hygiene Examining Board.
8    (1) The Director shall appoint an Industrial Hygiene
9Examining Board consisting of 5 persons who shall serve in an
10advisory capacity to the Director. The Board shall be composed
11of 4 certified or licensed industrial hygienists, one of whom
12shall serve as the chairperson, and one member of the public
13who is not regulated under this Act or a similar Act and who
14clearly represent consumer interests.
15    (2) Members shall serve for a term of 4 years and until
16their successors are appointed and qualified, except for the
17initial appointments. Of the initial appointments one member
18shall be appointed for one year, one shall be appointed to
19serve 2 years, one shall be appointed to serve 3 years, and 2
20shall be appointed to serve for 4 years, and until their
21successors are appointed and qualified. No member shall be
22reappointed if that reappointment would cause that person's
23service on the Board to be longer than 8 successive years.

 

 

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1Appointments to fill vacancies for the unexpired portion of a
2vacated term shall be made in the same manner as original
3appointments. Initial terms shall begin 30 days after the
4effective date of this Act.
5    (3) The Director may terminate the appointment of any
6member for cause set forth in writing which, in the opinion of
7the Director, justifies termination.
8    (4) The Director shall consider the recommendation of the
9Board on all matters and questions relating to this Act.
10    (5) The Board is charged with the duties and
11responsibilities of recommending to the Director the adoption
12of all policies, procedures, and rules which may be required or
13deemed advisable in order to perform the duties and functions
14conferred on the Board, the Director, and the Department to
15carry out the provisions of this Act.
16    (6) The Board shall meet at the call of the Director.
17(Source: P.A. 88-414.)
 
18    Section 10. The Environmental Protection Act is amended by
19changing Sections 17.7, 21, 22.2, 44, and 47 and adding Section
2022.50a as follows:
 
21    (415 ILCS 5/17.7)  (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1017.7)
22    Sec. 17.7. Community water supply testing fee.
23    (a) The Agency shall collect an annual nonrefundable
24testing fee from each community water supply for participating

 

 

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1in the laboratory fee program for analytical services to
2determine compliance with contaminant levels specified in
3State or federal drinking water regulations. A community water
4supply may commit to participation in the laboratory fee
5program. If the community water supply makes such a commitment,
6it shall commit for a period consistent with the participation
7requirements established by the Agency and the Community Water
8Supply Testing Council (Council). If a community water supply
9elects not to participate, it must annually notify the Agency
10in writing of its decision not to participate in the laboratory
11fee program.
12    (b) The Agency, with the concurrence of the Council, shall
13determine the fee for participating in the laboratory fee
14program for analytical services. The Agency, with the
15concurrence of the Council, may establish multi-year
16participation requirements for community water supplies and
17establish fees accordingly. The Agency shall base its annual
18fee determination upon the actual and anticipated costs for
19testing under State and federal drinking water regulations and
20the associated administrative costs of the Agency and the
21Council. By October 1 of each year, the Agency shall submit its
22fee determination and supporting documentation for the
23forthcoming year to the Council. Before the following January
241, the Council shall hold at least one regular meeting to
25consider the Agency's determination. If the Council concurs
26with the Agency's determination, it shall thereupon take

 

 

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1effect. The Agency and the Council may establish procedures for
2resolution of disputes in the event the Council does not concur
3with the Agency's fee determination.
4    (c) Community water supplies that choose not to participate
5in the laboratory fee program or do not pay the fees shall have
6the duty to analyze all drinking water samples as required by
7State or federal safe drinking water regulations established
8after the federal Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1986.
9    (d) There is hereby created in the State Treasury an
10interest-bearing special fund to be known as the Community
11Water Supply Laboratory Fund. All fees collected by the Agency
12under this Section shall be deposited into this Fund and shall
13be used for no other purpose except those established in this
14Section. In addition to any monies appropriated from the
15General Revenue Fund, monies in the Fund shall be appropriated
16to the Agency in amounts deemed necessary for laboratory
17testing of samples from community water supplies, and for the
18associated administrative expenses of the Agency and the
19Council.
20    (e) The Agency is authorized to adopt reasonable and
21necessary rules for the administration of this Section. The
22Agency shall submit the proposed rules for review by the
23Council before submission of the rulemaking for the First
24Notice under Section 5-40 of the Illinois Administrative
25Procedure Act.
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1Testing Council, consisting of 5 persons who are elected
2municipal officials, 5 persons representing community water
3supplies, one person representing the engineering profession,
4one person representing investor-owned utilities, one person
5representing the Illinois Association of Environmental
6Laboratories, and 2 persons representing municipalities and
7community water supplies on a statewide basis, all appointed by
8the Director. Beginning in 1994, the Director shall appoint the
9following to the Council: (i) 2 elected municipal officials, 2
10community water supply representatives, and 1 investor-owned
11utility representative, each for a one-year term; (ii) 2
12elected municipal officials and 2 community water supply
13representatives, each for a 2 year term; and (iii) one elected
14municipal official, one community water supply representative,
15one person representing the engineering profession, and 2
16persons representing municipalities and community water
17supplies on a statewide basis, each for a 3 year term. As soon
18as possible after the effective date of this amendatory Act of
19the 92nd General Assembly, the Director shall appoint one
20person representing the Illinois Association of Environmental
21Laboratories to a term of 3 years. Thereafter, the Director
22shall appoint successors in each position to 3 year terms. In
23case of a vacancy, the Director may appoint a successor to fill
24the remaining term of the vacancy. Members of the Council shall
25serve until a successor is appointed by the Director. The
26Council shall select from its members a chairperson and such

 

 

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1other officers as it deems necessary. The Council shall meet at
2the call of the Director or the Chairperson of the Council hold
3at least 2 regular meetings each year. The Agency shall provide
4the Council with such supporting services as the Director and
5the Chairperson may designate, and members shall be reimbursed
6for ordinary and necessary expenses incurred in the performance
7of their duties. The Council shall have the following duties:
8        (1) to consider any fee determinations submitted by the
9    Agency pursuant to subsection (b) of this Section, and to
10    hold regular and special meetings at a time and place
11    designated by the Director or the Chairperson of the
12    Council;
13        (2) to consider appropriate means for long-term
14    financial support of water supply testing, and to make
15    recommendations to the Agency regarding a preferred
16    approach;
17        (3) to review and evaluate the financial implications
18    of current and future federal requirements for monitoring
19    of public water supplies;
20        (4) to review and evaluate management and financial
21    audit reports related to the testing program, and to make
22    recommendations regarding the Agency's efforts to
23    implement the fee system and testing provided for by this
24    Section;
25        (5) to require an external audit as may be deemed
26    necessary by the Council; and

 

 

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1        (6) to conduct such other activities as may be deemed
2    appropriate by the Director.
3(Source: P.A. 92-147, eff. 7-24-01.)
 
4    (415 ILCS 5/21)  (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1021)
5    Sec. 21. Prohibited acts. No person shall:
6    (a) Cause or allow the open dumping of any waste.
7    (b) Abandon, dump, or deposit any waste upon the public
8highways or other public property, except in a sanitary
9landfill approved by the Agency pursuant to regulations adopted
10by the Board.
11    (c) Abandon any vehicle in violation of the "Abandoned
12Vehicles Amendment to the Illinois Vehicle Code", as enacted by
13the 76th General Assembly.
14    (d) Conduct any waste-storage, waste-treatment, or
15waste-disposal operation:
16        (1) without a permit granted by the Agency or in
17    violation of any conditions imposed by such permit,
18    including periodic reports and full access to adequate
19    records and the inspection of facilities, as may be
20    necessary to assure compliance with this Act and with
21    regulations and standards adopted thereunder; provided,
22    however, that, except for municipal solid waste landfill
23    units that receive waste on or after October 9, 1993, no
24    permit shall be required for (i) any person conducting a
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1    operation for wastes generated by such person's own
2    activities which are stored, treated, or disposed within
3    the site where such wastes are generated, or (ii) a
4    facility located in a county with a population over 700,000
5    as of January 1, 2000, operated and located in accordance
6    with Section 22.38 of this Act, and used exclusively for
7    the transfer, storage, or treatment of general
8    construction or demolition debris, provided that the
9    facility was receiving construction or demolition debris
10    on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th
11    General Assembly;
12        (2) in violation of any regulations or standards
13    adopted by the Board under this Act; or
14        (3) which receives waste after August 31, 1988, does
15    not have a permit issued by the Agency, and is (i) a
16    landfill used exclusively for the disposal of waste
17    generated at the site, (ii) a surface impoundment receiving
18    special waste not listed in an NPDES permit, (iii) a waste
19    pile in which the total volume of waste is greater than 100
20    cubic yards or the waste is stored for over one year, or
21    (iv) a land treatment facility receiving special waste
22    generated at the site; without giving notice of the
23    operation to the Agency by January 1, 1989, or 30 days
24    after the date on which the operation commences, whichever
25    is later, and every 3 years thereafter. The form for such
26    notification shall be specified by the Agency, and shall be

 

 

