HB1953 EngrossedLRB097 09049 JDS 49183 b

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 Drycleaner Environmental Response Trust
5Fund Act is amended by changing Sections 40 and 60 as follows:
 
6    (415 ILCS 135/40)
7    Sec. 40. Remedial action account.
8    (a) The remedial action account is established to provide
9reimbursement to eligible claimants for drycleaning solvent
10investigation, remedial action planning, and remedial action
11activities for existing drycleaning solvent contamination
12discovered at their drycleaning facilities.
13    (b) The following persons are eligible for reimbursement
14from the remedial action account:
15        (1) In the case of claimant who is the owner or
16    operator of an active drycleaning facility licensed by the
17    Council under this Act at the time of application for
18    remedial action benefits afforded under the Fund, the
19    claimant is only eligible for reimbursement of remedial
20    action costs incurred in connection with a release from
21    that drycleaning facility, subject to any other
22    limitations under this Act.
23        (2) In the case of a claimant who is the owner of an

 

 

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1    inactive drycleaning facility and was the owner or operator
2    of the drycleaning facility when it was an active
3    drycleaning facility, the claimant is only eligible for
4    reimbursement of remedial action costs incurred in
5    connection with a release from the drycleaning facility,
6    subject to any other limitations under this Act.
7    (c) An eligible claimant requesting reimbursement from the
8remedial action account shall meet all of the following:
9        (1) The claimant demonstrates that the source of the
10    release is from the claimant's drycleaning facility.
11        (2) At the time the release was discovered by the
12    claimant, the claimant and the drycleaning facility were in
13    compliance with the Agency reporting and technical
14    operating requirements.
15        (3) The claimant reported the release in a timely
16    manner to the Agency in accordance with State law.
17        (4) (Blank). The claimant applying for reimbursement
18    has not filed for bankruptcy on or after the date of his or
19    her discovery of the release.
20        (5) If the claimant is the owner or operator of an
21    active drycleaning facility, the claimant has provided to
22    the Council proof of implementation and maintenance of the
23    following pollution prevention measures:
24            (A) That all drycleaning solvent wastes generated
25        at a drycleaning facility be managed in accordance with
26        applicable State waste management laws and rules.

 

 

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1            (B) A prohibition on the discharge of wastewater
2        from drycleaning machines or of drycleaning solvent
3        from drycleaning operations to a sanitary sewer or
4        septic tank or to the surface or in groundwater.
5            (C) That every drycleaning facility:
6                (I) install a containment dike or other
7            containment structure around each machine, item of
8            equipment, drycleaning area, and portable waste
9            container in which any drycleaning solvent is
10            utilized, which shall be capable of containing
11            leaks, spills, or releases of drycleaning solvent
12            from that machine, item, area, or container. The
13            containment dike or other containment structure
14            shall be capable of at least the following: (i)
15            containing a capacity of 110% of the drycleaning
16            solvent in the largest tank or vessel within the
17            machine; (ii) containing 100% of the drycleaning
18            solvent of each item of equipment or drycleaning
19            area; and (iii) containing 100% of the drycleaning
20            solvent of the largest portable waste container or
21            at least 10% of the total volume of the portable
22            waste containers stored within the containment
23            dike or structure, whichever is greater.
24                Petroleum underground storage tank systems
25            that are upgraded in accordance with USEPA upgrade
26            standards pursuant to 40 CFR Part 280 for the tanks

 

 

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1            and related piping systems and use a leak detection
2            system approved by the USEPA or IEPA are exempt
3            from this secondary containment requirement; and
4                (II) seal or otherwise render impervious those
5            portions of diked floor surfaces on which a
6            drycleaning solvent may leak, spill, or otherwise
7            be released.
8            (D) A requirement that all drycleaning solvent
9        shall be delivered to drycleaning facilities by means
10        of closed, direct-coupled delivery systems.
11        (6) An active drycleaning facility has maintained
12    continuous financial assurance for environmental liability
13    coverage in the amount of at least $500,000 at least since
14    the date of award of benefits under this Section or July 1,
15    2000, whichever is earlier. An uninsured drycleaning
16    facility that has filed an application for insurance with
17    the Fund by January 1, 2004, obtained insurance through
18    that application, and maintained that insurance coverage
19    continuously shall be considered to have conformed with the
20    requirements of this subdivision (6). To conform with this
21    requirement the applicant must pay the equivalent of the
22    total premiums due for the period beginning June 30, 2000
23    through the date of application plus a 20% penalty of the
24    total premiums due for that period.
25        (7) The release was discovered on or after July 1, 1997
26    and before July 1, 2006.

