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

415 ILCS 5/49

    (415 ILCS 5/49) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1049)
    Sec. 49. Proceedings governed by Act; compliance as defense.
    (a) (Blank.)
    (b) All proceedings respecting acts done before the effective date of this Act shall be determined in accordance with the law and regulations in force at the time such acts occurred. All proceedings instituted for actions taken after the effective date of this Act (July 1, 1970) shall be governed by this Act.
    (c) (Blank.)
    (d) (Blank.)
    (e) Compliance with the rules and regulations promulgated by the Board under this Act shall constitute a prima facie defense to any action, legal, equitable, or criminal, or an administrative proceeding for a violation of this Act, brought by any person.
(Source: P.A. 92-574, eff. 6-26-02.)

415 ILCS 5/50

    (415 ILCS 5/50) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1050)
    Sec. 50. (Repealed).
(Source: P.A. 76-2429. Repealed by P.A. 92-574, eff. 6-26-02.)

415 ILCS 5/51

    (415 ILCS 5/51) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1051)
    Sec. 51. If any Section, subsection, sentence or clause of this Act shall be adjudged unconstitutional, such adjudication shall not affect the validity of the Act as a whole or of any Section, subsection, sentence or clause thereof not adjudged unconstitutional.
(Source: P.A. 76-2429.)

415 ILCS 5/52

    (415 ILCS 5/52) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1052)
    Sec. 52. (a) No person shall fire, or in any other way discriminate against, or cause to be fired or discriminated against, any employee or any authorized representative of employees by reason of the fact that such employee or representative has filed, instituted, or caused to be filed or instituted any proceeding under this Act, or has testified or is about to testify in any proceeding resulting from the administration or enforcement of the provisions of this Act, or offers any evidence of any violation of this Act.
    (b) Any employee or a representative of employees who believes that he has been fired or otherwise discriminated against by any person in violation of subsection (a) of this Section may, within 30 days after such alleged violation occurs, apply to the Director of the Department of Labor for a review of such firing or alleged discrimination. A copy of the application shall be sent to such person who shall be the respondent. Upon receipt of such application, the Director of the Department of Labor shall cause such investigation to be made as he deems appropriate. Such investigation shall provide an opportunity for a public hearing at the request of any party to such review to enable the parties to present information relating to such alleged violation. The parties shall be given written notice of the time and place of the hearing at least 5 days prior to the hearing. Upon receiving the report of such investigation, the Director shall make findings of fact. If he finds that such violation did occur, he shall issue a decision, incorporating an order therein of his findings, requiring the party committing such violation to take such affirmative action to abate the violation as the Director deems appropriate, including, but not limited to, the rehiring or reinstatement of the employee or representative of employees to his former position and shall be fully compensated for the time he was unemployed. If he finds that there was no such violation, he shall issue an order denying the application. Such order issued by the Director under this subparagraph shall be subject to judicial review under the Administrative Review Law, and all amendments and modifications thereof.
    (c) Whenever an order is issued under this Section to abate such violation, at the request of the applicant a sum equal to the aggregate amount of all costs and expenses (including attorney's fees) as determined by the Director to have been reasonably incurred by the applicant for or in connection with the commencement and prosecution of such proceedings shall be assessed against the person committing such violation.
    (d) This Section shall not apply to any employee who, acting without direction from his employer, or his agents, deliberately fails to comply with any requirement of this Act.
(Source: P.A. 83-1079.)

415 ILCS 5/52.2

    (415 ILCS 5/52.2)
    Sec. 52.2. (Repealed).
(Source: P.A. 88-690, eff. 1-24-95. Repealed by P.A. 94-580, eff. 8-12-05.)

415 ILCS 5/52.3-1

    (415 ILCS 5/52.3-1)
    Sec. 52.3-1. Findings; purpose.
    (a) The General Assembly finds that:
        (1) During the last decade, considerable expertise in
    
pollution prevention, sophisticated emissions monitoring and tracking techniques, compliance auditing methods, stakeholder involvement, and innovative approaches to control pollution have been developed.
        (2) Substantial opportunities exist to reduce the
    
amount of or prevent adverse impacts from emissions or discharges of pollutants or wastes through the use of innovative and cost effective measures not currently recognized by or allowed under existing environmental laws, rules, and regulations.
        (3) There are persons regulated under this Act who
    
have demonstrated excellence and leadership in environmental compliance or stewardship or pollution prevention and, through the implementation of innovative measures, who can achieve further reductions in emissions or discharges of pollutants or wastes or continued environmental stewardship.
        (4) Current environmental laws and regulations have,
    
in some instances, resulted in burdensome transactional requirements that are unnecessarily costly and complex for regulated entities and have proven to be frustrating to the public that is concerned about environmental protection.
        (5) The goals of environmental protection will be
    
best served by promoting and evaluating the efforts of those persons who are ready to achieve measurable and verifiable pollution reductions in excess of the otherwise applicable statutory and regulatory requirements or who can demonstrate real environmental risk reduction, promote pollution prevention, foster superior environmental compliance by other persons regulated under this Act, and who can improve stakeholder involvement in environmental decision making.
        (6) The United States Environmental Protection Agency
    
is operating a program entitled "National Environmental Performance Track" 65 Federal Register 41655 (July 6, 2000) (Federal Performance Track Program) to recognize and reward businesses and public facilities that demonstrate strong environmental performance beyond current regulatory requirements. There should be a process that allows regulatory flexibility available to a participant in the Federal Performance Track Program to be also granted in the State if the participant's proposal is acceptable to the Agency.
        (7) A process for implementing and evaluating
    
innovative environmental measures on a pilot project basis should be developed and implemented in this State.
    (b) It is the purpose of this Section to create a voluntary pilot program by which the Agency may enter into Environmental Management System Agreements with persons regulated under this Act to implement innovative environmental measures not otherwise recognized or allowed under existing laws and regulations of this State if those measures:
        (1) achieve emissions reductions or reductions in
    
