Sen. William R. Haine

Filed: 2/20/2014

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2657

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2657 on page 1,
3above line 4, by inserting the following:
 
4    "(30 ILCS 105/5.250 rep.)
5    Section 2. The State Finance Act is amended by repealing
6Section 5.250.
 
7    Section 3. The Solid Waste Site Operator Certification Law
8is amended by changing Section 1011 as follows:
 
9    (225 ILCS 230/1011)  (from Ch. 111, par. 7861)
10    Sec. 1011. Fees.
11    (a) Fees for the issuance or renewal of a Solid Waste Site
12Operator Certificate shall be as follows:
13        (1)(A) $400 for issuance or renewal for Class A Solid
14    Waste Site Operators; (B) $200 for issuance or renewal for
15    Class B Solid Waste Site Operators; and (C) $100 for

 

 

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1    issuance or renewal for special waste endorsements.
2        (2) If the fee for renewal is not paid within the grace
3    period the above fees for renewal shall each be increased
4    by $50.
5    (b) Before the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
698th General Assembly, all All fees collected by the Agency
7under this Section shall be deposited into the Hazardous Waste
8Occupational Licensing Fund. The Agency is authorized to use
9monies in the Hazardous Waste Occupational Licensing Fund to
10perform its functions, powers, and duties under this Section.
11    On and after the effective date of this amendatory Act of
12the 98th General Assembly, all fees collected by the Agency
13under this Section shall be deposited into the Environmental
14Protection Permit and Inspection Fund to be used in accordance
15with the provisions of subsection (a) of Section 22.8 of the
16Environmental Protection Act.
17(Source: P.A. 86-1363.)"; and
 
18on page 1, by replacing line 5 with "changing Sections 22.8,
1937, and 44 as follows:
 
20    (415 ILCS 5/22.8)  (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1022.8)
21    Sec. 22.8. Environmental Protection Permit and Inspection
22Fund.
23    (a) There is hereby created in the State Treasury a special
24fund to be known as the Environmental Protection Permit and

 

 

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1Inspection Fund. All fees collected by the Agency pursuant to
2this Section, Section 9.6, 12.2, 16.1, 22.2 (j)(6)(E)(v)(IV),
356.4, 56.5, 56.6, and subsection (f) of Section 5 of this Act
4or pursuant to Section 22 of the Public Water Supply Operations
5Act or Section 1011 of the Solid Waste Site Operator
6Certification Law, as well as and funds collected under
7subsection (b.5) of Section 42 of this Act shall be deposited
8into the Fund. In addition to any monies appropriated from the
9General Revenue Fund, monies in the Fund shall be appropriated
10by the General Assembly to the Agency in amounts deemed
11necessary for manifest, permit, and inspection activities and
12for performing its functions, powers, and duties under the
13Solid Waste Site Operator Certification Law processing
14requests under Section 22.2 (j)(6)(E)(v)(IV).
15    The General Assembly may appropriate monies in the Fund
16deemed necessary for Board regulatory and adjudicatory
17proceedings.
18    (a-5) As soon as practicable after the effective date of
19this amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly, but no later
20than January 1, 2014, the State Comptroller shall direct and
21the State Treasurer shall transfer all monies in the Industrial
22Hygiene Regulatory and Enforcement Fund to the Environmental
23Protection Permit and Inspection Fund to be used in accordance
24with the terms of the Environmental Protection Permit and
25Inspection Fund.
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1this amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly, but no later
2than December 31, 2014, the State Comptroller shall order the
3transfer of, and the State Treasurer shall transfer, all moneys
4in the Hazardous Waste Occupational Licensing Fund into the
5Environmental Protection Permit and Inspection Fund to be used
6in accordance with the terms of the Environmental Protection
7Permit and Inspection Fund.
8    (b) The Agency shall collect from the owner or operator of
9any of the following types of hazardous waste disposal sites or
10management facilities which require a RCRA permit under
11subsection (f) of Section 21 of this Act, or a UIC permit under
12subsection (g) of Section 12 of this Act, an annual fee in the
13amount of:
14        (1) $35,000 ($70,000 beginning in 2004) for a hazardous
15    waste disposal site receiving hazardous waste if the
16    hazardous waste disposal site is located off the site where
17    such waste was produced;
18        (2) $9,000 ($18,000 beginning in 2004) for a hazardous
19    waste disposal site receiving hazardous waste if the
20    hazardous waste disposal site is located on the site where
21    such waste was produced;
22        (3) $7,000 ($14,000 beginning in 2004) for a hazardous
23    waste disposal site receiving hazardous waste if the
24    hazardous waste disposal site is an underground injection
25    well;
26        (4) $2,000 ($4,000 beginning in 2004) for a hazardous

