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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    (30 ILCS 105/5.380 rep.)
5    Section 3. The State Finance Act is amended by repealing
6Section 5.380.
 
7    (225 ILCS 52/Act rep.)
8    Section 5. The Industrial Hygienists Licensure Act is
9repealed.
 
10    Section 7. The Commercial and Public Building Asbestos
11Abatement Act is amended by changing Section 20 as follows:
 
12    (225 ILCS 207/20)
13    Sec. 20. Powers and Duties of the Department.
14    (a) The Department is empowered to promulgate any rules
15necessary to ensure proper implementation and administration
16of this Act, and compliance with the federal Asbestos School
17Hazard Abatement Reauthorization Act of 1990.
18    (b) Rules promulgated by the Department shall include, but
19not be limited to, rules relating to the correct and safe
20performance of response action services, rules for the
21assessment of civil penalties for violations of this Act or

 

 

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1rules promulgated under it, and rules providing for the
2training and licensing of persons and firms (i) to perform
3asbestos inspection, (ii) to perform abatement work, and (iii)
4to serve as asbestos abatement contractors, response action
5contractors, and asbestos workers. The Department is empowered
6to inspect activities regulated by this Act to ensure
7compliance.
8    Except as otherwise provided by Department rule, on and
9after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 98th
10General Assembly, any licensing requirement adopted pursuant
11to this Section that may be satisfied by an industrial
12hygienist licensed pursuant to the Industrial Hygienists
13Licensure Act repealed in this amendatory Act may be satisfied
14by a Certified Industrial Hygienist certified by the American
15Board of Industrial Hygiene.
16    (c) In carrying out its responsibilities under this Act,
17the Department shall:
18        (1) Publish a list of response action contractors
19    licensed under this Act, except that the Department shall
20    not be required to publish a list of licensed asbestos
21    workers; and
22        (2) Adopt rules for the collection of fees for training
23    course approval and for the licensing of inspectors,
24    project designers, contractors, supervisors, and workers.
25    (d) The provisions of the Illinois Administrative
26Procedure Act are hereby expressly adopted and shall apply to

 

 

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1all administrative rules and procedures of the Department of
2Public Health under this Act, except that in case of conflict
3between the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act and this Act
4the provisions of this Act shall control, and except that
5Section 5-35 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act
6relating to procedures for rulemaking does not apply to the
7adoption of any rule required by federal law in connection with
8which the Department is precluded by law from exercising any
9discretion.
10    (e) All final administrative decisions of the Department
11under this Act shall be subject to judicial review pursuant to
12the provisions of the Administrative Review Law and the rules
13adopted under it. The term "administrative decision" has the
14meaning ascribed to it in Section 3-101 of the Code of Civil
15Procedure.
16    (f) The Director, after notice and opportunity for hearing
17to the applicant or license holder, may deny, suspend, or
18revoke a license or expunge such person from the State list in
19any case in which he or she finds that there has been a
20substantial failure to comply with the provisions of this Act
21or the standards or rules established under it. Notice shall be
22provided by certified mail, return receipt requested, or by
23personal service setting forth the particular response for the
24proposed action and fixing a date, not less than 15 days from
25the date of such mailing or service, at which time the
26applicant, asbestos abatement contractor, or license holder

 

 

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1shall be given an opportunity to request hearing.
2    The hearing shall be conducted by the Director or by an
3individual designated in writing by the Director as Hearing
4Officer to conduct the hearing. On the basis of any such
5hearing, or upon default of the asbestos abatement contractor,
6applicant or license holder, the Director shall make a
7determination specifying his or her findings and conclusions. A
8copy of the determination shall be sent by certified mail,
9return receipt requested, or served personally upon the
10applicant, contractor, or license holder.
11    The procedure governing hearings authorized by this
12Section shall be in accordance with rules promulgated by the
13Department. A full and complete record shall be kept of all
14proceedings, including the notice of hearing, complaint, and
15all other documents in the nature of pleadings, written motions
16filed in the proceedings, and the report and orders of the
17Director and Hearing Officer. All testimony shall be reported
18but need not be transcribed unless the decision is sought to be
19reviewed under the Administrative Review Law. A copy or copies
20of the transcript may be obtained by any interested party on
21payment of the cost of preparing the copy or copies. The
22Director or Hearing Officer shall, upon his or her own motion
23or on the written request of any party to the proceeding, issue
24subpoenas requiring the attendance and the giving of testimony
25by witnesses, and subpoenas duces tecum requiring the
26production of books, papers, records, or memoranda. All

 

 

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1subpoenas and subpoenas duces tecum issued under this Act may
2be served by any person of legal age. The fees of witnesses for
3attendance and travel shall be the same as the fees of
4witnesses before the courts of this State, such fees to be paid
5when the witness is excused from further attendance. When the
6witness is subpoenaed at the instance of the Director or
7Hearing Officer, such fees shall be paid in the same manner as
8other expenses of the Department, and when the witness is
9subpoenaed at the instance of any other party to any such
10proceeding the Department may require that the cost of service
11of the subpoena or subpoena duces tecum and the fee of the
12witness be borne by the party at whose instance the witness is
13summoned. In such case, the Department in its discretion may
14require a deposit to cover the cost of such service and witness
15fees. A subpoena or subpoena duces tecum so issued as above
16stated shall be served in the same manner as a subpoena issued
17by a circuit court.
18    Any circuit court of this State, upon the application of
19the Director, or upon the application of any other party to the
20proceeding, may, in its discretion, compel the attendance of
21witnesses, the production of books, papers, records, or
22memoranda and the giving of testimony before the Director or
23Hearing Officer conducting an investigation or holding a
24hearing authorized by this Act, by an attachment for contempt
25or otherwise, in the same manner as production of evidence may
26be compelled before the court.

 

 

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1    The Director or Hearing Officer, or any party in an
2investigation or hearing before the Department, may cause the
3depositions of witnesses within this State to be taken in the
4manner prescribed by law for like depositions in civil actions
5in courts of this State, and, to that end, compel the
6attendance of witnesses and the production of books, papers,
7records, or memoranda.
8(Source: P.A. 89-143, eff. 7-14-95.)
 
9    Section 8. The Lead Poisoning Prevention Act is amended by
10changing Section 11.1 as follows:
 
11    (410 ILCS 45/11.1)  (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1311.1)
12    Sec. 11.1. Licensing of lead abatement contractors and
13workers. Except as otherwise provided in this Act, performing
14lead abatement or mitigation without a license is a Class A
15misdemeanor. The Department shall provide by rule for the
16licensing of lead abatement contractors and lead abatement
17workers and shall establish standards and procedures for the
18licensure. The Department may collect a reasonable fee for the
19licenses. The fees shall be deposited into the Lead Poisoning
20Screening, Prevention, and Abatement Fund and used by the
21Department for the costs of licensing lead abatement
22contractors and workers and other activities prescribed by this
23Act.
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1females and minority and female owned entities to apply for
2licensure under this Act as either licensed lead abatement
3workers or licensed lead abatement contractors.
4    The Department may adopt any rules necessary to ensure
5proper implementation and administration of this Act and of the
6federal Toxic Substances Control Act, 15 USC 2682 and 2684, and
7the regulations promulgated thereunder: Lead; Requirements for
8Lead-Based Paint Activities (40 CFR 745). The application of
9this Section shall not be limited to the activities taken in
10regard to lead poisoned children and shall include all
11activities related to lead abatement, mitigation and training.
12    Except as otherwise provided by Department rule, on and
13after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 98th
14General Assembly, any licensing requirement adopted pursuant
15to this Section that may be satisfied by an industrial
16hygienist licensed pursuant to the Industrial Hygienists
17Licensure Act repealed in this amendatory Act may be satisfied
18by a Certified Industrial Hygienist certified by the American
19Board of Industrial Hygiene.
20(Source: P.A. 89-381, eff. 8-18-95.)
 
