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ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY
(415 ILCS 5/) Environmental Protection Act.

415 ILCS 5/Tit. VI-A

 
    (415 ILCS 5/Tit. VI-A heading)
TITLE VI-A: ATOMIC RADIATION

415 ILCS 5/25a-1

    (415 ILCS 5/25a-1) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1025a-1)
    (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-569)
    Sec. 25a-1. At least 60 days before beginning the decommissioning of any nuclear power plant located in this State, the owner or operator of the plant shall file, for information purposes only, a copy of the decommissioning plan for the plant with the Agency and a copy with the Illinois Emergency Management Agency.
(Source: P.A. 95-777, eff. 8-4-08.)
 
    (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 103-569)
    Sec. 25a-1. At least 60 days before beginning the decommissioning of any nuclear power plant located in this State, the owner or operator of the plant shall file, for information purposes only, a copy of the decommissioning plan for the plant with the Agency and a copy with the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security, or its successor agency.
(Source: P.A. 103-569, eff. 6-1-24.)

415 ILCS 5/25b

    (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

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

415 ILCS 5/25b-1

    (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

    (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

    (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

    (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.)