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1    limited to information regarding: the name and address of
2    the location of the operation; the type of operation; the
3    types and amounts of waste stored, treated or disposed of
4    on an annual basis; the remaining capacity of the
5    operation; and the remaining expected life of the
6    operation.
7    Item (3) of this subsection (d) shall not apply to any
8person engaged in agricultural activity who is disposing of a
9substance that constitutes solid waste, if the substance was
10acquired for use by that person on his own property, and the
11substance is disposed of on his own property in accordance with
12regulations or standards adopted by the Board.
13    This subsection (d) shall not apply to hazardous waste.
14    (e) Dispose, treat, store or abandon any waste, or
15transport any waste into this State for disposal, treatment,
16storage or abandonment, except at a site or facility which
17meets the requirements of this Act and of regulations and
18standards thereunder.
19    (f) Conduct any hazardous waste-storage, hazardous
20waste-treatment or hazardous waste-disposal operation:
21        (1) without a RCRA permit for the site issued by the
22    Agency under subsection (d) of Section 39 of this Act, or
23    in violation of any condition imposed by such permit,
24    including periodic reports and full access to adequate
25    records and the inspection of facilities, as may be
26    necessary to assure compliance with this Act and with

 

 

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1    regulations and standards adopted thereunder; or
2        (2) in violation of any regulations or standards
3    adopted by the Board under this Act; or
4        (3) in violation of any RCRA permit filing requirement
5    established under standards adopted by the Board under this
6    Act; or
7        (4) in violation of any order adopted by the Board
8    under this Act.
9    Notwithstanding the above, no RCRA permit shall be required
10under this subsection or subsection (d) of Section 39 of this
11Act for any person engaged in agricultural activity who is
12disposing of a substance which has been identified as a
13hazardous waste, and which has been designated by Board
14regulations as being subject to this exception, if the
15substance was acquired for use by that person on his own
16property and the substance is disposed of on his own property
17in accordance with regulations or standards adopted by the
18Board.
19    (g) Conduct any hazardous waste-transportation operation:
20        (1) without registering with and obtaining a special
21    waste hauling permit from the Agency in accordance with the
22    regulations adopted by the Board under this Act Uniform
23    Program implemented under subsection (l-5) of Section
24    22.2; or
25        (2) in violation of any regulations or standards
26    adopted by the Board under this Act.

 

 

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1    (h) Conduct any hazardous waste-recycling or hazardous
2waste-reclamation or hazardous waste-reuse operation in
3violation of any regulations, standards or permit requirements
4adopted by the Board under this Act.
5    (i) Conduct any process or engage in any act which produces
6hazardous waste in violation of any regulations or standards
7adopted by the Board under subsections (a) and (c) of Section
822.4 of this Act.
9    (j) Conduct any special waste transportation operation in
10violation of any regulations, standards or permit requirements
11adopted by the Board under this Act. However, sludge from a
12water or sewage treatment plant owned and operated by a unit of
13local government which (1) is subject to a sludge management
14plan approved by the Agency or a permit granted by the Agency,
15and (2) has been tested and determined not to be a hazardous
16waste as required by applicable State and federal laws and
17regulations, may be transported in this State without a special
18waste hauling permit, and the preparation and carrying of a
19manifest shall not be required for such sludge under the rules
20of the Pollution Control Board. The unit of local government
21which operates the treatment plant producing such sludge shall
22file a semiannual report with the Agency identifying the volume
23of such sludge transported during the reporting period, the
24hauler of the sludge, and the disposal sites to which it was
25transported. This subsection (j) shall not apply to hazardous
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1    (k) Fail or refuse to pay any fee imposed under this Act.
2    (l) Locate a hazardous waste disposal site above an active
3or inactive shaft or tunneled mine or within 2 miles of an
4active fault in the earth's crust. In counties of population
5less than 225,000 no hazardous waste disposal site shall be
6located (1) within 1 1/2 miles of the corporate limits as
7defined on June 30, 1978, of any municipality without the
8approval of the governing body of the municipality in an
9official action; or (2) within 1000 feet of an existing private
10well or the existing source of a public water supply measured
11from the boundary of the actual active permitted site and
12excluding existing private wells on the property of the permit
13applicant. The provisions of this subsection do not apply to
14publicly-owned sewage works or the disposal or utilization of
15sludge from publicly-owned sewage works.
16    (m) Transfer interest in any land which has been used as a
17hazardous waste disposal site without written notification to
18the Agency of the transfer and to the transferee of the
19conditions imposed by the Agency upon its use under subsection
20(g) of Section 39.
21    (n) Use any land which has been used as a hazardous waste
22disposal site except in compliance with conditions imposed by
23the Agency under subsection (g) of Section 39.
24    (o) Conduct a sanitary landfill operation which is required
25to have a permit under subsection (d) of this Section, in a
26manner which results in any of the following conditions:

 

 

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1        (1) refuse in standing or flowing waters;
2        (2) leachate flows entering waters of the State;
3        (3) leachate flows exiting the landfill confines (as
4    determined by the boundaries established for the landfill
5    by a permit issued by the Agency);
6        (4) open burning of refuse in violation of Section 9 of
7    this Act;
8        (5) uncovered refuse remaining from any previous
9    operating day or at the conclusion of any operating day,
10    unless authorized by permit;
11        (6) failure to provide final cover within time limits
12    established by Board regulations;
13        (7) acceptance of wastes without necessary permits;
14        (8) scavenging as defined by Board regulations;
15        (9) deposition of refuse in any unpermitted portion of
16    the landfill;
17        (10) acceptance of a special waste without a required
18    manifest;
19        (11) failure to submit reports required by permits or
20    Board regulations;
21        (12) failure to collect and contain litter from the
22    site by the end of each operating day;
23        (13) failure to submit any cost estimate for the site
24    or any performance bond or other security for the site as
25    required by this Act or Board rules.
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1enforceable by the Agency either by administrative citation
2under Section 31.1 of this Act or as otherwise provided by this
3Act. The specific prohibitions in this subsection do not limit
4the power of the Board to establish regulations or standards
5applicable to sanitary landfills.
6    (p) In violation of subdivision (a) of this Section, cause
7or allow the open dumping of any waste in a manner which
8results in any of the following occurrences at the dump site:
9        (1) litter;
10        (2) scavenging;
11        (3) open burning;
12        (4) deposition of waste in standing or flowing waters;
13        (5) proliferation of disease vectors;
14        (6) standing or flowing liquid discharge from the dump
15    site;
16        (7) deposition of:
17            (i) general construction or demolition debris as
18        defined in Section 3.160(a) of this Act; or
19            (ii) clean construction or demolition debris as
20        defined in Section 3.160(b) of this Act.
21    The prohibitions specified in this subsection (p) shall be
22enforceable by the Agency either by administrative citation
23under Section 31.1 of this Act or as otherwise provided by this
24Act. The specific prohibitions in this subsection do not limit
25the power of the Board to establish regulations or standards
26applicable to open dumping.

 

 

