House Sponsors: NOVAK-FEIGENHOLTZ. Senate Sponsors: MAHAR-RAUSCHENBERGER Short description: EPA-FLOURESCENT LAMP RECYCLNG Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Environmental Protection Act to provide that, until the Pollution Control Board adopts rules designating flourescent and high intensity discharge lamps as universal waste, used flourescent and high intensity discharge lamps may be managed under alternative, specified conditions. Requires the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency to seek authorization from the United States Environmental Protection Agency to implement the provisions of the Universal Waste Rule. Effective immediately. FISCAL IMPACT NOTE (Pollution Control Bd.) There will be no fiscal impact on the PCB. STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE HB 2164 fails to create a State mandate. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Deletes the requirement that the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency seek authorization from the United States Environmental Protection Agency to implement the provisions of the Universal Waste Rule. Instead, provides for the designation of hazardous fluorescent and high intensity discharge lamps as universal waste and requires the Pollution Control Board to adopt rules for the management of those lamps as universal waste within 240 days of the effective date of the amendatory Act. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 2. Adds reference to: New Act 30 ILCS 105/5.449 new 215 ILCS 5/2.5 new Creates the Drycleaner Environmental Response Trust Fund Act to support remediation of drycleaning solvent releases at drycleaning facilities through a reimbursement program for remediation of existing releases and an insurance program for prospective releases. Creates the Drycleaner Environmental Response Trust Fund Council to administer the Act. Authorizes civil and criminal penalties. Establishes a quantity-based drycleaning solvent tax to be imposed on a person purchasing drycleaning solvent for use at the facility. Imposes a one-time drycleaning solvent floor stock tax to be assessed on January 1, 1998. Requires owners or operators of dry cleaning facilities to obtain a license under the Act in order to be eligible for reimbursement and insurance benefits under the Act. Repeals the license fee and sale and transfer fee provisions on July 1, 2007. Prohibits a person from engaging in the business of selling drycleaning solvent on and after January 1, 1998 without a certificate of registration issued by the Department of Revenue. Provides for a transfer of $375,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Drycleaner Environmental Response Trust Fund, which, after 6 months, shall be transferred back to the General Revenue Fund. Amends the State Finance Act to add the Drycleaner Environmental Response Trust Fund. Amends the Illinois Insurance Code to exempt the Drycleaner Environmental Response Trust Fund from the provisions of the Code. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 3. Adds reference to: 415 ILCS 5/3.45 from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1003.45 415 ILCS 5/22.48 new 415 ILCS 5/44 from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1044 Further amends the Environmental Protection Act to redefine "special waste". Provides that certain industrial process waste and pollution control waste shall be managed as special waste unless the generator provides a specified certification. Sets forth criminal penalties for falsely certifying that waste is not special waste. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 4. Deletes a provision in the Drycleaner Environmental Response Trust Fund Act stating that hearings concerning matters covered by the Act shall be heard by the Drycleaner Environmental Response Trust Fund Council pursuant to rules adopted by the Council. CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 1. Recommends that the House concur in S-ams 1, 2, 3 and 4. Recommends that the bill be further amended as follows: Further amends the Environmental Protection Act to create the criminal offense of Criminal Disposal of Waste and set forth penalties for conviction under that offense. Provides that a person who knowingly violates a provision of the federal Procedures for Asbestos Emission Control is guilty of a Class 4 felony. Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 90-0502 Last action date: 97-08-19 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 0 SENATE - 4 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status