discharges or wastes beyond the otherwise applicable statutory and regulatory requirements through pollution prevention or other suitable means; or
        (2) achieve real environmental risk reduction or
    
foster environmental compliance by other persons regulated under this Act in a manner that is clearly superior to the existing regulatory system.
    These Agreements may be executed with participants in the Federal Performance Track Program if the provisions are acceptable to the Agency.
    (c) This program is a voluntary pilot program. Participation is at the discretion of the Agency, and any decision by the Agency to reject an initial proposal under this Section is not appealable. An initial Agreement may be renewed for appropriate time periods if the Agency finds the Agreement continues to meet applicable requirements and the purposes of this Section.
    (d) The Agency shall develop and make publicly available a program guidance document regarding participation in the pilot program. A draft document shall be distributed for review and comment by interested parties and a final document shall be completed by December 1, 1996. At a minimum, this document shall include the following:
        (1) The approximate number of projects that the
    
Agency envisions being part of the pilot program.
        (2) The types of projects and facilities that the
    
Agency believes would be most useful to be a part of the pilot program.
        (3) A description of potentially useful environmental
    
management systems, such as ISO 14000.
        (4) A description of suitable Environmental
    
Performance Plans, including appropriate provisions or opportunities for promoting pollution prevention and sustainable development.
        (5) A description of practices and procedures to
    
ensure that performance is measurable and verifiable.
        (6) A characterization of less-preferred practices
    
that can generate adverse consequences such as multi-media pollutant transfers.
        (7) A description of suitable practices for
    
productive stakeholder involvement in project development and implementation that may include, but need not be limited to, consensus-based decision making and appropriate technical assistance.
    (e) The Agency has the authority to develop and distribute written guidance, fact sheets, or other documents that explain, summarize, or describe programs operated under this Act or regulations. The written guidance, fact sheets, or other documents shall not be considered rules and shall not be subject to the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act.
(Source: P.A. 92-397, eff. 1-1-02; 93-171, eff. 7-10-03.)

415 ILCS 5/52.3-2

    (415 ILCS 5/52.3-2)
    Sec. 52.3-2. Agency authority; scope of agreement.
    (a) The Agency may enter into an initial Environmental Management System Agreement with any person regulated under this Act to implement innovative environmental measures that relate to or involve provisions of this Act, even if one or more of the terms of such an Agreement would be inconsistent with an otherwise applicable statute or regulation of this State. Participation in this program is limited to those persons who have submitted an Environmental Management System Agreement that is acceptable to the Agency and who are not currently subject to enforcement action under this Act.
    (b) The Agency may adopt rules to implement this Section. Without limiting the generality of this authority, those regulations may, among other things:
        (1) Specify the criteria an applicant must meet to
    
participate in this program.
        (2) Specify the minimum contents of a proposed
    
Environmental Management System Agreement, including, without limitation, the following:
            (A) requiring identification of all State and
        
federal statutes, rules, and regulations applicable to the facility;
            (B) requiring identification of all statutes,
        
rules, and regulations that are inconsistent with one or more terms of the proposed Environmental Management System Agreement;
            (C) requiring a statement of how the proposed
        
Environmental Management System Agreement will achieve one or more of the purposes of this Section;
            (D) requiring identification of those members of
        
the general public, representatives of local communities, and environmental groups who may have an interest in the Environmental Management System Agreement; and
            (E) requiring identification of how a participant
        
will demonstrate ongoing compliance with the terms of its Environmental Management System Agreement, which may include an evaluation of a participant's performance under the Environmental Management System Agreement by a third party acceptable to the Agency. Compliance with the Agreement shall be determined not less than annually.
        (3) Specify the procedures for review by the Agency
    
of Environmental Management System Agreements.
        (4) Specify the procedures for public participation
    
in, including notice of and comment on, Environmental Management System Agreements and stakeholder involvement in design and implementation of specific projects that are undertaken.
        (5) Specify the procedures for voluntary termination
    
of an Environmental Management System Agreement.
        (6) Specify the type of performance guarantee to be
    
provided by an applicant for participation in this program. The nature of the performance guarantee shall be directly related to the complexity of and environmental risk associated with the proposed Environmental Management System Agreement.
    (c) The Agency shall propose by December 31, 1996, and the Board shall promulgate, criteria and procedures for involuntary termination of Environmental Management System Agreements. The Board shall complete such rulemaking no later than 180 days after receipt of the Agency's proposal.
    (d) After July 1, 2003, the Agency may enter into an initial Environmental Management System Agreement with any participant in the Federal Performance Track Program, in accordance with the following:
        (1) The participant submits, in writing, a proposed
    
Environmental Management System Agreement to the Agency.
        (1.5) The Agency shall provide notice to the public,
    
including an opportunity for public comment and hearing in accordance with the procedures set forth in 35 Ill. Adm. Code Part 164, on each proposal filed with the Agency under this subsection (d).
        (2) The Agency shall have 120 days after the public
    
comment period, unless the participant grants an extension, to execute a proposed Environmental Management System Agreement.
        (3) Failure to execute an agreement shall be deemed a
    
rejection.
        (4) A rejection of a proposed Environmental
    
Management System Agreement by the Agency shall not be appealable.
(Source: P.A. 92-397, eff. 1-1-02; 93-171, eff. 7-10-03.)

