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Public Act 90-0565

HB1547 Enrolled                               LRB9003676SMdvD

    AN ACT concerning soil and water resources.

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

    Section 2.  The Soil and Water Conservation Districts Act
is amended by changing Section 6 as follows:

    (70 ILCS 405/6) (from Ch. 5, par. 111)
    Sec. 6.  Powers and duties. In addition to the powers and
duties otherwise conferred upon the Department, it shall have
the following powers and duties:
    (1)  To  offer  such  assistance as may be appropriate to
the directors  of  soil  and  water  conservation  districts,
organized as provided hereinafter, in the carrying out of any
of the powers and programs.
    (2)  To  keep  the  directors  of  each  of  said several
districts informed of the activities and experience of  other
such  districts,  and  to facilitate an interchange of advice
and experience between such districts and cooperation between
them.
    (3)  To coordinate the programs of the several  districts
so far as this may be done by advice and consultation.
    (4)  To seek the cooperation and assistance of the United
States  and  of  agencies  of this State, in the work of such
districts.
    (5)  To  disseminate  information  throughout  the  State
concerning the formation of such districts, and to assist  in
the   formation  of  such  districts  in  areas  where  their
organization is desirable.
    (6)  To  consider,  review,  and  express   its   opinion
concerning any rules, regulations, ordinances or other action
of  the board of directors of any district and to advise such
board of directors accordingly.
    (7)  To  prepare  and  submit  to  the  Director  of  the
Department an annual budget.
    (8)  To develop  and  coordinate  a  comprehensive  State
erosion and sediment control program, including guidelines to
be  used  by  districts  in  implementing  this  program.  In
developing this program, the Department may consult with  and
request  technical  assistance  from local, State and federal
agencies,  and  may  consult  and  advise  with   technically
qualified  persons  and  with the soil and water conservation
districts.  The guidelines developed may be revised from time
to time as necessary.
    (9)  To promote  among  its  members  the  management  of
marginal  agricultural  and  other  rural lands for forestry,
consistent with the  goals  and  purposes  of  the  "Illinois
Forestry Development Act".
    Nothing in this Act shall authorize the Department or any
district  to  regulate  or control point source discharges to
waters.
    (10)  To make grants subject to annual appropriation from
the Build Illinois Purposes Fund,  the  Build  Illinois  Bond
Fund  or any other sources, including the federal government,
to  Soil  and  Water  Conservation  Districts  and  the  Soil
Conservation Service.
    (11)  To provide  payment  for  outstanding  health  care
costs  of  Soil  and  Water  Conservation  District employees
incurred between January 1, 1996 and December 31,  1996  that
were eligible for reimbursement from the District's insurance
carrier,  Midcontinent  Medical  Benefit  Trust, but have not
been paid to date by Midcontinent.  All claims shall be filed
with the Department on or  before  January  30,  1998  to  be
considered   for   payment   under  the  provisions  of  this
amendatory Act of 1997.   The  Department  shall  approve  or
reject claims based upon documentation and in accordance with
established  procedures.   The  authority  granted under this
item (11) expires on September 1, 1998.
    Nothing in this Act shall authorize the Department in any
district to regulate or curtail point  source  discharges  to
waters.
(Source: P.A. 84-111.)

    Section  5.  The  Illinois  Dead  Animal  Disposal Act is
amended by changing Section 17 as follows:

