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SB0009sam002 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Sen. Scott M. Bennett

Filed: 4/25/2019

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 9

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 9 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Coal
5Ash Pollution Prevention Act.
 
6    Section 5. Findings; intent; construction. The General
7Assembly finds that a clean environment is essential to the
8growth and well-being of this State. This Act is intended to
9promote clean water, clean land, and the responsible disposal
10and storage of coal ash. This Act shall be interpreted broadly
11to protect public health and prevent pollution of the
12environment in this State.
 
13    Section 10. Definitions. In this Act:
14    "Agency" means the Illinois Environmental Protection
15Agency.

 

 

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1    "Area of environmental justice concern" mean a community
2defined as an environmental justice community, based on
3existing methodologies and findings used by the Illinois Power
4Agency and its Administrator in the Illinois Power Agency's
5Illinois Solar for All Program under Section 1-56 of the
6Illinois Power Agency Act.
7    "Board" means the Illinois Pollution Control Board.
8    "CCR surface impoundment" or "CCR impoundment" means a
9natural topographic depression, man-made excavation, quarry,
10or diked area that is designed, or has been used, to hold an
11accumulation of CCR and liquids, and treats, stores, or
12disposes of CCR, regardless of whether CCR continues to be
13added to the impoundment, and regardless of whether the power
14plant that generated the CCR in the impoundment continues to
15produce power.
16    "CCR pollutant" means any of the following: antimony,
17arsenic, barium, beryllium, boron, cadmium, chromium, cobalt,
18fluoride, lead, lithium, mercury, molybdenum, selenium,
19thallium, and radium 226 and 228 combined, and any other
20pollutant included in 40 CFR Part 257, Appendix IV.
21    "Coal combustion residuals" or "CCR" means fly ash, bottom
22ash, boiler slag, and flue gas desulfurization materials
23generated from burning coal for the purpose of generating
24electricity by electric utilities and independent power
25producers.
26    "Collateral bond" means an indemnity agreement in a sum

 

 

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1certain executed by the permittee as principal which is
2supported by the deposit with the regulatory authority of one
3or more of the following:
4        (1) a cash account, which shall be the deposit of cash
5    in one or more federally-insured or equivalently protected
6    accounts, payable only to the regulatory authority upon
7    demand, or the deposit of cash directly with the regulatory
8    authority;
9        (2) negotiable bonds of the United States, a state, or
10    a municipality, endorsed to the order of, and placed in the
11    possession of, the regulatory authority;
12        (3) negotiable certificates of deposit, made payable
13    or assigned to the regulatory authority and placed in its
14    possession or held by a federally-insured bank;
15        (4) an irrevocable letter of credit of any bank
16    organized or authorized to transact business in the United
17    States, payable only to the regulatory authority upon
18    presentation; or
19        (5) other investment-grade rated securities having a
20    rating of AAA, AA, or A, or an equivalent rating issued by
21    a nationally recognized securities rating service,
22    endorsed to the order of, and placed in the possession of,
23    the regulatory authority.
24    "Impoundment with prior approval" means a CCR impoundment
25for which closure by leaving CCR in place has been approved for
26closure by the Agency before final rules adopted pursuant to

 

 