415 ILCS 5/52.3-3

    (415 ILCS 5/52.3-3)
    Sec. 52.3-3. Effect of Environmental Management System Agreements.
    (a) An Environmental Management System Agreement shall operate in lieu of all applicable requirements under Illinois and federal environmental statutes, regulations, and existing permits that are identified in the Agreement. Any environmental statute, regulation, or condition in an existing permit that differs from a term or condition in an Agreement shall cease to apply from the effective date of an initial or renewed Agreement until it is terminated or expires.
    (b) Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Section, no Agreement entered into by the Agency may allow a participant to cause air or water pollution or an unauthorized release in violation of this Act.
    (c) Nothing in this Section shall reduce, eliminate, or in any way affect any fees that a participant in this program may be subject to under any federal environmental statute or regulation or under this Act or any rule promulgated hereunder.
    (d) Applicants for participation in the Environmental Management System Agreement Program shall pay all costs associated with public notice and hearings.
(Source: P.A. 89-465, eff. 6-13-96.)

415 ILCS 5/52.3-4

    (415 ILCS 5/52.3-4)
    Sec. 52.3-4. Performance assurance.
    (a) The Agency shall ensure that each Environmental Management System Agreement contains appropriate provisions for performance assurance. Those provisions may specify types of performance guarantees to be provided by the participant to assure performance of the terms and conditions of the Agreement.
    (b) In the case of deficient performance of any term or condition in an Environmental Management System Agreement that prevents achievement of the stated purposes in subsection (b) of Section 52.3-1, the Agency may terminate the Agreement and the participant may be subject to enforcement in accordance with the provisions of Section 31 or 42 of this Act.
    (b-5) The Agency may terminate an Agreement executed pursuant to subsection (d) of Section 52.3-1 if participation in the Federal Performance Track Program ceases.
    (c) If the Agreement is terminated, the facility shall have sufficient time to apply for and receive any necessary permits to continue the operations in effect during the course of the Environmental Management Systems Agreement. Any such application shall also be deemed a timely and complete application for renewal of an existing permit under applicable law.
    (d) The Agency may adopt rules that are necessary to carry out its duties under this Section including, but not limited to, rules that provide mechanisms for alternative dispute resolution and performance assurance.
    (e) Nothing in this Section shall limit the authority or ability of a State's Attorney or the Attorney General to proceed pursuant to Section 43(a) of this Act, or to enforce Section 44 or 44.1 of this Act, except that for the purposes of enforcement under Section 43(a), 44, or 44.1, an Agreement shall be deemed to be a permit issued under this Act to engage in activities authorized under the Agreement.
(Source: P.A. 93-171, eff. 7-10-03.)

415 ILCS 5/52.3-5

    (415 ILCS 5/52.3-5)
    Sec. 52.3-5. Effect of amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly. Nothing contained in this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly shall remove any liability for any operation, site, or facility operating without any required legal permit or authorization for activities taking place prior to the effective date of this Act.
(Source: P.A. 96-611, eff. 8-24-09.)

415 ILCS 5/52.3-10

    (415 ILCS 5/52.3-10)
    Sec. 52.3-10. Effect of amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly. Nothing contained in this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly shall remove any liability for any operation, site, or facility operating without any required legal permit or authorization for activities taking place prior to the effective date of this Act.
(Source: P.A. 96-1068, eff. 7-16-10.)

415 ILCS 5/52.5

    (415 ILCS 5/52.5)
    Sec. 52.5. Microbead-free waters.
    (a) As used in this Section:
    "Over the counter drug" means a drug that is a personal care product that contains a label that identifies the product as a drug as required by 21 CFR 201.66. An "over the counter drug" label includes:
        (1) A drug facts panel; or
        (2) A statement of the active ingredients with a list
    
of those ingredients contained in the compound, substance, or preparation.
    "Personal care product" means any article intended to be rubbed, poured, sprinkled, or sprayed on, introduced into, or otherwise applied to the human body or any part thereof for cleansing, beautifying, promoting attractiveness, or altering the appearance, and any article intended for use as a component of any such article. "Personal care product" does not include any prescription drugs.
    "Plastic" means a synthetic material made from linking monomers through a chemical reaction to create an organic polymer chain that can be molded or extruded at high heat into various solid forms retaining their defined shapes during life cycle and after disposal.
    "Synthetic plastic microbead" means any intentionally added non-biodegradable solid plastic particle measured less than 5 millimeters in size and is used to exfoliate or cleanse in a rinse-off product.
    (b) The General Assembly hereby finds that microbeads, a synthetic alternative ingredient to such natural materials as ground almonds, oatmeal, and pumice, found in over 100 personal care products, including facial cleansers, shampoos, and toothpastes, pose a serious threat to the State's environment.
    Microbeads have been documented to collect harmful pollutants already present in the environment and harm fish and other aquatic organisms that form the base of the aquatic food chain. Recently, microbeads have been recorded in Illinois water bodies, and in particular, the waters of Lake Michigan.
    Although synthetic plastic microbeads are a safe and effective mild abrasive ingredient effectively used for gently removing dead skin, there are recent concerns about the potential environmental impact of these materials. More research is needed on any adverse consequences, but a number of cosmetic manufacturers have already begun a voluntary process for identifying alternatives that allay those concerns. Those alternatives will be carefully evaluated to assure safety and implemented in a timely manner.
    Without significant and costly improvements to the majority of the State's sewage treatment facilities, microbeads contained in products will continue to pollute Illinois' waters and hinder the recent substantial economic investments in redeveloping Illinois waterfronts and the ongoing efforts to restore the State's lakes and rivers and recreational and commercial fisheries.
    (c) Effective December 31, 2017, no person shall manufacture for sale a personal care product, except for an over the counter drug, that contains synthetic plastic microbeads as defined in this Section.
    (d) Effective December 31, 2018, no person shall accept for sale a personal care product, except for an over the counter drug, that contains synthetic plastic microbeads as defined in this Section.
    (e) Effective December 31, 2018, no person shall manufacture for sale an over the counter drug that contains synthetic plastic microbeads as defined in this Section.
    (f) Effective December 31, 2019, no person shall accept for sale an over the counter drug that contains synthetic plastic microbeads as defined in this Section.
(Source: P.A. 98-638, eff. 1-1-15.)