21    Section 10. The Environmental Protection Act is amended by
22changing Sections 17, 22.2, and 22.8 as follows:
 
23    (415 ILCS 5/17)  (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1017)
24    Sec. 17. Rules; chlorination requirements.

 

 

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1    (a) The Board may adopt regulations governing the location,
2design, construction, and continuous operation and maintenance
3of public water supply installations, changes or additions
4which may affect the continuous sanitary quality, mineral
5quality, or adequacy of the public water supply, pursuant to
6Title VII of this Act.
7    (b) The Agency shall exempt from any mandatory chlorination
8requirement of the Board any community water supply which meets
9all of the following conditions:
10        (1) The population of the community served is not more
11    than 5,000;
12        (2) Has as its only source of raw water one or more
13    properly constructed wells into confined geologic
14    formations not subject to contamination;
15        (3) Has no history of persistent or recurring
16    contamination, as indicated by sampling results which show
17    violations of finished water quality requirements, for the
18    most recent five-year period;
19        (4) Does not provide any raw water treatment other than
20    fluoridation;
21        (5) Has an active program approved by the Agency to
22    educate water supply consumers on preventing the entry of
23    contaminants into the water system;
24        (6) Has a certified operator of the proper class, or if
25    it is an exempt community public water supply, under the
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1    responsible in charge of operation of the public water
2    supply;
3        (7) Submits samples for microbiological analysis at
4    twice the frequency specified in the Board regulations; and
5        (8) A unit of local government seeking to exempt its
6    public water supply from the chlorination requirement
7    under this subsection (b) on or after September 9, 1983
8    shall be required to receive the approval of the voters of
9    such local government. The proposition to exempt the
10    community water supply from the mandatory chlorination
11    requirement shall be placed on the ballot if the governing
12    body of the local government adopts an ordinance or
13    resolution directing the clerk of the local government to
14    place such question on the ballot. The clerk shall cause
15    the election officials to place the proposition on the
16    ballot at the next election at which such proposition may
17    be voted upon if a certified copy of the adopted ordinance
18    or resolution is filed in his office at least 90 days
19    before such election. The proposition shall also be placed
20    on the ballot if a petition containing the signatures of at
21    least 10% of the eligible voters residing in the local
22    government is filed with the clerk at least 90 days before
23    the next election at which the proposition may be voted
24    upon. The proposition shall be in substantially the
25    following form:
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1    Shall the community
2water supply of ..... (specify     YES
3the unit of local government)
4be exempt from the mandatory    -----------------------------
5chlorination requirement            NO
6of the State of Illinois?
7-------------------------------------------------------------
8    If the majority of the voters of the local government
9voting therein vote in favor of the proposition, the community
10water supply of that local government shall be exempt from the
11mandatory chlorination requirement, provided that the other
12requirements under this subsection (b) are met. If the majority
13of the vote is against such proposition, the community water
14supply may not be exempt from the mandatory chlorination
15requirement.
16    Agency decisions regarding exemptions under this
17subsection may be appealed to the Board pursuant to the
18provisions of Section 40(a) of this Act.
19    (c) Any supply showing contamination in its distribution
20system (including finished water storage) may be required to
21chlorinate until the Agency has determined that the source of
22contamination has been removed and all traces of contamination
23in the distribution system have been eliminated. Standby
24chlorination equipment may be required by the Agency if a
25supply otherwise exempt from chlorination shows frequent or
26gross episodes of contamination.

 

 

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1(Source: P.A. 92-574, eff. 6-26-02.)
 
2    (415 ILCS 5/22.2)  (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1022.2)
3    Sec. 22.2. Hazardous waste; fees; liability.
4    (a) There are hereby created within the State Treasury 2
5special funds to be known respectively as the "Hazardous Waste
6Fund" and the "Hazardous Waste Research Fund", constituted from
7the fees collected pursuant to this Section. In addition to the
8fees collected under this Section, the Hazardous Waste Fund
9shall include other moneys made available from any source for
10deposit into the Fund.
11    (b)(1) On and after January 1, 1989, the Agency shall
12    collect from the owner or operator of each of the following
13    sites a fee in the amount of:
14            (A) 9 cents per gallon or $18.18 per cubic yard, if
15        the hazardous waste disposal site is located off the
16        site where such waste was produced. The maximum amount
17        payable under this subdivision (A) with respect to the
18        hazardous waste generated by a single generator and
19        deposited in monofills is $30,000 per year. If, as a
20        result of the use of multiple monofills, waste fees in
21        excess of the maximum are assessed with respect to a
22        single waste generator, the generator may apply to the
23        Agency for a credit.
24            (B) 9 cents or $18.18 per cubic yard, if the
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1        where such waste was produced, provided however the
2        maximum amount of fees payable under this paragraph (B)
3        is $30,000 per year for each such hazardous waste
4        disposal site.
5            (C) If the hazardous waste disposal site is an
6        underground injection well, $6,000 per year if not more
7        than 10,000,000 gallons per year are injected, $15,000
8        per year if more than 10,000,000 gallons but not more
9        than 50,000,000 gallons per year are injected, and
10        $27,000 per year if more than 50,000,000 gallons per
11        year are injected.
12            (D) 3 cents per gallon or $6.06 per cubic yard of
13        hazardous waste received for treatment at a hazardous
14        waste treatment site, if the hazardous waste treatment
15        site is located off the site where such waste was
16        produced and if such hazardous waste treatment site is
17        owned, controlled and operated by a person other than
18        the generator of such waste. After treatment at such
19        hazardous waste treatment site, the waste shall not be
20        subject to any other fee imposed by this subsection
21        (b). For purposes of this subsection (b), the term
22        "treatment" is defined as in Section 3.505 but shall
23        not include recycling, reclamation or reuse.
24        (2) The General Assembly shall annually appropriate to
25    the Fund such amounts as it deems necessary to fulfill the
26    purposes of this Act.