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1    (q) Conduct a landscape waste composting operation without
2an Agency permit, provided, however, that no permit shall be
3required for any person:
4        (1) conducting a landscape waste composting operation
5    for landscape wastes generated by such person's own
6    activities which are stored, treated or disposed of within
7    the site where such wastes are generated; or
8        (2) applying landscape waste or composted landscape
9    waste at agronomic rates; or
10        (3) operating a landscape waste composting facility on
11    a farm, if the facility meets all of the following
12    criteria:
13            (A) the composting facility is operated by the
14        farmer on property on which the composting material is
15        utilized, and the composting facility constitutes no
16        more than 2% of the property's total acreage, except
17        that the Board Agency may allow a higher percentage for
18        individual sites where the owner or operator has
19        demonstrated to the Board Agency that the site's soil
20        characteristics or crop needs require a higher rate;
21            (B) the property on which the composting facility
22        is located, and any associated property on which the
23        compost is used, is principally and diligently devoted
24        to the production of agricultural crops and is not
25        owned, leased or otherwise controlled by any waste
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1        materials, and the operator of the composting facility
2        is not an employee, partner, shareholder, or in any way
3        connected with or controlled by any such waste hauler
4        or generator;
5            (C) all compost generated by the composting
6        facility is applied at agronomic rates and used as
7        mulch, fertilizer or soil conditioner on land actually
8        farmed by the person operating the composting
9        facility, and the finished compost is not stored at the
10        composting site for a period longer than 18 months
11        prior to its application as mulch, fertilizer, or soil
12        conditioner;
13            (D) the owner or operator, by January 1, 1990 (or
14        the January 1 following commencement of operation,
15        whichever is later) and January 1 of each year
16        thereafter, (i) registers the site with the Agency,
17        (ii) reports to the Agency on the volume of composting
18        material received and used at the site, (iii) certifies
19        to the Agency that the site complies with the
20        requirements set forth in subparagraphs (A), (B) and
21        (C) of this paragraph (q)(3), and (iv) certifies to the
22        Agency that all composting material was placed more
23        than 200 feet from the nearest potable water supply
24        well, was placed outside the boundary of the 10-year
25        floodplain or on a part of the site that is
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1        nearest residence (other than a residence located on
2        the same property as the facility) and there are not
3        more than 10 occupied non-farm residences within 1/2
4        mile of the boundaries of the site on the date of
5        application, and was placed more than 5 feet above the
6        water table.
7    For the purposes of this subsection (q), "agronomic rates"
8means the application of not more than 20 tons per acre per
9year, except that the Board Agency may allow a higher rate for
10individual sites where the owner or operator has demonstrated
11to the Board Agency that the site's soil characteristics or
12crop needs require a higher rate.
13    (r) Cause or allow the storage or disposal of coal
14combustion waste unless:
15        (1) such waste is stored or disposed of at a site or
16    facility for which a permit has been obtained or is not
17    otherwise required under subsection (d) of this Section; or
18        (2) such waste is stored or disposed of as a part of
19    the design and reclamation of a site or facility which is
20    an abandoned mine site in accordance with the Abandoned
21    Mined Lands and Water Reclamation Act; or
22        (3) such waste is stored or disposed of at a site or
23    facility which is operating under NPDES and Subtitle D
24    permits issued by the Agency pursuant to regulations
25    adopted by the Board for mine-related water pollution and
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1    Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (P.L. 95-87) or the
2    rules and regulations thereunder or any law or rule or
3    regulation adopted by the State of Illinois pursuant
4    thereto, and the owner or operator of the facility agrees
5    to accept the waste; and either
6            (i) such waste is stored or disposed of in
7        accordance with requirements applicable to refuse
8        disposal under regulations adopted by the Board for
9        mine-related water pollution and pursuant to NPDES and
10        Subtitle D permits issued by the Agency under such
11        regulations; or
12            (ii) the owner or operator of the facility
13        demonstrates all of the following to the Agency, and
14        the facility is operated in accordance with the
15        demonstration as approved by the Agency: (1) the
16        disposal area will be covered in a manner that will
17        support continuous vegetation, (2) the facility will
18        be adequately protected from wind and water erosion,
19        (3) the pH will be maintained so as to prevent
20        excessive leaching of metal ions, and (4) adequate
21        containment or other measures will be provided to
22        protect surface water and groundwater from
23        contamination at levels prohibited by this Act, the
24        Illinois Groundwater Protection Act, or regulations
25        adopted pursuant thereto.
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1disposal of coal combustion waste pursuant to item (2) or (3)
2of this subdivision (r) shall be exempt from the other
3provisions of this Title V, and notwithstanding the provisions
4of Title X of this Act, the Agency is authorized to grant
5experimental permits which include provision for the disposal
6of wastes from the combustion of coal and other materials
7pursuant to items (2) and (3) of this subdivision (r).
8    (s) After April 1, 1989, offer for transportation,
9transport, deliver, receive or accept special waste for which a
10manifest is required, unless the manifest indicates that the
11fee required under Section 22.8 of this Act has been paid.
12    (t) Cause or allow a lateral expansion of a municipal solid
13waste landfill unit on or after October 9, 1993, without a
14permit modification, granted by the Agency, that authorizes the
15lateral expansion.
16    (u) Conduct any vegetable by-product treatment, storage,
17disposal or transportation operation in violation of any
18regulation, standards or permit requirements adopted by the
19Board under this Act. However, no permit shall be required
20under this Title V for the land application of vegetable
21by-products conducted pursuant to Agency permit issued under
22Title III of this Act to the generator of the vegetable
23by-products. In addition, vegetable by-products may be
24transported in this State without a special waste hauling
25permit, and without the preparation and carrying of a manifest.
26    (v) (Blank).

 

 

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1    (w) Conduct any generation, transportation, or recycling
2of construction or demolition debris, clean or general, or
3uncontaminated soil generated during construction, remodeling,
4repair, and demolition of utilities, structures, and roads that
5is not commingled with any waste, without the maintenance of
6documentation identifying the hauler, generator, place of
7origin of the debris or soil, the weight or volume of the
8debris or soil, and the location, owner, and operator of the
9facility where the debris or soil was transferred, disposed,
10recycled, or treated. This documentation must be maintained by
11the generator, transporter, or recycler for 3 years. This
12subsection (w) shall not apply to (1) a permitted pollution
13control facility that transfers or accepts construction or
14demolition debris, clean or general, or uncontaminated soil for
15final disposal, recycling, or treatment, (2) a public utility
16(as that term is defined in the Public Utilities Act) or a
17municipal utility, (3) the Illinois Department of
18Transportation, or (4) a municipality or a county highway
19department, with the exception of any municipality or county
20highway department located within a county having a population
21of over 3,000,000 inhabitants or located in a county that is
22contiguous to a county having a population of over 3,000,000
23inhabitants; but it shall apply to an entity that contracts
24with a public utility, a municipal utility, the Illinois
25Department of Transportation, or a municipality or a county
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1used in this subsection do not apply to clean construction or
2demolition debris when (i) used as fill material below grade
3outside of a setback zone if covered by sufficient
4uncontaminated soil to support vegetation within 30 days of the
5completion of filling or if covered by a road or structure,
6(ii) solely broken concrete without protruding metal bars is
7used for erosion control, or (iii) milled asphalt or crushed
8concrete is used as aggregate in construction of the shoulder
9of a roadway. The terms "generation" and "recycling", as used
10in this subsection, do not apply to uncontaminated soil that is
11not commingled with any waste when (i) used as fill material
12below grade or contoured to grade, or (ii) used at the site of
13generation.
14(Source: P.A. 96-611, eff. 8-24-09.)
 