 

 

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1    (d) A claimant shall submit a completed application form
2provided by the Council. The application shall contain
3documentation of activities, plans, and expenditures
4associated with the eligible costs incurred in response to a
5release of drycleaning solvent from a drycleaning facility.
6Application for remedial action account benefits must be
7submitted to the Council on or before June 30, 2005.
8    (e) Claimants shall be subject to the following deductible
9requirements, unless modified pursuant to the Council's
10authority under Section 75:
11        (1) An eligible claimant submitting a claim for an
12    active drycleaning facility is responsible for the first
13    $5,000 of eligible investigation costs and for the first
14    $10,000 of eligible remedial action costs incurred in
15    connection with the release from the drycleaning facility
16    and is only eligible for reimbursement for costs that
17    exceed those amounts, subject to any other limitations of
18    this Act.
19        (2) An eligible claimant submitting a claim for an
20    inactive drycleaning facility is responsible for the first
21    $10,000 of eligible investigation costs and for the first
22    $10,000 of eligible remedial action costs incurred in
23    connection with the release from that drycleaning
24    facility, and is only eligible for reimbursement for costs
25    that exceed those amounts, subject to any other limitations
26    of this Act.

 

 

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1    (f) Claimants are subject to the following limitations on
2reimbursement:
3        (1) Subsequent to meeting the deductible requirements
4    of subsection (e), and pursuant to the requirements of
5    Section 75, reimbursement shall not exceed $300,000 per
6    active drycleaning facility and $50,000 per inactive
7    drycleaning facility.
8        (2) A contract in which one of the parties to the
9    contract is a claimant, for goods or services that may be
10    payable or reimbursable from the Council, is void and
11    unenforceable unless and until the Council has found that
12    the contract terms are within the range of usual and
13    customary rates for similar or equivalent goods or services
14    within this State and has found that the goods or services
15    are necessary for the claimant to comply with Council
16    standards or other applicable regulatory standards.
17        (3) A claimant may appoint the Council as an agent for
18    the purposes of negotiating contracts with suppliers of
19    goods or services reimbursable by the Fund. The Council may
20    select another contractor for goods or services other than
21    the one offered by the claimant if the scope of the
22    proposed work or actual work of the claimant's offered
23    contractor does not reflect the quality of workmanship
24    required or if the costs are determined to be excessive, as
25    determined by the Council.
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1    submit 3 bids and may require specific terms and conditions
2    in a contract subject to approval.
3        (5) The Council may enter into a contract or an
4    exclusive contract with the supplier of goods or services
5    required by a claimant or class of claimants, in connection
6    with an expense reimbursable from the Fund, for a specified
7    good or service at a gross maximum price or fixed rate, and
8    may limit reimbursement accordingly.
9        (6) Unless emergency conditions exist, a service
10    provider shall obtain the Council's approval of the budget
11    for the remediation work before commencing the work. No
12    expense incurred that is above the budgeted amount shall be
13    paid unless the Council approves the expense prior to its
14    being incurred. All invoices and bills relating to the
15    remediation work shall be submitted with appropriate
16    documentation, as deemed necessary by the Council.
17        (7) Neither the Council nor an eligible claimant is
18    responsible for payment for costs incurred that have not
19    been previously approved by the Council, unless an
20    emergency exists.
21        (8) The Council may determine the usual and customary
22    costs of each item for which reimbursement may be awarded
23    under this Section. The Council may revise the usual and
24    customary costs from time to time as necessary, but costs
25    submitted for reimbursement shall be subject to the rates
26    in effect at the time the costs were incurred.

 

 

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1        (9) If a claimant has pollution liability insurance
2    coverage other than coverage provided by the insurance
3    account under this Act, that coverage shall be primary.
4    Reimbursement from the remedial account shall be limited to
5    the deductible amounts under the primary coverage and the
6    amount that exceeds the policy limits of the primary
7    coverage, subject to the deductible amounts of this Act. If
8    there is a dispute between the claimant and the primary
9    insurance provider, reimbursement from the remedial action
10    account may be made to the claimant after the claimant
11    assigns all of his or her interests in the insurance
12    coverage to the Council.
13    (g) The source of funds for the remedial action account
14shall be moneys allocated to the account by the Council
15according to the Fund budget approved by the Council.
16    (h) A drycleaning facility will be classified as active or
17inactive for purposes of determining benefits under this
18Section based on the status of the facility on the date a claim
19is filed.
20    (i) Eligible claimants shall conduct remedial action in
21accordance with the Site Remediation Program under the
22Environmental Protection Act and Part 740 of Title 35 of the
23Illinois Administrative Code and the Tiered Approach to Cleanup
24Objectives under Part 742 of Title 35 of the Illinois
25Administrative Code.
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1facility that has previously received or is currently receiving
2reimbursement for the costs of a remedial action, as defined in
3this Act, shall maintain continuous financial assurance for
4environmental liability coverage in the amount of at least
5$500,000 until the earlier of (i) January 1, 2020 or (ii) the
6date the Council determines the drycleaning facility is an
7inactive drycleaning facility. Failure to comply with this
8requirement will result in the revocation of the drycleaning
9facility's existing license and in the inability of the
10drycleaning facility to obtain or renew a license under Section
1160 of this Act.
12(Source: P.A. 96-774, eff. 1-1-10.)
 
