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90_SB0299

      415 ILCS 5/39             from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1039
          Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that  a
      subsequent  owner  of a new pollution control facility is not
      required to submit proof that the location  of  the  facility
      has been approved pursuant to the local siting review process
      if  the  location has already been approved by a local siting
      body, the Pollution Control Board, or a  court  of  competent
      jurisdiction  prior  to  the  transfer  of  ownership  to the
      subsequent owner.
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 1        AN ACT to  amend  the  Environmental  Protection  Act  by
 2    changing Section 39.
 3        Be  it  enacted  by  the People of the State of Illinois,
 4    represented in the General Assembly:
 5        Section 5.  The Environmental Protection Act  is  amended
 6    by changing Section 39 as follows:
 7        (415 ILCS 5/39) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1039)
 8        Sec. 39. Issuance of permits; procedures.
 9        (a)  When  the  Board has by regulation required a permit
10    for the construction, installation, or operation of any  type
11    of  facility,  equipment,  vehicle,  vessel, or aircraft, the
12    applicant shall apply to the Agency for such  permit  and  it
13    shall  be  the duty of the Agency to issue such a permit upon
14    proof by the applicant that the facility, equipment, vehicle,
15    vessel, or aircraft will not cause a violation of this Act or
16    of  regulations  hereunder.   The  Agency  shall  adopt  such
17    procedures as are necessary to carry  out  its  duties  under
18    this  Section. In granting permits the Agency may impose such
19    conditions as may be necessary to accomplish the purposes  of
20    this  Act,  and  as are not inconsistent with the regulations
21    promulgated by the Board  hereunder.    Except  as  otherwise
22    provided  in  this Act, a bond or other security shall not be
23    required as a condition for the issuance of a permit.  If the
24    Agency denies any permit under this Section, the Agency shall
25    transmit to the applicant within the time limitations of this
26    Section specific, detailed statements as to the  reasons  the
27    permit   application   was  denied.   Such  statements  shall
28    include, but not be limited to the following:
29             (i)  the Sections of this Act which may be  violated
30        if the permit were granted;
31             (ii)  the  provision of the regulations, promulgated
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 1        under this Act, which may be violated if the permit  were
 2        granted;
 3             (iii)  the  specific  type  of  information, if any,
 4        which the Agency deems the applicant did not provide  the
 5        Agency; and
 6             (iv)  a  statement  of  specific reasons why the Act
 7        and the regulations might not be met if the  permit  were
 8        granted.
 9        If  there is no final action by the Agency within 90 days
10    after the filing of the application for permit, the applicant
11    may deem the permit issued;  except  that  this  time  period
12    shall   be  extended  to  180  days  when  (1)    notice  and
13    opportunity for public  hearing  are  required  by  State  or
14    federal  law  or  regulation,  (2)  the application which was
15    filed is for any permit to  develop  a  landfill  subject  to
16    issuance  pursuant to this subsection, or (3) the application
17    that was filed is for a MSWLF unit required to  issue  public
18    notice under subsection (p) of Section 39.
19        The  Agency  shall  publish  notice  of  all final permit
20    determinations for development permits for  MSWLF  units  and
21    for  significant  permit modifications for lateral expansions
22    for existing MSWLF units one time in a newspaper  of  general
23    circulation in the county in which the unit is or is proposed
24    to be located.
25        After  January  1,  1994,  operating permits issued under
26    this Section by the  Agency  for  sources  of  air  pollution
27    permitted  to  emit  less  than  25  tons  per  year  of  any
28    combination  of  regulated  air  pollutants,  as  defined  in
29    Section  39.5  of  this  Act, shall be required to be renewed
30    only upon written  request  by  the  Agency  consistent  with
31    applicable provisions of this Act and regulations promulgated
32    hereunder.   Such  operating  permits  shall  expire 180 days
33    after the date of such a request.  The Board shall revise its
34    regulations for the existing State  air  pollution  operating
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 1    permit  program  consistent with this provision by January 1,
 2    1994.
