Full Text of HB4196 99th General Assembly
HB4196 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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State of Illinois
2015 and 2016 HB4196 Introduced , by Rep. Charles E. Meier SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
| 415 ILCS 5/3.135 | was 415 ILCS 5/3.94 |
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Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that "coal combustion by-product" means coal combustion waste when used as a functionally equivalent substitute for agricultural lime or mined gypsum (calcium sulfate dihydrate) as a soil conditioner, amendment, fertilizer, or other agricultural purposes when using appropriate agronomic rates.
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning safety.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The Environmental Protection Act is amended by | 5 | | changing Section 3.135 as follows:
| 6 | | (415 ILCS 5/3.135) (was 415 ILCS 5/3.94)
| 7 | | Sec. 3.135. Coal combustion by-product; CCB.
| 8 | | (a) "Coal combustion
by-product" (CCB) means coal | 9 | | combustion waste when used beneficially in any of
the following | 10 | | ways: | 11 | | (1) The extraction or recovery of material compounds | 12 | | contained within CCB.
| 13 | | (2) The use of CCB as a raw ingredient or mineral | 14 | | filler in the
manufacture of the following commercial | 15 | | products: cement; concrete and concrete mortars; | 16 | | cementious products
including block, pipe and | 17 | | precast/prestressed components; asphalt or cementious | 18 | | roofing products; plastic products including pipes and | 19 | | fittings; paints
and metal alloys; kiln fired products | 20 | | including bricks, blocks, and tiles; abrasive media; | 21 | | gypsum wallboard; asphaltic concrete, or asphalt based | 22 | | paving material. | 23 | | (3) CCB used (A) in accordance with the Illinois |
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| 1 | | Department of Transportation ("IDOT") standard
| 2 | | specifications and subsection (a-5) of this Section or (B)
| 3 | | under the
approval of the Department of Transportation for | 4 | | IDOT projects.
| 5 | | (4) Bottom ash used as antiskid material, athletic | 6 | | tracks, or foot paths.
| 7 | | (5) Use in the
stabilization or modification of
soils | 8 | | providing the CCB meets the IDOT
specifications for soil | 9 | | modifiers.
| 10 | | (6) CCB used as a functionally equivalent substitute | 11 | | for agricultural lime or mined gypsum (calcium sulfate | 12 | | dihydrate)
as a soil conditioner , amendment, fertilizer, | 13 | | or other agricultural purposes when using appropriate | 14 | | agronomic rates .
| 15 | | (7) Bottom ash used in non-IDOT pavement sub-base or
| 16 | | base, pipe bedding, or foundation
backfill.
| 17 | | (8) Structural fill, designed and constructed | 18 | | according to ASTM standard E2277-03 or Illinois Department | 19 | | of Transportation specifications, when used in an | 20 | | engineered application or combined
with cement, sand, or | 21 | | water to produce a controlled strength fill material
and | 22 | | covered with 12 inches of soil unless infiltration is | 23 | | prevented by the
material itself or other cover material.
| 24 | | (9) Mine subsidence, mine fire control, mine sealing, | 25 | | and mine reclamation. | 26 | | (a-5) Except to the extent that the uses are otherwise |
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| 1 | | authorized by law
without such restrictions, the uses specified | 2 | | in items (a)(3)(A) and (a)(7) through (9) shall be subject to | 3 | | the
following conditions:
| 4 | | (A) CCB shall not have been mixed with hazardous waste | 5 | | prior to use.
| 6 | | (B) CCB shall not exceed Class I Groundwater Standards | 7 | | for
metals when
tested utilizing test method ASTM D3987-85. | 8 | | The sample or samples tested shall be representative of the | 9 | | CCB being considered for use.
| 10 | | (C) Unless otherwise exempted, users of CCB for the | 11 | | purposes described in items (a)(3)(A) and (a)(7) through | 12 | | (9) of this Section shall provide notification
to the | 13 | | Agency for each project utilizing CCB documenting the | 14 | | quantity of CCB
utilized and certification of compliance | 15 | | with conditions (A) and (B) of this subsection.
| 16 | | Notification shall not be required for users of CCB for | 17 | | purposes described in items (a)(1), (a)(2), (a)(3)(B), | 18 | | (a)(4), (a)(5) and (a)(6) of this Section, or as required | 19 | | specifically under a beneficial use determination as | 20 | | provided under this Section, or pavement base, parking lot | 21 | | base, or
building base projects utilizing less than 10,000 | 22 | | tons, flowable fill/grout
projects utilizing less than | 23 | | 1,000 cubic yards or other applications utilizing
less than | 24 | | 100 tons.
