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92_HB1148 LRB9203910EGfg 1 AN ACT in relation to environmental 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 5 by changing Section 22.3 as follows: 6 (415 ILCS 5/22.3) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1022.3) 7 Sec. 22.3. Post-closure responsibility. The owner and 8 operator of a hazardous waste disposal site shall, without 9 limitation, be responsible for the site for a period of 20 10 years after closure of the site, or such longer period of 11 time as required by the federal Resource Conservation and 12 Recovery Act of 1976, P.L. 94-580, or regulations issued 13 thereunder, or by Board regulation adopted pursuant to 14 subsection 22(a) or (f) of this Act. The owner and operator 15 shall monitor such site for gas migration, drainage problems, 16 erosion, settling, ground and surface water pollution and 17 other environmental and safety problems which occur, and 18 shall take whatever remedial action is necessary to solve any 19 such problems which occur at the site during the period of 20 responsibility. Notwithstanding the provisions of this 21 Section, nothing contained herein shall be construed to limit 22 any duties or liabilities imposed on an owner or operator of 23 a solid waste disposal site pursuant to this Act or 24 regulations thereunder or arising by operation of law. 25 (Source: P.A. 81-856.)