 3        (b)  The Agency may issue NPDES permits exclusively under
 4    this subsection for the discharge of contaminants from  point
 5    sources  into navigable waters, all as defined in the Federal
 6    Water Pollution Control Act, as  now  or  hereafter  amended,
 7    within the jurisdiction of the State, or into any well.
 8        All   NPDES   permits   shall  contain  those  terms  and
 9    conditions,  including  but  not  limited  to  schedules   of
10    compliance,  which may be required to accomplish the purposes
11    and provisions of this Act.
12        The Agency may issue general NPDES permits for discharges
13    from categories of point sources which  are  subject  to  the
14    same  permit limitations and conditions. Such general permits
15    may be  issued  without  individual  applications  and  shall
16    conform  to  regulations promulgated under Section 402 of the
17    Federal Water Pollution Control  Act,  as  now  or  hereafter
18    amended.
19        The  Agency  may include, among such conditions, effluent
20    limitations and other  requirements  established  under  this
21    Act,  Board  regulations, the Federal Water Pollution Control
22    Act, as now or hereafter amended,  and  regulations  pursuant
23    thereto,  and schedules for achieving compliance therewith at
24    the earliest reasonable date.
25        The Agency shall adopt filing requirements and procedures
26    which are necessary and appropriate for the issuance of NPDES
27    permits, and which are consistent with the Act or regulations
28    adopted by the Board, and with the  Federal  Water  Pollution
29    Control  Act,  as  now  or hereafter amended, and regulations
30    pursuant thereto.
31        The Agency,  subject  to  any  conditions  which  may  be
32    prescribed  by  Board regulations, may issue NPDES permits to
33    allow discharges beyond deadlines established by this Act  or
34    by  regulations  of  the  Board  without the requirement of a
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 1    variance, subject to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act,
 2    as  now  or  hereafter  amended,  and  regulations   pursuant
 3    thereto.
 4        (c)  Except  for  those  facilities  owned or operated by
 5    sanitary districts organized  under  the  Metropolitan  Water
 6    Reclamation  District  Act,  no permit for the development or
 7    construction of a  new  pollution  control  facility  may  be
 8    granted  by  the Agency unless the applicant submits proof to
 9    the Agency  that  the  location  of  the  facility  has  been
10    approved  by  the  County  Board  of  the  county  if  in  an
11    unincorporated   area,   or   the   governing   body  of  the
12    municipality when in  an  incorporated  area,  in  which  the
13    facility  is to be located in accordance with Section 39.2 of
14    this Act.
15        However, if the  location  of  a  new  pollution  control
16    facility  has been approved by (1) a county board of a county
17    or governing body of a municipality pursuant to Section  39.2
18    of  this  Act,  (2)  the  Board,  or (3) a court of competent
19    jurisdiction, and if subsequent to receiving  that  approval,
20    ownership of that facility has been transferred, a subsequent
21    owner shall not be required to submit proof that the facility
22    has  been  reapproved  by  the county board or governing body
23    pursuant to Section 39.2. Upon application to the Agency  for
24    a  development,  construction,  or  operating  permit  by the
25    subsequent owner in relation to  that  facility,  the  Agency
26    shall  conduct  an evaluation of the subsequent owner's prior
27    experience in  waste  management  operations  in  the  manner
28    conducted under subsection (i) of Section 39 of this Act.
29        Beginning  August  20,  1993,  if  the  pollution control
30    facility consists of a  hazardous  or  solid  waste  disposal
31    facility  for  which  the  proposed  site  is  located  in an
32    unincorporated area of a county with  a  population  of  less
33    than  100,000  and  includes  all or a portion of a parcel of
34    land that was, on April 1, 1993, adjacent to  a  municipality
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 1    having a population of less than 5,000, then the local siting
 2    review required under this subsection (c) in conjunction with
 3    any  permit applied for after that date shall be performed by
 4    the governing body of that adjacent municipality rather  than
 5    the  county board of the county in which the proposed site is
 6    located; and for the purposes of that  local  siting  review,
 7    any  references  in  this  Act  to  the county board shall be
 8    deemed  to  mean  the  governing  body   of   that   adjacent
 9    municipality;  provided, however, that the provisions of this
10    paragraph shall not apply to any proposed site which was,  on
11    April  1,  1993,  owned  in  whole  or  in  part  by  another
12    municipality.