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1this Act take effect.
2    "Lined CCR surface impoundment" means any CCR Surface
3Impoundment with a liner meeting the specifications of 40 CFR
4257.71(a)(1)(ii) or 40 CFR 257.71(a)(1)(iii).
5    "Location standards" means:
6    For a CCR surface impoundment, the location restrictions
7set out at 40 CFR 257.60 through 40 CFR 257.64, as well as a
8prohibition on being located, in whole or in part, in the
9100-year floodplain.
10    For a CCR landfill, the location restriction for unstable
11areas set out at 40 CFR 257.64, as well as a prohibition on
12being located, in whole or in part, in the 100-year floodplain.
13    "Meaningful involvement" means:
14        (i) potentially affected populations have an
15    appropriate opportunity to participate in decisions about
16    a proposed activity, including rulemaking, that may affect
17    the environment or health of the population;
18        (ii) the contributions of a population can influence
19    the Agency's regulatory engagement and permitting
20    decisions;
21        (iii) the concerns of all participants involved will be
22    considered in the decision-making process; and
23        (iv) the Agency will seek out and facilitate the
24    involvement of a population potentially affected by the
25    Agency's regulatory engagement and permitting decisions.
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1of a CCR unit.
2    "Overburdened community" means a geographic location in
3this State that potentially experiences cumulative
4environmental harms, exposures, and risks disproportionately
5from various factors including, but not limited to, indicators
6identified through the United States Environmental Protection
7Agency's Environmental Justice Screening and Mapping Tool.
8    "Owner" means the person who owns a CCR unit or part of a
9CCR unit.
10    "Person" means any individual, partnership,
11co-partnership, firm company, limited liability company,
12corporation, association, joint stock company, trust, estate,
13political subdivision, State agency, or any other legal entity,
14or its legal representative, agent, or assigns.
15    "Sole Source Aquifer" means an aquifer determined by the
16United States Environmental Protection Agency to be a Sole
17Source Aquifer pursuant to subsection (e) of Section 1424 of
18the Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974. "Sole Source Aquifer"
19includes, but is not limited to, the Mahomet Aquifer.
20    "Statistically significant increase" means, for a CCR
21pollutant, any statistically significant increase over a
22groundwater protection standard as determined pursuant to 40
23CFR 257.93(f), (g), and (h)(1), for which a groundwater
24protection standard has been set by either the United States
25Environmental Protection Agency or under 35 Ill. Admin. Code
26Part 620, whichever is more restrictive.

 

 

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1    "Surety bond" means an indemnity agreement in a sum certain
2payable to the regulatory authority, executed by the permittee
3as principal and that is supported by the performance guarantee
4of a corporation licensed to do business as a surety in the
5state where the operation is located.
6    "Unlined CCR surface impoundment" means any CCR surface
7impoundment that is not a lined CCR surface impoundment.
 
8    Section 15. Applicability.
9    (a) This Act applies to the owner or operator of an active
10and inactive CCR surface impoundment. Unless otherwise
11provided in this Section, the requirements also apply to a CCR
12surface impoundment located off-site of the electric utility or
13independent power producer.
14    (b) This Act does not apply to CCR placed at an active or
15abandoned underground or surface coal mine.
16    (c) This Act does not apply to waste, including fly ash,
17bottom ash, boiler slag, and flue gas desulfurization
18materials, generated at a facility that is not part of an
19electric utility or independent power producer, including a
20manufacturing facility, university, and hospital.
 
21    Section 20. Rulemaking.
22    (a) Within 180 days after the effective date of this Act,
23the Agency shall publish on its website draft rules
24implementing the requirements of this Act.

 

 

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1    During the period in which the Agency is developing the
2draft rules, the Agency shall convene an inclusive stakeholder
3process and hold stakeholder meetings to seek stakeholder input
4on the content of the rules and ensure meaningful involvement
5of impacted residents. Stakeholders shall include, but are not
6limited to, the Illinois Commission on Environmental Justice
7and community members from an area of environmental justice
8concern within 3 miles of a CCR surface impoundment, as well as
9community members from an overburdened community within 3 miles
10of a CCR surface impoundment.
11    (b) During the period in which the Agency is developing the
12draft rules pursuant to subsection (a), the Agency shall
13establish an electronic email list of interested parties to
14whom it will provide public notice pursuant to this Act.
15Persons invited to join the email list shall include, but are
16not limited to, all persons participating in a stakeholder
17meeting.
18    On the day the Agency publishes the draft rules on its
19website pursuant to subsection (a), the Agency shall notify the
20public, by means of the email list, of the opportunity to
21review and comment on the draft rules. The public comment
22period shall commence on the date that notice is provided and
23shall last 30 days.
24    The Agency shall hold at least one public hearing on the
25draft rules during the 30-day comment period in a central
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1transportation. The public hearing shall include an
2informational briefing on regulatory issues under
3consideration and an opportunity for public comment during
4hours accessible for working residents.
5    (c) Within 30 days after the close of the public comment
6period required by subsection (b), the Agency shall file its
7proposed rules with the Board pursuant to Section 28 of the
8Environmental Protective Act. The Agency shall take into
9account public comments and testimony from all public hearings
10held pursuant to subsection (b) in proposing those rules to the
11Board.
12    (d) Within 365 days after the Agency files its proposed
13rules pursuant to subsection (c), the Board shall adopt final
14rules reflecting the purpose of this Act and implementing the
15requirements of this Act.
 