 

 

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1        (3) The Agency shall have the authority to accept,
2    receive, and administer on behalf of the State any moneys
3    made available to the State from any source for the
4    purposes of the Hazardous Waste Fund set forth in
5    subsection (d) of this Section.
6        (4) Of the amount collected as fees provided for in
7    this Section, the Agency shall manage the use of such funds
8    to assure that sufficient funds are available for match
9    towards federal expenditures for response action at sites
10    which are listed on the National Priorities List; provided,
11    however, that this shall not apply to additional monies
12    appropriated to the Fund by the General Assembly, nor shall
13    it apply in the event that the Director finds that revenues
14    in the Hazardous Waste Fund must be used to address
15    conditions which create or may create an immediate danger
16    to the environment or public health or to the welfare of
17    the people of the State of Illinois.
18        (5) Notwithstanding the other provisions of this
19    subsection (b), sludge from a publicly-owned sewage works
20    generated in Illinois, coal mining wastes and refuse
21    generated in Illinois, bottom boiler ash, flyash and flue
22    gas desulphurization sludge from public utility electric
23    generating facilities located in Illinois, and bottom
24    boiler ash and flyash from all incinerators which process
25    solely municipal waste shall not be subject to the fee.
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1    means a facility, or a unit at a facility, that accepts
2    only wastes bearing the same USEPA hazardous waste
3    identification number, or compatible wastes as determined
4    by the Agency.
5    (c) The Agency shall establish procedures, not later than
6January 1, 1984, relating to the collection of the fees
7authorized by this Section. Such procedures shall include, but
8not be limited to: (1) necessary records identifying the
9quantities of hazardous waste received or disposed; (2) the
10form and submission of reports to accompany the payment of fees
11to the Agency; and (3) the time and manner of payment of fees
12to the Agency, which payments shall be not more often than
13quarterly.
14    (d) Beginning July 1, 1996, the Agency shall deposit all
15such receipts in the State Treasury to the credit of the
16Hazardous Waste Fund, except as provided in subsection (e) of
17this Section. All monies in the Hazardous Waste Fund shall be
18used by the Agency for the following purposes:
19        (1) Taking whatever preventive or corrective action is
20    necessary or appropriate, in circumstances certified by
21    the Director, including but not limited to removal or
22    remedial action whenever there is a release or substantial
23    threat of a release of a hazardous substance or pesticide;
24    provided, the Agency shall expend no more than $1,000,000
25    on any single incident without appropriation by the General
26    Assembly.

 

 

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1        (2) To meet any requirements which must be met by the
2    State in order to obtain federal funds pursuant to the
3    Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and
4    Liability Act of 1980, (P.L. 96-510).
5        (3) In an amount up to 30% of the amount collected as
6    fees provided for in this Section, for use by the Agency to
7    conduct groundwater protection activities, including
8    providing grants to appropriate units of local government
9    which are addressing protection of underground waters
10    pursuant to the provisions of this Act.
11        (4) To fund the development and implementation of the
12    model pesticide collection program under Section 19.1 of
13    the Illinois Pesticide Act.
14        (5) To the extent the Agency has received and deposited
15    monies in the Fund other than fees collected under
16    subsection (b) of this Section, to pay for the cost of
17    Agency employees for services provided in reviewing the
18    performance of response actions pursuant to Title XVII of
19    this Act.
20        (6) In an amount up to 15% of the fees collected
21    annually under subsection (b) of this Section, for use by
22    the Agency for administration of the provisions of this
23    Section.
24    (e) The Agency shall deposit 10% of all receipts collected
25under subsection (b) of this Section, but not to exceed
26$200,000 per year, in the State Treasury to the credit of the

 

 

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1Hazardous Waste Research Fund established by this Act. Pursuant
2to appropriation, all monies in such Fund shall be used by the
3University of Illinois for the purposes set forth in this
4subsection.
5    The University of Illinois may enter into contracts with
6business, industrial, university, governmental or other
7qualified individuals or organizations to assist in the
8research and development intended to recycle, reduce the volume
9of, separate, detoxify or reduce the hazardous properties of
10hazardous wastes in Illinois. Monies in the Fund may also be
11used by the University of Illinois for technical studies,
12monitoring activities, and educational and research activities
13which are related to the protection of underground waters.
14Monies in the Hazardous Waste Research Fund may be used to
15administer the Illinois Health and Hazardous Substances
16Registry Act. Monies in the Hazardous Waste Research Fund shall
17not be used for any sanitary landfill or the acquisition or
18construction of any facility. This does not preclude the
19purchase of equipment for the purpose of public demonstration
20projects. The University of Illinois shall adopt guidelines for
21cost sharing, selecting, and administering projects under this
22subsection.
23    (f) Notwithstanding any other provision or rule of law, and
24subject only to the defenses set forth in subsection (j) of
25this Section, the following persons shall be liable for all
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1Illinois or any unit of local government as a result of a
2release or substantial threat of a release of a hazardous
3substance or pesticide:
4        (1) the owner and operator of a facility or vessel from
5    which there is a release or substantial threat of release
6    of a hazardous substance or pesticide;
7        (2) any person who at the time of disposal, transport,
8    storage or treatment of a hazardous substance or pesticide
9    owned or operated the facility or vessel used for such
10    disposal, transport, treatment or storage from which there
11    was a release or substantial threat of a release of any
12    such hazardous substance or pesticide;
13        (3) any person who by contract, agreement, or otherwise
14    has arranged with another party or entity for transport,
15    storage, disposal or treatment of hazardous substances or
16    pesticides owned, controlled or possessed by such person at
17    a facility owned or operated by another party or entity
18    from which facility there is a release or substantial
19    threat of a release of such hazardous substances or
20    pesticides; and
21        (4) any person who accepts or accepted any hazardous
22    substances or pesticides for transport to disposal,
23    storage or treatment facilities or sites from which there
24    is a release or a substantial threat of a release of a
25    hazardous substance or pesticide.
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1this subsection (f) shall be deposited in the State Treasury to
2the credit of the Hazardous Waste Fund.
3    In accordance with the other provisions of this Section,
4costs of removal or remedial action incurred by a unit of local
5government may be recovered in an action before the Board
6brought by the unit of local government under subsection (i) of
7this Section. Any monies so recovered shall be paid to the unit
8of local government.
9    (g)(1) No indemnification, hold harmless, or similar
10    agreement or conveyance shall be effective to transfer from
11    the owner or operator of any vessel or facility or from any
12    person who may be liable for a release or substantial
13    threat of a release under this Section, to any other person
14    the liability imposed under this Section. Nothing in this
15    Section shall bar any agreement to insure, hold harmless or
16    indemnify a party to such agreements for any liability
17    under this Section.
18        (2) Nothing in this Section, including the provisions
19    of paragraph (g)(1) of this Section, shall bar a cause of
20    action that an owner or operator or any other person
21    subject to liability under this Section, or a guarantor,
22    has or would have, by reason of subrogation or otherwise
23    against any person.
24    (h) For purposes of this Section:
25        (1) The term "facility" means:
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1        equipment, pipe or pipeline including but not limited
2        to any pipe into a sewer or publicly owned treatment
3        works, well, pit, pond, lagoon, impoundment, ditch,
4        landfill, storage container, motor vehicle, rolling
5        stock, or aircraft; or
6            (B) any site or area where a hazardous substance
7        has been deposited, stored, disposed of, placed, or
8        otherwise come to be located.
9        (2) The term "owner or operator" means:
10            (A) any person owning or operating a vessel or
11        facility;
12            (B) in the case of an abandoned facility, any
13        person owning or operating the abandoned facility or
14        any person who owned, operated, or otherwise
15        controlled activities at the abandoned facility
16        immediately prior to such abandonment;
17            (C) in the case of a land trust as defined in
18        Section 2 of the Land Trustee as Creditor Act, the
19        person owning the beneficial interest in the land
20        trust;
21            (D) in the case of a fiduciary (other than a land
22        trustee), the estate, trust estate, or other interest
23        in property held in a fiduciary capacity, and not the
24        fiduciary. For the purposes of this Section,
25        "fiduciary" means a trustee, executor, administrator,
26        guardian, receiver, conservator or other person