15    (415 ILCS 5/22.2)  (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1022.2)
16    Sec. 22.2. Hazardous waste; fees; liability.
17    (a) There are hereby created within the State Treasury 2
18special funds to be known respectively as the "Hazardous Waste
19Fund" and the "Hazardous Waste Research Fund", constituted from
20the fees collected pursuant to this Section. In addition to the
21fees collected under this Section, the Hazardous Waste Fund
22shall include other moneys made available from any source for
23deposit into the Fund.
24    (b)(1) On and after January 1, 1989, the Agency shall
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1    sites a fee in the amount of:
2            (A) 9 cents per gallon or $18.18 per cubic yard, if
3        the hazardous waste disposal site is located off the
4        site where such waste was produced. The maximum amount
5        payable under this subdivision (A) with respect to the
6        hazardous waste generated by a single generator and
7        deposited in monofills is $30,000 per year. If, as a
8        result of the use of multiple monofills, waste fees in
9        excess of the maximum are assessed with respect to a
10        single waste generator, the generator may apply to the
11        Agency for a credit.
12            (B) 9 cents or $18.18 per cubic yard, if the
13        hazardous waste disposal site is located on the site
14        where such waste was produced, provided however the
15        maximum amount of fees payable under this paragraph (B)
16        is $30,000 per year for each such hazardous waste
17        disposal site.
18            (C) If the hazardous waste disposal site is an
19        underground injection well, $6,000 per year if not more
20        than 10,000,000 gallons per year are injected, $15,000
21        per year if more than 10,000,000 gallons but not more
22        than 50,000,000 gallons per year are injected, and
23        $27,000 per year if more than 50,000,000 gallons per
24        year are injected.
25            (D) 3 cents per gallon or $6.06 per cubic yard of
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1        waste treatment site, if the hazardous waste treatment
2        site is located off the site where such waste was
3        produced and if such hazardous waste treatment site is
4        owned, controlled and operated by a person other than
5        the generator of such waste. After treatment at such
6        hazardous waste treatment site, the waste shall not be
7        subject to any other fee imposed by this subsection
8        (b). For purposes of this subsection (b), the term
9        "treatment" is defined as in Section 3.505 but shall
10        not include recycling, reclamation or reuse.
11        (2) The General Assembly shall annually appropriate to
12    the Fund such amounts as it deems necessary to fulfill the
13    purposes of this Act.
14        (3) The Agency shall have the authority to accept,
15    receive, and administer on behalf of the State any moneys
16    made available to the State from any source for the
17    purposes of the Hazardous Waste Fund set forth in
18    subsection (d) of this Section.
19        (4) Of the amount collected as fees provided for in
20    this Section, the Agency shall manage the use of such funds
21    to assure that sufficient funds are available for match
22    towards federal expenditures for response action at sites
23    which are listed on the National Priorities List; provided,
24    however, that this shall not apply to additional monies
25    appropriated to the Fund by the General Assembly, nor shall
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1    in the Hazardous Waste Fund must be used to address
2    conditions which create or may create an immediate danger
3    to the environment or public health or to the welfare of
4    the people of the State of Illinois.
5        (5) Notwithstanding the other provisions of this
6    subsection (b), sludge from a publicly-owned sewage works
7    generated in Illinois, coal mining wastes and refuse
8    generated in Illinois, bottom boiler ash, flyash and flue
9    gas desulphurization sludge from public utility electric
10    generating facilities located in Illinois, and bottom
11    boiler ash and flyash from all incinerators which process
12    solely municipal waste shall not be subject to the fee.
13        (6) For the purposes of this subsection (b), "monofill"
14    means a facility, or a unit at a facility, that accepts
15    only wastes bearing the same USEPA hazardous waste
16    identification number, or compatible wastes as determined
17    by the Agency.
18    (c) The Agency shall establish procedures, not later than
19January 1, 1984, relating to the collection of the fees
20authorized by this Section. Such procedures shall include, but
21not be limited to: (1) necessary records identifying the
22quantities of hazardous waste received or disposed; (2) the
23form and submission of reports to accompany the payment of fees
24to the Agency; and (3) the time and manner of payment of fees
25to the Agency, which payments shall be not more often than
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1    (d) Beginning July 1, 1996, the Agency shall deposit all
2such receipts in the State Treasury to the credit of the
3Hazardous Waste Fund, except as provided in subsection (e) of
4this Section. All monies in the Hazardous Waste Fund shall be
5used by the Agency for the following purposes:
6        (1) Taking whatever preventive or corrective action is
7    necessary or appropriate, in circumstances certified by
8    the Director, including but not limited to removal or
9    remedial action whenever there is a release or substantial
10    threat of a release of a hazardous substance or pesticide;
11    provided, the Agency shall expend no more than $1,000,000
12    on any single incident without appropriation by the General
13    Assembly.
14        (2) To meet any requirements which must be met by the
15    State in order to obtain federal funds pursuant to the
16    Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and
17    Liability Act of 1980, (P.L. 96-510).
18        (3) In an amount up to 30% of the amount collected as
19    fees provided for in this Section, for use by the Agency to
20    conduct groundwater protection activities, including
21    providing grants to appropriate units of local government
22    which are addressing protection of underground waters
23    pursuant to the provisions of this Act.
24        (4) To fund the development and implementation of the
25    model pesticide collection program under Section 19.1 of
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1        (5) To the extent the Agency has received and deposited
2    monies in the Fund other than fees collected under
3    subsection (b) of this Section, to pay for the cost of
4    Agency employees for services provided in reviewing the
5    performance of response actions pursuant to Title XVII of
6    this Act.
7        (6) In an amount up to 15% of the fees collected
8    annually under subsection (b) of this Section, for use by
9    the Agency for administration of the provisions of this
10    Section.
11    (e) The Agency shall deposit 10% of all receipts collected
12under subsection (b) of this Section, but not to exceed
13$200,000 per year, in the State Treasury to the credit of the
14Hazardous Waste Research Fund established by this Act. Pursuant
15to appropriation, all monies in such Fund shall be used by the
16University of Illinois for the purposes set forth in this
17subsection.
18    The University of Illinois may enter into contracts with
19business, industrial, university, governmental or other
20qualified individuals or organizations to assist in the
21research and development intended to recycle, reduce the volume
22of, separate, detoxify or reduce the hazardous properties of
23hazardous wastes in Illinois. Monies in the Fund may also be
24used by the University of Illinois for technical studies,
25monitoring activities, and educational and research activities
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1Monies in the Hazardous Waste Research Fund may be used to
2administer the Illinois Health and Hazardous Substances
3Registry Act. Monies in the Hazardous Waste Research Fund shall
4not be used for any sanitary landfill or the acquisition or
5construction of any facility. This does not preclude the
6purchase of equipment for the purpose of public demonstration
7projects. The University of Illinois shall adopt guidelines for
8cost sharing, selecting, and administering projects under this
9subsection.
10    (f) Notwithstanding any other provision or rule of law, and
11subject only to the defenses set forth in subsection (j) of
12this Section, the following persons shall be liable for all
13costs of removal or remedial action incurred by the State of
14Illinois or any unit of local government as a result of a
15release or substantial threat of a release of a hazardous
16substance or pesticide:
17        (1) the owner and operator of a facility or vessel from
18    which there is a release or substantial threat of release
19    of a hazardous substance or pesticide;
20        (2) any person who at the time of disposal, transport,
21    storage or treatment of a hazardous substance or pesticide
22    owned or operated the facility or vessel used for such
23    disposal, transport, treatment or storage from which there
24    was a release or substantial threat of a release of any
25    such hazardous substance or pesticide;
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1    has arranged with another party or entity for transport,
2    storage, disposal or treatment of hazardous substances or
3    pesticides owned, controlled or possessed by such person at
4    a facility owned or operated by another party or entity
5    from which facility there is a release or substantial
6    threat of a release of such hazardous substances or
7    pesticides; and
8        (4) any person who accepts or accepted any hazardous
9    substances or pesticides for transport to disposal,
10    storage or treatment facilities or sites from which there
11    is a release or a substantial threat of a release of a
12    hazardous substance or pesticide.
13    Any monies received by the State of Illinois pursuant to
14this subsection (f) shall be deposited in the State Treasury to
15the credit of the Hazardous Waste Fund.
16    In accordance with the other provisions of this Section,
17costs of removal or remedial action incurred by a unit of local
18government may be recovered in an action before the Board
19brought by the unit of local government under subsection (i) of
20this Section. Any monies so recovered shall be paid to the unit
21of local government.
22    (g)(1) No indemnification, hold harmless, or similar
23    agreement or conveyance shall be effective to transfer from
24    the owner or operator of any vessel or facility or from any
25    person who may be liable for a release or substantial
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1    the liability imposed under this Section. Nothing in this
2    Section shall bar any agreement to insure, hold harmless or
3    indemnify a party to such agreements for any liability
4    under this Section.
5        (2) Nothing in this Section, including the provisions
6    of paragraph (g)(1) of this Section, shall bar a cause of
7    action that an owner or operator or any other person
8    subject to liability under this Section, or a guarantor,
9    has or would have, by reason of subrogation or otherwise
10    against any person.
11    (h) For purposes of this Section:
12        (1) The term "facility" means:
13            (A) any building, structure, installation,
14        equipment, pipe or pipeline including but not limited
15        to any pipe into a sewer or publicly owned treatment
16        works, well, pit, pond, lagoon, impoundment, ditch,
17        landfill, storage container, motor vehicle, rolling
18        stock, or aircraft; or
19            (B) any site or area where a hazardous substance
20        has been deposited, stored, disposed of, placed, or
21        otherwise come to be located.
22        (2) The term "owner or operator" means:
23            (A) any person owning or operating a vessel or
24        facility;
25            (B) in the case of an abandoned facility, any
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1        any person who owned, operated, or otherwise
2        controlled activities at the abandoned facility
3        immediately prior to such abandonment;
4            (C) in the case of a land trust as defined in
5        Section 2 of the Land Trustee as Creditor Act, the
6        person owning the beneficial interest in the land
7        trust;
8            (D) in the case of a fiduciary (other than a land
9        trustee), the estate, trust estate, or other interest
10        in property held in a fiduciary capacity, and not the
11        fiduciary. For the purposes of this Section,
12        "fiduciary" means a trustee, executor, administrator,
13        guardian, receiver, conservator or other person
14        holding a facility or vessel in a fiduciary capacity;
15            (E) in the case of a "financial institution",
16        meaning the Illinois Housing Development Authority and
17        that term as defined in Section 2 of the Illinois
18        Banking Act, that has acquired ownership, operation,
19        management, or control of a vessel or facility through
20        foreclosure or under the terms of a security interest
21        held by the financial institution or under the terms of
22        an extension of credit made by the financial
23        institution, the financial institution only if the