415 ILCS 5/52.10

    (415 ILCS 5/52.10)
    Sec. 52.10. (Repealed).
(Source: P.A. 102-996, eff. 5-27-22. Repealed internally, eff. 12-31-22.)

415 ILCS 5/Tit. XIV

 
    (415 ILCS 5/Tit. XIV heading)
TITLE XIV. USED TIRES

415 ILCS 5/53

    (415 ILCS 5/53) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1053)
    Sec. 53. (a) The General Assembly finds:
        (1) that used and waste tires constitute a growing
    
solid waste problem of considerable magnitude that is exacerbated by the fact that tires do not readily degrade or decompose;
        (2) that the accumulation of used and waste tires
    
constitutes a fire hazard and a threat to air and water quality;
        (3) that unmanaged used and waste tire sites
    
encourage open dumping of other types of waste;
        (4) that used and waste tire accumulations pose a
    
threat to the public health, safety and welfare by providing habitat for a number of disease-spreading mosquitoes and other nuisance organisms, and that the transport of used tires has introduced such mosquitoes into the State and dispersed them;
        (5) that State agencies need the ability to remove,
    
or cause the removal of, used and waste tire accumulations as necessary to abate or correct hazards to public health and to protect the environment; and
        (6) that used and waste tires may also afford a
    
significant economic opportunity for recycling into new and useful products or as a source of fuel.
    (b) It is the purpose of this Act:
        (1) to ensure that used and waste tires are collected
    
and are put to beneficial use or properly disposed of;
        (2) to provide for the abatement of used and waste
    
tire dumps and associated threats to the public health and welfare;
        (3) to encourage the development of used and waste
    
tire processing facilities and technologies, including energy recovery; and
        (4) to provide for research on disease vectors
    
associated with used and waste tires, and the diseases they spread.
    It shall be the policy of the State of Illinois to provide for the recovery, recycling and reuse of materials from scrap vehicle tires. The following hierarchy shall be in effect for tires generated for waste management in this State:
        (1) Reuse of tire casings for remanufacture or
    
retreading.
        (2) Processing of tires into marketable products,
    
such as stamped parts from portions of tire casings.
        (3) Total destruction of tires into a uniform product
    
that is marketable as a fuel or recycled material feedstock, including such products as tire-derived fuel, or recovered rubber for recycling into rubber or other products or as an asphalt additive.
        (4) Total destruction of tires through primary
    
shredding to produce a nonuniform product for use as in road beds or other construction applications, or at a landfill or similar site for erosion control or cover.
        (5) Total destruction of tires to a nonuniform
    
product consistency for direct landfill disposal.
(Source: P.A. 86-452; 87-727.)

415 ILCS 5/54

    (415 ILCS 5/54) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1054)
    Sec. 54. For the purposes of this Title, except as the context otherwise clearly requires, the words and terms defined in the Sections which follow this Section and precede Section 55 shall have the meanings given therein. Words and terms not defined shall have the meanings otherwise set forth in this Act.
(Source: P.A. 86-452.)

415 ILCS 5/54.01

    (415 ILCS 5/54.01) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1054.01)
    Sec. 54.01. "Altered tire" means a used tire which has been altered so that it is no longer capable of holding accumulations of water, including, but not limited to, used tires that have been shredded, chopped, drilled with holes sufficient to assure drainage, slit longitudinally and stacked so as not to collect water, or wholly or partially filled with cement or other material to prevent the accumulation of water. "Alteration" or "altering" means action which produces an altered tire.
(Source: P.A. 86-452.)

415 ILCS 5/54.02

    (415 ILCS 5/54.02) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1054.02)
    Sec. 54.02. "Converted tire" means a used tire which has been manufactured into a usable commodity other than a tire. "Conversion" or "converting" means action which produces a converted tire. Usable products manufactured from tires, which products are themselves capable of holding accumulations of water, shall be deemed to be "converted" if they are stacked, packaged, boxed, containerized or enclosed in such a manner as to preclude exposure to precipitation prior to sale or conveyance.
(Source: P.A. 86-452.)

415 ILCS 5/54.03

    (415 ILCS 5/54.03) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1054.03)
    Sec. 54.03. "Covered tire" means a used tire located in a building, vehicle or facility with a roof extending over the tire, or securely located under a material so as to preclude exposure to precipitation.
(Source: P.A. 86-452.)

415 ILCS 5/54.04

    (415 ILCS 5/54.04) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1054.04)
    Sec. 54.04. "Disposal" means the placement of used tires into or on any land or water except as an integral part of systematic reuse or conversion in the regular course of business.
(Source: P.A. 86-452.)

415 ILCS 5/54.05

    (415 ILCS 5/54.05) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1054.05)
    Sec. 54.05. "New tire" means a tire which has never been placed on a vehicle wheel rim.
(Source: P.A. 86-452.)

415 ILCS 5/54.06

    (415 ILCS 5/54.06) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1054.06)
    Sec. 54.06. "Processing" means the altering, converting or reprocessing of used or waste tires.
(Source: P.A. 86-452.)

415 ILCS 5/54.06a

    (415 ILCS 5/54.06a)
    Sec. 54.06a. "Recyclable tire" means a used tire which is free of permanent physical damage and maintains sufficient tread depth to allow its use through resale or repairing.
(Source: P.A. 89-200, eff. 1-1-96.)

415 ILCS 5/54.07

    (415 ILCS 5/54.07) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1054.07)
    Sec. 54.07. "Reprocessed tire" means a used tire which has been recapped, retreaded or regrooved and which has not been placed on a vehicle wheel rim.
(Source: P.A. 86-452.)

415 ILCS 5/54.08

    (415 ILCS 5/54.08) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1054.08)
    Sec. 54.08. "Reused tire" means a used tire that is used again, in part or as a whole, by being employed in a particular function or application as an effective substitute for a commercial product or fuel without having been converted.
(Source: P.A. 86-452.)