13    (415 ILCS 135/60)
14    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2020)
15    Sec. 60. Drycleaning facility license.
16    (a) On and after January 1, 1998, no person shall operate a
17drycleaning facility in this State without a license issued by
18the Council.
19    (b) The Council shall issue an initial or renewal license
20to a drycleaning facility on submission by an applicant of a
21completed form prescribed by the Council, and proof of payment
22of the required fee to the Department of Revenue, and, if the
23drycleaning facility has previously received or is currently
24receiving reimbursement for the costs of a remedial action, as
25defined in this Act, proof of compliance with subsection (j) of

 

 

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1Section 40.
2    (c) On or after January 1, 2004, the annual fees for
3licensure are as follows:
4        (1) $500 for a facility that uses (i) 50 gallons or
5    less of chlorine-based or green drycleaning solvents
6    annually, (ii) 250 or less gallons annually of
7    hydrocarbon-based drycleaning solvents in a drycleaning
8    machine equipped with a solvent reclaimer, or (iii) 500
9    gallons or less annually of hydrocarbon-based drycleaning
10    solvents in a drycleaning machine without a solvent
11    reclaimer.
12        (2) $500 for a facility that uses (i) more than 50
13    gallons but not more than 100 gallons of chlorine-based or
14    green drycleaning solvents annually, (ii) more than 250
15    gallons but not more 500 gallons annually of
16    hydrocarbon-based solvents in a drycleaning machine
17    equipped with a solvent reclaimer, or (iii) more than 500
18    gallons but not more than 1,000 gallons annually of
19    hydrocarbon-based drycleaning solvents in a drycleaning
20    machine without a solvent reclaimer.
21        (3) $500 for a facility that uses (i) more than 100
22    gallons but not more than 150 gallons of chlorine-based or
23    green drycleaning solvents annually, (ii) more than 500
24    gallons but not more than 750 gallons annually of
25    hydrocarbon-based solvents in a drycleaning machine
26    equipped with a solvent reclaimer, or (iii) more than 1,000

 

 

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1    gallons but not more than 1,500 gallons annually of
2    hydrocarbon-based drycleaning solvents in a drycleaning
3    machine without a solvent reclaimer.
4        (4) $1,000 for a facility that uses (i) more than 150
5    gallons but not more than 200 gallons of chlorine-based or
6    green drycleaning solvents annually, (ii) more than 750
7    gallons but not more than 1,000 gallons annually of
8    hydrocarbon-based solvents in a drycleaning machine
9    equipped with a solvent reclaimer, or (iii) more than 1,500
10    gallons but not more than 2,000 gallons annually of
11    hydrocarbon-based drycleaning solvents in a drycleaning
12    machine without a solvent reclaimer.
13        (5) $1,000 for a facility that uses (i) more than 200
14    gallons but not more than 250 gallons of chlorine-based or
15    green drycleaning solvents annually, (ii) more than 1,000
16    gallons but not more than 1,250 gallons annually of
17    hydrocarbon-based solvents in a drycleaning machine
18    equipped with a solvent reclaimer, or (iii) more than 2,000
19    gallons but not more than 2,500 gallons annually of
20    hydrocarbon-based drycleaning solvents in a drycleaning
21    machine without a solvent reclaimer.
22        (6) $1,000 for a facility that uses (i) more than 250
23    gallons but not more than 300 gallons of chlorine-based or
24    green drycleaning solvents annually, (ii) more than 1,250
25    gallons but not more than 1,500 gallons annually of
26    hydrocarbon-based solvents in a drycleaning machine

 

 