    (225 ILCS 610/17) (from Ch. 8, par. 165)
    Sec. 17.  (a) No person caring for, acting  as  an  agent
for  the owner of or owning any animal, poultry or fish which
has died shall allow the body or parts of  the  body  to  lie
about  the  premises. Such body or parts of the body shall be
disposed of within 24 hours  after  death  as  prescribed  by
regulations  of  the  Department. The Department may prohibit
the hauling or transportation of  the  body  of  any  animal,
poultry  or  fish  which  has  died  of  a highly contagious,
infectious or communicable disease and may specify the method
of disposal.
    (b)  The owner, operator, caretaker or animal  collection
service  may  dispose  of  bodies of dead animals, poultry or
fish by composting on the site where the death of the animals
occurred,  or  by  transporting  the  bodies  to  a  licensed
landfill for disposal.  Parts of bodies may be transported to
the licensed landfill only in the case of  on-site  slaughter
or on-site necropsy performed to determine the cause of death
of  the  animal.   Transporting  the bodies or those parts of
bodies shall be by conveyance that is owned  or  operated  by
the owner, operator, caretaker or animal collection service.
    (c)  When  the destruction or disposal of a body or parts
of a body of an animal,  poultry  or  fish,  is  by  burying,
burning  or  composting,  it  shall  be  done  in a manner as
required by regulations of the Department and  in  compliance
with the requirements of the Environmental Protection Act.
    (d)  Any site where the bodies of dead animals or poultry
are to be composted shall comply with the following setbacks:
         (1)  The  composting site shall include a setback of
    at least 200 feet from the nearest potable  water  supply
    well, except in accordance with subsection (b) of Section
    14.2 of the Environmental Protection Act.
         (2)  The  composting  site  shall be located outside
    the boundary of the 10-year floodplain or the site  shall
    be protected from flooding.
         (3)  A   composting   site   constructed  after  the
    effective date of this amendatory Act of 1997  so  as  to
    constitute a "new facility" after that date as defined in
    the  Livestock Management Facilities Act shall be located
    at least 1/4 mile from  the  nearest  occupied  residence
    (other  than  a residence located on the same property as
    the facility).
(Source: P.A. 88-133.)

    Section 10.  The Livestock Management Facilities  Act  is
amended  by  changing Sections 15, 17, 20, 25, 30, and 55 and
adding Section 16 as follows:

    (510 ILCS 77/15)
    Sec. 15. Livestock waste lagoon.
    (a)  Standards for livestock waste  lagoon  construction.
Any  earthen  livestock  waste lagoon subject to registration
shall be constructed or modified in accordance  with  "Design
of Anaerobic Lagoons for Animal Waste Management" promulgated
by   the  American  Society  of  Agricultural  Engineers  and
designated (ASAE  EP403.1)  or  the  national  guidelines  as
published  by  the  United  States  Department of Agriculture
Natural Resource Conservation Service in Illinois and  titled
Waste Treatment Lagoon.  The owner or operator of the earthen
livestock  lagoon  may,  with  approval  from the Department,
modify or exceed these   standards  in  order  to  meet  site
specific  objectives.   Notwithstanding any other requirement
of this subsection, every earthen    livestock  waste  lagoon
shall  include  the  construction of a secondary berm, filter
strip, grass waterway, or  terrace,  or  any  combination  of
those,  outside  the  perimeter  of  the  primary  berm if an
engineer licensed under the Professional Engineering Practice
Act of 1989 and retained by the registrant  determines,  with
the  concurrence of the Department, that construction of such
a secondary berm or other feature or features is necessary in
order to ensure against a release of livestock waste from the
lagoon (i) that  encroaches  or  is  reasonably  expected  to
encroach  upon  land  other    than  the land occupied by the
livestock waste handling facility of which the  lagoon  is  a
part  or (ii) that enters or is  reasonably expected to enter
the waters of this  State.  The  Department  shall  determine
compliance  with  these  requirements.   The  Department  may
require  changes  in  design  or  additional  requirements to
protect groundwater, such as extra liner depth  or  synthetic
liners, when it appears groundwater could be impacted.
    (b)  Registration    and   certification.   Any   earthen
livestock waste lagoon newly constructed  or  modified  (does
not  include  repairs)  after  the  effective  date  of rules
adopted  for  the  implementation  of  this  Act   shall   be
registered  by the owner or operator with the Department on a
form provided by the Department.  Lagoons  constructed  prior
to the effective date of rules adopted for the implementation
of this Act may register with the Department at no charge.
    In  order to give the Department notice of the owner's or
operator's intent to construct or modify an earthen livestock
waste lagoon, the  owner  or  operator  shall  register  such
lagoon  with the Department during the preconstruction phase.
Construction shall not begin until 30 days after submittal of
a registration form by  certified  mail  to  the  Department.
When  an  informational  meeting  is requested by the county,
construction shall not begin until  after  the  informational
meeting has been held.
    Livestock  waste  lagoon registration forms shall be made
available to  producers  at  offices  of  the  Department  of
Agriculture,  Cooperative  Extension  Service,  and  Soil and
Water Conservation Districts.
    Registration information shall include the following:
         (1)  Name(s)  and  address(es)  of  the  owner   and
    operator  who  are  responsible  for  the livestock waste
    lagoon.
         (2)  General location of lagoon.
         (3)  Design construction plans and specifications.
         (4)  Specific location information:
              (A)  Distance to a private  or  public  potable
         well;
              (B)  Distance   to   closest  occupied  private
         residence (other  than  any  occupied  by  owner  or
         operator);
              (C)  Distance to nearest stream; and
              (D)  Distance to nearest populated area.
         (5)  Anticipated   beginning  and  ending  dates  of
    construction.
         (6)  Type of livestock and number of animal units.
    The Department of Agriculture upon receipt of a livestock
waste lagoon registration  form  shall  review  the  form  to
determine  that  all  required information has been provided.
The person filing the registration shall be  notified  within
15  working  days  that  the registration is complete or that
clarification of information is needed.   No  later  than  10
working  days after receipt of the clarification information,
the Department shall notify the owner or  operator  that  the
registration is complete.
    The  Department  shall inspect an earthen livestock waste
lagoon  during  at  least  one  of  the   following   phases:
preconstruction,  construction,  and  post-construction.  The
Department shall  require  modifications  when  necessary  to
bring  construction  in  compliance with the standards as set
forth in subsection (a) of Section 15.    The  person  making
the  inspection shall discuss with the owner, or operator, or
certified livestock manager an evaluation  of  the  livestock
waste  lagoon  construction  and  shall  (i)  provide on-site
written  recommendations  to  the  owner,  or  operator,   or
certified   livestock   manager  of  what  modifications  are
necessary or (ii) inform the owner,  operator,  or  certified
livestock  manager  that  the  lagoon meets the standards set
forth in subsection (a) of Section 15.  On  the  day  of  the
inspection,  the  person making the inspection shall give the
owner, operator, or certified  livestock  manager  a  written
report  of  his  or  her  findings  based  on the inspection,
together  with  an  explanation  of  any  remedial   measures
necessary  to  enable  the  lagoon  to meet the standards set
forth in subsection (a).
    The  person  making  any  inspection  shall  comply  with
reasonable animal health protection procedures  as  requested
by the owner, or operator, or certified livestock manager.
    Upon  completion of the construction or modification, but
prior to placing the lagoon in service, the owner or operator
of the  livestock  waste  lagoon  shall  certify  on  a  form
provided   by   the  Department  that  the  lagoon  has  been
constructed or modified in accordance with the standards  set
forth   in   subsection  (a)  of  Section  15  and  that  the
information provided on the registration form is correct.
         (1)  The  certification  notice  to  the  Department
    shall include a  certification statement and signature.
         (2)  The  certification  shall  state:   "I   hereby
    certify  that  the  information  provided on this form is
    correct and that  the  lagoon  has  been  constructed  in
    accordance   with   the  standards  as  required  by  the
    Livestock Management Facilities Act."
    The owner or operator of the lagoon may proceed to  place
the  lagoon  in service no earlier than 10 working days after
submitting to the Department a  certification  of  compliance
statement.