| 25 | | (D) Fly ash shall be managed in a manner that minimizes | 26 | | the generation
of airborne particles and dust using |
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| 1 | | techniques such as moisture conditioning,
granulating, | 2 | | inground application, or other demonstrated method.
| 3 | | (E) CCB is not to be accumulated speculatively. CCB is | 4 | | not accumulated
speculatively if during the calendar year, | 5 | | the CCB used is equal to 75% of the
CCB by weight or volume | 6 | | accumulated at the beginning of the period.
| 7 | | (F) CCB shall include any prescribed mixture of fly | 8 | | ash, bottom ash, boiler slag, flue gas desulfurization | 9 | | scrubber sludge, fluidized bed combustion ash, and stoker | 10 | | boiler ash and shall be tested as intended for use.
| 11 | | (b) To encourage and promote the utilization of CCB in | 12 | | productive and beneficial
applications, upon request by the | 13 | | applicant, the Agency shall make a written beneficial use | 14 | | determination that coal-combustion
waste is CCB when used in a | 15 | | manner other than those uses specified in subsection (a) of | 16 | | this Section if the applicant demonstrates that use of the | 17 | | coal-combustion waste satisfies all of the following criteria: | 18 | | the use will not cause, threaten, or allow the discharge of any | 19 | | contaminant into the environment; the use will otherwise | 20 | | protect human health and safety and the environment; and the | 21 | | use constitutes a legitimate use of the coal-combustion waste | 22 | | as an ingredient or raw material that is an effective | 23 | | substitute for an analogous ingredient or raw material.
| 24 | | The Agency's beneficial use determinations may allow the | 25 | | uses set forth in items (a)(3)(A) and (a)(7) through (9) of | 26 | | this Section without the CCB being subject to the restrictions |
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| 1 | | set forth in subdivisions (a-5)(B) and (a-5)(E) of this | 2 | | Section.
| 3 | | Within 90 days after the receipt of an application for a | 4 | | beneficial use determination under this subsection (b), the | 5 | | Agency shall, in writing, approve, disapprove, or approve with | 6 | | conditions the beneficial use. Any disapproval or approval with | 7 | | conditions shall include the Agency's reasons for the | 8 | | disapproval or conditions. Failure of the Agency to issue a | 9 | | decision within 90 days shall constitute disapproval of the | 10 | | beneficial use request. These beneficial use determinations | 11 | | are subject to review under Section 40 of this Act.
| 12 | | Any approval of a beneficial use under this subsection (b) | 13 | | shall become effective upon the date of the Agency's written | 14 | | decision and remain in effect for a period of 5 years. If an | 15 | | applicant desires to continue a beneficial use after the | 16 | | expiration of the 5-year period, the applicant must submit an | 17 | | application for renewal no later than 90 days prior to the | 18 | | expiration. The beneficial use approval shall be automatically | 19 | | extended unless denied by the Agency in writing with the | 20 | | Agency's reasons for disapproval, or unless the Agency has | 21 | | requested an extension for review, in which case the use will | 22 | | continue to be allowed until an Agency determination is made. | 23 | | Coal-combustion waste for which a beneficial use is | 24 | | approved pursuant to this subsection (b) shall be considered | 25 | | CCB during the effective period of the approval, as long as it | 26 | | is used in accordance with the approval and any conditions. |
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| 1 | | Notwithstanding the other provisions of this subsection | 2 | | (b), written beneficial use determination applications for the | 3 | | use of CCB at sites governed by the federal Surface Mining | 4 | | Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (P.L. 95-87) or the rules | 5 | | and regulations thereunder, or by any law or rule or regulation | 6 | | adopted by the State of Illinois pursuant thereto, shall be | 7 | | reviewed and approved by the Office of Mines and Minerals | 8 | | within the Department of Natural Resources pursuant to 62 Ill. | 9 | | Adm. Code §§ 1700-1850. Further, appeals of those | 10 | | determinations shall be made pursuant to the Illinois | 11 | | Administrative Review Law.
| 12 | | The Board shall adopt rules establishing standards and | 13 | | procedures for the Agency's issuance of beneficial use | 14 | | determinations under this subsection (b). The Board rules may | 15 | | also, but are not required to, include standards and procedures | 16 | | for the revocation of the beneficial use determinations. Prior | 17 | | to the effective date of Board rules adopted under this | 18 | | subsection (b), the Agency is authorized to make beneficial use | 19 | | determinations in accordance with this subsection (b). | 20 | | The Agency is authorized to prepare and distribute guidance | 21 | | documents relating to its administration of this Section. | 22 | | Guidance documents prepared under this subsection are not rules | 23 | | for the purposes of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act.
| 24 | | (Source: P.A. 97-510, eff. 8-23-11.)
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