24        financial institution takes possession of the vessel
25        or facility and the financial institution exercises
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1        control in the operation of the vessel or facility that
2        causes a release or substantial threat of a release of
3        a hazardous substance or pesticide resulting in
4        removal or remedial action;
5            (F) In the case of an owner of residential
6        property, the owner if the owner is a person other than
7        an individual, or if the owner is an individual who
8        owns more than 10 dwelling units in Illinois, or if the
9        owner, or an agent, representative, contractor, or
10        employee of the owner, has caused, contributed to, or
11        allowed the release or threatened release of a
12        hazardous substance or pesticide. The term
13        "residential property" means single family residences
14        of one to 4 dwelling units, including accessory land,
15        buildings, or improvements incidental to those
16        dwellings that are exclusively used for the
17        residential use. For purposes of this subparagraph
18        (F), the term "individual" means a natural person, and
19        shall not include corporations, partnerships, trusts,
20        or other non-natural persons.
21            (G) In the case of any facility, title or control
22        of which was conveyed due to bankruptcy, foreclosure,
23        tax delinquency, abandonment, or similar means to a
24        unit of State or local government, any person who
25        owned, operated, or otherwise controlled activities at
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1            (H) The term "owner or operator" does not include a
2        unit of State or local government which acquired
3        ownership or control through bankruptcy, tax
4        delinquency, abandonment, or other circumstances in
5        which the government acquires title by virtue of its
6        function as sovereign. The exclusion provided under
7        this paragraph shall not apply to any State or local
8        government which has caused or contributed to the
9        release or threatened release of a hazardous substance
10        from the facility, and such a State or local government
11        shall be subject to the provisions of this Act in the
12        same manner and to the same extent, both procedurally
13        and substantively, as any nongovernmental entity,
14        including liability under Section 22.2(f).
15    (i) The costs and damages provided for in this Section may
16be imposed by the Board in an action brought before the Board
17in accordance with Title VIII of this Act, except that Section
1833(c) of this Act shall not apply to any such action.
19    (j)(1) There shall be no liability under this Section for a
20person otherwise liable who can establish by a preponderance of
21the evidence that the release or substantial threat of release
22of a hazardous substance and the damages resulting therefrom
23were caused solely by:
24        (A) an act of God;
25        (B) an act of war;
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1    employee or agent of the defendant, or other than one whose
2    act or omission occurs in connection with a contractual
3    relationship, existing directly or indirectly, with the
4    defendant (except where the sole contractual arrangement
5    arises from a published tariff and acceptance for carriage
6    by a common carrier by rail), if the defendant establishes
7    by a preponderance of the evidence that (i) he exercised
8    due care with respect to the hazardous substance concerned,
9    taking into consideration the characteristics of such
10    hazardous substance, in light of all relevant facts and
11    circumstances, and (ii) he took precautions against
12    foreseeable acts or omissions of any such third party and
13    the consequences that could foreseeably result from such
14    acts or omissions; or
15        (D) any combination of the foregoing paragraphs.
16    (2) There shall be no liability under this Section for any
17release permitted by State or federal law.
18    (3) There shall be no liability under this Section for
19damages as a result of actions taken or omitted in the course
20of rendering care, assistance, or advice in accordance with
21this Section or the National Contingency Plan pursuant to the
22Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and
23Liability Act of 1980 (P.L. 96-510) or at the direction of an
24on-scene coordinator appointed under such plan, with respect to
25an incident creating a danger to public health or welfare or
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1substance or a substantial threat thereof. This subsection
2shall not preclude liability for damages as the result of gross
3negligence or intentional misconduct on the part of such
4person. For the purposes of the preceding sentence, reckless,
5willful, or wanton misconduct shall constitute gross
6negligence.
7    (4) There shall be no liability under this Section for any
8person (including, but not limited to, an owner of residential
9property who applies a pesticide to the residential property or
10who has another person apply a pesticide to the residential
11property) for response costs or damages as the result of the
12storage, handling and use, or recommendation for storage,
13handling and use, of a pesticide consistent with:
14        (A) its directions for storage, handling and use as
15    stated in its label or labeling;
16        (B) its warnings and cautions as stated in its label or
17    labeling; and
18        (C) the uses for which it is registered under the
19    Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act and the
20    Illinois Pesticide Act.
21    (4.5) There shall be no liability under subdivision (f)(1)
22of this Section for response costs or damages as the result of
23a release of a pesticide from an agrichemical facility site if
24the Agency has received notice from the Department of
25Agriculture pursuant to Section 19.3 of the Illinois Pesticide
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1proceeding with a corrective action plan under the Agrichemical
2Facility Response Action Program implemented under that
3Section, and the Agency has provided a written endorsement of a
4corrective action plan.
5    (4.6) There shall be no liability under subdivision (f)(1)
6of this Section for response costs or damages as the result of
7a substantial threat of a release of a pesticide from an
8agrichemical facility site if the Agency has received notice
9from the Department of Agriculture pursuant to Section 19.3 of
10the Illinois Pesticide Act and the owner or operator of the
11agrichemical facility is proceeding with a corrective action
12plan under the Agrichemical Facility Response Action Program
13implemented under that Section.
14    (5) Nothing in this subsection (j) shall affect or modify
15in any way the obligations or liability of any person under any
16other provision of this Act or State or federal law, including
17common law, for damages, injury, or loss resulting from a
18release or substantial threat of a release of any hazardous
19substance or for removal or remedial action or the costs of
20removal or remedial action of such hazardous substance.
21    (6)(A) The term "contractual relationship", for the
22purpose of this subsection includes, but is not limited to,
23land contracts, deeds or other instruments transferring title
24or possession, unless the real property on which the facility
25concerned is located was acquired by the defendant after the
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1the facility, and one or more of the circumstances described in
2clause (i), (ii), or (iii) of this paragraph is also
3established by the defendant by a preponderance of the
4evidence:
5        (i) At the time the defendant acquired the facility the
6    defendant did not know and had no reason to know that any
7    hazardous substance which is the subject of the release or
8    threatened release was disposed of on, in or at the
9    facility.
10        (ii) The defendant is a government entity which
11    acquired the facility by escheat, or through any other
12    involuntary transfer or acquisition, or through the
13    exercise of eminent domain authority by purchase or
14    condemnation.
15        (iii) The defendant acquired the facility by
16    inheritance or bequest.
17    In addition to establishing the foregoing, the defendant
18must establish that he has satisfied the requirements of
19subparagraph (C) of paragraph (l) of this subsection (j).
20    (B) To establish the defendant had no reason to know, as
21provided in clause (i) of subparagraph (A) of this paragraph,
22the defendant must have undertaken, at the time of acquisition,
23all appropriate inquiry into the previous ownership and uses of
24the property consistent with good commercial or customary
25practice in an effort to minimize liability. For purposes of
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1specialized knowledge or experience on the part of the
2defendant, the relationship of the purchase price to the value
3of the property if uncontaminated, commonly known or reasonably
4ascertainable information about the property, the obviousness
5of the presence or likely presence of contamination at the
6property, and the ability to detect such contamination by
7appropriate inspection.
8    (C) Nothing in this paragraph (6) or in subparagraph (C) of
9paragraph (1) of this subsection shall diminish the liability
10of any previous owner or operator of such facility who would
11otherwise be liable under this Act. Notwithstanding this
12paragraph (6), if the defendant obtained actual knowledge of
13the release or threatened release of a hazardous substance at
14such facility when the defendant owned the real property and
15then subsequently transferred ownership of the property to
16another person without disclosing such knowledge, such
17defendant shall be treated as liable under subsection (f) of
18this Section and no defense under subparagraph (C) of paragraph
19(1) of this subsection shall be available to such defendant.
20    (D) Nothing in this paragraph (6) shall affect the
21liability under this Act of a defendant who, by any act or
22omission, caused or contributed to the release or threatened
23release of a hazardous substance which is the subject of the
24action relating to the facility.
25    (E)(i) Except as provided in clause (ii) of this
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1shall have established a rebuttable presumption against all
2State claims and a conclusive presumption against all private
3party claims that the defendant has made all appropriate
4inquiry within the meaning of subdivision (6)(B) of this
5subsection (j) if the defendant proves that immediately prior
6to or at the time of the acquisition:
7        (I) the defendant obtained a Phase I Environmental
8    Audit of the real property that meets or exceeds the
9    requirements of this subparagraph (E), and the Phase I
10    Environmental Audit did not disclose the presence or likely
11    presence of a release or a substantial threat of a release
12    of a hazardous substance or pesticide at, on, to, or from
13    the real property; or
14        (II) the defendant obtained a Phase II Environmental
15    Audit of the real property that meets or exceeds the
16    requirements of this subparagraph (E), and the Phase II
17    Environmental Audit did not disclose the presence or likely
18    presence of a release or a substantial threat of a release
19    of a hazardous substance or pesticide at, on, to, or from
20    the real property.
21    (ii) No presumption shall be created under clause (i) of
22this subparagraph (E), and a defendant shall be precluded from
23demonstrating that the defendant has made all appropriate
24inquiry within the meaning of subdivision (6)(B) of this
25subsection (j), if:
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1    Audits required under this subparagraph (E) or any such
2    Environmental Audit fails to meet or exceed the
3    requirements of this subparagraph (E);
4        (II) a Phase I Environmental Audit discloses the
5    presence or likely presence of a release or a substantial
6    threat of a release of a hazardous substance or pesticide
7    at, on, to, or from real property, and the defendant fails
8    to obtain a Phase II Environmental Audit;
9        (III) a Phase II Environmental Audit discloses the
10    presence or likely presence of a release or a substantial
11    threat of a release of a hazardous substance or pesticide
12    at, on, to, or from the real property;
13        (IV) the defendant fails to maintain a written
14    compilation and explanatory summary report of the
15    information reviewed in the course of each Environmental
16    Audit under this subparagraph (E); or
17        (V) there is any evidence of fraud, material
18    concealment, or material misrepresentation by the
19    defendant of environmental conditions or of related
20    information discovered during the course of an
21    Environmental Audit.
22    (iii) For purposes of this subparagraph (E), the term
23"environmental professional" means an individual (other than a
24practicing attorney) who, through academic training,
25occupational experience, and reputation (such as engineers,
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1one or more aspects of an Environmental Audit and who either:
2        (I) maintains at the time of the Environmental Audit
3    and for at least one year thereafter at least $500,000 of
4    environmental consultants' professional liability
5    insurance coverage issued by an insurance company licensed