    (b-5)  Public informational meeting.  Within 7 days after
receiving a registration form giving notice of an  intent  to
construct  or modify an  earthen livestock waste lagoon after
the  effective date of  this  amendatory  Act  of  1997,  the
Department shall send a  copy of the registration form to the
county  board  of the county in which the  lagoon is or is to
be located.  After receiving a copy of a lagoon  registration
form  from  the  Department  under this subsection, within 30
days the county board may at its discretion request that  the
Department  conduct  a public informational meeting within 15
days of the request concerning the proposed  construction  or
modification  of the lagoon.  If the Department conducts such
a meeting, then at least 10 days before  the    meeting,  the
Department  shall cause notice of the meeting to be published
in a newspaper of general circulation in the  county  or  the
State  newspaper.    The  owner or operator who submitted the
registration form to the Department  shall    appear  at  the
meeting.  At the meeting, the Department shall afford members
of    the  public an opportunity to ask questions and present
oral   or   written   testimony   concerning   the   proposed
construction or modification of the lagoon.
    (c)  Complaint procedure. Any person having  a  complaint
concerning  an  earthen  livestock  waste  lagoon  may file a
complaint  with  the  Agency.   If  the  Agency  finds   that
groundwater   has   been   negatively   impacted  because  of
structural problems with the earthen lagoon, the Agency shall
notify the Department that  modification  of  the  lagoon  is
necessary.  The livestock owner or operator or the Department
may request guidance from the  United  States  Department  of
Agriculture  Natural  Resource  Conservation  Service  or the
University of Illinois Cooperative Extension Service.
    The person making any inspection shall comply with animal
health protection procedures as requested  by  the  owner  or
operator.
    Any  earthen  livestock  waste lagoon in service prior to
the effective date of the rules for  implementation  of  this
Act is not subject to registration but is only subject to the
complaint  procedure.   However,  any  such  livestock  waste
lagoon  found  impacting  groundwater shall be required to be
repaired,  modified,  or  have   procedures   instituted   so
groundwater is not negatively impacted.
    If   an   investigation   reveals  groundwater  has  been
negatively  impacted,  the  Department   and   Agency   shall
cooperate   with  the  owner  or  operator  of  the  affected
livestock waste lagoon to provide a  reasonable  solution  to
protect the groundwater.
    Nothing   in   this  Section  shall  limit  the  Agency's
authority  under  the   Environmental   Protection   Act   to
investigate  and  respond  to violations of the Environmental
Protection Act or rules adopted under that Act.
    (d)  Livestock  waste  lagoon  registration   fee.    The
livestock waste lagoon registration fee is $50.
    (d-5)  Reporting  release of waste.  An owner or operator
of a lagoon  shall  report  to  the  Agency  any  release  of
livestock  waste  from  a  lagoon  within  24 hours after the
discovery  of  the  release.   The  procedure  for  reporting
releases shall be adopted by the Agency by rule.
    For a first violation of this  subsection  (d-5)  by  the
owner  or  operator  of  a  livestock  management facility or
livestock waste handling facility, the Department shall  send
the  owner  or  operator a written notice of the violation by
certified mail, return receipt requested.
    If after an administrative hearing the  Department  finds
that the owner or operator of a livestock management facility
or  livestock  waste handling facility has committed a second
violation of this  subsection  (d-5),  the  Department  shall
impose  on  the  owner  or  operator  a  civil administrative
penalty in an amount  not  exceeding  $1,000.   The  Attorney
General  may  bring an action in the circuit court to enforce
the collection of a penalty  imposed  under  this  subsection
(d-5).
    If  after  an administrative hearing the Department finds
that the owner or operator of a livestock management facility
or livestock waste handling facility has  committed  a  third
violation  of  this  subsection  (d-5),  the Department shall
enter an administrative order directing  that  the  owner  or
operator  cease operation of the facility until the violation
is corrected.
    If a livestock management  facility  or  livestock  waste
handling  facility  has  not  committed  a  violation of this
subsection (d-5) within the 5 years immediately  preceding  a
violation,  the violation shall be construed and treated as a
first violation.
    (e)  Closure of livestock waste lagoons. When any earthen
livestock waste lagoon is removed from service, it  shall  be
completely  emptied.  Appropriate closure procedures shall be
followed as determined by rule.  The remaining hole  must  be
filled.   The  closure requirements shall be completed within
two years from the date of cessation of operation unless  the
lagoon is maintained or serviced.  The Department may grant a
waiver  to  the  before-stated closure requirements that will
permit the lagoon to be used for an alternative purpose.
    Upon a  change  in  ownership  of  a  registered  earthen
livestock waste lagoon, the owner shall notify the Department
of  the  change  within 30 working days of the closing of the
transaction.
    (f)  Administrative  authority.  All   actions   of   the
Department   of  Agriculture  are  subject  to  the  Illinois
Administrative Procedure Act.
    Any   earthen   livestock   waste   lagoon   subject   to
registration shall not begin operation  until  the  owner  or
operator of the lagoon has met the requirements of this Act.
    The  owner  or  operator  of  any earthen livestock waste
lagoon subject to registration that has not  been  registered
or  constructed  in  accordance  with  standards set forth in
subsection (a) of Section 15 shall, upon being identified  as
such  by  the  Department,  be  given  written  notice by the
Department to register  and  certify  the  lagoon  within  10
working  days  of  receipt of the notice.  The Department may
inspect such lagoon and require compliance in accordance with
subsections (a) and (b) of this  Section.  If  the  owner  or
operator  of  the  livestock  waste lagoon that is subject to
registration fails to comply with the notice, the  Department
may  issue  a  cease  and  desist  order  until  such time as
compliance is obtained with the  requirements  of  this  Act.
Failure  to  construct  the  lagoon  in  accordance  with the
construction  plan  and  Department  recommendations   is   a
business  offense  punishable  by  a  fine  of  not more than
$5,000.
(Source: P.A. 89-456, eff. 5-21-96.)