 

 

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1    waste management facility treating hazardous waste by
2    incineration;
3        (5) $1,000 ($2,000 beginning in 2004) for a hazardous
4    waste management facility treating hazardous waste by a
5    method, technique or process other than incineration;
6        (6) $1,000 ($2,000 beginning in 2004) for a hazardous
7    waste management facility storing hazardous waste in a
8    surface impoundment or pile;
9        (7) $250 ($500 beginning in 2004) for a hazardous waste
10    management facility storing hazardous waste other than in a
11    surface impoundment or pile; and
12        (8) Beginning in 2004, $500 for a large quantity
13    hazardous waste generator required to submit an annual or
14    biennial report for hazardous waste generation.
15    (c) Where two or more operational units are located within
16a single hazardous waste disposal site, the Agency shall
17collect from the owner or operator of such site an annual fee
18equal to the highest fee imposed by subsection (b) of this
19Section upon any single operational unit within the site.
20    (d) The fee imposed upon a hazardous waste disposal site
21under this Section shall be the exclusive permit and inspection
22fee applicable to hazardous waste disposal at such site,
23provided that nothing in this Section shall be construed to
24diminish or otherwise affect any fee imposed upon the owner or
25operator of a hazardous waste disposal site by Section 22.2.
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1December 1, 1984, relating to the collection of the hazardous
2waste disposal site fees authorized by this Section. Such
3procedures shall include, but not be limited to the time and
4manner of payment of fees to the Agency, which shall be
5quarterly, payable at the beginning of each quarter for
6hazardous waste disposal site fees. Annual fees required under
7paragraph (7) of subsection (b) of this Section shall accompany
8the annual report required by Board regulations for the
9calendar year for which the report applies.
10    (f) For purposes of this Section, a hazardous waste
11disposal site consists of one or more of the following
12operational units:
13        (1) a landfill receiving hazardous waste for disposal;
14        (2) a waste pile or surface impoundment, receiving
15    hazardous waste, in which residues which exhibit any of the
16    characteristics of hazardous waste pursuant to Board
17    regulations are reasonably expected to remain after
18    closure;
19        (3) a land treatment facility receiving hazardous
20    waste; or
21        (4) a well injecting hazardous waste.
22    (g) The Agency shall assess a fee for each manifest
23provided by the Agency. For manifests provided on or after
24January 1, 1989 but before July 1, 2003, the fee shall be $1
25per manifest. For manifests provided on or after July 1, 2003,
26the fee shall be $3 per manifest.

 

 

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1(Source: P.A. 98-78, eff. 7-15-13.)"; and
 
2on page 3, by replacing lines 5 and 6 with the following:
 
3    "(415 ILCS 5/44)  (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1044)
4    Sec. 44. Criminal acts; penalties.
5    (a) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, it shall
6be a Class A misdemeanor to violate this Act or regulations
7thereunder, or any permit or term or condition thereof, or
8knowingly to submit any false information under this Act or
9regulations adopted thereunder, or under any permit or term or
10condition thereof. A court may, in addition to any other
11penalty herein imposed, order a person convicted of any
12violation of this Act to perform community service for not less
13than 100 hours and not more than 300 hours if community service
14is available in the jurisdiction. It shall be the duty of all
15State and local law-enforcement officers to enforce such Act
16and regulations, and all such officers shall have authority to
17issue citations for such violations.
 