13        In  the  case of a pollution control facility for which a
14    development permit was issued before November 12, 1981, if an
15    operating permit has not been issued by the Agency  prior  to
16    August  31,  1989  for  any portion of the facility, then the
17    Agency may not issue or  renew  any  development  permit  nor
18    issue  an  original  operating permit for any portion of such
19    facility unless the applicant  has  submitted  proof  to  the
20    Agency that the location of the facility has been approved by
21    the  appropriate  county  board  or  municipal governing body
22    pursuant to Section 39.2 of this Act.
23        After  January  1,  1994,  if  a  solid  waste   disposal
24    facility,  any portion for which an operating permit has been
25    issued by the Agency, has not accepted waste disposal  for  5
26    or more consecutive calendars years, before that facility may
27    accept  any  new  or additional waste for disposal, the owner
28    and operator must obtain a new operating  permit  under  this
29    Act  for  that  facility  unless  the owner and operator have
30    applied to the Agency for a permit authorizing the  temporary
31    suspension  of  waste  acceptance. The Agency may not issue a
32    new operation permit under this Act for the  facility  unless
33    the  applicant  has  submitted  proof  to the Agency that the
34    location of the facility has been approved or re-approved  by
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 1    the  appropriate  county  board  or  municipal governing body
 2    under Section 39.2 of this  Act  after  the  facility  ceased
 3    accepting waste.
 4        Except for those facilities owned or operated by sanitary
 5    districts  organized under the Metropolitan Water Reclamation
 6    District Act, and except for new pollution control facilities
 7    governed by Section 39.2, and except for fossil  fuel  mining
 8    facilities, the granting of a permit under this Act shall not
 9    relieve the applicant from meeting and securing all necessary
10    zoning  approvals  from  the unit of government having zoning
11    jurisdiction over the proposed facility.
12        Before beginning construction on any new sewage treatment
13    plant or sludge drying site to be  owned  or  operated  by  a
14    sanitary  district  organized  under  the  Metropolitan Water
15    Reclamation District Act  for which a new permit (rather than
16    the renewal or amendment of an existing permit) is  required,
17    such sanitary district shall hold a public hearing within the
18    municipality  within  which  the  proposed  facility is to be
19    located, or within the  nearest  community  if  the  proposed
20    facility  is  to be located within an unincorporated area, at
21    which information concerning the proposed facility  shall  be
22    made available to the public, and members of the public shall
23    be  given  the  opportunity to express their views concerning
24    the proposed facility.
25        The Agency may issue  a  permit  for  a  municipal  waste
26    transfer  station  without  requiring  approval  pursuant  to
27    Section  39.2  provided  that  the following demonstration is
28    made:
29             (1)  the municipal waste  transfer  station  was  in
30        existence  on  or  before  January  1,  1979  and  was in
31        continuous operation from January 1, 1979 to  January  1,
32        1993;
33             (2)  the  operator submitted a permit application to
34        the Agency to develop and  operate  the  municipal  waste
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 1        transfer station during April of 1994;
 2             (3)  the  operator  can  demonstrate that the county
 3        board of the county,  if  the  municipal  waste  transfer
 4        station  is  in  an unincorporated area, or the governing
 5        body of  the  municipality,  if  the  station  is  in  an
 6        incorporated  area,  does not object to resumption of the
 7        operation of the station; and
 8             (4)  the site has local zoning approval.
 9        (d)  The Agency may issue RCRA permits exclusively  under
10    this subsection to persons owning or operating a facility for
11    the  treatment,  storage,  or  disposal of hazardous waste as
12    defined under this Act.
