(430 ILCS 100/9) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 7709)
Sec. 9.
Emergency planning.
(a) Beginning 90 days after the
effective date of this Act, it shall be a violation of this Section for the
owner or operator of a facility subject to the requirements of Section 302
of the Federal Act to fail to notify the SERC that such facility is subject
to the requirements of such Section, as required by the Federal Act.
A facility is subject to the requirements of this Section if a substance
on the list referred to in Section 302(a) of
the Federal Act is present at the facility in an amount in excess of the
threshold planning quantity established for such substance.
(b) If a substance on the list of extremely hazardous
substances referred to in Section 302(a) of the Federal Act first becomes
present at a facility subject to this Section in excess of the threshold
planning quantity
established for such substance, or if there is a revision of such list and
the facility has present a substance on the revised list in a quantity
exceeding the
threshold planning quantity established for such substance, the owner or
operator of the facility shall notify the SERC and the LEPC
within 60 days after such acquisition or revision,
or within 90 days after the effective date of this Act, whichever is later,
that such facility is subject to the requirements of this Section.
(c) Beginning 90 days after the effective date of this Act, it shall be
a violation of this Section for the owner or operator of a facility subject
to the requirements of
Section 302 of the Federal Act to fail to notify the LEPC of a facility
representative who will participate in the emergency
planning process as a facility emergency coordinator as required by Section
303(d)(1) of the Federal Act. The owner or operator of the facility shall
promptly inform the LEPC of any relevant changes occurring at such facility
as such changes occur or are expected to occur. Upon request from the SERC
or the LEPC, the owner or operator of the facility shall promptly provide
information necessary for developing, implementing, and improving the emergency plan.
(Source: P.A. 86-449.)
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