18    (b) Calculated Criminal Disposal of Hazardous Waste.
19        (1) A person commits the offense of Calculated Criminal
20    Disposal of Hazardous Waste when, without lawful
21    justification, he knowingly disposes of hazardous waste
22    while knowing that he thereby places another person in
23    danger of great bodily harm or creates an immediate or

 

 

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1    long-term danger to the public health or the environment.
2        (2) Calculated Criminal Disposal of Hazardous Waste is
3    a Class 2 felony. In addition to any other penalties
4    prescribed by law, a person convicted of the offense of
5    Calculated Criminal Disposal of Hazardous Waste is subject
6    to a fine not to exceed $500,000 for each day of such
7    offense.
 
8    (c) Criminal Disposal of Hazardous Waste.
9        (1) A person commits the offense of Criminal Disposal
10    of Hazardous Waste when, without lawful justification, he
11    knowingly disposes of hazardous waste.
12        (2) Criminal Disposal of Hazardous Waste is a Class 3
13    felony. In addition to any other penalties prescribed by
14    law, a person convicted of the offense of Criminal Disposal
15    of Hazardous Waste is subject to a fine not to exceed
16    $250,000 for each day of such offense.
 
17    (d) Unauthorized Use of Hazardous Waste.
18        (1) A person commits the offense of Unauthorized Use of
19    Hazardous Waste when he, being required to have a permit,
20    registration, or license under this Act or any other law
21    regulating the treatment, transportation, or storage of
22    hazardous waste, knowingly:
23            (A) treats, transports, or stores any hazardous
24        waste without such permit, registration, or license;

 

 

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1            (B) treats, transports, or stores any hazardous
2        waste in violation of the terms and conditions of such
3        permit or license;
4            (C) transports any hazardous waste to a facility
5        which does not have a permit or license required under
6        this Act; or
7            (D) transports by vehicle any hazardous waste
8        without having in each vehicle credentials issued to
9        the transporter by the transporter's base state
10        pursuant to procedures established under the Uniform
11        Program.
12        (2) A person who is convicted of a violation of
13    subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of paragraph (1) of this
14    subsection is guilty of a Class 4 felony. A person who is
15    convicted of a violation of subparagraph (D) of paragraph
16    (1) of this subsection is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
17    In addition to any other penalties prescribed by law, a
18    person convicted of violating subparagraph (A), (B), or (C)
19    of paragraph (1) of this subsection is subject to a fine
20    not to exceed $100,000 for each day of such violation, and
21    a person who is convicted of violating subparagraph (D) of
22    paragraph (1) of this subsection is subject to a fine not
23    to exceed $1,000.
 
24    (e) Unlawful Delivery of Hazardous Waste.
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1    Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, and the
2    regulations promulgated thereunder, it is unlawful for any
3    person to knowingly deliver hazardous waste.
4        (2) Unlawful Delivery of Hazardous Waste is a Class 3
5    felony. In addition to any other penalties prescribed by
6    law, a person convicted of the offense of Unlawful Delivery
7    of Hazardous Waste is subject to a fine not to exceed
8    $250,000 for each such violation.
9        (3) For purposes of this Section, "deliver" or
10    "delivery" means the actual, constructive, or attempted
11    transfer of possession of hazardous waste, with or without
12    consideration, whether or not there is an agency
13    relationship.
 
14    (f) Reckless Disposal of Hazardous Waste.
15        (1) A person commits Reckless Disposal of Hazardous
16    Waste if he disposes of hazardous waste, and his acts which
17    cause the hazardous waste to be disposed of, whether or not
18    those acts are undertaken pursuant to or under color of any
19    permit or license, are performed with a conscious disregard
20    of a substantial and unjustifiable risk that such disposing
21    of hazardous waste is a gross deviation from the standard
22    of care which a reasonable person would exercise in the
23    situation.
24        (2) Reckless Disposal of Hazardous Waste is a Class 4
25    felony. In addition to any other penalties prescribed by

 

 

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1    law, a person convicted of the offense of Reckless Disposal
2    of Hazardous Waste is subject to a fine not to exceed
3    $50,000 for each day of such offense.
 