13        All  RCRA  permits  shall   contain   those   terms   and
14    conditions,   including  but  not  limited  to  schedules  of
15    compliance, which may be required to accomplish the  purposes
16    and  provisions  of  this  Act.  The Agency may include among
17    such conditions standards and other requirements  established
18    under  this Act, Board regulations, the Resource Conservation
19    and Recovery Act of  1976  (P.L.  94-580),  as  amended,  and
20    regulations  pursuant  thereto, and may include schedules for
21    achieving compliance  therewith  as  soon  as  possible.  The
22    Agency  shall  require  that  a  performance  bond  or  other
23    security  be  provided  as  a condition for the issuance of a
24    RCRA permit.
25        In the case of a permit to operate a hazardous  waste  or
26    PCB  incinerator  as defined in subsection (k) of Section 44,
27    the Agency shall require, as a condition of the permit,  that
28    the  operator  of  the  facility perform such analyses of the
29    waste to be incinerated as may be necessary  and  appropriate
30    to ensure the safe operation of the incinerator.
31        The Agency shall adopt filing requirements and procedures
32    which  are necessary and appropriate for the issuance of RCRA
33    permits, and which are consistent with the Act or regulations
34    adopted by the Board, and with the Resource Conservation  and
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 1    Recovery   Act   of  1976  (P.L.  94-580),  as  amended,  and
 2    regulations pursuant thereto.
 3        The applicant shall make  available  to  the  public  for
 4    inspection  all  documents  submitted by the applicant to the
 5    Agency in furtherance of an application, with  the  exception
 6    of  trade  secrets,  at  the  office  of  the county board or
 7    governing body of the municipality.  Such  documents  may  be
 8    copied upon payment of the actual cost of reproduction during
 9    regular business hours of the local office.  The Agency shall
10    issue a written statement concurrent with its grant or denial
11    of the permit explaining the basis for its decision.
12        (e)  The  Agency  may issue UIC permits exclusively under
13    this subsection to persons owning or operating a facility for
14    the underground injection of contaminants  as  defined  under
15    this Act.
16        All UIC permits shall contain those terms and conditions,
17    including  but  not limited to schedules of compliance, which
18    may be required to accomplish the purposes and provisions  of
19    this  Act.  The  Agency  may  include  among  such conditions
20    standards and other requirements established under this  Act,
21    Board regulations, the Safe Drinking Water Act (P.L. 93-523),
22    as amended, and regulations pursuant thereto, and may include
23    schedules  for  achieving  compliance  therewith.  The Agency
24    shall require that a performance bond or  other  security  be
25    provided as a condition for the issuance of a UIC permit.
26        The Agency shall adopt filing requirements and procedures
27    which  are  necessary and appropriate for the issuance of UIC
28    permits, and which are consistent with the Act or regulations
29    adopted by the Board, and with the Safe  Drinking  Water  Act
30    (P.L. 93-523), as amended, and regulations pursuant thereto.
31        The  applicant  shall  make  available  to the public for
32    inspection, all documents submitted by the applicant  to  the
33    Agency  in  furtherance of an application, with the exception
34    of trade secrets, at  the  office  of  the  county  board  or
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 1    governing  body  of  the  municipality. Such documents may be
 2    copied upon payment of the actual cost of reproduction during
 3    regular business hours of the local office.  The Agency shall
 4    issue a written statement concurrent with its grant or denial
 5    of the permit explaining the basis for its decision.
 6        (f)  In making any determination pursuant to Section  9.1
 7    of this Act:
 8             (1)  The  Agency  shall  have  authority to make the
 9        determination of any question required to  be  determined
10        by  the  Clean Air Act, as now or hereafter amended, this
11        Act, or the  regulations  of  the  Board,  including  the
12        determination  of  the  Lowest  Achievable Emission Rate,
13        Maximum Achievable Control Technology, or Best  Available
14        Control   Technology,   consistent   with   the   Board's
15        regulations, if any.