415 ILCS 5/54.09

    (415 ILCS 5/54.09) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1054.09)
    Sec. 54.09. "Storage" means any accumulation of used tires that does not constitute disposal. At a minimum, such an accumulation must be an integral part of the systematic alteration, reuse, reprocessing or conversion of the tires in the regular course of business.
(Source: P.A. 86-452.)

415 ILCS 5/54.10

    (415 ILCS 5/54.10) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1054.10)
    Sec. 54.10. "Tire" means a hollow ring, made of rubber or similar materials, which was manufactured for the purpose of being placed on the wheel rim of a vehicle.
(Source: P.A. 86-452.)

415 ILCS 5/54.10a

    (415 ILCS 5/54.10a)
    Sec. 54.10a. "Tire carcass" means the internal part of a used tire containing the plies, beads, and belts suitable for retread or remanufacture.
(Source: P.A. 89-200, eff. 1-1-96.)

415 ILCS 5/54.10b

    (415 ILCS 5/54.10b)
    Sec. 54.10b. "Tire derived fuel" means a product made from used tires to exact specifications of a system designed to accept a tire derived fuel as a primary or supplemental fuel source.
(Source: P.A. 89-200, eff. 1-1-96.)

415 ILCS 5/54.11

    (415 ILCS 5/54.11) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1054.11)
    Sec. 54.11. "Tire disposal site" means a site where used tires have been disposed of other than a sanitary landfill permitted by the Agency.
(Source: P.A. 86-452.)

415 ILCS 5/54.11a

    (415 ILCS 5/54.11a)
    Sec. 54.11a. "Tire retreader" means a person or firm that retreads or remanufactures tires.
(Source: P.A. 89-200, eff. 1-1-96.)

415 ILCS 5/54.12

    (415 ILCS 5/54.12) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1054.12)
    Sec. 54.12. "Tire storage site" means a site where used tires are stored or processed, other than (1) the site at which the tires were separated from the vehicle wheel rim, (2) the site where the used tires were accepted in trade as part of a sale of new tires, or (3) a site at which tires are sold at retail in the regular course of business, and at which not more than 250 used tires are kept at any time or (4) a facility at which tires are sold at retail provided that the facility maintains less than 1300 recyclable tires, 1300 tire carcasses, and 1300 used tires on site and those tires are stored inside a building or so that they are prevented from accumulating water.
(Source: P.A. 92-24, eff. 7-1-01.)

415 ILCS 5/54.12a

    (415 ILCS 5/54.12a)
    Sec. 54.12a. "Tire storage unit" means a pile of tires or a group of piles of tires at a storage site.
(Source: P.A. 89-200, eff. 1-1-96.)

415 ILCS 5/54.12b

    (415 ILCS 5/54.12b)
    Sec. 54.12b. "Tire transporter" means a person who transports used or waste tires in a vehicle.
(Source: P.A. 89-200, eff. 1-1-96.)

415 ILCS 5/54.13

    (415 ILCS 5/54.13) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1054.13)
    Sec. 54.13. "Used tire" means a worn, damaged, or defective tire that is not mounted on a vehicle.
(Source: P.A. 92-24, eff. 7-1-01.)

415 ILCS 5/54.14

    (415 ILCS 5/54.14) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1054.14)
    Sec. 54.14. "Vector" means arthropods, rats, mice, birds or other animals capable of carrying disease-producing organisms to a human or animal host. "Vector" does not include animals that transmit disease to humans only when used as human food.
(Source: P.A. 86-452.)

415 ILCS 5/54.15

    (415 ILCS 5/54.15) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1054.15)
    Sec. 54.15. "Vehicle" means every device in, upon or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn, except devices moved by human power or by animal power, devices used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks, and motorized wheelchairs.
(Source: P.A. 86-452.)

415 ILCS 5/54.16

    (415 ILCS 5/54.16) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1054.16)
    Sec. 54.16. "Waste tire" means a used tire that has been disposed of.
(Source: P.A. 86-452.)

415 ILCS 5/55

    (415 ILCS 5/55) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1055)
    Sec. 55. Prohibited activities.
    (a) No person shall:
        (1) Cause or allow the open dumping of any used or
    
waste tire.
        (2) Cause or allow the open burning of any used or
    
waste tire.
        (3) Except at a tire storage site which contains more
    
than 50 used tires, cause or allow the storage of any used tire unless the tire is altered, reprocessed, converted, covered, or otherwise prevented from accumulating water.
        (4) Cause or allow the operation of a tire storage
    
site except in compliance with Board regulations.
        (5) Abandon, dump or dispose of any used or waste
    
tire on private or public property, except in a sanitary landfill approved by the Agency pursuant to regulations adopted by the Board.
        (6) Fail to submit required reports, tire removal
    
agreements, or Board regulations.
    (b) (Blank.)
    (b-1) No person shall knowingly mix any used or waste tire, either whole or cut, with municipal waste, and no owner or operator of a sanitary landfill shall accept any used or waste tire for final disposal; except that used or waste tires, when separated from other waste, may be accepted if the sanitary landfill provides and maintains a means for shredding, slitting, or chopping whole tires and so treats whole tires and, if approved by the Agency in a permit issued under this Act, uses the used or waste tires for alternative uses, which may include on-site practices such as lining of roadways with tire scraps, alternative daily cover, or use in a leachate collection system. In the event the physical condition of a used or waste tire makes shredding, slitting, chopping, reuse, reprocessing, or other alternative use of the used or waste tire impractical or infeasible, then the sanitary landfill, after authorization by the Agency, may accept the used or waste tire for disposal.
    (c) Any person who sells new or used tires at retail or operates a tire storage site or a tire disposal site which contains more than 50 used or waste tires shall give notice of such activity to the Agency. Any person engaging in such activity for the first time after January 1, 1990, shall give notice to the Agency within 30 days after the date of commencement of the activity. The form of such notice shall be specified by the Agency and shall be limited to information regarding the following:
        (1) the name and address of the owner and operator;
        (2) the name, address and location of the operation;
        (3) the type of operations involving used and waste
    