4    (g) Concealment of Criminal Disposal of Hazardous Waste.
5        (1) A person commits the offense of Concealment of
6    Criminal Disposal of Hazardous Waste when he conceals,
7    without lawful justification, the disposal of hazardous
8    waste with the knowledge that such hazardous waste has been
9    disposed of in violation of this Act.
10        (2) Concealment of Criminal Disposal of a Hazardous
11    Waste is a Class 4 felony. In addition to any other
12    penalties prescribed by law, a person convicted of the
13    offense of Concealment of Criminal Disposal of Hazardous
14    Waste is subject to a fine not to exceed $50,000 for each
15    day of such offense.
 
16    (h) Violations; False Statements.
17        (1) Any person who knowingly makes a false material
18    statement in an application for a permit or license
19    required by this Act to treat, transport, store, or dispose
20    of hazardous waste commits the offense of perjury and shall
21    be subject to the penalties set forth in Section 32-2 of
22    the Criminal Code of 2012.
23        (2) Any person who knowingly makes a false material
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1    record, report, permit or license, or other document filed,
2    maintained, or used for the purpose of compliance with this
3    Act in connection with the generation, disposal,
4    treatment, storage, or transportation of hazardous waste
5    commits a Class 4 felony. A second or any subsequent
6    offense after conviction hereunder is a Class 3 felony.
7        (3) Any person who knowingly destroys, alters, or
8    conceals any record required to be made by this Act in
9    connection with the disposal, treatment, storage, or
10    transportation of hazardous waste commits a Class 4 felony.
11    A second or any subsequent offense after a conviction
12    hereunder is a Class 3 felony.
13        (4) Any person who knowingly makes a false material
14    statement or representation in any application, bill,
15    invoice, or other document filed, maintained, or used for
16    the purpose of receiving money from the Underground Storage
17    Tank Fund commits a Class 4 felony. A second or any
18    subsequent offense after conviction hereunder is a Class 3
19    felony.
20        (4.5) Any person who knowingly makes a false material
21    statement or representation in any label, manifest,
22    record, report, permit or license, or other document filed,
23    maintained, or used for the purpose of compliance with
24    Title XVI of this Act commits a Class 4 felony. Any second
25    or subsequent offense after conviction hereunder is a Class
26    3 felony.

 

 

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1        (5) Any person who knowingly destroys, alters, or
2    conceals any record required to be made or maintained by
3    this Act or required to be made or maintained by Board or
4    Agency rules for the purpose of receiving money from the
5    Underground Storage Tank Fund commits a Class 4 felony. A
6    second or any subsequent offense after a conviction
7    hereunder is a Class 3 felony.
8        (6) A person who knowingly and falsely certifies under
9    Section 22.48 that an industrial process waste or pollution
10    control waste is not special waste commits a Class 4 felony
11    for a first offense and commits a Class 3 felony for a
12    second or subsequent offense.
13        (7) In addition to any other penalties prescribed by
14    law, a person convicted of violating this subsection (h) is
15    subject to a fine not to exceed $50,000 for each day of
16    such violation.
17        (8) Any person who knowingly makes a false, fictitious,
18    or fraudulent material statement, orally or in writing, to
19    the Agency, or to a unit of local government to which the
20    Agency has delegated authority under subsection (r) of
21    Section 4 of this Act, related to or required by this Act,
22    a regulation adopted under this Act, any federal law or
23    regulation for which the Agency has responsibility, or any
24    permit, term, or condition thereof, commits a Class 4
25    felony, and each such statement or writing shall be
26    considered a separate Class 4 felony. A person who, after

 

 

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1    being convicted under this paragraph (8), violates this
2    paragraph (8) a second or subsequent time, commits a Class
3    3 felony.
 