16             (2)  The  Agency  shall,  after  conferring with the
17        applicant, give written notice to the  applicant  of  its
18        proposed  decision on the application including the terms
19        and conditions of the permit to be issued and the  facts,
20        conduct or other basis upon which the Agency will rely to
21        support its proposed action.
22             (3)  Following  such  notice,  the Agency shall give
23        the applicant an opportunity for a hearing in  accordance
24        with  the  provisions  of Sections 10-25 through 10-60 of
25        the  Illinois Administrative Procedure Act.
26        (g)  The Agency shall  include  as  conditions  upon  all
27    permits  issued  for  hazardous  waste  disposal  sites  such
28    restrictions  upon  the  future  use  of  such  sites  as are
29    reasonably  necessary  to  protect  public  health  and   the
30    environment,  including  permanent  prohibition of the use of
31    such sites for purposes which may create an unreasonable risk
32    of injury to human  health  or  to  the  environment.   After
33    administrative  and  judicial challenges to such restrictions
34    have been exhausted, the Agency shall file such  restrictions
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 1    of  record  in  the  Office  of the Recorder of the county in
 2    which the hazardous waste disposal site is located.
 3        (h)  A hazardous waste stream may not be deposited  in  a
 4    permitted  hazardous waste site unless specific authorization
 5    is obtained from the Agency by  the  generator  and  disposal
 6    site  owner  and  operator  for  the deposit of that specific
 7    hazardous  waste  stream.   The  Agency  may  grant  specific
 8    authorization for disposal of hazardous  waste  streams  only
 9    after   the   generator  has  reasonably  demonstrated  that,
10    considering   technological    feasibility    and    economic
11    reasonableness,  the  hazardous  waste  cannot  be reasonably
12    recycled for reuse, nor incinerated or chemically, physically
13    or biologically treated so as  to  neutralize  the  hazardous
14    waste  and render it nonhazardous.  In granting authorization
15    under this Section, the Agency may impose such conditions  as
16    may  be  necessary  to accomplish the purposes of the Act and
17    are consistent with this Act and regulations  promulgated  by
18    the   Board  hereunder.   If  the  Agency  refuses  to  grant
19    authorization under this Section, the applicant may appeal as
20    if the Agency refused to grant  a  permit,  pursuant  to  the
21    provisions  of subsection (a) of Section 40 of this Act.  For
22    purposes of this subsection (h), the term "generator" has the
23    meaning given in Section 3.12 of this Act,  unless:  (1)  the
24    hazardous   waste   is  treated,  incinerated,  or  partially
25    recycled for reuse prior to disposal, in which case the  last
26    person  who  treats,  incinerates,  or partially recycles the
27    hazardous waste prior to disposal is the  generator;  or  (2)
28    the  hazardous waste is from a response action, in which case
29    the person performing the response action is  the  generator.
30    This  subsection  (h)  does  not apply to any hazardous waste
31    that is restricted from land disposal under 35 Ill. Adm. Code
32    728.
33        (i)  Before issuing any RCRA permit or any permit for the
34    conduct  of  any   waste-transportation   or   waste-disposal
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 1    operation,  the  Agency  shall  conduct  an evaluation of the
 2    prospective operator's prior experience in  waste  management
 3    operations.  The  Agency  may  deny  such  a  permit  if  the
 4    prospective  operator  or  any  employee  or  officer  of the
 5    prospective operator has a history of:
 6             (1)  repeated violations of federal, State, or local
 7        laws,  regulations,  standards,  or  ordinances  in   the
 8        operation of refuse disposal facilities or sites; or
 9             (2)  conviction  in  this  or  another  State of any
10        crime which is a felony under the laws of this State,  or
11        conviction of a felony in a federal court; or
12             (3)  proof  of gross carelessness or incompetence in
13        handling, storing, processing, transporting or  disposing
14        of any hazardous waste.
15        (j)  The issuance under this Act of a permit to engage in
16    the  surface  mining of any resources other than fossil fuels
17    shall not relieve the permittee from its duty to comply  with
18    any   applicable   local  law  regulating  the  commencement,
19    location or operation of surface mining facilities.