    (510 ILCS 77/16 new)
    Sec. 16.  Inspection of earthen livestock  waste  lagoons
by  Department.    At least once each year on a random basis,
the Department shall inspect every  earthen  livestock  waste
lagoon  that  services  1,000  or  more  animal  units and is
required to be registered under this  Act.     The  owner  or
operator  of the lagoon or a certified livestock manager must
be present during the inspection.   If the  owner,  operator,
or   certified  livestock  manager  is  not  present  at  the
scheduled date,  time,  and  place  of  the  inspection,  the
inspection  shall  proceed in his or her absence.  The person
making the inspection shall conduct a  visual  inspection  to
determine  only  whether  any  of  the following are present:
burrow holes, trees or woody  vegetation,  proper  freeboard,
erosion,  settling  of  the berm, bermtop maintenance, leaks,
and seepage. The person making the inspection  shall  discuss
with  the  owner, operator, or certified livestock manager an
evaluation of the livestock waste lagoon's current  condition
and  shall (i) provide on-site written recommendations to the
owner, operator,  or  certified  livestock  manager  of  what
corrective  actions  are  necessary or (ii) inform the owner,
operator, or certified  livestock  manager  that  the  lagoon
meets the standards set forth in this subsection.
    The  person  making  any  inspection  shall  comply  with
reasonable  animal  health protection procedures as requested
by the owner, operator, or certified livestock manager.
    The Department shall send official written notice of  any
deficiencies  to  the  owner  or  operator  of  the lagoon by
certified mail, return receipt requested.      The  owner  or
operator  and the Department shall enter into an agreement of
compliance setting forth the specific action and timetable to
correct  the  deficiencies.       The   person   making   the
reinspection  shall  notify  the Department of the results of
the  reinspection,  and  the  Department   shall   take   the
appropriate  action under this Section.   If the Department's
inspector finds a release  or  evidence  of  a  release,  the
Department  shall  immediately report such information to the
Agency.
    For a first violation of this Section  by  the  owner  or
operator  of  a  livestock  management  facility or livestock
waste handling facility, the Department shall send the  owner
or  operator  a  written notice of the violation by certified
mail, return receipt requested.
    If after an administrative hearing the  Department  finds
that the owner or operator of a livestock management facility
or  livestock  waste handling facility has committed a second
violation of this Section, the Department shall impose on the
owner or operator a civil administrative penalty in an amount
not exceeding $1,000.  The  Attorney  General  may  bring  an
action  in  the  circuit court to enforce the collection of a
penalty imposed under this Section.
    If after an administrative hearing the  Department  finds
that the owner or operator of a livestock management facility
or  livestock  waste  handling facility has committed a third
violation of this Section,  the  Department  shall  enter  an
administrative  order  directing  that  the owner or operator
cease operation  of  the  facility  until  the  violation  is
corrected.
    If  a  livestock  management  facility or livestock waste
handling facility has  not  committed  a  violation  of  this
Section within the 5 years immediately preceding a violation,
the  violation  shall  be  construed  and  treated as a first
violation.