6    to do business in Illinois; or
7        (II) is an Illinois licensed professional engineer or
8    an Illinois licensed industrial hygienist.
9    An environmental professional may employ persons who are
10not environmental professionals to assist in the preparation of
11an Environmental Audit if such persons are under the direct
12supervision and control of the environmental professional.
13    (iv) For purposes of this subparagraph (E), the term "real
14property" means any interest in any parcel of land, and
15includes, but is not limited to, buildings, fixtures, and
16improvements.
17    (v) For purposes of this subparagraph (E), the term "Phase
18I Environmental Audit" means an investigation of real property,
19conducted by environmental professionals, to discover the
20presence or likely presence of a release or a substantial
21threat of a release of a hazardous substance or pesticide at,
22on, to, or from real property, and whether a release or a
23substantial threat of a release of a hazardous substance or
24pesticide has occurred or may occur at, on, to, or from the
25real property. Until such time as the United States
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1making appropriate inquiry into the previous ownership and uses
2of the facility pursuant to 42 U.S.C. Sec. 9601(35)(B)(ii), the
3investigation shall comply with the procedures of the American
4Society for Testing and Materials, including the document known
5as Standard E1527-97, entitled "Standard Procedures for
6Environmental Site Assessment: Phase 1 Environmental Site
7Assessment Process". Upon their adoption, the standards
8promulgated by USEPA pursuant to 42 U.S.C. Sec. 9601(35)(B)(ii)
9shall govern the performance of Phase I Environmental Audits.
10In addition to the above requirements, the Phase I
11Environmental Audit shall include a review of recorded land
12title records for the purpose of determining whether the real
13property is subject to an environmental land use restriction
14such as a No Further Remediation Letter, Environmental Land Use
15Control, or Highway Authority Agreement.
16    (vi) For purposes of subparagraph (E), the term "Phase II
17Environmental Audit" means an investigation of real property,
18conducted by environmental professionals, subsequent to a
19Phase I Environmental Audit. If the Phase I Environmental Audit
20discloses the presence or likely presence of a hazardous
21substance or a pesticide or a release or a substantial threat
22of a release of a hazardous substance or pesticide:
23        (I) In or to soil, the defendant, as part of the Phase
24    II Environmental Audit, shall perform a series of soil
25    borings sufficient to determine whether there is a presence
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1    and whether there is or has been a release or a substantial
2    threat of a release of a hazardous substance or pesticide
3    at, on, to, or from the real property.
4        (II) In or to groundwater, the defendant, as part of
5    the Phase II Environmental Audit, shall: review
6    information regarding local geology, water well locations,
7    and locations of waters of the State as may be obtained
8    from State, federal, and local government records,
9    including but not limited to the United States Geological
10    Survey, the State Geological Survey of the University of
11    Illinois, and the State Water Survey of the University of
12    Illinois; and perform groundwater monitoring sufficient to
13    determine whether there is a presence or likely presence of
14    a hazardous substance or pesticide, and whether there is or
15    has been a release or a substantial threat of a release of
16    a hazardous substance or pesticide at, on, to, or from the
17    real property.
18        (III) On or to media other than soil or groundwater,
19    the defendant, as part of the Phase II Environmental Audit,
20    shall perform an investigation sufficient to determine
21    whether there is a presence or likely presence of a
22    hazardous substance or pesticide, and whether there is or
23    has been a release or a substantial threat of a release of
24    a hazardous substance or pesticide at, on, to, or from the
25    real property.
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1under this subparagraph (E) shall be set forth in a written
2audit report. Each audit report shall contain an affirmation by
3the defendant and by each environmental professional who
4prepared the Environmental Audit that the facts stated in the
5report are true and are made under a penalty of perjury as
6defined in Section 32-2 of the Criminal Code of 1961. It is
7perjury for any person to sign an audit report that contains a
8false material statement that the person does not believe to be
9true.
10    (viii) The Agency is not required to review, approve, or
11certify the results of any Environmental Audit. The performance
12of an Environmental Audit shall in no way entitle a defendant
13to a presumption of Agency approval or certification of the
14results of the Environmental Audit.
15    The presence or absence of a disclosure document prepared
16under the Responsible Property Transfer Act of 1988 shall not
17be a defense under this Act and shall not satisfy the
18requirements of subdivision (6)(A) of this subsection (j).
19    (7) No person shall be liable under this Section for
20response costs or damages as the result of a pesticide release
21if the Agency has found that a pesticide release occurred based
22on a Health Advisory issued by the U.S. Environmental
23Protection Agency or an action level developed by the Agency,
24unless the Agency notified the manufacturer of the pesticide
25and provided an opportunity of not less than 30 days for the
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1justification supporting the Health Advisory or action level.
2    (8) No person shall be liable under this Section for
3response costs or damages as the result of a pesticide release
4that occurs in the course of a farm pesticide collection
5program operated under Section 19.1 of the Illinois Pesticide
6Act, unless the release results from gross negligence or
7intentional misconduct.
8    (k) If any person who is liable for a release or
9substantial threat of release of a hazardous substance or
10pesticide fails without sufficient cause to provide removal or
11remedial action upon or in accordance with a notice and request
12by the Agency or upon or in accordance with any order of the
13Board or any court, such person may be liable to the State for
14punitive damages in an amount at least equal to, and not more
15than 3 times, the amount of any costs incurred by the State of
16Illinois as a result of such failure to take such removal or
17remedial action. The punitive damages imposed by the Board
18shall be in addition to any costs recovered from such person
19pursuant to this Section and in addition to any other penalty
20or relief provided by this Act or any other law.
21    Any monies received by the State pursuant to this
22subsection (k) shall be deposited in the Hazardous Waste Fund.
23    (l) Beginning January 1, 1988, the Agency shall annually
24collect a $250 fee for each Special Waste Hauling Permit
25Application and, in addition, shall collect a fee of $20 for
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1application and for each vehicle which is added to the permit
2during the annual period. The Agency shall deposit 85% of such
3fees collected under this subsection in the State Treasury to
4the credit of the Hazardous Waste Research Fund; and shall
5deposit the remaining 15% of such fees collected in the State
6Treasury to the credit of the Environmental Protection Permit
7and Inspection Fund. The majority of such receipts which are
8deposited in the Hazardous Waste Research Fund pursuant to this
9subsection shall be used by the University of Illinois for
10activities which relate to the protection of underground
11waters. Persons engaged in the offsite transportation of
12hazardous waste by highway and participating in the Uniform
13Program under subsection (l-5) are not required to file a
14Special Waste Hauling Permit Application.
15    (l-5) (Blank). (1) As used in this subsection:
16        "Base state" means the state selected by a transporter
17    according to the procedures established under the Uniform
18    Program.
19        "Base state agreement" means an agreement between
20    participating states electing to register or permit
21    transporters.
22        "Participating state" means a state electing to
23    participate in the Uniform Program by entering into a base
24    state agreement.
25        "Transporter" means a person engaged in the offsite
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1        "Uniform application" means the uniform registration
2    and permit application form prescribed under the Uniform
3    Program.
4        "Uniform Program" means the Uniform State Hazardous
5    Materials Transportation Registration and Permit Program
6    established in the report submitted and amended pursuant to
7    49 U.S.C. Section 5119(b), as implemented by the Agency
8    under this subsection.
9        "Vehicle" means any self-propelled motor vehicle,
10    except a truck tractor without a trailer, designed or used
11    for the transportation of hazardous waste subject to the
12    hazardous waste manifesting requirements of 40 U.S.C.
13    Section 6923(a)(3).
14        (2) Beginning July 1, 1998, the Agency shall implement
15    the Uniform State Hazardous Materials Transportation
16    Registration and Permit Program. On and after that date, no
17    person shall engage in the offsite transportation of
18    hazardous waste by highway without registering and
19    obtaining a permit under the Uniform Program. A transporter
20    with its principal place of business in Illinois shall
21    register with and obtain a permit from the Agency. A
22    transporter that designates another participating state in
23    the Uniform Program as its base state shall likewise
24    register with and obtain a permit from that state before
25    transporting hazardous waste in Illinois.
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1    collect no more than a $250 processing and audit fee from
2    each transporter of hazardous waste who has filed a uniform
3    application and, in addition, the Agency shall annually
4    collect an apportioned vehicle registration fee of $20. The
5    amount of the apportioned vehicle registration fee shall be
6    calculated consistent with the procedures established
7    under the Uniform Program.
8        All moneys received by the Agency from the collection
9    of fees pursuant to the Uniform Program shall be deposited
10    into the Hazardous Waste Transporter account hereby
11    created within the Environmental Protection Permit and
12    Inspection Fund. Moneys remaining in the account at the
13    close of the fiscal year shall not lapse to the General
14    Revenue Fund. The State Treasurer may receive money or
15    other assets from any source for deposit into the account.
16    The Agency may expend moneys from the account, upon
17    appropriation, for the implementation of the Uniform
18    Program, including the costs to the Agency of fee
19    collection and administration. In addition, funds not
20    expended for the implementation of the Uniform Program may
21    be utilized for emergency response and cleanup activities
22    related to hazardous waste transportation that are
23    initiated by the Agency.
24        Whenever the amount of the Hazardous Waste Transporter
25account exceeds by 115% the amount annually appropriated by the
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1transporters an amount, proportionately based on the amount of
2the vehicle fee paid, equal to the excess in the account, and
3shall determine the need to reduce the amount of the fee
4charged transporters in the subsequent fiscal year by the
5amount of the credit.
6        (4)(A) The Agency may propose and the Board shall adopt
7    rules as necessary to implement and enforce the Uniform
8    Program. The Agency is authorized to enter into agreements
9    with other agencies of this State as necessary to carry out
10    administrative functions or enforcement of the Uniform
11    Program.
12        (B) The Agency shall recognize a Uniform Program
13    registration as valid for one year from the date a notice
14    of registration form is issued and a permit as valid for 3
15    years from the date issued or until a transporter fails to
16    renew its registration, whichever occurs first.
17        (C) The Agency may inspect or examine any motor vehicle
18    or facility operated by a transporter, including papers,
19    books, records, documents, or other materials to determine
20    if a transporter is complying with the Uniform Program. The
21    Agency may also conduct investigations and audits as
22    necessary to determine if a transporter is entitled to a
23    permit or to make suspension or revocation determinations
24    consistent with the standards of the Uniform Program.
25        (5) The Agency may enter into agreements with federal
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1    states as necessary to allow for the reciprocal
2    registration and permitting of transporters pursuant to
3    the Uniform Program. The agreements may include procedures
4    for determining a base state, the collection and
5    distribution of registration fees, dispute resolution, the
6    exchange of information for reporting and enforcement
7    purposes, and other provisions necessary to fully
8    implement, administer, and enforce the Uniform Program.
9    (m) (Blank).
10    (n) (Blank).
11(Source: P.A. 95-728, eff. 7-1-08 - See Sec. 999.)
 