 

 

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1        holding a facility or vessel in a fiduciary capacity;
2            (E) in the case of a "financial institution",
3        meaning the Illinois Housing Development Authority and
4        that term as defined in Section 2 of the Illinois
5        Banking Act, that has acquired ownership, operation,
6        management, or control of a vessel or facility through
7        foreclosure or under the terms of a security interest
8        held by the financial institution or under the terms of
9        an extension of credit made by the financial
10        institution, the financial institution only if the
11        financial institution takes possession of the vessel
12        or facility and the financial institution exercises
13        actual, direct, and continual or recurrent managerial
14        control in the operation of the vessel or facility that
15        causes a release or substantial threat of a release of
16        a hazardous substance or pesticide resulting in
17        removal or remedial action;
18            (F) In the case of an owner of residential
19        property, the owner if the owner is a person other than
20        an individual, or if the owner is an individual who
21        owns more than 10 dwelling units in Illinois, or if the
22        owner, or an agent, representative, contractor, or
23        employee of the owner, has caused, contributed to, or
24        allowed the release or threatened release of a
25        hazardous substance or pesticide. The term
26        "residential property" means single family residences

 

 

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1        of one to 4 dwelling units, including accessory land,
2        buildings, or improvements incidental to those
3        dwellings that are exclusively used for the
4        residential use. For purposes of this subparagraph
5        (F), the term "individual" means a natural person, and
6        shall not include corporations, partnerships, trusts,
7        or other non-natural persons.
8            (G) In the case of any facility, title or control
9        of which was conveyed due to bankruptcy, foreclosure,
10        tax delinquency, abandonment, or similar means to a
11        unit of State or local government, any person who
12        owned, operated, or otherwise controlled activities at
13        the facility immediately beforehand.
14            (H) The term "owner or operator" does not include a
15        unit of State or local government which acquired
16        ownership or control through bankruptcy, tax
17        delinquency, abandonment, or other circumstances in
18        which the government acquires title by virtue of its
19        function as sovereign. The exclusion provided under
20        this paragraph shall not apply to any State or local
21        government which has caused or contributed to the
22        release or threatened release of a hazardous substance
23        from the facility, and such a State or local government
24        shall be subject to the provisions of this Act in the
25        same manner and to the same extent, both procedurally
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1        including liability under Section 22.2(f).
2    (i) The costs and damages provided for in this Section may
3be imposed by the Board in an action brought before the Board
4in accordance with Title VIII of this Act, except that Section
533(c) of this Act shall not apply to any such action.
6    (j)(1) There shall be no liability under this Section for a
7person otherwise liable who can establish by a preponderance of
8the evidence that the release or substantial threat of release
9of a hazardous substance and the damages resulting therefrom
10were caused solely by:
11        (A) an act of God;
12        (B) an act of war;
13        (C) an act or omission of a third party other than an
14    employee or agent of the defendant, or other than one whose
15    act or omission occurs in connection with a contractual
16    relationship, existing directly or indirectly, with the
17    defendant (except where the sole contractual arrangement
18    arises from a published tariff and acceptance for carriage
19    by a common carrier by rail), if the defendant establishes
20    by a preponderance of the evidence that (i) he exercised
21    due care with respect to the hazardous substance concerned,
22    taking into consideration the characteristics of such
23    hazardous substance, in light of all relevant facts and
24    circumstances, and (ii) he took precautions against
25    foreseeable acts or omissions of any such third party and
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1    acts or omissions; or
2        (D) any combination of the foregoing paragraphs.
3    (2) There shall be no liability under this Section for any
4release permitted by State or federal law.
5    (3) There shall be no liability under this Section for
6damages as a result of actions taken or omitted in the course
7of rendering care, assistance, or advice in accordance with
8this Section or the National Contingency Plan pursuant to the
9Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and
10Liability Act of 1980 (P.L. 96-510) or at the direction of an
11on-scene coordinator appointed under such plan, with respect to
12an incident creating a danger to public health or welfare or
13the environment as a result of any release of a hazardous
14substance or a substantial threat thereof. This subsection
15shall not preclude liability for damages as the result of gross
16negligence or intentional misconduct on the part of such
17person. For the purposes of the preceding sentence, reckless,
18willful, or wanton misconduct shall constitute gross
19negligence.
20    (4) There shall be no liability under this Section for any
21person (including, but not limited to, an owner of residential
22property who applies a pesticide to the residential property or
23who has another person apply a pesticide to the residential
24property) for response costs or damages as the result of the
25storage, handling and use, or recommendation for storage,
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1        (A) its directions for storage, handling and use as
2    stated in its label or labeling;
3        (B) its warnings and cautions as stated in its label or
4    labeling; and
5        (C) the uses for which it is registered under the
6    Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act and the
7    Illinois Pesticide Act.
8    (4.5) There shall be no liability under subdivision (f)(1)
9of this Section for response costs or damages as the result of
10a release of a pesticide from an agrichemical facility site if
11the Agency has received notice from the Department of
12Agriculture pursuant to Section 19.3 of the Illinois Pesticide
13Act, the owner or operator of the agrichemical facility is
14proceeding with a corrective action plan under the Agrichemical
15Facility Response Action Program implemented under that
16Section, and the Agency has provided a written endorsement of a
17corrective action plan.
18    (4.6) There shall be no liability under subdivision (f)(1)
19of this Section for response costs or damages as the result of
20a substantial threat of a release of a pesticide from an
21agrichemical facility site if the Agency has received notice
22from the Department of Agriculture pursuant to Section 19.3 of
23the Illinois Pesticide Act and the owner or operator of the
24agrichemical facility is proceeding with a corrective action
25plan under the Agrichemical Facility Response Action Program
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1    (5) Nothing in this subsection (j) shall affect or modify
2in any way the obligations or liability of any person under any
3other provision of this Act or State or federal law, including
4common law, for damages, injury, or loss resulting from a
5release or substantial threat of a release of any hazardous
6substance or for removal or remedial action or the costs of
7removal or remedial action of such hazardous substance.
8    (6)(A) The term "contractual relationship", for the
9purpose of this subsection includes, but is not limited to,
10land contracts, deeds or other instruments transferring title
11or possession, unless the real property on which the facility
12concerned is located was acquired by the defendant after the
13disposal or placement of the hazardous substance on, in, or at
14the facility, and one or more of the circumstances described in
15clause (i), (ii), or (iii) of this paragraph is also
16established by the defendant by a preponderance of the
17evidence:
18        (i) At the time the defendant acquired the facility the
19    defendant did not know and had no reason to know that any
20    hazardous substance which is the subject of the release or
21    threatened release was disposed of on, in or at the
22    facility.
23        (ii) The defendant is a government entity which
24    acquired the facility by escheat, or through any other
25    involuntary transfer or acquisition, or through the
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1    condemnation.
2        (iii) The defendant acquired the facility by
3    inheritance or bequest.
4    In addition to establishing the foregoing, the defendant
5must establish that he has satisfied the requirements of
6subparagraph (C) of paragraph (l) of this subsection (j).
7    (B) To establish the defendant had no reason to know, as
8provided in clause (i) of subparagraph (A) of this paragraph,
9the defendant must have undertaken, at the time of acquisition,
10all appropriate inquiry into the previous ownership and uses of
11the property consistent with good commercial or customary
12practice in an effort to minimize liability. For purposes of
13the preceding sentence, the court shall take into account any
14specialized knowledge or experience on the part of the
15defendant, the relationship of the purchase price to the value
16of the property if uncontaminated, commonly known or reasonably
17ascertainable information about the property, the obviousness
18of the presence or likely presence of contamination at the
19property, and the ability to detect such contamination by
20appropriate inspection.
21    (C) Nothing in this paragraph (6) or in subparagraph (C) of
22paragraph (1) of this subsection shall diminish the liability
23of any previous owner or operator of such facility who would
24otherwise be liable under this Act. Notwithstanding this
25paragraph (6), if the defendant obtained actual knowledge of
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1such facility when the defendant owned the real property and
2then subsequently transferred ownership of the property to
3another person without disclosing such knowledge, such
4defendant shall be treated as liable under subsection (f) of
5this Section and no defense under subparagraph (C) of paragraph
6(1) of this subsection shall be available to such defendant.
7    (D) Nothing in this paragraph (6) shall affect the
8liability under this Act of a defendant who, by any act or
9omission, caused or contributed to the release or threatened
10release of a hazardous substance which is the subject of the
11action relating to the facility.
12    (E)(i) Except as provided in clause (ii) of this
13subparagraph (E), a defendant who has acquired real property
14shall have established a rebuttable presumption against all
15State claims and a conclusive presumption against all private
16party claims that the defendant has made all appropriate
17inquiry within the meaning of subdivision (6)(B) of this