    (510 ILCS 77/17)
    Sec. 17.  Financial responsibility.   Owners  of  new  or
modified  lagoons registered under the provisions of this Act
shall  establish   and   maintain   evidence   of   financial
responsibility  to provide for the closure of the lagoons and
the  proper  disposal  of  their  contents  within  the  time
provisions outlined in this  Act.   Financial  responsibility
may be evidenced by any combination of the following:
    (1)  Commercial or private insurance;
    (2)  Guarantee;
    (3)  Surety bond;
    (4)  Letter of credit;
    (5)  Certificate   of   Deposit   or  designated  savings
account;.
    (6)  Participation in a livestock  waste  lagoon  closure
fund managed by the Illinois Farm Development Authority.
    The  level of surety required shall be determined by rule
and be based upon the volumetric capacity of the lagoon.   By
January  1, 1997, The Department shall conduct a study of the
availability and cost of commercial  surety  instruments  and
report   its   findings  to  the  General  Assembly  for  its
consideration and review.  Surety instruments required  under
this  Section  shall  be required after the effective date of
rules adopted for the implementation of this Act.
(Source: P.A. 89-456, eff. 5-21-96.)

    (510 ILCS 77/20)
    Sec. 20.  Handling, storing and  disposing  of  livestock
waste.
    (a)  The  livestock management facility owner or operator
shall comply with the requirements for handling, storing, and
disposing of livestock wastes  as  set  forth  in  the  rules
adopted pursuant to the Illinois Environmental Protection Act
concerning agriculture related pollution.
    (b)  The  livestock management facility owner or operator
at a facility of less than 1,000 animal units  shall  not  be
required to prepare and maintain a waste management plan.
    (c)  The  livestock management facility owner or operator
at a facility of 1,000 or greater animal units but less  than
7,000  animal units shall prepare and maintain on file at the
livestock management  facility  a  general  waste  management
plan.    Notwithstanding   this   requirement,   a  livestock
management  facility  subject  to  this  subsection  may   be
operated on an interim basis but not to exceed 6 months after
the  effective date of the rules promulgated pursuant to this
Act to allow for the owner or operator  of  the  facility  to
develop  a  waste management plan.  The waste management plan
shall be available  for  inspection  during  normal  business
hours by Department personnel.
    (d)  The  livestock management facility owner or operator
at a facility of 7,000 or greater animal units shall prepare,
maintain, and submit to the Department the  waste  management
plan  for  approval.  Approval  of  the waste management plan
shall  be  predicated  on  compliance  with   provisions   of
subsection  (f).  The waste management plan shall be approved
by the Department before operation of the facility or in  the
case of an existing facility, the waste management plan shall
be  submitted within 60 working days after the effective date
of the rules promulgated pursuant to this Act.
    The owner or operator of an existing livestock management
facility that through growth meets or  exceeds  7,000  animal
units   shall   file  its  waste  management  plan  with  the
Department within 60 working days after reaching  the  stated
animal units.
    The  owner or operator of a livestock management facility
that is subject to this subsection (d) shall file  within  60
working  days  with the Department a revised waste management
plan when there is a significant change in items (1), (2), or
(10) of subsection (f) that will materially affect compliance
with the waste management plan.
    (e)  The waste management plan and records  of  livestock
waste disposal shall be kept on file for three years.
    (f)  The application of livestock waste to the land is an
acceptable,   recommended,   and   established   practice  in
Illinois.  However, when livestock waste is not applied in  a
responsible  manner,  it may create pollutional problems.  It
should be recognized that, in most cases,  if  the  agronomic
nitrogen  rate is met, the phosphorus applied will exceed the
crop requirements, but not  all  of  the  phosphorus  may  be
available  for  use  by  the  crop.   It  will  be considered
acceptable, therefore,  to  prepare  and  implement  a  waste
management  plan  based  on  the  nitrogen  rate.  The  waste
management plan shall include the following:
         (1)  An  estimate  of  the  volume  of  waste  to be
    disposed of annually.
         (2)  The number of acres available for  disposal  of
    the waste.
         (3)  An estimate of the nutrient value of the waste.
         (4)  An  indication that the livestock waste will be
    applied at rates not to  exceed  the  agronomic  nitrogen
    demand  of  the  crops  to  be grown when averaged over a
    5-year period.
         (5)  A provision that livestock waste applied within
    1/4 mile of any residence not part of the facility  shall
    be  injected  or  incorporated on the day of application.
    However, livestock management  facilities  and  livestock
    waste handling facilities that have irrigation systems in
    operation  prior  to  the  effective  date of this Act or
    existing facilities applying waste on frozen  ground  are
    not subject to the provisions of this item (5).
         (6)  A  provision  that  livestock  waste may not be
    applied within 200 feet of surface water unless the water
    is upgrade or there is adequate diking,  and  waste  will
    not  be  applied  within 150 feet of potable water supply
    wells.
         (7)  A provision that livestock  waste  may  not  be
    applied  in a 10-year flood plain unless the injection or
    incorporation method of application is used.
         (8)  A provision that livestock  waste  may  not  be
    applied in waterways.
         (9)  A  provision  that if waste is spread on frozen
    or snow-covered land, the application will be limited  to
    land areas on which:
              (A)  land slopes are 5% or less, or
              (B)  adequate erosion control practices exist.
         (10)  Methods for disposal of animal waste.
    (g)  Any person who is required to prepare and maintain a
waste  management plan and who fails to do so shall be issued
a warning letter by the Department for  the  first  violation
and  shall  be  given  30  working  days  to  prepare a waste
management plan.  For failure to prepare and maintain a waste
management plan, the person shall be fined an  administrative
penalty  of  up to $1,000 $500 by the Department and shall be
required to enter into an agreement of compliance to  prepare
and  maintain a waste management plan within 30 working days.
For failure to prepare and maintain a waste  management  plan
after the second 30 day period or for failure to enter into a
compliance agreement, the Department may issue an operational
cease and desist order until compliance is attained.
(Source: P.A. 89-456, eff. 5-21-96.)