4    (i) Verification.
5        (1) Each application for a permit or license to dispose
6    of, transport, treat, store, or generate hazardous waste
7    under this Act shall contain an affirmation that the facts
8    are true and are made under penalty of perjury as defined
9    in Section 32-2 of the Criminal Code of 2012. It is perjury
10    for a person to sign any such application for a permit or
11    license which contains a false material statement, which he
12    does not believe to be true.
13        (2) Each request for money from the Underground Storage
14    Tank Fund shall contain an affirmation that the facts are
15    true and are made under penalty of perjury as defined in
16    Section 32-2 of the Criminal Code of 2012. It is perjury
17    for a person to sign any request that contains a false
18    material statement that he does not believe to be true.
 
19    (j) Violations of Other Provisions.
20        (1) It is unlawful for a person knowingly to violate:
21            (A) subsection (f) of Section 12 of this Act;
22            (B) subsection (g) of Section 12 of this Act;
23            (C) any term or condition of any Underground
24        Injection Control (UIC) permit;

 

 

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1            (D) any filing requirement, regulation, or order
2        relating to the State Underground Injection Control
3        (UIC) program;
4            (E) any provision of any regulation, standard, or
5        filing requirement under subsection (b) of Section 13
6        of this Act;
7            (F) any provision of any regulation, standard, or
8        filing requirement under subsection (b) of Section 39
9        of this Act;
10            (G) any National Pollutant Discharge Elimination
11        System (NPDES) permit issued under this Act or any term
12        or condition of such permit;
13            (H) subsection (h) of Section 12 of this Act;
14            (I) subsection 6 of Section 39.5 of this Act;
15            (J) any provision of any regulation, standard or
16        filing requirement under Section 39.5 of this Act;
17            (K) a provision of the Procedures for Asbestos
18        Emission Control in subsection (c) of Section 61.145 of
19        Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations; or
20            (L) the standard for waste disposal for
21        manufacturing, fabricating, demolition, renovation,
22        and spraying operations in Section 61.150 of Title 40
23        of the Code of Federal Regulations.
24        (2) A person convicted of a violation of subdivision
25    (1) of this subsection commits a Class 4 felony, and in
26    addition to any other penalty prescribed by law is subject

 

 

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1    to a fine not to exceed $25,000 for each day of such
2    violation.
3        (3) A person who negligently violates the following
4    shall be subject to a fine not to exceed $10,000 for each
5    day of such violation:
6            (A) subsection (f) of Section 12 of this Act;
7            (B) subsection (g) of Section 12 of this Act;
8            (C) any provision of any regulation, standard, or
9        filing requirement under subsection (b) of Section 13
10        of this Act;
11            (D) any provision of any regulation, standard, or
12        filing requirement under subsection (b) of Section 39
13        of this Act;
14            (E) any National Pollutant Discharge Elimination
15        System (NPDES) permit issued under this Act;
16            (F) subsection 6 of Section 39.5 of this Act; or
17            (G) any provision of any regulation, standard, or
18        filing requirement under Section 39.5 of this Act.
19        (4) It is unlawful for a person knowingly to:
20            (A) make any false statement, representation, or
21        certification in an application form, or form
22        pertaining to, a National Pollutant Discharge
23        Elimination System (NPDES) permit;
24            (B) render inaccurate any monitoring device or
25        record required by the Agency or Board in connection
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1        subject to the provisions of subsection (f) of Section
2        12 of this Act;
3            (C) make any false statement, representation, or
4        certification in any form, notice, or report
5        pertaining to a CAAPP permit under Section 39.5 of this
6        Act;
7            (D) render inaccurate any monitoring device or
8        record required by the Agency or Board in connection
9        with any CAAPP permit or with any emission which is
10        subject to the provisions of Section 39.5 of this Act;
11        or
12            (E) violate subsection 6 of Section 39.5 of this
13        Act or any CAAPP permit, or term or condition thereof,
14        or any fee or filing requirement.
15        (5) A person convicted of a violation of paragraph (4)
16    of this subsection commits a Class A misdemeanor, and in
17    addition to any other penalties provided by law is subject
18    to a fine not to exceed $10,000 for each day of violation.
 
