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1    AN ACT concerning safety.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Environmental Protection Act is amended by
5adding Section 22.23e as follows:
 
6    (415 ILCS 5/22.23e new)
7    Sec. 22.23e. End-of-life electric vehicle and battery
8electric storage system batteries.
9    (a) In this Section:
10    "Battery energy storage solution facility" or "BESS" means
11a facility that stores and distributes energy in the form of
12electricity and that stores electricity using battery devices
13and other means. "Battery energy storage solution" or "BESS"
14includes any permanent structures associated with the battery
15energy storage facility and all associated transmission lines,
16substations, and other equipment related to the storage and
17transmission of electric power.
18    "Battery storage site" means a site where used batteries
19are stored.
20    "Electric vehicle" or "EV" has the same meaning as defined
21in Section 11-1308 of the Illinois Vehicle Code.
22    "Electric vehicle battery" or "EV battery" means a
23rechargeable battery that is used to power the electric motors

 

 

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1that propel an electric vehicle. "Electric vehicle battery"
2includes, but is not limited to, lithium-ion batteries and
3nickel-metal hydride batteries.
4    "Used battery" means an EV battery that is sold, given, or
5otherwise conveyed to a battery storage site.
6    "Storage" means any accumulation of used batteries that
7does not constitute disposal.
8    (b) No person shall cause or allow the operation of a
9battery storage site at which 5,000 kilograms or more of used
10batteries are stored at any one time unless:
11        (1) the battery storage site is registered with the
12    Agency in accordance with this Section;
13        (2) the owner or operator of the battery storage site
14    maintains records documenting the following:
15            (A) the weight or volume of whole or partial used
16        batteries received at the battery storage site each
17        week;
18            (B) the weight or volume of whole or partial used
19        batteries leaving the battery storage site each week;
20        and
21            (C) the weight or volume of whole or partial used
22        batteries remaining at the battery storage site at the
23        end of each week; and
24        (3) the owner or operator of the battery storage site
25    is an automotive parts recycler as defined in Section
26    1-105.3 of the Illinois Vehicle Code and licensed under

 

 

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1    Section 5-301 of the Illinois Vehicle Code.
2    The records required under this Section shall be made
3available for inspection and copying by the Agency during the
4normal business hours.
5    (c) The owner or operator of each battery storage site in
6operation prior to February 1, 2026, at which 5,000 kilograms
7or more of used batteries are stored at any one time, must
8register with the Agency prior to February 1, 2026 and each
9February 1 thereafter. Any owners or operators of a battery
10storage site that comes into operation after February 1, 2026
11shall register with the Agency prior to commencing operation.
12Registration must be on forms and in a format prescribed by the
13Agency. Agency registration forms shall include, at a minimum,
14information regarding the following:
15        (1) the name and address of the owner and operator of
16    the battery storage site;
17        (2) A description of the operations conducted at the
18    battery storage site;
19        (3) the weight or volume of whole or partial used
20    batteries received at the battery storage site over the
21    past calendar year; and
22        (4) the weight or volume of whole or partial used
23    batteries at the battery storage site at the end of the
24    calendar year.
25    (d) No later than 1 year after the effective date of this
26amendatory Act, the Agency shall propose to the Board, and no

 

 

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1later than one year after receipt of the Agency's proposal,
2the Board shall adopt, rules for the operation of battery
3storage sites. Such rules shall include, but not be limited
4to: requirements for end-of-life battery receipt, handling,
5storage, and transfer; standards for fire prevention;
6requirements for contingency planning and emergency response;
7recordkeeping; reporting; and financial assurance.