12    (415 ILCS 5/22.50a new)
13    Sec. 22.50a. Compliance with environmental covenants. No
14person shall use, or cause or allow the use of, any site
15subject to an environmental covenant created under the Uniform
16Environmental Covenants Act in a manner that is inconsistent
17with the activity and use limitations imposed under the
18environmental covenant. For purposes of this Section, the terms
19"activity and use limitations" and "environmental covenant"
20shall mean "activity and use limitations" and "environmental
21covenant" as those terms are defined in the Uniform
22Environmental Covenants Act.
 
23    (415 ILCS 5/44)  (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1044)
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1    (a) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, it shall
2be a Class A misdemeanor to violate this Act or regulations
3thereunder, or any permit or term or condition thereof, or
4knowingly to submit any false information under this Act or
5regulations adopted thereunder, or under any permit or term or
6condition thereof. A court may, in addition to any other
7penalty herein imposed, order a person convicted of any
8violation of this Act to perform community service for not less
9than 100 hours and not more than 300 hours if community service
10is available in the jurisdiction. It shall be the duty of all
11State and local law-enforcement officers to enforce such Act
12and regulations, and all such officers shall have authority to
13issue citations for such violations.
 
14    (b) Calculated Criminal Disposal of Hazardous Waste.
15        (1) A person commits the offense of Calculated Criminal
16    Disposal of Hazardous Waste when, without lawful
17    justification, he knowingly disposes of hazardous waste
18    while knowing that he thereby places another person in
19    danger of great bodily harm or creates an immediate or
20    long-term danger to the public health or the environment.
21        (2) Calculated Criminal Disposal of Hazardous Waste is
22    a Class 2 felony. In addition to any other penalties
23    prescribed by law, a person convicted of the offense of
24    Calculated Criminal Disposal of Hazardous Waste is subject
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1    offense.
 
2    (c) Criminal Disposal of Hazardous Waste.
3        (1) A person commits the offense of Criminal Disposal
4    of Hazardous Waste when, without lawful justification, he
5    knowingly disposes of hazardous waste.
6        (2) Criminal Disposal of Hazardous Waste is a Class 3
7    felony. In addition to any other penalties prescribed by
8    law, a person convicted of the offense of Criminal Disposal
9    of Hazardous Waste is subject to a fine not to exceed
10    $250,000 for each day of such offense.
 
11    (d) Unauthorized Use of Hazardous Waste.
12        (1) A person commits the offense of Unauthorized Use of
13    Hazardous Waste when he, being required to have a permit,
14    registration, or license under this Act or any other law
15    regulating the treatment, transportation, or storage of
16    hazardous waste, knowingly:
17            (A) treats, transports, or stores any hazardous
18        waste without such permit, registration, or license;
19            (B) treats, transports, or stores any hazardous
20        waste in violation of the terms and conditions of such
21        permit or license;
22            (C) transports any hazardous waste to a facility
23        which does not have a permit or license required under
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1            (D) transports by vehicle any hazardous waste
2        without having in each vehicle credentials issued to
3        the transporter by the transporter's base state
4        pursuant to procedures established under the Uniform
5        Program.
6        (2) A person who is convicted of a violation of
7    subdivision (1)(A), (1)(B) or (1)(C) of this subsection is
8    guilty of a Class 4 felony. A person who is convicted of a
9    violation of subdivision (1)(D) is guilty of a Class A
10    misdemeanor. In addition to any other penalties prescribed
11    by law, a person convicted of violating subdivision (1)(A),
12    (1)(B) or (1)(C) is subject to a fine not to exceed
13    $100,000 for each day of such violation, and a person who
14    is convicted of violating subdivision (1)(D) is subject to
15    a fine not to exceed $1,000.
 
16    (e) Unlawful Delivery of Hazardous Waste.
17        (1) Except as authorized by this Act or the federal
18    Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, and the
19    regulations promulgated thereunder, it is unlawful for any
20    person to knowingly deliver hazardous waste.
21        (2) Unlawful Delivery of Hazardous Waste is a Class 3
22    felony. In addition to any other penalties prescribed by
23    law, a person convicted of the offense of Unlawful Delivery
24    of Hazardous Waste is subject to a fine not to exceed
25    $250,000 for each such violation.

 

 

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1        (3) For purposes of this Section, "deliver" or
2    "delivery" means the actual, constructive, or attempted
3    transfer of possession of hazardous waste, with or without
4    consideration, whether or not there is an agency
5    relationship.
 
6    (f) Reckless Disposal of Hazardous Waste.
7        (1) A person commits Reckless Disposal of Hazardous
8    Waste if he disposes of hazardous waste, and his acts which
9    cause the hazardous waste to be disposed of, whether or not
10    those acts are undertaken pursuant to or under color of any
11    permit or license, are performed with a conscious disregard
12    of a substantial and unjustifiable risk that such disposing
13    of hazardous waste is a gross deviation from the standard
14    of care which a reasonable person would exercise in the
15    situation.
16        (2) Reckless Disposal of Hazardous Waste is a Class 4
17    felony. In addition to any other penalties prescribed by
18    law, a person convicted of the offense of Reckless Disposal
19    of Hazardous Waste is subject to a fine not to exceed
20    $50,000 for each day of such offense.
 
21    (g) Concealment of Criminal Disposal of Hazardous Waste.
22        (1) A person commits the offense of Concealment of
23    Criminal Disposal of Hazardous Waste when he conceals,
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1    waste with the knowledge that such hazardous waste has been
2    disposed of in violation of this Act.
3        (2) Concealment of Criminal Disposal of a Hazardous
4    Waste is a Class 4 felony. In addition to any other
5    penalties prescribed by law, a person convicted of the
6    offense of Concealment of Criminal Disposal of Hazardous
7    Waste is subject to a fine not to exceed $50,000 for each
8    day of such offense.
 
9    (h) Violations; False Statements.
10        (1) Any person who knowingly makes a false material
11    statement in an application for a permit or license
12    required by this Act to treat, transport, store, or dispose
13    of hazardous waste commits the offense of perjury and shall
14    be subject to the penalties set forth in Section 32-2 of
15    the Criminal Code of 1961.
16        (2) Any person who knowingly makes a false material
17    statement or representation in any label, manifest,
18    record, report, permit or license, or other document filed,
19    maintained or used for the purpose of compliance with this
20    Act in connection with the generation, disposal,
21    treatment, storage, or transportation of hazardous waste
22    commits a Class 4 felony. A second or any subsequent
23    offense after conviction hereunder is a Class 3 felony.
24        (3) Any person who knowingly destroys, alters or
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1    connection with the disposal, treatment, storage, or
2    transportation of hazardous waste, commits a Class 4
3    felony. A second or any subsequent offense after a
4    conviction hereunder is a Class 3 felony.
5        (4) Any person who knowingly makes a false material
6    statement or representation in any application, bill,
7    invoice, or other document filed, maintained, or used for
8    the purpose of receiving money from the Underground Storage
9    Tank Fund commits a Class 4 felony. A second or any
10    subsequent offense after conviction hereunder is a Class 3
11    felony.
12        (5) Any person who knowingly destroys, alters, or
13    conceals any record required to be made or maintained by
14    this Act or required to be made or maintained by Board or
15    Agency rules for the purpose of receiving money from the
16    Underground Storage Tank Fund commits a Class 4 felony. A
17    second or any subsequent offense after a conviction
18    hereunder is a Class 3 felony.
19        (6) A person who knowingly and falsely certifies under
20    Section 22.48 that an industrial process waste or pollution
21    control waste is not special waste commits a Class 4 felony
22    for a first offense and commits a Class 3 felony for a
23    second or subsequent offense.
24        (7) In addition to any other penalties prescribed by
25    law, a person convicted of violating this subsection (h) is
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1    such violation.
2        (8) Any person who knowingly makes a false, fictitious,
3    or fraudulent material statement, orally or in writing, to
4    the Agency, or to a unit of local government to which the
5    Agency has delegated authority under subsection (r) of
6    Section 4 of this Act, related to or required by this Act,
7    a regulation adopted under this Act, any federal law or
8    regulation for which the Agency has responsibility, or any
9    permit, term, or condition thereof, commits a Class 4
10    felony, and each such statement or writing shall be
11    considered a separate Class 4 felony. A person who, after
12    being convicted under this paragraph (8), violates this
13    paragraph (8) a second or subsequent time, commits a Class
14    3 felony.
 
15    (i) Verification.
16        (1) Each application for a permit or license to dispose
17    of, transport, treat, store or generate hazardous waste
18    under this Act shall contain an affirmation that the facts
19    are true and are made under penalty of perjury as defined
20    in Section 32-2 of the Criminal Code of 1961. It is perjury
21    for a person to sign any such application for a permit or
22    license which contains a false material statement, which he
23    does not believe to be true.
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1    true and are made under penalty of perjury as defined in
2    Section 32-2 of the Criminal Code of 1961. It is perjury
3    for a person to sign any request that contains a false
4    material statement that he does not believe to be true.
 