tires (storage, disposal, conversion or processing); and
        (4) the number of used and waste tires present at the
    
location.
    (d) Beginning January 1, 1992, no person shall cause or allow the operation of:
        (1) a tire storage site which contains more than 50
    
used tires, unless the owner or operator, by January 1, 1992 (or the January 1 following commencement of operation, whichever is later) and January 1 of each year thereafter, (i) registers the site with the Agency, except that the registration requirement in this item (i) does not apply in the case of a tire storage site required to be permitted under subsection (d-5), (ii) certifies to the Agency that the site complies with any applicable standards adopted by the Board pursuant to Section 55.2, (iii) reports to the Agency the number of tires accumulated, the status of vector controls, and the actions taken to handle and process the tires, and (iv) pays the fee required under subsection (b) of Section 55.6; or
        (2) a tire disposal site, unless the owner or
    
operator (i) has received approval from the Agency after filing a tire removal agreement pursuant to Section 55.4, or (ii) has entered into a written agreement to participate in a consensual removal action under Section 55.3.
    The Agency shall provide written forms for the annual registration and certification required under this subsection (d).
    (d-4) On or before January 1, 2015, the owner or operator of each tire storage site that contains used tires totaling more than 10,000 passenger tire equivalents, or at which more than 500 tons of used tires are processed in a calendar year, shall submit documentation demonstrating its compliance with Board rules adopted under this Title. This documentation must be submitted on forms and in a format prescribed by the Agency.
    (d-5) Beginning July 1, 2016, no person shall cause or allow the operation of a tire storage site that contains used tires totaling more than 10,000 passenger tire equivalents, or at which more than 500 tons of used tires are processed in a calendar year, without a permit granted by the Agency or in violation of any conditions imposed by that permit, including periodic reports and full access to adequate records and the inspection of facilities, as may be necessary to ensure compliance with this Act and with regulations and standards adopted under this Act.
    (d-6) No person shall cause or allow the operation of a tire storage site in violation of the financial assurance rules established by the Board under subsection (b) of Section 55.2 of this Act. In addition to the remedies otherwise provided under this Act, the State's Attorney of the county in which the violation occurred, or the Attorney General, may, at the request of the Agency or on his or her own motion, institute a civil action for an immediate injunction, prohibitory or mandatory, to restrain any violation of this subsection (d-6) or to require any other action as may be necessary to abate or mitigate any immediate danger or threat to public health or the environment at the site. Injunctions to restrain a violation of this subsection (d-6) may include, but are not limited to, the required removal of all tires for which financial assurance is not maintained and a prohibition against the acceptance of tires in excess of the amount for which financial assurance is maintained.
    (e) No person shall cause or allow the storage, disposal, treatment or processing of any used or waste tire in violation of any regulation or standard adopted by the Board.
    (f) No person shall arrange for the transportation of used or waste tires away from the site of generation with a person known to openly dump such tires.
    (g) No person shall engage in any operation as a used or waste tire transporter except in compliance with Board regulations.
    (h) No person shall cause or allow the combustion of any used or waste tire in an enclosed device unless a permit has been issued by the Agency authorizing such combustion pursuant to regulations adopted by the Board for the control of air pollution and consistent with the provisions of Section 9.4 of this Act.
    (i) No person shall cause or allow the use of pesticides to treat tires except as prescribed by Board regulations.
    (j) No person shall fail to comply with the terms of a tire removal agreement approved by the Agency pursuant to Section 55.4.
    (k) No person shall:
        (1) Cause or allow water to accumulate in used or
    
waste tires. The prohibition set forth in this paragraph (1) of subsection (k) shall not apply to used or waste tires located at a residential household, as long as not more than 4 used or waste tires at the site are covered and kept dry.
        (2) Fail to collect a fee required under Section 55.8
    
of this Title.
        (3) Fail to file a return required under Section
    
55.10 of this Title.
        (4) Transport used or waste tires in violation of the
    
registration and vehicle placarding requirements adopted by the Board.
(Source: P.A. 100-103, eff. 8-11-17; 100-327, eff. 8-24-17; 100-621, eff. 7-20-18; 100-863, eff. 8-14-18.)

415 ILCS 5/55.1

    (415 ILCS 5/55.1) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1055.1)
    Sec. 55.1. (a) The prohibitions set forth in subdivision (a)(3) of Section 55 of this Act shall not apply to used tires:
        (1) generated and located at a site as a result of
    
the growing and harvesting of agricultural crops or the raising of animals, as long as not more than 20 used tires are located at the site;
        (2) located at a residential household, as long as
    
not more than 12 used tires are located at the site; or
        (3) which were placed in service for recreational
    
purposes prior to January 1, 1990 at a school, park or playground, provided that the used tires are altered by January 1, 1992.
    (b) The prohibitions set forth in subdivisions (a)(3), (a)(4), (c), (d), (d-5), (d-6), (e), (g), and (k)(4) of Section 55 of this Act shall not apply to used or waste tires collected by a not-for-profit corporation if:
        (1) the collection location has been approved by the
    
applicable general purpose unit of local government;
        (2) the collected tires are transported to a facility
    
permitted by the Agency to store, process or dispose of used or waste tires within 7 days after collection; and
        (3) the collection does not occur as a continuous
    
business operation.
    (c) The prohibitions set forth in subdivisions (a)(3), (a)(4), (c), (d), (d-5), (d-6), (e), (g), and (k)(4) of Section 55 of this Act shall not apply to used or waste tires collected by the State or a unit of local government, provided that:
        (1) the collection is part of an established program
    