16    Section 25. Minimal rule requirements.
17    (a) The Agency shall draft and propose, and the Board shall
18adopt, rules that are at least as protective as the federal
19rules governing a CCR surface impoundment, pursuant to 40 CFR
20Part 257, Subpart D.
21    (b) The Agency shall draft and propose, and the Board shall
22adopt, rules that are similar in substance to federal rules
23governing a CCR surface impoundment for the following:
24        (1) corrective action and selection of remedy,
25    pursuant to 40 CFR 257.90 through 257.98;

 

 

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1        (2) closure, pursuant to 40 CFR 257.100 through
2    257.103; and
3        (3) post-closure care, pursuant to 40 CFR 257.104.
4    (c) As part of its draft proposal, the Agency shall
5include:
6        (1) the identification of an area of environmental
7    justice concern and overburdened community within 3 miles
8    of a CCR surface impoundment;
9        (2) a plan to evaluate and address potential concerns
10    for both an area of environmental justice concern and
11    overburdened community in the regulatory process; and
12        (3) a plan to achieve meaningful involvement of all
13    stakeholders in both the rulemaking and permitting
14    processes, with special attention paid to the engagement of
15    frontline residents, minority, low-income, and indigenous
16    populations who may face unique barriers to participating
17    in decision-making processes.
18    (d) The Agency shall draft and propose, and the Board shall
19adopt, rules that require an owner or operator of a CCR surface
20impoundment to obtain an operating permit for the operation of
21a CCR surface impoundment.
22    (e) The Agency shall draft and propose, and the Board shall
23adopt, rules that require an owner or operator of a CCR surface
24impoundment to obtain a construction permit for at least the
25following activities at a CCR surface impoundment: corrective
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1Agency may provide for a single construction permit to permit
2both closure and post-closure for a given CCR surface
3impoundment.
4    (f) The Agency shall draft and propose, and the Board shall
5adopt, rules that:
6        (1) Require an owner or operator of a CCR surface
7    impoundment to obtain a modified permit for any change to a
8    construction permit or an operating permit that is not a
9    minor or administrative change.
10        (2) Specify when a permit modification is a significant
11    modification triggering public notice, review, and comment
12    pursuant to Section 30. The Agency shall specify that, at
13    minimum: (i) changes in the method of closure of a CCR
14    surface impoundment from removal to closure in place; (ii)
15    changes in corrective action that are estimated to result
16    in more time until remediation is achieved or a smaller
17    area remediated; and (iii) decreases in the frequency of
18    groundwater monitoring or in the number of groundwater
19    monitoring wells are significant modifications subject to
20    public participation requirements of Section 30.
21    (g) The Agency shall draft and propose, and the Board shall
22adopt, any other such rules deemed necessary to implement the
23requirements of this Act.
24    The Agency may draft and propose rules governing a CCR
25landfill, as defined under 40 CFR Part 257, that are at least
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1CFR Part 257.
2    (h) The Agency shall draft and propose, and the Board shall
3adopt, rules that require an owner or operator of a CCR surface
4impoundment to analyze closure by removal of all CCR at a CCR
5surface impoundment as part of any construction permit for
6closure or corrective action.
7    The Agency shall draft and propose, and the Board shall
8adopt, rules that require an owner or operator of a CCR surface
9impoundment to submit a closure alternatives analysis with any
10application for a construction permit for closure of a CCR
11surface impoundment. The rules shall provide that the closure
12alternatives analysis shall include detailed discussion and
13supporting documentation addressing the following criteria for
14each closure method analyzed:
15        (1) overall protection of human health and environment
16    over, at minimum, at period of 100 years starting when
17    closure begins;
18        (2) whether the closure method will result in
19    compliance with the groundwater quality standards set
20    forth in 35 Ill. Admin. Code. Part 620, and if so, how
21    quickly, and what concentrations of a CCR pollutant will
22    result from the closure method;
23        (3) if the closure method involves leaving CCR in
24    place, whether the closure method will meet the federal
25    performance standards for closure when leaving CCR in
26    place, set forth in 40 CFR 257.102(d);

 

 