5    (j) Violations of Other Provisions.
6        (1) It is unlawful for a person knowingly to violate:
7            (A) subsection (f) of Section 12 of this Act;
8            (B) subsection (g) of Section 12 of this Act;
9            (C) any term or condition of any Underground
10        Injection Control (UIC) permit;
11            (D) any filing requirement, regulation, or order
12        relating to the State Underground Injection Control
13        (UIC) program;
14            (E) any provision of any regulation, standard, or
15        filing requirement under subsection (b) of Section 13
16        of this Act;
17            (F) any provision of any regulation, standard, or
18        filing requirement under subsection (b) of Section 39
19        of this Act;
20            (G) any National Pollutant Discharge Elimination
21        System (NPDES) permit issued under this Act or any term
22        or condition of such permit;
23            (H) subsection (h) of Section 12 of this Act;
24            (I) subsection 6 of Section 39.5 of this Act;
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1        filing requirement under Section 39.5 of this Act;
2            (K) a provision of the Procedures for Asbestos
3        Emission Control in subsection (c) of Section 61.145 of
4        Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations; or
5            (L) the standard for waste disposal for
6        manufacturing, fabricating, demolition, renovation,
7        and spraying operations in Section 61.150 of Title 40
8        of the Code of Federal Regulations.
9        (2) A person convicted of a violation of subdivision
10    (1) of this subsection commits a Class 4 felony, and in
11    addition to any other penalty prescribed by law is subject
12    to a fine not to exceed $25,000 for each day of such
13    violation.
14        (3) A person who negligently violates the following
15    shall be subject to a fine not to exceed $10,000 for each
16    day of such violation:
17            (A) subsection (f) of Section 12 of this Act;
18            (B) subsection (g) of Section 12 of this Act;
19            (C) any provision of any regulation, standard, or
20        filing requirement under subsection (b) of Section 13
21        of this Act;
22            (D) any provision of any regulation, standard, or
23        filing requirement under subsection (b) of Section 39
24        of this Act;
25            (E) any National Pollutant Discharge Elimination
26        System (NPDES) permit issued under this Act;

 

 

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1            (F) subsection 6 of Section 39.5 of this Act; or
2            (G) any provision of any regulation, standard, or
3        filing requirement under Section 39.5 of this Act.
4        (4) It is unlawful for a person knowingly to:
5            (A) make any false statement, representation, or
6        certification in an application form, or form
7        pertaining to, a National Pollutant Discharge
8        Elimination System (NPDES) permit;
9            (B) render inaccurate any monitoring device or
10        record required by the Agency or Board in connection
11        with any such permit or with any discharge which is
12        subject to the provisions of subsection (f) of Section
13        12 of this Act;
14            (C) make any false statement, representation, or
15        certification in any form, notice or report pertaining
16        to a CAAPP permit under Section 39.5 of this Act;
17            (D) render inaccurate any monitoring device or
18        record required by the Agency or Board in connection
19        with any CAAPP permit or with any emission which is
20        subject to the provisions of Section 39.5 of this Act;
21        or
22            (E) violate subsection 6 of Section 39.5 of this
23        Act or any CAAPP permit, or term or condition thereof,
24        or any fee or filing requirement.
25        (5) A person convicted of a violation of subdivision
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1    in addition to any other penalties provided by law is
2    subject to a fine not to exceed $10,000 for each day of
3    violation.
 
4    (k) Criminal operation of a hazardous waste or PCB
5incinerator.
6        (1) A person commits the offense of criminal operation
7    of a hazardous waste or PCB incinerator when, in the course
8    of operating a hazardous waste or PCB incinerator, he
9    knowingly and without justification operates the
10    incinerator (i) without an Agency permit, or in knowing
11    violation of the terms of an Agency permit, and (ii) as a
12    result of such violation, knowingly places any person in
13    danger of great bodily harm or knowingly creates an
14    immediate or long term material danger to the public health
15    or the environment.
16        (2) Any person who commits the offense of criminal
17    operation of a hazardous waste or PCB incinerator for the
18    first time commits a Class 4 felony and, in addition to any
19    other penalties prescribed by law, shall be subject to a
20    fine not to exceed $100,000 for each day of the offense.
21        Any person who commits the offense of criminal
22    operation of a hazardous waste or PCB incinerator for a
23    second or subsequent time commits a Class 3 felony and, in
24    addition to any other penalties prescribed by law, shall be
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1    the offense.
2        (3) For the purpose of this subsection (k), the term
3    "hazardous waste or PCB incinerator" means a pollution
4    control facility at which either hazardous waste or PCBs,
5    or both, are incinerated. "PCBs" means any substance or
6    mixture of substances that contains one or more
7    polychlorinated biphenyls in detectable amounts.
 
8    (l) It shall be the duty of all State and local law
9enforcement officers to enforce this Act and the regulations
10adopted hereunder, and all such officers shall have authority
11to issue citations for such violations.
 
12    (m) Any action brought under this Section shall be brought
13by the State's Attorney of the county in which the violation
14occurred, or by the Attorney General, and shall be conducted in
15accordance with the applicable provisions of the Code of
16Criminal Procedure of 1963.
 
17    (n) For an offense described in this Section, the period
18for commencing prosecution prescribed by the statute of
19limitations shall not begin to run until the offense is
20discovered by or reported to a State or local agency having the
21authority to investigate violations of this Act.
 
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1Act, if a person is convicted of (or agrees to a settlement in
2an enforcement action over) illegal dumping of waste on the
3person's own property, the Attorney General, the Agency or
4local prosecuting authority shall file notice of the
5conviction, finding or agreement in the office of the Recorder
6in the county in which the landowner lives.
 
7    (p) Criminal Disposal of Waste.
8        (1) A person commits the offense of Criminal Disposal
9    of Waste when he or she:
10            (A) if required to have a permit under subsection
11        (d) of Section 21 of this Act, knowingly conducts a
12        waste-storage, waste-treatment, or waste-disposal
13        operation in a quantity that exceeds 250 cubic feet of
14        waste without a permit; or
15            (B) knowingly conducts open dumping of waste in
16        violation of subsection (a) of Section 21 of this Act.
17        (2) (A) A person who is convicted of a violation of
18    item (A) of subdivision (1) of this subsection is guilty of
19    a Class 4 felony for a first offense and, in addition to
20    any other penalties provided by law, is subject to a fine
21    not to exceed $25,000 for each day of violation. A person
22    who is convicted of a violation of item (A) of subdivision
23    (1) of this subsection is guilty of a Class 3 felony for a
24    second or subsequent offense and, in addition to any other
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1    exceed $50,000 for each day of violation.
2            (B) A person who is convicted of a violation of
3        item (B) of subdivision (1) of this subsection is
4        guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. However, a person who
5        is convicted of a second or subsequent violation of
6        item (B) of subdivision (1) of this subsection for the
7        open dumping of waste in a quantity that exceeds 250
8        cubic feet is guilty of a Class 4 felony and, in
9        addition to any other penalties provided by law, is
10        subject to a fine not to exceed $5,000 for each day of
11        violation.
 
12    (q) Criminal Damage to a Public Water Supply.
13        (1) A person commits the offense of Criminal Damage to
14    a Public Water Supply when, without lawful justification,
15    he knowingly alters, damages, or otherwise tampers with the
16    equipment or property of a public water supply, or
17    knowingly introduces a contaminant into the distribution
18    system of a public water supply so as to cause, threaten,
19    or allow the distribution of water from any public water
20    supply of such quality or quantity as to be injurious to
21    human health or the environment.
22        (2) Criminal Damage to a Public Water Supply is a Class
23    4 felony. In addition to any other penalties prescribed by
24    law, a person convicted of the offense of Criminal Damage
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1    $250,000 for each day of such offense.
 
2    (r) Aggravated Criminal Damage to a Public Water Supply.
3        (1) A person commits the offense of Aggravated Criminal
4    Damage to a Public Water Supply when, without lawful
5    justification, he commits Criminal Damage to a Public Water
6    Supply while knowing that he thereby places another person
7    in danger of serious illness or great bodily harm, or
8    creates an immediate or long-term danger to public health
9    or the environment.
10        (2) Aggravated Criminal Damage to a Public Water Supply
11    is a Class 2 felony. In addition to any other penalties
12    prescribed by law, a person convicted of the offense of
13    Aggravated Criminal Damage to a Public Water Supply is
14    subject to a fine not to exceed $500,000 for each day of
15    such offense.
16(Source: P.A. 96-603, eff. 8-24-09.)
 
17    (415 ILCS 5/47)  (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1047)
18    Sec. 47. (a) The State of Illinois and all its agencies,
19institutions, officers and subdivisions shall comply with all
20requirements, prohibitions, and other provisions of the Act and
21of regulations adopted thereunder.
22    (b) (Blank). Each state agency or institution shall
23annually assess the environmental problems created by its
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1violation of this Act or of regulations adopted thereunder, and
2shall report to the Environmental Protection Agency on or
3before December 1 of each year as to the findings of such
4assessment, the progress made in eliminating such violations,
5and the steps to be taken in the future to assure compliance.
6    (c) (Blank). Each state agency or institution shall submit
7to the Environmental Protection Agency complete plans,
8specifications and cost estimates for any proposed
9installation or facility that may cause a violation of this Act
10or of regulations adopted thereunder by December 1 of each
11year.
12(Source: P.A. 76-2429.)
 
13    (415 ILCS 5/25b-4 rep.)
14    Section 15. The Environmental Protection Act is amended by
15repealing Section 25b-4.
 
16    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
17becoming law.

 

 

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1 INDEX
2 Statutes amended in order of appearance
3    225 ILCS 52/35
4    415 ILCS 5/17.7from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1017.7
5    415 ILCS 5/21from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1021
6    415 ILCS 5/22.2from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1022.2
7    415 ILCS 5/22.50a new
8    415 ILCS 5/44from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1044
9    415 ILCS 5/47from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1047
10    415 ILCS 5/25b-4 rep.