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92_HB3330

 
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 1        AN ACT concerning agriculture.

 2        Be it enacted by the People of  the  State  of  Illinois,
 3    represented in the General Assembly:

 4        Section  5.   The  Livestock Management Facilities Act is
 5    amended by changing Section 12.1 as follows:

 6        (510 ILCS 77/12.1)
 7        Sec. 12.1.  Final determination.
 8        (a)  Within 15 calendar days of the close of the  comment
 9    period  under  subsection  (b)  of Section 12, the Department
10    shall determine if, more likely than not, the  provisions  of
11    the  Act have been met and shall send notice to the applicant
12    and  the  county  board  indicating  that  construction   may
13    proceed.  If the Department finds that, more likely than not,
14    the  provisions  of  the Act have not been met the Department
15    shall send notice  to  the  applicant  that  construction  is
16    prohibited.
17        (a-5)  If    the   Department   finds   that   additional
18    information or that specific changes are needed in  order  to
19    assist  the  Department  in  making  the  determination under
20    subsection (a) of this Section, the  Department  may  request
21    such information or changes from the owner or operator of the
22    new  livestock  waste  handling  facility or waste management
23    facility.
24        (b)  If no informational meeting is held, the  Department
25    shall,  within  15  calendar  days  following  the end of the
26    period for the  county  board  to  request  an  informational
27    meeting,  notify  the owner or operator that construction may
28    begin or that clarification is needed.
29        (c)  If the owner or operator  of  a  proposed  livestock
30    management  facility  or  livestock  waste  handling facility
31    amends the facility plans during the Department's review, the
 
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 1    Department shall notify the county board, which may  exercise
 2    its  option  of  a  public  informational meeting pursuant to
 3    Section 12 of this Act.
 4        (d)  If the owner or operator of a proposed new livestock
 5    management or new livestock waste  handling  facility  amends
 6    the  facility plans during the Department's review process by
 7    increasing the animal unit capacity of the facility such that
 8    the required setback distances will be increased,  the  owner
 9    or  operator  shall  submit  a  revised  notice  of intent to
10    construct and comply with applicable provisions of this Act.
11        (e)  If  a  livestock  management   or   other   facility
12    regulated  under this Act is being proposed and is subject to
13    Section 12 of this Act, then the county in which the proposed
14    site is located and all bordering counties within 2 miles  of
15    the  proposed  site  each  have jurisdiction over and must be
16    involved in the registration and project approval process  as
17    provided in this subsection.
18        Upon  approval  of  the  project  by  the  Department  of
19    Agriculture  finding  that the project meets the requirements
20    of this Act and its rules, the project must be approved by  a
21    combined  vote  of  all  members  of the county boards in all
22    counties having jurisdiction. A simple majority vote  of  all
23    the  members voting shall determine whether it is in the best
24    interest of  the  region  that  the  project  be  allowed  to
25    proceed. This vote shall be final and conclusive.
26        Any   proposed   facility   must,   prior  to  commencing
27    construction and at its own  expense,  improve  all  existing
28    access  roads  sufficient  to meet the tonnage specifications
29    and  requirements  for  construction  and  operation  of  the
30    facility.
31        These requirements do  not  apply  to  any  waste  lagoon
32    registration under this Act.
33    (Source: P.A. 91-110, eff. 7-13-99.)

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