to take preventive or corrective action regarding such tires;
        (2) any staging sites for handling such tires are
    
reasonably secure and regularly maintained in a safe manner; and
        (3) the Agency is notified in writing during January
    
of each calendar year regarding the location of the staging sites, the number of such tires accumulated, the status of vector controls, and actions taken to process such tires.
    The Agency shall provide written confirmation to a State agency or unit of local government regarding the applicability of this subsection upon receipt of a written description of its established program, and each January following receipt of the annual report required under subdivision (c)(3) of this subsection.
    For purposes of determining the applicability of this subsection, any municipality with a population over 1,000,000 may certify to the Agency by January 1, 1990 that it operates an established program. Upon the filing of such a certification, the established program shall be deemed to satisfy the provisions of subdivisions (1) and (2) of this subsection.
    (d) The prohibitions set forth in subdivision (a)(5) of Section 55 of this Act shall not apply to used tires that are generated and located at a permitted coal mining site after use on specialized coal hauling and extraction vehicles.
(Source: P.A. 98-656, eff. 6-19-14.)

415 ILCS 5/55.2

    (415 ILCS 5/55.2) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1055.2)
    Sec. 55.2. (a) Not later than July 1, 1990, the Agency shall propose regulations which prescribe standards for the storage, disposal, processing and transportation of used and waste tires.
    (b) Not later than one year after the receipt of the Agency's proposed regulations, the Board shall adopt, pursuant to Sections 27 and 28 of this Act, regulations which are consistent with the provisions of this Title. These regulations shall, at a minimum, specify: recordkeeping and reporting requirements; criteria for minimizing the danger of tire fires, including dimensions for piling tires and minimum aisle spacing; financial assurance criteria; and criteria for distinguishing storage from disposal. In addition, such regulations shall prohibit the use of pesticides as an ongoing means of demonstrating compliance with this Title.
    (b-5) Not later than 6 months after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly, the Agency shall propose, and, not later than 9 months after receipt of the Agency's proposal, the Board shall adopt, revisions to the rules adopted under this Title that are necessary to conform those rules to the requirements of this Title, including, but not limited to, revisions to those rules that are necessary to implement the changes made to this Act by this amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly.
    (c) In adopting regulations under this Section, the Board may impose different requirements for different categories of used or waste tire storage, disposal, transport, and processing.
    (d) Nothing in this Section shall be construed as limiting the general authority of the Board to promulgate regulations pursuant to Title VII of this Act.
(Source: P.A. 98-656, eff. 6-19-14.)

415 ILCS 5/55.3

    (415 ILCS 5/55.3) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1055.3)
    Sec. 55.3. (a) Upon finding that an accumulation of used or waste tires creates an immediate danger to health, the Agency may take action pursuant to Section 34 of this Act.
    (b) Upon making a finding that an accumulation of used or waste tires creates a hazard posing a threat to public health or the environment, the Agency may undertake preventive or corrective action in accordance with this subsection. Such preventive or corrective action may consist of any or all of the following:
        (1) Treating and handling used or waste tires and
    
other infested materials within the area for control of mosquitoes and other disease vectors.
        (2) Relocation of ignition sources and any used or
    
waste tires within the area for control and prevention of tire fires.
        (3) Removal of used and waste tire accumulations from
    
the area.
        (4) Removal of soil and water contamination related
    
to tire accumulations.
        (5) Installation of devices to monitor and control
    
groundwater and surface water contamination related to tire accumulations.
        (6) Such other actions as may be authorized by Board
    
regulations.
    (c) The Agency may, subject to the availability of appropriated funds, undertake a consensual removal action for the removal of up to 1,000 used or waste tires at no cost to the owner according to the following requirements:
        (1) Actions under this subsection shall be taken
    
pursuant to a written agreement between the Agency and the owner of the tire accumulation.
        (2) The written agreement shall at a minimum specify:
            (i) that the owner relinquishes any claim of an
        
ownership interest in any tires that are removed, or in any proceeds from their sale;
            (ii) that tires will no longer be allowed to be
        
accumulated at the site;
            (iii) that the owner will hold harmless the
        
Agency or any employee or contractor utilized by the Agency to effect the removal, for any damage to property incurred during the course of action under this subsection, except for gross negligence or intentional misconduct; and
            (iv) any conditions upon or assistance required
        
from the owner to assure that the tires are so located or arranged as to facilitate their removal.
        (3) The Agency may by rule establish conditions and
    
priorities for removal of used and waste tires under this subsection.
        (4) The Agency shall prescribe the form of written
    
agreements under this subsection.
    (d) The Agency shall have authority to provide notice to the owner or operator, or both, of a site where used or waste tires are located and to the owner or operator, or both, of the accumulation of tires at the site, whenever the Agency finds that the used or waste tires pose a threat to public health or the environment, or that there is no owner or operator proceeding in accordance with a tire removal agreement approved under Section 55.4.
    The notice provided by the Agency shall include the identified preventive or corrective action, and shall provide an opportunity for the owner or operator, or both, to perform such action.
    For sites with more than 250,000 passenger tire equivalents, following the notice provided for by this subsection (d), the Agency may enter into a written reimbursement agreement with the owner or operator of the site. The agreement shall provide a schedule for the owner or operator to reimburse the Agency for costs incurred for preventive or corrective action, which shall not exceed 5 years in length. An owner or operator making payments under a written reimbursement agreement pursuant to this subsection (d) shall not be liable for punitive damages under subsection (h) of this Section.
    (e) In accordance with constitutional limitations, the Agency shall have authority to enter at all reasonable times upon any private or public property for the purpose of taking whatever preventive or corrective action is necessary and appropriate in accordance with the provisions of this Section, including but not limited to removal, processing or treatment of used or waste tires, whenever the Agency finds that used or waste tires pose a threat to public health or the environment.
    (f) In undertaking preventive, corrective or consensual removal action under this Section the Agency may consider use of the following: rubber reuse alternatives, shredding or other conversion through use of mobile or fixed facilities, energy recovery through burning or incineration, and landfill disposal.
    (g) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, the owner or operator of any site or accumulation of used or waste tires at which the Agency has undertaken corrective or preventive action under this Section shall be liable for all costs thereof incurred by the State of Illinois, including reasonable costs of collection. Any monies received by the Agency hereunder shall be deposited into the Used Tire Management Fund. The Agency may in its discretion store, dispose of or convey the tires that are removed from an area at which it has undertaken a corrective, preventive or consensual removal action, and may sell or store such tires and other items, including but not limited to rims, that are removed from the area. The net proceeds of any sale shall be credited against the liability incurred by the owner or operator for the costs of any preventive or corrective action.
    (h) Any person liable to the Agency for costs incurred under subsection (g) of this Section may be liable to the State of Illinois for punitive damages in an amount at least equal to, and not more than 2 times, the costs incurred by the State if such person failed without sufficient cause to take preventive or corrective action pursuant to notice issued under subsection (d) of this Section.
    (i) There shall be no liability under subsection (g) of this Section for a person otherwise liable who can establish by a preponderance of the evidence that the hazard created by the tires was caused solely by:
        (1) an act of God;
        (2) an act of war; or
        (3) an act or omission of a third party other than an
    