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1        (4) the long-term effectiveness and permanence of the
2    closure method;
3        (5) the reduction of toxicity, mobility, or volume of
4    toxins that the closure method will achieve;
5        (6) the short-term effectiveness of the closure
6    method;
7        (7) the implementability of the closure method; and
8        (8) if the CCR surface impoundment for which the
9    construction permit is sought is located in or adjacent to
10    an area of environmental justice concern or overburdened
11    community, the potential impact of the closure method on
12    the area of environmental justice concern or overburdened
13    community, taking into consideration the cumulative
14    environmental burdens on the area of environmental justice
15    concern or overburdened community.
16    The Agency shall not approve a construction permit for
17closure, other than closure by removal of all CCR, unless the
18closure alternatives analysis demonstrates, by the following
19threshold criteria, that the alternative to closure by removal:
20(i) is at least as protective of human health and environment,
21with consideration of the cumulative environmental burdens in
22an area of environmental justice concern and overburdened
23community, as removal, evaluated over, at minimum, a period of
24100 years; (ii) will meet the groundwater quality standards set
25forth in 35 Ill. Admin. Code. Part 620, and will reduce the
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1removal; and (iii) will meet the federal performance standards
2for closure when leaving CCR in place set forth in 40 CFR
3257.102(d).
4    When more than one closure method meets the threshold
5criteria, the Agency shall compare the closure methods by
6evaluating the following primary balancing criteria for each
7closure method that meets the following threshold criteria:
8long-term effectiveness and permanence; reduction of toxicity,
9mobility, or volume; and short-term effectiveness.
10    If the closure methods are not equally balanced under the
11primary balancing criteria, the Agency shall identify the
12closure method that outweighs the remaining closure methods
13under the primary balancing criteria, and shall require that
14closure method in the construction permit.
15    If the closure methods are equally balanced under the
16primary balancing criteria, the Agency shall compare the
17closure methods and identify an approved closure method which
18it shall require in the construction permit, by evaluating the
19implementability and community acceptance including, but not
20limited to, local consideration of future site reuse
21opportunities.
22    (i) An owner or operator of an impoundment with prior
23approval is not required to file with the Agency a closure
24alternatives analysis pursuant to subsection (g).
25    Within 60 days of the adoption of the rules required by
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1approval shall provide sufficient information to the Agency to
2allow the Agency to determine whether the approved closure
3method for the CCR surface impoundment meets the federal
4performance standards for closure by leaving CCR in place under
540 CFR 257.102(d).
6    Within 30 days of receiving the information required for
7the Agency to approve a construction permit for closure
8pursuant to subsection (h), the Agency shall post that
9information on its website, provide public notice, via the
10email list specified in subsection (b) of Section 20, of the
11opportunity for comment, and open a 30-day comment period on
12that information.
13    Following the close of the public comment period, the
14Agency shall determine whether the approved closure method for
15an impoundment with prior approval meets the federal
16performance standards for closure by leaving CCR in place under
1740 CFR 257.102(d). In making that determination, the Agency
18shall take into account the information provided to the Agency
19to approve a construction permit for closure pursuant to
20subsection (h), by the owner or operator of the impoundment
21with prior approval, as well as all comments received during
22the public comment period on that information.
23    (j) The Agency shall draft and propose, and the Board shall
24adopt, rules that:
25        (1) Classify a CCR surface impoundment as high-risk,
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1    but are not limited to, whether the surface impoundment
2    poses an imminent threat to human health and the
3    environment, is open to the atmosphere, has an exceedance
4    of the groundwater quality standards, or has an unapproved
5    cover. The Agency shall not consider whether a CCR surface
6    impoundment is active or inactive in determining its risk
7    classification.
8        (2) Identify a CCR surface impoundment that is in, or
9    within 3 miles of, either an area of environmental justice
10    concern or an overburdened community.
11    Except for the impoundments addressed in subsection (h) of
12this Section, an owner or operator of a CCR surface impoundment
13shall submit an application for a construction permit for
14closure to the Agency within 3 months of the effective date of
15the rules adopted pursuant to this Act.
16    The Agency shall draft and propose, and the Board shall
17adopt, rules setting deadlines for the Agency to issue a
18construction permit for closure of a CCR surface impoundment
19that is an unlined CCR surface impoundment or that fails to
20meet the location standards. The Agency shall determine the
21earliest feasible deadline for issuance of a closure permit for
22the CCR impoundment, taking into account the need to comply
23with this Act and the high-risk CCR surface impoundment and a
24CCR surface impoundment that is located in, or within 3 miles
25of, an area of environmental justice concern or overburdened
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1    The Agency shall prioritize issuance of a construction
2permit for closure of a high-risk CCR surface impoundment and
3CCR surface impoundment that is located in, or within 3 miles
4of, an area of environmental justice concern and overburdened
5community. The Agency may specify later deadlines for issuance
6of a construction permit for closure for a CCR surface
7impoundment classified as medium-risk or low-risk.
8    A construction permit for closure shall require a CCR
9surface impoundment that is an unlined CCR surface impoundment,
10or that fails to meet the location standards for a CCR surface
11impoundment, to commence closure within 30 days of the issuance
12of the permit unless closure is enjoined by the Board or a
13court of law.
14    (k) The Agency shall draft and propose, and the Board shall
15adopt, rules that require an owner or operator of a CCR surface
16impoundment to provide financial assurances covering closure,
17any required post-closure, and corrective action.
18    The Agency shall draft and propose, and the Board shall