19    (k) Criminal operation of a hazardous waste or PCB
20incinerator.
21        (1) A person commits the offense of criminal operation
22    of a hazardous waste or PCB incinerator when, in the course
23    of operating a hazardous waste or PCB incinerator, he
24    knowingly and without justification operates the
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1    violation of the terms of an Agency permit, and (ii) as a
2    result of such violation, knowingly places any person in
3    danger of great bodily harm or knowingly creates an
4    immediate or long term material danger to the public health
5    or the environment.
6        (2) Any person who commits the offense of criminal
7    operation of a hazardous waste or PCB incinerator for the
8    first time commits a Class 4 felony and, in addition to any
9    other penalties prescribed by law, shall be subject to a
10    fine not to exceed $100,000 for each day of the offense.
11        Any person who commits the offense of criminal
12    operation of a hazardous waste or PCB incinerator for a
13    second or subsequent time commits a Class 3 felony and, in
14    addition to any other penalties prescribed by law, shall be
15    subject to a fine not to exceed $250,000 for each day of
16    the offense.
17        (3) For the purpose of this subsection (k), the term
18    "hazardous waste or PCB incinerator" means a pollution
19    control facility at which either hazardous waste or PCBs,
20    or both, are incinerated. "PCBs" means any substance or
21    mixture of substances that contains one or more
22    polychlorinated biphenyls in detectable amounts.
 
23    (l) It shall be the duty of all State and local law
24enforcement officers to enforce this Act and the regulations
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1to issue citations for such violations.
 
2    (m) Any action brought under this Section shall be brought
3by the State's Attorney of the county in which the violation
4occurred, or by the Attorney General, and shall be conducted in
5accordance with the applicable provisions of the Code of
6Criminal Procedure of 1963.
 
7    (n) For an offense described in this Section, the period
8for commencing prosecution prescribed by the statute of
9limitations shall not begin to run until the offense is
10discovered by or reported to a State or local agency having the
11authority to investigate violations of this Act.
 
12    (o) In addition to any other penalties provided under this
13Act, if a person is convicted of (or agrees to a settlement in
14an enforcement action over) illegal dumping of waste on the
15person's own property, the Attorney General, the Agency, or
16local prosecuting authority shall file notice of the
17conviction, finding, or agreement in the office of the Recorder
18in the county in which the landowner lives.
 
19    (p) Criminal Disposal of Waste.
20        (1) A person commits the offense of Criminal Disposal
21    of Waste when he or she:
22            (A) if required to have a permit under subsection

 

 

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1        (d) of Section 21 of this Act, knowingly conducts a
2        waste-storage, waste-treatment, or waste-disposal
3        operation in a quantity that exceeds 250 cubic feet of
4        waste without a permit; or
5            (B) knowingly conducts open dumping of waste in
6        violation of subsection (a) of Section 21 of this Act.
7        (2) (A) A person who is convicted of a violation of
8    subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) of this subsection is
9    guilty of a Class 4 felony for a first offense and, in
10    addition to any other penalties provided by law, is subject
11    to a fine not to exceed $25,000 for each day of violation.
12    A person who is convicted of a violation of subparagraph
13    (A) of paragraph (1) of this subsection is guilty of a
14    Class 3 felony for a second or subsequent offense and, in
15    addition to any other penalties provided by law, is subject
16    to a fine not to exceed $50,000 for each day of violation.
17            (B) A person who is convicted of a violation of
18        subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) of this subsection is
19        guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. However, a person who
20        is convicted of a violation of subparagraph (B) of
21        paragraph (1) of this subsection for the open dumping
22        of waste in a quantity that exceeds 250 cubic feet or
23        that exceeds 50 waste tires is guilty of a Class 4
24        felony and, in addition to any other penalties provided
25        by law, is subject to a fine not to exceed $25,000 for
26        each day of violation.
 

