415 ILCS 5/ Environmental Protection Act.

(415 ILCS 5/25b) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1025b)

(Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-569)

Sec. 25b. Any person, corporation or public authority intending to construct a nuclear steam-generating facility or a nuclear fuel reprocessing plant shall file with the Illinois Emergency Management Agency an environmental feasibility report which incorporates the data provided in the preliminary safety analysis required to be filed with the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The Board may by rule prescribe the form of such report. The Board shall have the power to adopt standards to protect the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of Illinois from the hazards of radiation to the extent that such powers are not preempted under the federal constitution.

(Source: P.A. 95-777, eff. 8-4-08.)

(Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 103-569)

Sec. 25b. Any person, corporation or public authority intending to construct a nuclear steam-generating facility or a nuclear fuel reprocessing plant shall file with the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security, or its successor agency, an environmental feasibility report which incorporates the data provided in the preliminary safety analysis required to be filed with the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The Board may by rule prescribe the form of such report. In consultation with the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security and the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, the Board shall have the power to adopt standards to protect the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of Illinois from the hazards of radiation to the extent that such powers are not preempted under the federal constitution.

(Source: P.A. 103-569, eff. 6-1-24.)

(415 ILCS 5/Tit. VI-B heading) TITLE VI-B: TOXIC CHEMICAL REPORTING

(415 ILCS 5/25b-1) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1025b-1)

Sec. 25b-1. (a) The General Assembly finds:

(1) That many industrial facilities in the State may be emitting or discharging toxic chemicals into the environment on an ongoing basis, and that such releases may pose a chronic threat to public health and the environment.

(2) That members of the general public have a right to know about the toxic chemical emissions and discharges in their communities so that they can determine the implications on public health from exposure to such chemicals and participate in public policy decision-making.

(3) That the federal Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986 requires certain industries to provide information to the State on the types and quantities of toxic chemicals released into the air, ground and water.

(4) That the federal Pollution Prevention Act of 1990 requires that the same industries file an annual source reduction and recycling report to provide information to the State on source reduction, as defined in such Act, and recycling activities which were conducted during the previous calendar year.

(b) It is the purpose of this Title to provide for the coordinated State implementation of the federal programs that require the disclosure of information about routine releases, source reduction, and recycling of toxic chemicals, and to provide an orderly procedure whereby the public may gain access to this information.

(Source: P.A. 87-1213.)

(415 ILCS 5/25b-2) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1025b-2)

Sec. 25b-2. (a) Facilities which are required to file toxic chemical release forms with the State pursuant to Section 313 of the federal Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986 shall file such forms with the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency.

(b) The Agency shall make toxic chemical release forms available to the public for inspection and copying during regular business hours and, upon written request, shall send copies of such forms by mail to any resident of the State.

(Source: P.A. 85-927.)

(415 ILCS 5/25b-3) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1025b-3)

Sec. 25b-3. In cooperation with the United States Environmental Protection Agency, the Agency shall provide in a computer data base an Illinois Toxic Chemical Inventory. The Inventory shall be based on the toxic chemical release forms filed pursuant to Section 313 of the federal Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-know Act of 1986 and may include, to the extent practicable, any other information on emissions, discharges, source reduction activities, and recycling of toxic contaminants submitted to the Agency pursuant to this Act. The Agency shall maintain the data in the Inventory by individual facility and company name, standard industrial classification, type of chemical, and geographic location.

(Source: P.A. 94-580, eff. 8-12-05.)

(415 ILCS 5/25b-4)

Sec. 25b-4. (Repealed).

(Source: P.A. 94-580, eff. 8-12-05. Repealed by P.A. 97-220, eff. 7-28-11.)

(415 ILCS 5/25b-5) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1025b-5)

Sec. 25b-5. Review of toxic chemical status. The Agency shall periodically review the status of toxic chemicals and types of facilities covered under the reporting requirements of Section 313 of the federal Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986.

(Source: P.A. 92-574, eff. 6-26-02.)

(415 ILCS 5/25b-6)

Sec. 25b-6. Failure to receive toxic chemical release form; notice. Prior to taking action pursuant to Title VIII for a violation of Section 25b-2 of this Act, the Agency shall issue, no earlier than August 1 of each year, by certified mail or personal service upon the person complained against, a notice that the Agency has failed to receive from that person all required toxic chemical release forms and provide a period of 30 days to submit the forms to the Agency. In the event that person fails to file the forms with the Agency within the 30 day period, the Agency may proceed with enforcement pursuant to Title VIII of this Act.

(Source: P.A. 88-106.)

TITLE VI-C: OIL SPILL RESPONSE

(415 ILCS 5/25c-1)

Sec. 25c-1. Oil Spill Response Fund.

(a) There is hereby created within the State treasury an interest-bearing special fund to be known as the Oil Spill Response Fund. There shall be deposited into the Fund all monies recovered as reimbursement for response costs incurred by the Agency from parties responsible for releases or threats of release of petroleum, monies provided to the State from the federal Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, and such other monies as may be received for this purpose through contributions, gifts, or supplemental environmental projects, pursuant to court orders or decrees, or from any other source.

(b) Pursuant to appropriation, all monies in the Oil Spill Response Fund may be used by the Agency for all of the following purposes:

(1) Responding to releases or threats of release of petroleum that may constitute a substantial danger to the environment or human health or welfare.

(2) Contractual expenses and purchases of equipment or supplies necessary to enable prompt response to releases or threats of release of petroleum and to provide effective mitigation of such releases or threats of release.

(3) Costs of investigation and assessment of the source, nature, and extent of a release or threatened release of petroleum and any resulting injuries or damages.

(4) Costs associated with planning and training for response to releases and threats of release of petroleum.

(5) Costs associated with preparing and submitting claims of the Agency to the federal Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund.

(c) For the purposes of implementing this Section, "petroleum" means crude oil, refined petroleum, intermediates, fractions or constituents of petroleum, brine or salt water from oil production, oil sheens, hydrocarbon vapors, and any other form of oil or petroleum.

(d) In addition to any other authority provided by State or federal law, the Agency shall be entitled to recovery of costs incurred by it in response to releases and threats of release of petroleum from any persons who are responsible for causing, allowing, or threatening such releases.

(Source: P.A. 93-152, eff. 7-10-03.)

(415 ILCS 5/Tit. VI-D heading) TITLE VI-D. RIGHT-TO-KNOW (Source: P.A. 94-314, eff. 7-25-05.)