19adopt, rules requiring an owner or operator of a CCR surface
20impoundment to periodically submit revised cost estimates
21underpinning financial assurances and to require an owner or
22operator of a CCR surface impoundment to update financial
23assurances accordingly.
24    Financial assurances shall only take the form of a surety
25bond or collateral bond.
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1    (l) The Agency shall draft and propose, and the Board shall
2adopt, rules that require an owner or operator of a CCR surface
3impoundment that closes by removal to protect against pollution
4and harm from removal of CCR. The rules shall set out measures
5permittees shall take to: (i) protect CCR removal and transport
6workers, as well as communities through which CCR is
7transported, from CCR dust pollution and other dust pollution;
8and (ii) protect against pollution of any adjacent surface
9waters and groundwater while removal is taking place.
10    The Agency shall draft and propose, and the Board shall
11adopt, rules limiting where CCR removed from a CCR surface
12impoundment may be disposed. The rules shall prohibit the
13disposal of removed CCR in: (i) any CCR surface impoundment
14that is unlined, fails to meet any location standard for a CCR
15surface impoundment, or where a statistically significant
16increase in a CCR pollutant is found; and (ii) any landfill
17that is located over a Sole Source Aquifer, that does not meet
18the requirements of 35 Ill. Adm. Code Part 811 Subpart C, or
19that fails to meet the location standards for a CCR landfill.
20    (m) Any alternative source demonstration conducted
21pursuant to federal requirements, this Act, or this Act's
22implementing rules is required to identify the specific
23alternative source with sufficient particularity. If the owner
24or operator of the CCR unit fails to do so, it shall be deemed
25to have not met its burden of establishing an alternative
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1    Section 30. Public participation.
2    (a) The Agency shall facilitate a robust public
3participation process, accessible to all residents of this
4State, especially residents in areas of environmental justice
5concern and overburdened communities, to provide transparency
6and meaningful involvement in decision-making in issuing a
7final operating permit and construction permit. The public
8participation process shall include:
9        (1) Public notice.
10            (A) The Agency shall draft and propose, and the
11        Board shall approve, rules specifying the mechanisms
12        by which the public will be notified of applications
13        for an operating permit and construction permit under
14        this Act, a draft operating permit and draft
15        construction permit the Agency proposes to issue under
16        this Act, and a final operating permit and final
17        construction permit issued under this Act.
18            (B) Public notice of an operating permit and
19        construction permit application and draft permit shall
20        include, at minimum, notice to the email list specified
21        in subsection (b) of Section 20 and publication in a
22        newspaper circulating in the community in which the CCR
23        surface impoundment for which the permit is sought is
24        located.
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1        the website and physical location at which the permit
2        application materials, draft permit, or final permit
3        are available for review, as well as instructions for
4        signing up for the email list specified in subsection
5        (b) of Section 20. For a draft permit, the notice shall
6        also include the deadline for submission of public
7        comments, instructions for submitting such comments,
8        and instructions for requesting a public hearing on the
9        draft permit.
10        (2) Public comment. The Agency shall provide a public
11    comment period of at least 45 days on all draft operating
12    and construction permits. The Agency shall accept and
13    review all comments timely submitted electronically or in
14    hard copy.
15        (3) Public hearings.
16            (A) Any member of the public may request a public
17        hearing on a draft operating or construction permit
18        under this Act. If any such request is received by the
19        Agency, the Agency shall hold a public hearing on that
20        draft permit.
21            (B) If a public hearing is requested, the Agency
22        shall provide notice of the public hearing at least 10
23        days in advance of the hearing. Notice shall be
24        provided to the email list specified in subsection (b)
25        of Section 20 and by publication in a newspaper
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1        impoundment for which the permit is sought is located.
2        The notice shall include the date, time, and location
3        of the hearing; the name and contact information of an
4        Agency staff person to contact for questions; and
5        instructions on how to sign up to testify at the
6        hearing.
7            (C) Public hearings shall be held during evening or
8        weekend hours to facilitate attendance, and shall be
9        held in accessible locations in the county in which the
10        CCR surface impoundment for which the permit is sought
11        is located. The hearing shall be scheduled for no fewer
12        than 2 hours, although the Agency may end the hearing
13        after one hour if all persons who signed up to testify
14        have already done so.
15            (D) All persons who sign up to testify at the
16        public hearing shall be allowed to testify if the
17        person attends the hearing. The Agency shall also have
18        a form to sign up to testify available at the hearing.
19    The Agency shall provide enhanced participation procedures
20for a permit concerning a CCR surface impoundment located in,
21or within 3 miles of, an area of environmental justice concern
22and overburdened community. The procedures shall include, but
23are not limited to, preparation and distribution of written
24materials about the permit at issue in Spanish or other
25languages commonly spoken in the community where the CCR
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1inform the community about the permit and potential
2environmental impacts associated with it; and a guaranteed
3public hearing.
4    (b) Prior to issuing any permit under this Act, the Agency
5shall review and consider all public comments and all testimony
6from any public hearing on the permit in determining whether
7the applicant has met applicable standards for the permit it
8seeks.
9    (c) At the time of issuance of the final construction or
10operating permit, the Agency shall provide a responsiveness
11summary that responds to all substantive issues raised in
12public comments and public hearings.
 