 

 

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1    (q) Criminal Damage to a Public Water Supply.
2        (1) A person commits the offense of Criminal Damage to
3    a Public Water Supply when, without lawful justification,
4    he knowingly alters, damages, or otherwise tampers with the
5    equipment or property of a public water supply, or
6    knowingly introduces a contaminant into the distribution
7    system of a public water supply so as to cause, threaten,
8    or allow the distribution of water from any public water
9    supply of such quality or quantity as to be injurious to
10    human health or the environment.
11        (2) Criminal Damage to a Public Water Supply is a Class
12    4 felony. In addition to any other penalties prescribed by
13    law, a person convicted of the offense of Criminal Damage
14    to a Public Water Supply is subject to a fine not to exceed
15    $250,000 for each day of such offense.
 
16    (r) Aggravated Criminal Damage to a Public Water Supply.
17        (1) A person commits the offense of Aggravated Criminal
18    Damage to a Public Water Supply when, without lawful
19    justification, he commits Criminal Damage to a Public Water
20    Supply while knowing that he thereby places another person
21    in danger of serious illness or great bodily harm, or
22    creates an immediate or long-term danger to public health
23    or the environment.
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1    is a Class 2 felony. In addition to any other penalties
2    prescribed by law, a person convicted of the offense of
3    Aggravated Criminal Damage to a Public Water Supply is
4    subject to a fine not to exceed $500,000 for each day of
5    such offense.
6(Source: P.A. 96-603, eff. 8-24-09; 97-220, eff. 7-28-11;
797-286, eff. 8-10-11; 97-813, eff. 7-13-12; 97-1150, eff.
81-25-13.)
 
9    (415 ILCS 5/57.17 rep.)
10    Section 8. The Environmental Protection Act is amended by
11repealing Section 57.17.
 
12    Section 10. The Public Water Supply Operations Act is
13amended by changing Sections 1 and 13 and by adding Section 5.1
14as follows:
 
15    (415 ILCS 45/1)  (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 501)
16    Sec. 1. (1) In order to safeguard the health and well-being
17well being of the populace, every community water supply in
18Illinois shall have on its operational staff at least one
19natural person certified as competent as a water supply
20operator under the provisions of this Act.
21    Except for exempt community water supplies as specified in
22Section 9.1 of this Act, all portions of a community water
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1properly certified community water supply operator.
2    (2) The following class requirements apply:
3        (a) Each Class A community water supply which includes
4    coagulation, lime softening, or sedimentation as a part of
5    its primary treatment shall have in its employ at least one
6    natural person certified as competent as a Class A
7    community water supply operator. This includes all surface
8    water community water supplies.
9        (b) Each Class B community water supply which includes
10    filtration, aeration and filtration, or ion exchange
11    equipment as a part of its primary treatment shall have in
12    its employ at least one natural person certified as
13    competent as a Class B or Class A community water supply
14    operator.
15        (c) Each Class C community water supply which utilizes
16    chemical feeding only shall have in its employ at least one
17    natural person certified as competent as a Class C, Class
18    B, or Class A community water supply operator.
19        (d) Each Class D community water supply in which the
20    facilities are limited to pumpage, storage, or
21    distribution shall have in its employ at least one natural
22    person certified as competent as a Class D, Class C, Class
23    B, or Class A community water supply operator.
24    (2.5) The Agency may adopt rules that classify or
25reclassify community water supplies as Class A, Class B, Class
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1supply that cannot be clearly classified under Section 5.1 or
2Agency rules shall grouped according to this Section will be
3considered individually and designated, in writing, by the
4Agency, as a Class A, Class B, Class C, or Class D community
5water supply within one of the above groups by the Agency.
6Classifications made under this subsection (2.5) shall This
7determination will be based on the nature of the community
8water supply and on the education and experience necessary to
9operate it.
10      (3) A community water supply may satisfy the requirements
11of this Section by contracting the services of a properly
12qualified certified operator of the required class or higher,
13as specified in subsection (2). A written agreement to this
14effect must be on file with the Agency certifying that such an
15agreement exists, and delegating responsibility and authority
16to the contracted party. This written agreement shall be signed
17by both the certified operator to be contracted and the
18responsible community water supply owner or official custodian
19and must be approved in writing by the Agency.
20(Source: P.A. 91-84, eff. 7-9-99; 91-357, eff. 7-29-99; 92-16,
21eff. 6-28-01.)
 