20        (k)  A development permit issued under subsection (a)  of
21    Section 39 for any facility or site which is required to have
22    a  permit  under subsection (d) of Section 21 shall expire at
23    the end of 2 calendar years from the date upon which  it  was
24    issued,  unless  within  that  period the applicant has taken
25    action to develop the facility or the site. In the event that
26    review of the conditions of the development permit is  sought
27    pursuant  to Section 40 or 41, or permittee is prevented from
28    commencing development of the facility or site by  any  other
29    litigation  beyond  the  permittee's  control,  such two-year
30    period shall be deemed to begin on the date upon  which  such
31    review  process or litigation is concluded.
32        (l)  No  permit  shall be issued by the Agency under this
33    Act for construction or operation of  any  facility  or  site
34    located within the boundaries of any setback zone established
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 1    pursuant to this Act, where such construction or operation is
 2    prohibited.
 3        (m)  The  Agency  may  issue permits to persons owning or
 4    operating a  facility  for  composting  landscape  waste.  In
 5    granting  such permits, the Agency may impose such conditions
 6    as may be necessary to accomplish the purposes of  this  Act,
 7    and  as  are  not  inconsistent  with  applicable regulations
 8    promulgated by the Board.  Except as  otherwise  provided  in
 9    this Act, a bond or other security shall not be required as a
10    condition for the issuance of a permit.  If the Agency denies
11    any  permit  pursuant  to  this  subsection, the Agency shall
12    transmit to the applicant within the time limitations of this
13    subsection specific, detailed statements as  to  the  reasons
14    the  permit  application  was  denied.  Such statements shall
15    include but not be limited to the following:
16             (1)  the Sections of this Act that may  be  violated
17        if the permit were granted;
18             (2)  the  specific  regulations promulgated pursuant
19        to this Act that may  be  violated  if  the  permit  were
20        granted;
21             (3)  the  specific  information,  if any, the Agency
22        deems the applicant did not provide in its application to
23        the Agency; and
24             (4)  a statement of specific reasons why the Act and
25        the regulations might be  violated  if  the  permit  were
26        granted.
27        If  no final action is taken by the Agency within 90 days
28    after the filing of the application for permit, the applicant
29    may deem the permit issued.  Any applicant for a  permit  may
30    waive  the  90  day  limitation by filing a written statement
31    with the Agency.
32        The Agency shall issue permits for such  facilities  upon
33    receipt  of  an application that includes a legal description
34    of the site, a topographic map of the site drawn to the scale
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 1    of 200 feet to the inch  or  larger,  a  description  of  the
 2    operation,  including  the  area  served,  an estimate of the
 3    volume of materials to be processed, and documentation that:
 4             (1)  the facility includes a setback of at least 200
 5        feet from the nearest potable water supply well;
 6             (2)  the facility is located outside the boundary of
 7        the 10-year floodplain or the site will be floodproofed;
 8             (3)  the facility  is  located  so  as  to  minimize
 9        incompatibility  with  the  character  of the surrounding
10        area, including at least a  200  foot  setback  from  any
11        residence,  and  in  the  case  of  a  facility  that  is
12        developed  or  the  permitted composting area of which is
13        expanded after November 17, 1991, the composting area  is
14        located  at  least  1/8  mile  from the nearest residence
15        (other than a residence located on the same  property  as
16        the facility);
17             (4)  the  design  of  the  facility will prevent any
18        compost material from being placed within 5 feet  of  the
19        water  table,  will  adequately  control  runoff from the
20        site, and will collect and manage any  leachate  that  is
21        generated on the site;
22             (5)  the  operation  of  the  facility  will include
23        appropriate dust and odor control  measures,  limitations
24        on  operating  hours,  appropriate noise control measures
25        for shredding, chipping and similar equipment, management
26        procedures for composting, containment  and  disposal  of
27        non-compostable   wastes,   procedures  to  be  used  for
28        terminating operations at  the  site,  and  recordkeeping
29        sufficient  to document the amount of materials received,
30        composted and otherwise disposed of; and
31             (6)  the operation will be conducted  in  accordance
32        with any applicable rules adopted by the Board.