18subsection (j) if the defendant proves that immediately prior
19to or at the time of the acquisition:
20        (I) the defendant obtained a Phase I Environmental
21    Audit of the real property that meets or exceeds the
22    requirements of this subparagraph (E), and the Phase I
23    Environmental Audit did not disclose the presence or likely
24    presence of a release or a substantial threat of a release
25    of a hazardous substance or pesticide at, on, to, or from
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1        (II) the defendant obtained a Phase II Environmental
2    Audit of the real property that meets or exceeds the
3    requirements of this subparagraph (E), and the Phase II
4    Environmental Audit did not disclose the presence or likely
5    presence of a release or a substantial threat of a release
6    of a hazardous substance or pesticide at, on, to, or from
7    the real property.
8    (ii) No presumption shall be created under clause (i) of
9this subparagraph (E), and a defendant shall be precluded from
10demonstrating that the defendant has made all appropriate
11inquiry within the meaning of subdivision (6)(B) of this
12subsection (j), if:
13        (I) the defendant fails to obtain all Environmental
14    Audits required under this subparagraph (E) or any such
15    Environmental Audit fails to meet or exceed the
16    requirements of this subparagraph (E);
17        (II) a Phase I Environmental Audit discloses the
18    presence or likely presence of a release or a substantial
19    threat of a release of a hazardous substance or pesticide
20    at, on, to, or from real property, and the defendant fails
21    to obtain a Phase II Environmental Audit;
22        (III) a Phase II Environmental Audit discloses the
23    presence or likely presence of a release or a substantial
24    threat of a release of a hazardous substance or pesticide
25    at, on, to, or from the real property;
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1    compilation and explanatory summary report of the
2    information reviewed in the course of each Environmental
3    Audit under this subparagraph (E); or
4        (V) there is any evidence of fraud, material
5    concealment, or material misrepresentation by the
6    defendant of environmental conditions or of related
7    information discovered during the course of an
8    Environmental Audit.
9    (iii) For purposes of this subparagraph (E), the term
10"environmental professional" means an individual (other than a
11practicing attorney) who, through academic training,
12occupational experience, and reputation (such as engineers,
13industrial hygienists, or geologists) can objectively conduct
14one or more aspects of an Environmental Audit and who either:
15        (I) maintains at the time of the Environmental Audit
16    and for at least one year thereafter at least $500,000 of
17    environmental consultants' professional liability
18    insurance coverage issued by an insurance company licensed
19    to do business in Illinois; or
20        (II) is an Illinois licensed professional engineer or a
21    Certified Industrial Hygienist certified by the American
22    Board of Industrial Hygiene an Illinois licensed
23    industrial hygienist.
24    An environmental professional may employ persons who are
25not environmental professionals to assist in the preparation of
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1supervision and control of the environmental professional.
2    (iv) For purposes of this subparagraph (E), the term "real
3property" means any interest in any parcel of land, and
4includes, but is not limited to, buildings, fixtures, and
5improvements.
6    (v) For purposes of this subparagraph (E), the term "Phase
7I Environmental Audit" means an investigation of real property,
8conducted by environmental professionals, to discover the
9presence or likely presence of a release or a substantial
10threat of a release of a hazardous substance or pesticide at,
11on, to, or from real property, and whether a release or a
12substantial threat of a release of a hazardous substance or
13pesticide has occurred or may occur at, on, to, or from the
14real property. Until such time as the United States
15Environmental Protection Agency establishes standards for
16making appropriate inquiry into the previous ownership and uses
17of the facility pursuant to 42 U.S.C. Sec. 9601(35)(B)(ii), the
18investigation shall comply with the procedures of the American
19Society for Testing and Materials, including the document known
20as Standard E1527-97, entitled "Standard Procedures for
21Environmental Site Assessment: Phase 1 Environmental Site
22Assessment Process". Upon their adoption, the standards
23promulgated by USEPA pursuant to 42 U.S.C. Sec. 9601(35)(B)(ii)
24shall govern the performance of Phase I Environmental Audits.
25In addition to the above requirements, the Phase I
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1title records for the purpose of determining whether the real
2property is subject to an environmental land use restriction
3such as a No Further Remediation Letter, Environmental Land Use
4Control, or Highway Authority Agreement.
5    (vi) For purposes of subparagraph (E), the term "Phase II
6Environmental Audit" means an investigation of real property,
7conducted by environmental professionals, subsequent to a
8Phase I Environmental Audit. If the Phase I Environmental Audit
9discloses the presence or likely presence of a hazardous
10substance or a pesticide or a release or a substantial threat
11of a release of a hazardous substance or pesticide:
12        (I) In or to soil, the defendant, as part of the Phase
13    II Environmental Audit, shall perform a series of soil
14    borings sufficient to determine whether there is a presence
15    or likely presence of a hazardous substance or pesticide
16    and whether there is or has been a release or a substantial
17    threat of a release of a hazardous substance or pesticide
18    at, on, to, or from the real property.
19        (II) In or to groundwater, the defendant, as part of
20    the Phase II Environmental Audit, shall: review
21    information regarding local geology, water well locations,
22    and locations of waters of the State as may be obtained
23    from State, federal, and local government records,
24    including but not limited to the United States Geological
25    Survey, the State Geological Survey of the University of
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1    Illinois; and perform groundwater monitoring sufficient to
2    determine whether there is a presence or likely presence of
3    a hazardous substance or pesticide, and whether there is or
4    has been a release or a substantial threat of a release of
5    a hazardous substance or pesticide at, on, to, or from the
6    real property.
7        (III) On or to media other than soil or groundwater,
8    the defendant, as part of the Phase II Environmental Audit,
9    shall perform an investigation sufficient to determine
10    whether there is a presence or likely presence of a
11    hazardous substance or pesticide, and whether there is or
12    has been a release or a substantial threat of a release of
13    a hazardous substance or pesticide at, on, to, or from the
14    real property.
15    (vii) The findings of each Environmental Audit prepared
16under this subparagraph (E) shall be set forth in a written
17audit report. Each audit report shall contain an affirmation by
18the defendant and by each environmental professional who
19prepared the Environmental Audit that the facts stated in the
20report are true and are made under a penalty of perjury as
21defined in Section 32-2 of the Criminal Code of 1961. It is
22perjury for any person to sign an audit report that contains a
23false material statement that the person does not believe to be
24true.
25    (viii) The Agency is not required to review, approve, or
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1of an Environmental Audit shall in no way entitle a defendant
2to a presumption of Agency approval or certification of the
3results of the Environmental Audit.
4    The presence or absence of a disclosure document prepared
5under the Responsible Property Transfer Act of 1988 shall not
6be a defense under this Act and shall not satisfy the
7requirements of subdivision (6)(A) of this subsection (j).
8    (7) No person shall be liable under this Section for
9response costs or damages as the result of a pesticide release
10if the Agency has found that a pesticide release occurred based
11on a Health Advisory issued by the U.S. Environmental
12Protection Agency or an action level developed by the Agency,
13unless the Agency notified the manufacturer of the pesticide
14and provided an opportunity of not less than 30 days for the
15manufacturer to comment on the technical and scientific
16justification supporting the Health Advisory or action level.
17    (8) No person shall be liable under this Section for
18response costs or damages as the result of a pesticide release
19that occurs in the course of a farm pesticide collection
20program operated under Section 19.1 of the Illinois Pesticide
21Act, unless the release results from gross negligence or
22intentional misconduct.
23    (k) If any person who is liable for a release or
24substantial threat of release of a hazardous substance or
25pesticide fails without sufficient cause to provide removal or
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1by the Agency or upon or in accordance with any order of the
2Board or any court, such person may be liable to the State for
3punitive damages in an amount at least equal to, and not more
4than 3 times, the amount of any costs incurred by the State of
5Illinois as a result of such failure to take such removal or
6remedial action. The punitive damages imposed by the Board
7shall be in addition to any costs recovered from such person
8pursuant to this Section and in addition to any other penalty
9or relief provided by this Act or any other law.
10    Any monies received by the State pursuant to this
11subsection (k) shall be deposited in the Hazardous Waste Fund.
12    (l) Beginning January 1, 1988, and prior to January 1,
132013, the Agency shall annually collect a $250 fee for each
14Special Waste Hauling Permit Application and, in addition,
15shall collect a fee of $20 for each waste hauling vehicle
16identified in the annual permit application and for each
17vehicle which is added to the permit during the annual period.
18Beginning January 1, 2013, the Agency shall issue 3-year
19Special Waste Hauling Permits instead of annual Special Waste
20Hauling Permits and shall collect a $750 fee for each Special
21Waste Hauling Permit Application. In addition, beginning
22January 1, 2013, the Agency shall collect a fee of $60 for each
23waste hauling vehicle identified in the permit application and
24for each vehicle that is added to the permit during the 3-year
25period. The Agency shall deposit 85% of such fees collected
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1the Hazardous Waste Research Fund; and shall deposit the
2remaining 15% of such fees collected in the State Treasury to
3the credit of the Environmental Protection Permit and
4Inspection Fund. The majority of such receipts which are
5deposited in the Hazardous Waste Research Fund pursuant to this
6subsection shall be used by the University of Illinois for
7activities which relate to the protection of underground
8waters.
9    (l-5) (Blank).
10    (m) (Blank).
11    (n) (Blank).
12(Source: P.A. 97-220, eff. 7-28-11; 97-1081, eff. 8-24-12.)
 