employee or agent, and other than a person whose act or omission occurs in connection with a contractual relationship with the person otherwise liable.
    For the purposes of this subsection, "contractual relationship" includes, but is not limited to, land contracts, deeds and other instruments transferring title or possession, unless the real property upon which the accumulation is located was acquired by the defendant after the disposal or placement of used or waste tires on, in or at the property and one or more of the following circumstances is also established by a preponderance of the evidence:
            (A) at the time the defendant acquired the
        
property, the defendant did not know and had no reason to know that any used or waste tires had been disposed of or placed on, in or at the property, and the defendant undertook, at the time of acquisition, all appropriate inquiries into the previous ownership and uses of the property consistent with good commercial or customary practice in an effort to minimize liability;
            (B) the defendant is a government entity which
        
acquired the property by escheat or through any other involuntary transfer or acquisition, or through the exercise of eminent domain authority by purchase or condemnation; or
            (C) the defendant acquired the property by
        
inheritance or bequest.
    (j) Nothing in this Section shall affect or modify the obligations or liability of any person under any other provision of this Act, federal law, or State law, including the common law, for injuries, damages or losses resulting from the circumstances leading to Agency action under this Section.
    (k) The costs and damages provided for in this Section may be imposed by the Board in an action brought before the Board in accordance with Title VIII of this Act, except that subsection (c) of Section 33 of this Act shall not apply to any such action.
    (l) The Agency shall, when feasible, consult with the Department of Public Health prior to taking any action to remove or treat an infested tire accumulation for control of mosquitoes or other disease vectors. The Agency may by contract or agreement secure the services of the Department of Public Health, any local public health department, or any other qualified person in treating any such infestation as part of an emergency or preventive action.
    (m) Neither the State, the Agency, the Board, the Director, nor any State employee shall be liable for any damage or injury arising out of or resulting from any action taken under this Section.
(Source: P.A. 102-444, eff. 8-20-21.)

415 ILCS 5/55.4

    (415 ILCS 5/55.4) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1055.4)
    Sec. 55.4. (a) The owner or operator of a tire disposal site required to file and receive approval of a tire removal agreement under subsection (d) of Section 55 shall remove used or waste tires from the site in a manner that:
        (1) minimizes the need for further maintenance;
        (2) removes all used and waste tires and any residues
    
therefrom; and
        (3) protects human health during the removal and
    
post-removal periods.
    (b) A tire removal agreement submitted to the Agency shall include the following:
        (1) A complete inventory of the tires located on the
    
site.
        (2) A description of how the removal will be
    
conducted in accordance with subsection (a) of this Section.
        (3) A description of the methods to be used during
    
removal including, but not limited to, the methods for removing, transporting, processing, storing or disposing of tires and residues, and the offsite facilities to be used.
        (4) A detailed description of other activities
    
necessary during the removal period to ensure that the requirements of subsection (a) of this Section are met.
        (5) A schedule for completing the removal of tires
    
from the site, as required in subsection (d).
    (c) For a site at which the owner or operator is proposing to proceed with removal, the Agency shall approve, modify or disapprove a proposed agreement within 90 days of receiving it. If the Agency does not approve the agreement, the Agency shall provide the owner or operator with a written statement of reasons for the refusal, and the owner or operator shall modify the agreement or submit a new agreement for approval within 30 days after receiving the statement. The Agency shall approve or modify the second proposed agreement within 60 days. If the Agency modifies the second proposed agreement, the agreement as modified shall become the approved agreement.
    (d) Each approved agreement shall include a schedule by which the owner or operator must complete the removal activities. The total time allowed shall not exceed the following:
        (1) one year if the site contains 1,000 tires or less;
        (2) two years if the site contains more than 1,000
    
tires but less than 10,000 tires;
        (3) five years if the site contains 10,000 or more
    
tires.
    The owner or operator may apply for an extension of time, no later than 90 days before the end of the time period specified in the agreement. The Agency shall not grant such an extension unless it determines that the owner or operator has proceeded to carry out the agreement with all due diligence. The requested extension of time may not exceed 3 years, and the Agency may approve the request as submitted or may approve a lesser amount of time.
    (e) Within 60 days after the completion of removal activities under an approved agreement, the owner or operator shall submit to the Agency a certification that the site or the affected portion of the site has been cleared of tires in accordance with the approved agreement.
    (f) Modification of or refusal to modify an agreement submitted by an owner or operator proposing to proceed with removal is a permit denial for purposes of subsection (a) of Section 40 of this Act.
(Source: P.A. 86-452.)