100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
HB5815

 

Introduced , by Rep. Mike Fortner

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
415 ILCS 5/3.160  was 415 ILCS 5/3.78 and 3.78a

    Amends the Environmental Protection Act. In provisions concerning construction or demolition debris, provides that the maximum concentrations for inorganics and ionizing organics in uncontaminated soil shall be consistent with the soil remediation objectives in specified administrative rules. Effective immediately.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning safety.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Environmental Protection Act is amended by
5changing Section 3.160 as follows:
 
6    (415 ILCS 5/3.160)  (was 415 ILCS 5/3.78 and 3.78a)
7    Sec. 3.160. Construction or demolition debris.
8    (a) "General construction or demolition debris" means
9non-hazardous, uncontaminated materials resulting from the
10construction, remodeling, repair, and demolition of utilities,
11structures, and roads, limited to the following: bricks,
12concrete, and other masonry materials; soil; rock; wood,
13including non-hazardous painted, treated, and coated wood and
14wood products; wall coverings; plaster; drywall; plumbing
15fixtures; non-asbestos insulation; roofing shingles and other
16roof coverings; reclaimed or other asphalt pavement; glass;
17plastics that are not sealed in a manner that conceals waste;
18electrical wiring and components containing no hazardous
19substances; and corrugated cardboard, piping or metals
20incidental to any of those materials.
21    General construction or demolition debris does not include
22uncontaminated soil generated during construction, remodeling,
23repair, and demolition of utilities, structures, and roads

 

 

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1provided the uncontaminated soil is not commingled with any
2general construction or demolition debris or other waste.
3    To the extent allowed by federal law, uncontaminated
4concrete with protruding rebar shall be considered clean
5construction or demolition debris and shall not be considered
6"waste" if it is separated or processed and returned to the
7economic mainstream in the form of raw materials or products
8within 4 years of its generation, if it is not speculatively
9accumulated and, if used as a fill material, it is used in
10accordance with item (i) in subsection (b) of this Section.
11    (b) "Clean construction or demolition debris" means
12uncontaminated broken concrete without protruding metal bars,
13bricks, rock, stone, reclaimed or other asphalt pavement, or
14soil generated from construction or demolition activities.
15    Clean construction or demolition debris does not include
16uncontaminated soil generated during construction, remodeling,
17repair, and demolition of utilities, structures, and roads
18provided the uncontaminated soil is not commingled with any
19clean construction or demolition debris or other waste.
20    To the extent allowed by federal law, clean construction or
21demolition debris shall not be considered "waste" if it is (i)
22used as fill material outside of a setback zone if the fill is
23placed no higher than the highest point of elevation existing
24prior to the filling immediately adjacent to the fill area, and
25if covered by sufficient uncontaminated soil to support
26vegetation within 30 days of the completion of filling or if

 

 

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1covered by a road or structure, and, if used as fill material
2in a current or former quarry, mine, or other excavation, is
3used in accordance with the requirements of Section 22.51 of
4this Act and the rules adopted thereunder or (ii) separated or
5processed and returned to the economic mainstream in the form
6of raw materials or products, if it is not speculatively
7accumulated and, if used as a fill material, it is used in
8accordance with item (i), or (iii) solely broken concrete
9without protruding metal bars used for erosion control, or (iv)
10generated from the construction or demolition of a building,
11road, or other structure and used to construct, on the site
12where the construction or demolition has taken place, a manmade
13functional structure not to exceed 20 feet above the highest
14point of elevation of the property immediately adjacent to the
15new manmade functional structure as that elevation existed
16prior to the creation of that new structure, provided that the
17structure shall be covered with sufficient soil materials to
18sustain vegetation or by a road or structure, and further
19provided that no such structure shall be constructed within a
20home rule municipality with a population over 500,000 without
21the consent of the municipality.
22    For purposes of this subsection (b), reclaimed or other
23asphalt pavement shall not be considered speculatively
24accumulated if: (i) it is not commingled with any other clean
25construction or demolition debris or any waste; (ii) it is
26returned to the economic mainstream in the form of raw

 

 

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1materials or products within 4 years after its generation;
2(iii) at least 25% of the total amount present at a site during
3a calendar year is transported off of the site during the next
4calendar year; and (iv) if used as a fill material, it is used
5in accordance with item (i) of the second paragraph of this
6subsection (b).
7    (c) For purposes of this Section, the term "uncontaminated
8soil" means soil that does not contain contaminants in
9concentrations that pose a threat to human health and safety
10and the environment.
11        (1) No later than one year after the effective date of
12    this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, the
13    Agency shall propose, and, no later than one year after
14    receipt of the Agency's proposal, the Board shall adopt,
15    rules specifying the maximum concentrations of
16    contaminants that may be present in uncontaminated soil for
17    purposes of this Section. The maximum concentrations for
18    inorganics and ionizing organics in uncontaminated soil
19    shall be consistent with the soil remediation objectives in
20    Table C of Appendix B of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 742. For
21    carcinogens, the maximum concentrations shall not allow
22    exposure to exceed an excess upper-bound lifetime risk of 1
23    in 1,000,000; provided that if the most stringent
24    remediation objective or applicable background
25    concentration for a contaminant set forth in 35 Ill. Adm.
26    Code 742 is greater than the concentration that would allow

 

 

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1    exposure at an excess upper-bound lifetime risk of 1 in
2    1,000,000, the Board may consider allowing that
3    contaminant in concentrations up to its most stringent
4    remediation objective or applicable background
5    concentration set forth in 35 Ill. Adm. Code 742 in soil
6    used as fill material in a current or former quarry, mine,
7    or other excavation in accordance with Section 22.51 or
8    22.51a of this Act and rules adopted under those Sections.
9    Any background concentration set forth in 35 Ill. Adm. Code
10    742 that is adopted as a maximum concentration must be
11    based upon the location of the quarry, mine, or other
12    excavation where the soil is used as fill material.
13        (2) To the extent allowed under federal law and
14    regulations, uncontaminated soil shall not be considered a
15    waste.
16(Source: P.A. 96-235, eff. 8-11-09; 96-1416, eff. 7-30-10;
1797-137, eff. 7-14-11.)
 
18    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
19becoming law.