    (510 ILCS 77/25)
    Sec. 25.  Odor control.
    (a)  Operators  of  livestock  waste  handling facilities
shall practice odor control  methods  during  the  course  of
manure  removal  and field application.  Odor control methods
shall be  those  methods  identified  in  the  rules  adopted
pursuant   to   the  Illinois  Environmental  Protection  Act
concerning agriculture related pollution.
    (b) Every single-stage livestock waste lagoon constructed
after the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1997 shall
comply with the following operational guidelines:
         (1) In operation, the lagoon must be  maintained  at
    not less than the minimum design volume.
         (2) The livestock waste supply to the lagoon must be
    below the minimum design volume level.
         (3)  The  livestock  waste  storage  capacity of the
    lagoon must be greater than 270 days.
    (c) Above-ground livestock waste holding structures  must
be operated using odor control management guidelines based on
scientific   peer  review  accepted  by  the  Department  and
determined  to  be  economically  feasible  to  the  specific
operation.
    (d)  For a first violation of this Section by  the  owner
or  operator  of a livestock management facility or livestock
waste handling facility, the Department shall send the  owner
or  operator  a  written notice of the violation by certified
mail, return receipt requested.
    If after an administrative hearing the  Department  finds
that the owner or operator of a livestock management facility
or  livestock  waste handling facility has committed a second
violation of this Section, the Department shall impose on the
owner or operator a civil administrative penalty in an amount
not exceeding $1,000.  The  Attorney  General  may  bring  an
action  in  the  circuit court to enforce the collection of a
penalty imposed under this Section.
    If after an administrative hearing the  Department  finds
that the owner or operator of a livestock management facility
or  livestock  waste  handling facility has committed a third
violation of this Section,  the  Department  shall  enter  an
administrative  order  directing  that  the owner or operator
cease operation  of  the  facility  until  the  violation  is
corrected.
    If  a  livestock  management  facility or livestock waste
handling facility has  not  committed  a  violation  of  this
Section within the 5 years immediately preceding a violation,
the  violation  shall  be  construed  and  treated as a first
violation.
(Source: P.A. 89-456, eff. 5-21-96.)