13    (415 ILCS 5/22.8)  (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1022.8)
14    Sec. 22.8. Environmental Protection Permit and Inspection
15Fund.
16    (a) There is hereby created in the State Treasury a special
17fund to be known as the Environmental Protection Permit and
18Inspection Fund. All fees collected by the Agency pursuant to
19this Section, Section 9.6, 12.2, 16.1, 22.2 (j)(6)(E)(v)(IV),
2056.4, 56.5, 56.6, and subsection (f) of Section 5 of this Act
21or pursuant to Section 22 of the Public Water Supply Operations
22Act and funds collected under subsection (b.5) of Section 42 of
23this Act shall be deposited into the Fund. In addition to any
24monies appropriated from the General Revenue Fund, monies in
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1Agency in amounts deemed necessary for manifest, permit, and
2inspection activities and for processing requests under
3Section 22.2 (j)(6)(E)(v)(IV).
4    The General Assembly may appropriate monies in the Fund
5deemed necessary for Board regulatory and adjudicatory
6proceedings.
7    (a-5) As soon as practicable after the effective date of
8this amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly, but no later
9than January 1, 2014, the State Comptroller shall direct and
10the State Treasurer shall transfer all monies in the Industrial
11Hygiene Regulatory and Enforcement Fund to the Environmental
12Protection Permit and Inspection Fund to be used in accordance
13with the terms of the Environmental Protection Permit and
14Inspection Fund.
15    (b) The Agency shall collect from the owner or operator of
16any of the following types of hazardous waste disposal sites or
17management facilities which require a RCRA permit under
18subsection (f) of Section 21 of this Act, or a UIC permit under
19subsection (g) of Section 12 of this Act, an annual fee in the
20amount of:
21        (1) $35,000 ($70,000 beginning in 2004) for a hazardous
22    waste disposal site receiving hazardous waste if the
23    hazardous waste disposal site is located off the site where
24    such waste was produced;
25        (2) $9,000 ($18,000 beginning in 2004) for a hazardous
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1    hazardous waste disposal site is located on the site where
2    such waste was produced;
3        (3) $7,000 ($14,000 beginning in 2004) for a hazardous
4    waste disposal site receiving hazardous waste if the
5    hazardous waste disposal site is an underground injection
6    well;
7        (4) $2,000 ($4,000 beginning in 2004) for a hazardous
8    waste management facility treating hazardous waste by
9    incineration;
10        (5) $1,000 ($2,000 beginning in 2004) for a hazardous
11    waste management facility treating hazardous waste by a
12    method, technique or process other than incineration;
13        (6) $1,000 ($2,000 beginning in 2004) for a hazardous
14    waste management facility storing hazardous waste in a
15    surface impoundment or pile;
16        (7) $250 ($500 beginning in 2004) for a hazardous waste
17    management facility storing hazardous waste other than in a
18    surface impoundment or pile; and
19        (8) Beginning in 2004, $500 for a large quantity
20    hazardous waste generator required to submit an annual or
21    biennial report for hazardous waste generation.
22    (c) Where two or more operational units are located within
23a single hazardous waste disposal site, the Agency shall
24collect from the owner or operator of such site an annual fee
25equal to the highest fee imposed by subsection (b) of this
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1    (d) The fee imposed upon a hazardous waste disposal site
2under this Section shall be the exclusive permit and inspection
3fee applicable to hazardous waste disposal at such site,
4provided that nothing in this Section shall be construed to
5diminish or otherwise affect any fee imposed upon the owner or
6operator of a hazardous waste disposal site by Section 22.2.
7    (e) The Agency shall establish procedures, no later than
8December 1, 1984, relating to the collection of the hazardous
9waste disposal site fees authorized by this Section. Such
10procedures shall include, but not be limited to the time and
11manner of payment of fees to the Agency, which shall be
12quarterly, payable at the beginning of each quarter for
13hazardous waste disposal site fees. Annual fees required under
14paragraph (7) of subsection (b) of this Section shall accompany
15the annual report required by Board regulations for the
16calendar year for which the report applies.
17    (f) For purposes of this Section, a hazardous waste
18disposal site consists of one or more of the following
19operational units:
20        (1) a landfill receiving hazardous waste for disposal;
21        (2) a waste pile or surface impoundment, receiving
22    hazardous waste, in which residues which exhibit any of the
23    characteristics of hazardous waste pursuant to Board
24    regulations are reasonably expected to remain after
25    closure;
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1    waste; or
2        (4) a well injecting hazardous waste.
3    (g) The Agency shall assess a fee for each manifest
4provided by the Agency. For manifests provided on or after
5January 1, 1989 but before July 1, 2003, the fee shall be $1
6per manifest. For manifests provided on or after July 1, 2003,
7the fee shall be $3 per manifest.
8(Source: P.A. 93-32, eff. 7-1-03.)
 