22    (415 ILCS 45/5.1 new)
23    Sec. 5.1. Class definitions. Except as otherwise provided
24by Agency rules adopted pursuant to subsection (2.5) of Section
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1    "Class A community water supply" means (i) any surface
2water community water supply and (ii) any community water
3supply that includes coagulation, lime softening, ultraviolet
4disinfection, membrane filtration, or sedimentation as a part
5of its primary treatment.
6    "Class B community water supply" means any community water
7supply that includes filtration (other than membrane
8filtration), aeration and filtration (other than membrane
9filtration), or ion exchange equipment as a part of its primary
10treatment.
11    "Class C community water supply" means any community water
12supply that uses chemical feeding as its only form of
13treatment.
14    "Class D community water supply" means any community water
15supply that has only pumpage, storage, or distribution
16facilities.
 
17    (415 ILCS 45/13)  (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 513)
18    Sec. 13. Community Water Supply Operators shall be
19certified in accordance with the following classifications:
20    (a) A "Class A" Water Supply Operator Certificate shall be
21issued to those persons who, in accordance with the provisions
22of Sections 1 through 23 of this Act, demonstrate the necessary
23skills, knowledge, ability, and judgment that are necessary to
24operate a Class A community water supply in a manner that will
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1the skills, knowledge, ability, and judgment necessary to
2operate Class B, Class C, and Class D community water supplies
3of the chemical, biological, and physical sciences essential to
4the practical mechanics of coagulation, lime softening, and
5sedimentation, and distribution in a manner that which will
6provide safe, potable water for human consumption. This
7includes all surface water community water supplies. The
8operators will also demonstrate the necessary skills,
9knowledge, ability, and judgment of the treatment processes
10outlined in Sections 13 (b), 13 (c), and 13 (d) of this Act.
11    (b) A "Class B" Water Supply Operator Certificate shall be
12issued to those persons who, in accordance with the provisions
13of Section 1 through 23 of this Act, demonstrate the necessary
14skills, knowledge, ability, and judgment that are necessary to
15operate a Class B community water supply in a manner that will
16provide safe, potable water for human consumption, as well as
17the skills, knowledge, ability, and judgment necessary to
18operate Class C and Class D community water supplies of the
19chemical, biological, and physical sciences essential to the
20practical mechanics of filtration, aeration and filtration,
21and ion exchange systems, and distribution in a manner that
22which will provide safe, potable water for human consumption.
23The operators will also demonstrate the necessary skills,
24knowledge, ability, and judgment of the treatment processes
25outlined in Sections 13 (c) and 13 (d) of this Act.
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1issued to those persons who, in accordance with the provisions
2of Sections 1 through 23 of this Act, demonstrate the necessary
3skills, knowledge, ability, and judgment that are necessary to
4operate a Class C community water supply in a manner that will
5provide safe, potable water for human consumption, as well as
6the skills, knowledge, ability, and judgment necessary to
7operate a Class D community water supply of the chemical,
8biological, and physical sciences essential to the practical
9mechanics of chemical feeding and disinfection and
10distribution in a manner that which will provide safe, potable
11water for human consumption. The operators will also
12demonstrate the necessary skills, knowledge, ability, and
13judgment of the treatment processes outlined in Section 13 (d)
14of this Act.
15    (d) A "Class D" Water Supply Operator Certificate shall be
16issued to those persons who, in accordance with the provisions
17of Sections 1 through 23 of this Act, demonstrate the necessary
18skills, knowledge, ability, and judgment that are necessary to
19operate a Class D community water supply of the chemical,
20biological, and physical sciences essential to the practical
21mechanics of pumpage, storage, and distribution in a manner
22that which will provide safe, potable water for human
23consumption.
24(Source: P.A. 91-84, eff. 7-9-99.)
 
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1    Section 30. The Illinois Lake Management Program Act is
2amended by repealing Section 10.
 
3    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
4becoming law, except that Section 2 takes effect on January 1,
52015.".