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415 ILCS 5/57

(415 ILCS 5/57)

Sec. 57.

Intent and purpose.

This Title shall be
known and may be cited as the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Program
(LUST).
 The purpose of this Title is, in accordance with the
requirements of the
Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments of 1984 of the Resource Conservation and
Recovery Act of 1976 and in accordance with the State's interest in the
protection of Illinois' land and water resources: (1) to adopt
procedures for the
remediation of underground storage tank sites due to the release of petroleum
and other substances regulated under this Title from certain underground
storage tanks or related tank systems; (2) to establish and provide
procedures for
a Leaking Underground Storage Tank Program which will oversee and review any
remediation required for leaking underground storage tanks, and administer
the Underground Storage Tank Fund; (3) to establish an Underground Storage
Tank
Fund intended to be a State fund by which persons who qualify for access to the
Underground Storage Tank Fund may satisfy the financial responsibility
requirements under applicable State law and regulations; (4) to establish
requirements for eligible owners and operators of underground storage tanks to
seek payment for any costs associated with physical soil classification,
groundwater investigation, site classification and corrective action from the
Underground Storage Tank Fund; and (5) to audit and approve
corrective action efforts performed by Licensed Professional Engineers.

(Source: P.A. 91-357, eff. 7-29-99.)