9    Section 13. The Illinois Pesticide Act is amended by
10changing Section 19.3 as follows:
 
11    (415 ILCS 60/19.3)
12    Sec. 19.3. Agrichemical Facility Response Action Program.
13    (a) It is the policy of the State of Illinois that an
14Agrichemical Facility Response Action Program be implemented
15to reduce potential agrichemical pollution and minimize
16environmental degradation risk potential at these sites. In
17this Section, "agrichemical facility" means a site where
18agrichemicals are stored or handled, or both, in preparation
19for end use. "Agrichemical facility" does not include basic
20manufacturing or central distribution sites utilized only for
21wholesale purposes. As used in this Section, "agrichemical"
22means pesticides or commercial fertilizers at an agrichemical
23facility.
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1of soil agrichemical contaminants to groundwater and
2recommending which sites need to establish a voluntary
3corrective action program.
4    The program shall establish appropriate site-specific soil
5cleanup objectives, which shall be based on the potential for
6the agrichemical contaminants to move from the soil to
7groundwater and the potential of the specific soil agrichemical
8contaminants to cause an exceedence of a Class I or Class III
9groundwater quality standard or a health advisory level. The
10Department shall use the information found and procedures
11developed in the Agrichemical Facility Site Contamination
12Study or other appropriate physical evidence to establish the
13soil agrichemical contaminant levels of concern to groundwater
14in the various hydrological settings to establish
15site-specific cleanup objectives.
16    No remediation of a site may be recommended unless (i) the
17agrichemical contamination level in the soil exceeds the
18site-specific cleanup objectives or (ii) the agrichemical
19contaminant level in the soil exceeds levels where physical
20evidence and risk evaluation indicates probability of the site
21causing an exceedence of a groundwater quality standard.
22    When a remediation plan must be carried out over a number
23of years due to limited financial resources of the owner or
24operator of the agrichemical facility, those soil agrichemical
25contaminated areas that have the greatest potential to
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1adjacent potable water wells shall receive the highest priority
2rating and be remediated first.
3    (b) The Agrichemical Facility Response Action Program
4Board ("the Board") is created. The Board members shall consist
5of the following:
6        (1) The Director or the Director's designee.
7        (2) One member who represents pesticide manufacturers.
8        (3) Two members who represent retail agrichemical
9    dealers.
10        (4) One member who represents agrichemical
11    distributors.
12        (5) One member who represents active farmers.
13        (6) One member at large.
14    The public members of the Board shall be appointed by the
15Governor for terms of 2 years. Those persons on the Board who
16represent pesticide manufacturers, agrichemical dealers,
17agrichemical distributors, and farmers shall be selected from
18recommendations made by the associations whose membership
19reflects those specific areas of interest. The members of the
20Board shall be appointed within 90 days after the effective
21date of this amendatory Act of 1995. Vacancies on the Board
22shall be filled within 30 days. The Board may fill any
23membership position vacant for a period exceeding 30 days.
24    The members of the Board shall be paid no compensation, but
25shall be reimbursed for their expenses incurred in performing
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1Board member arising out of an act or omission occurring within
2the scope of the Board member's performance of his or her
3duties under this Section, the State, as provided by rule,
4shall indemnify the Board member for any damages awarded and
5court costs and attorney's fees assessed as part of a final and
6unreversed judgement, or shall pay the judgment, unless the
7court or jury finds that the conduct or inaction that gave rise
8to the claim or cause of action was intentional, wilful or
9wanton misconduct and was not intended to serve or benefit
10interests of the State.
11    The chairperson of the Board shall be selected by the Board
12from among the public members.
13    (c) The Board has the authority to do the following:
14        (1) Cooperate with the Department and review and
15    approve an agrichemical facility remediation program as
16    outlined in the handbook or manual as set forth in
17    subdivision (d)(8) of this Section.
18        (2) Review and give final approval to each agrichemical
19    facility corrective action plan.
20        (3) Approve any changes to an agrichemical facility's
21    corrective action plan that may be necessary.
22        (4) Upon completion of the corrective action plan,
23    recommend to the Department that the site-specific cleanup
24    objectives have been met and that a notice of closure be
25    issued by the Department stating that no further remedial
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1    contamination.
2        (5) When a soil agrichemical contaminant assessment
3    confirms that remedial action is not required in accordance
4    with the Agrichemical Facility Response Action Program,
5    recommend that a notice of closure be issued by the
6    Department stating that no further remedial action is
7    required to remedy the past agrichemical contamination.
8        (6) Periodically review the Department's
9    administration of the Agrichemical Incident Response Trust
10    Fund and actions taken with respect to the Fund. The Board
11    shall also provide advice to the Interagency Committee on
12    Pesticides regarding the proper handling of agrichemical
13    incidents at agrichemical facilities in Illinois.
14    (d) The Director has the authority to do the following:
15        (1) When requested by the owner or operator of an
16    agrichemical facility, may investigate the agrichemical
17    facility site contamination.
18        (2) After completion of the investigation under
19    subdivision (d)(1) of this Section, recommend to the owner
20    or operator of an agrichemical facility that a voluntary
21    assessment be made of the soil agrichemical contaminant
22    when there is evidence that the evaluation of risk
23    indicates that groundwater could be adversely impacted.
24        (3) Review and make recommendations on any corrective
25    action plan submitted by the owner or operator of an
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1        (4) On approval by the Board, issue an order to the
2    owner or operator of an agrichemical facility that has
3    filed a voluntary corrective action plan that the owner or
4    operator may proceed with that plan.
5        (5) Provide remedial project oversight, monitor
6    remedial work progress, and report to the Board on the
7    status of remediation projects.
8        (6) Provide staff to support the activities of the
9    Board.
10        (7) Take appropriate action on the Board's
11    recommendations regarding policy needed to carry out the
12    Board's responsibilities under this Section.
13        (8) In cooperation with the Board, incorporate the
14    following into a handbook or manual: the procedures for
15    site assessment; pesticide constituents of concern and
16    associated parameters; guidance on remediation techniques,
17    land application, and corrective action plans; and other