13    Section 35. Permit appeals.
14    (a) If the Agency grants, with conditions, a construction
15or operating permit under this Act and its implementing rules,
16the permit applicant may petition the Board for review of the
17permitting decision. The Board shall hear the petition in
18accordance with the terms of subsection (a) of Section 40 of
19the Environmental Protection Act and its procedural rules
20governing denial appeals. The hearing shall be based
21exclusively on the record before the Agency.
22    (b) If the Agency grants, or grants with conditions, a
23construction permit pursuant to this Act and its implementing
24rules, a person who has submitted public comment or testified
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1applicant or Agency, may, within 35 days after the date on
2which the Agency issued its decision, petition the Board for a
3hearing to contest the issuance or terms of the permit.
4        (1) Unless the Board determines that such petition is
5    duplicative or frivolous, or that the petitioner has not
6    shown that he or she may be affected by the permitted CCR
7    surface impoundment, the Board shall hear the petition in
8    accordance with the terms of paragraph (1) of subsection
9    (a) of Section 40 of the Environmental Protection Act and
10    its procedural rules governing appeals. The hearing shall
11    be based exclusively on the record before the Agency.
12        (2) The burden of proof shall be on the petitioner.
13        (3) The Agency and the permit applicant shall be named
14    co-respondents.
15        (4) If there is no final action by the Board within 120
16    days after the date on which it received the petition, the
17    petitioner shall be entitled to an Appellate Court order
18    pursuant to subsection (d) of Section 41 of the
19    Environmental Protection Act.
 
20    Section 40. Fees. The owner or operator of a CCR surface
21impoundment shall pay fees to the Agency as follows:
22        (1) A one-time fee of:
23            $50,000 for a closed CCR surface impoundment; or
24            $75,000 for a CCR surface impoundment that has not
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1        (2) An annual operating permit fee of $30,000 until
2    completion of closure and post-closure.
 
3    Section 45. Reporting requirements for beneficial use. All
4utilities and independent power producers that generate CCR and
5sell or otherwise provide coal combustion byproducts pursuant
6to Section 3.135 of the Environmental Protection Act shall,
7every 6 months, file with the Agency a report specifying:
8    (1) the volume or weight of CCR, in cubic yards or tons,
9that it sold or provided during the past 6 months for each
10different allowable type of use under Section 3.135 of the
11Environmental Protection Act, specifying the volume or weight
12for each use and, if known, the region of this State where that
13CCR is being used; and
14    (2) the volume or weight of CCR, in cubic yards or tons,
15that it expects to sell or provide in the next 6 months for
16each different allowable type of use under Section 3.135 of the
17Environmental Protection Act, specifying the volume or weight
18for each use and, if known, the region of this State where that
19CCR will be used.
 
20    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
21becoming law.".