    (510 ILCS 77/30)
    Sec. 30.  Certified  Livestock  Manager.  The  Department
shall  establish  a  Certified  Livestock  Manager program in
conjunction with the livestock  industry  that  will  enhance
management  skills  in  critical areas, such as environmental
awareness,  safety  concerns,  odor  control  techniques  and
technology,  neighbor  awareness,  current  best   management
practices,  and  the  developing  and  implementing of manure
management plans.
    (a)  Applicability. A livestock waste  handling  facility
serving  300  or  greater animal units shall be operated only
under the supervision of a certified livestock manager.   Not
withstanding  the  before-stated provision, a livestock waste
handling facility may be operated on an  interim  basis,  but
not to exceed 6 months, to allow for the owner or operator of
the facility to become certified.
    (b)  A certification program shall include the following:
         (1)  A  general working knowledge of best management
    practices.
         (2)  A general working knowledge of livestock  waste
    handling practices and procedures.
         (3)  A   general   working  knowledge  of  livestock
    management operations and related safety issues.
         (4)  An   awareness   and   understanding   of   the
    responsibility of the owner or operator for all employees
    who may be involved with waste handling.
    (c)  Any certification issued shall be valid for 3  years
and  thereafter  be  subject  to  renewal. A renewal shall be
valid for a 3 year period and the  procedures  set  forth  in
this  Section  shall be followed.  The Department may require
anyone who is certified to be  recertified  in  less  than  3
years  for  just  cause including but not limited to repeated
complaints where investigations reveal the  need  to  improve
management practices.
    (d)  Methods  for  obtaining  certified livestock manager
status.
         (1)  The owner or  operator  of  a  livestock  waste
    handling facility serving 300 or greater animal units but
    less  than  1,000  animal  units shall become a certified
    livestock manager by:
              (A)  attending a training session conducted  by
         the Department of Agriculture, Cooperative Extension
         Service,  or  any agriculture association, which has
         been approved by  or  is  in  cooperation  with  the
         Department; or
              (B)  in   lieu  of  attendance  at  a  training
         session,   successfully   completing    a    written
         competency examination.
         (2)  The  owner  or  operator  of  a livestock waste
    handling facility serving 1,000 or greater  animal  units
    shall become a certified livestock manager by attending a
    training   session   conducted   by   the  Department  of
    Agriculture,  Cooperative  Extension  Service,   or   any
    agriculture association, which has been approved by or is
    in  cooperation  with  the  Department  and  successfully
    completing a written competency examination.
    (e)  The certified livestock manager certificate shall be
issued  by  the Department and shall indicate that the person
named  on  the  certificate  is  certified  as  a   livestock
management  facility manager, the dates of certification, and
when renewal is due.
    (f)  The Department shall charge $10 for the issuance  or
renewal  of  a  certified  livestock manager certificate. The
Department may, by rule, establish fees to cover the costs of
materials and training for training  sessions  given  by  the
Department.
    (g)  The  owner or operator of a livestock waste handling
facility  operating  in  violation  of  the   provisions   of
subsection  (a)  of  this  Section  shall be issued a warning
letter for the first violation and shall be required to  have
a certified manager for the livestock waste handling facility
within  30  working  days.   For  failure  to comply with the
warning letter within the 30 day period, the person shall  be
fined  an  administrative penalty of up to $1,000 $500 by the
Department and shall be required to enter into  an  agreement
to  have a certified manager for the livestock waste handling
facility within 30 working days. For failure to  comply  with
the  agreement  to have a certified manager for the livestock
waste handling facility within  the  30  day  period  or  for
failure  to  enter  into  a  compliance agreement, the person
shall be fined up to $1,000 by the Department  and  shall  be
required  to  enter  into  an  agreement  to have a certified
manager for the livestock waste handling facility  within  30
working   days.    For   continued  failure  to  comply,  the
Department may issue an operational cease  and  desist  order
until compliance is attained.
(Source: P.A. 89-456, eff. 5-21-96.)

    (510 ILCS 77/55)
    Sec. 55.  Rules; Livestock Management Facilities Advisory
Committee.
    (a)  There  is  hereby established a Livestock Management
Facilities  Advisory  Committee,  which  shall  include   the
Directors of the Department of Agriculture, the Environmental
Protection  Agency,  the Department of Natural Resources, and
the Department of Public Health, or  their  designees.    The
Director of Agriculture or his or her designee shall serve as
the Chair of the Advisory Committee.  Members of the Advisory
Committee  may organize themselves as they deem necessary and
shall serve without compensation.
    (b)  The Advisory Committee shall review,  evaluate,  and
make  recommendations  to  the  Department of Agriculture for
rules necessary for the implementation of  this  Act.   Based
upon  the  recommendations  of  the  Advisory  Committee, the
Department of Agriculture shall, within 6  months  after  the
effective  date  of  this Act, propose rules to the Pollution
Control Board for the implementation of this Act.
    (c)  Within 6 months after the Department of  Agriculture
proposing  rules  to  the  Pollution Control Board, the Board
shall hold hearings on and adopt rules for the implementation
of this Act in the manner provided for in Sections 27 and  28
of  the Environmental Protection Act.  Rules adopted pursuant
to  this  Section  shall  take  into  account  all  available
pollution  control  technologies,  shall  be  technologically
feasible  and   economically   reasonable,   and   may   make
distinctions  for  the  type and size of livestock management
and livestock management handling facilities and operations.
    (d)  The Advisory  Committee  shall  meet  once  every  6
months  after  the  effective  date of this amendatory Act of
1997 to review, evaluate, and  make  recommendations  to  the
Department  of Agriculture concerning the Department's random
inspection of livestock waste lagoons  under  Section  16  of
this Act.
(Source: P.A. 89-456, eff. 5-21-96.)

    Section  99.  Effective date.  This Section and Section 2
take effect upon becoming law.

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