18    information or instructions that the Department may find
19    necessary.
20        (9) Coordinate preventive response actions at
21    agrichemical facilities pursuant to the Groundwater
22    Quality Standards adopted pursuant to Section 8 of the
23    Illinois Groundwater Protection Act to mitigate resource
24    groundwater impairment.
25    Upon completion of the corrective action plan and upon
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1notice of closure stating that site-specific cleanup
2objectives have been met and no further remedial action is
3required to remedy the past agrichemical contamination.
4    When a soil agrichemical contaminant assessment confirms
5that remedial action is not required in accordance with the
6Agrichemical Facility Response Action Program and upon the
7recommendation of the Board, a notice of closure shall be
8issued by the Department stating that no further remedial
9action is required to remedy the past agrichemical
10contamination.
11    (e) Upon receipt of notification of an agrichemical
12contaminant in groundwater pursuant to the Groundwater Quality
13Standards, the Department shall evaluate the severity of the
14agrichemical contamination and shall submit to the
15Environmental Protection Agency an informational notice
16characterizing it as follows:
17        (1) An agrichemical contaminant in Class I or Class III
18    groundwater has exceeded the levels of a standard adopted
19    pursuant to the Illinois Groundwater Protection Act or a
20    health advisory established by the Illinois Environmental
21    Protection Agency or the United States Environmental
22    Protection Agency; or
23        (2) An agrichemical has been detected at a level that
24    requires preventive notification pursuant to a standard
25    adopted pursuant to the Illinois Groundwater Protection
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1    (f) When agrichemical contamination is characterized as in
2subdivision (e)(1) of this Section, a facility may elect to
3participate in the Agrichemical Facility Response Action
4Program. In these instances, the scope of the corrective action
5plans developed, approved, and completed under this program
6shall be limited to the soil agrichemical contamination present
7at the site unless implementation of the plan is coordinated
8with the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency as follows:
9        (1) Upon receipt of notice of intent to include
10    groundwater in an action by a facility, the Department
11    shall also notify the Illinois Environmental Protection
12    Agency.
13        (2) Upon receipt of the corrective action plan, the
14    Department shall coordinate a joint review of the plan with
15    the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency.
16        (3) The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency may
17    provide a written endorsement of the corrective action
18    plan.
19        (4) The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency may
20    approve a groundwater management zone for a period of 5
21    years after the implementation of the corrective action
22    plan to allow for groundwater impairment mitigation
23    results.
24        (5) The Department, in cooperation with the Illinois
25    Environmental Protection Agency, shall recommend a
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1    approval to proceed with remediation. The recommendation
2    shall be based on the joint review conducted under
3    subdivision (f)(2) of this Section and the status of any
4    endorsement issued under subdivision (f)(3) of this
5    Section.
6        (6) The Department, in cooperation with the Illinois
7    Environmental Protection Agency, shall provide remedial
8    project oversight, monitor remedial work progress, and
9    report to the Board on the status of the remediation
10    project.
11        (7) The Department shall, upon completion of the
12    corrective action plan and recommendation of the Board,
13    issue a notice of closure stating that no further remedial
14    action is required to remedy the past agrichemical
15    contamination.
16    (g) When an owner or operator of an agrichemical facility
17initiates a soil contamination assessment on the owner's or
18operator's own volition and independent of any requirement
19under this Section 19.3, information contained in that
20assessment may be held as confidential information by the owner
21or operator of the facility.
22    (h) Except as otherwise provided by Department rule, on and
23after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 98th
24General Assembly, any Agrichemical Facility Response Action
25Program requirement that may be satisfied by an industrial
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1Licensure Act repealed in this amendatory Act may be satisfied
2by a Certified Industrial Hygienist certified by the American
3Board of Industrial Hygiene.
4(Source: P.A. 92-113, eff. 7-20-01.)
 
5    Section 15. The Rivers, Lakes, and Streams Act is amended
6by changing Section 14a as follows:
 
7    (615 ILCS 5/14a)  (from Ch. 19, par. 61a)
8    Sec. 14a. It is the express intention of this legislation
9that close cooperation shall exist between the Pollution
10Control Board, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the
11Department of Natural Resources and that every resource of
12State government shall be applied to the proper preservation
13and utilization of the waters of Lake Michigan.
14    The Environmental Protection Agency shall work in close
15cooperation with the City of Chicago and other affected units
16of government to: (1) terminate discharge of pollutional waste
17materials to Lake Michigan from vessels in both intra-state and
18inter-state navigation, and (2) abate domestic, industrial,
19and other pollution to assure that Lake Michigan beaches in
20Illinois are suitable for full body contact sports, meeting
21criteria of the Pollution Control Board.
22    The Environmental Protection Agency shall regularly
23conduct water quality and lake bed surveys to evaluate the
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1such surveys shall be made available, without charge, to all
2interested persons and agencies. It shall be the responsibility
3of the Director of the Environmental Protection Agency to
4report biennially annually or at such other times as the
5Governor shall direct; such report shall provide hydrologic,
6biologic, and chemical data together with recommendations to
7the Governor and members of the General Assembly.
8    The requirement for reporting to the General Assembly shall
9be satisfied by filing copies of the report with the Speaker,
10the Minority Leader and the Clerk of the House of
11Representatives and the President, the Minority Leader and the
12Secretary of the Senate and the Legislative Research Unit, as
13required by Section 3.1 of "An Act to revise the law in
14relation to the General Assembly", approved February 25, 1874,
15as amended, and filing such additional copies with the State
16Government Report Distribution Center for the General Assembly
17as is required under paragraph (t) of Section 7 of the State
18Library Act.
19    In meeting the requirements of this Act, the Pollution
20Control Board, Environmental Protection Agency and Department
21of Natural Resources are authorized to be in direct contact
22with individuals, municipalities, public and private
23corporations and other organizations which are or may be
24contributing to the discharge of pollution to Lake Michigan.
25(Source: P.A. 89-445, eff. 2-7-96.)
 
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1becoming law.