33        The  Agency  shall  issue renewable permits of not longer
34    than 10 years in duration for  the  composting  of  landscape
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 1    wastes,  as defined in Section 3.70 of this Act, based on the
 2    above requirements.
 3        The  operator  of  any  facility  permitted  under   this
 4    subsection  (m) must submit a written annual statement to the
 5    Agency on or before April 1 of each  year  that  includes  an
 6    estimate  of  the  amount  of material, in tons, received for
 7    composting.
 8        (n)  The Agency shall  issue  permits  jointly  with  the
 9    Department  of  Transportation for the dredging or deposit of
10    material in Lake Michigan in accordance with  Section  18  of
11    the Rivers, Lakes, and Streams Act.
12        (o)  From  September  4, 1990 until December 31, 1993, no
13    permit shall be issued by the Agency for the  development  or
14    construction  of any new facility intended to be used for the
15    incineration  of any hazardous waste. This  subsection  shall
16    not  apply  to  facilities intended for use for combustion of
17    potentially infectious medical waste, for use as  part  of  a
18    State  or  federally  designated  clean-up action, or for use
19    solely for the conduct of research and  the  development  and
20    demonstration   of   technologies  for  the  incineration  of
21    hazardous waste.
22        (p) (1)  Any  person  submitting  an  application  for  a
23    permit for a new MSWLF unit or for a lateral expansion  under
24    subsection  (t)  of  Section  21  of this Act for an existing
25    MSWLF unit that has not received and is not subject to  local
26    siting  approval under Section 39.2 of this Act shall publish
27    notice  of  the  application  in  a  newspaper   of   general
28    circulation  in  the  county in which the MSWLF unit is or is
29    proposed to be located.  The  notice  must  be  published  at
30    least  15 days before submission of the permit application to
31    the Agency.  The notice shall state the name and  address  of
32    the  applicant,  the  location  of the MSWLF unit or proposed
33    MSWLF unit, the nature and size of the MSWLF unit or proposed
34    MSWLF unit, the nature of the activity proposed, the probable
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 1    life  of  the  proposed  activity,  the   date   the   permit
 2    application  will  be submitted, and a statement that persons
 3    may file written comments  with  the  Agency  concerning  the
 4    permit  application  within  30  days after the filing of the
 5    permit application unless the time period to submit  comments
 6    is extended by the Agency.
 7        When a permit applicant submits information to the Agency
 8    to  supplement  a  permit  application  being reviewed by the
 9    Agency, the applicant shall not be required  to  reissue  the
10    notice under this subsection.
11        (2)  The  Agency shall accept written comments concerning
12    the permit application that are postmarked no later  then  30
13    days  after  the filing of the permit application, unless the
14    time period to accept comments is extended by the Agency.
15        (3)  Each applicant for a permit described in part (1) of
16    this subsection shall file a copy of the  permit  application
17    with  the  county board or governing body of the municipality
18    in which the MSWLF unit is or is proposed to  be  located  at
19    the  same  time  the  application is submitted to the Agency.
20    The  permit  application  filed  with  the  county  board  or
21    governing  body  of  the  municipality  shall   include   all
22    documents  submitted  to  or  to  be submitted to the Agency,
23    except trade secrets as determined under Section 7.1 of  this
24    Act.  The permit application and other documents on file with
25    the  county board or governing body of the municipality shall
26    be  made  available  for  public  inspection  during  regular
27    business hours at the office  of  the  county  board  or  the
28    governing  body  of  the  municipality and may be copied upon
29    payment of the actual cost of reproduction.
30    (Source: P.A. 88-45; 88-293; 88-320; 88-447; 88-464;  88-496;
31    88-670,  eff.  12-2-94;  88-681,  eff. 12-22-94; 89-487, eff.
32    6-21-96; 89-556, eff. 7-26-96; revised 8-19-96.)

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