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1    equipped with a solvent reclaimer, or (iii) more than 2,500
2    gallons but not more than 3,000 gallons annually of
3    hydrocarbon-based drycleaning solvents in a drycleaning
4    machine without a solvent reclaimer.
5        (7) $1,000 for a facility that uses (i) more than 300
6    gallons but not more than 350 gallons of chlorine-based or
7    green drycleaning solvents annually, (ii) more than 1,500
8    gallons but not more than 1,750 gallons annually of
9    hydrocarbon-based solvents in a drycleaning machine
10    equipped with a solvent reclaimer, or (iii) more than 3,000
11    gallons but not more than 3,500 gallons annually of
12    hydrocarbon-based drycleaning solvents in a drycleaning
13    machine without a solvent reclaimer.
14        (8) $1,500 for a facility that uses (i) more than 350
15    gallons but not more than 400 gallons of chlorine-based or
16    green drycleaning solvents annually, (ii) more than 1,750
17    gallons but not more than 2,000 gallons annually of
18    hydrocarbon-based solvents in a drycleaning machine
19    equipped with a solvent reclaimer, or (iii) more than 3,500
20    gallons but not more than 4,000 gallons annually of
21    hydrocarbon-based drycleaning solvents in a drycleaning
22    machine without a solvent reclaimer.
23        (9) $1,500 for a facility that uses (i) more than 400
24    gallons but not more than 450 gallons of chlorine-based or
25    green drycleaning solvents annually, (ii) more than 2,000
26    gallons but not more than 2,250 gallons annually of

 

 

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1    hydrocarbon-based solvents in a drycleaning machine
2    equipped with a solvent reclaimer, or (iii) more than 4,000
3    gallons but not more than 4,500 gallons annually of
4    hydrocarbon-based drycleaning solvents in a drycleaning
5    machine without a solvent reclaimer.
6        (10) $1,500 for a facility that uses (i) more than 450
7    gallons but not more than 500 gallons of chlorine-based or
8    green drycleaning solvents annually, (ii) more than 2,250
9    gallons but not more than 2,500 gallons annually of
10    hydrocarbon-based solvents used in a drycleaning machine
11    equipped with a solvent reclaimer, or (iii) more than 4,500
12    gallons but not more than 5,000 gallons annually of
13    hydrocarbon-based drycleaning solvents in a drycleaning
14    machine without a solvent reclaimer.
15        (11) $1,500 for a facility that uses (i) more than 500
16    gallons but not more than 550 gallons of chlorine-based or
17    green drycleaning solvents annually, (ii) more than 2,500
18    gallons but not more than 2,750 gallons annually of
19    hydrocarbon-based solvents in a drycleaning machine
20    equipped with a solvent reclaimer, or (iii) more than 5,000
21    gallons but not more than 5,500 gallons annually of
22    hydrocarbon-based drycleaning solvents in a drycleaning
23    machine without a solvent reclaimer.
24        (12) $1,500 for a facility that uses (i) more than 550
25    gallons but not more than 600 gallons of chlorine-based or
26    green drycleaning solvents annually, (ii) more than 2,750

 

 

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1    gallons but not more than 3,000 gallons annually of
2    hydrocarbon-based solvents in a drycleaning machine
3    equipped with a solvent reclaimer, or (iii) more than 5,500
4    gallons but not more than 6,000 gallons annually of
5    hydrocarbon-based drycleaning solvents in a drycleaning
6    machine without a solvent reclaimer.
7        (13) $1,500 for a facility that uses (i) more than 600
8    gallons of chlorine-based or green drycleaning solvents
9    annually, (ii) more than 3,000 gallons but not more than
10    3,250 gallons annually of hydrocarbon-based solvents in a
11    drycleaning machine equipped with a solvent reclaimer, or
12    (iii) more than 6,000 gallons of hydrocarbon-based
13    drycleaning solvents annually in a drycleaning machine
14    equipped without a solvent reclaimer.
15        (14) $1,500 for a facility that uses more than 3,250
16    gallons but not more than 3,500 gallons annually of
17    hydrocarbon-based solvents in a drycleaning machine
18    equipped with a solvent reclaimer.
19        (15) $1,500 for a facility that uses more than 3,500
20    gallons but not more than 3,750 gallons annually of
21    hydrocarbon-based solvents used in a drycleaning machine
22    equipped with a solvent reclaimer.
23        (16) $1,500 for a facility that uses more than 3,750
24    gallons but not more than 4,000 gallons annually of
25    hydrocarbon-based solvents in a drycleaning machine
26    equipped with a solvent reclaimer.

 

 

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1        (17) $1,500 for a facility that uses more than 4,000
2    gallons annually of hydrocarbon-based solvents in a
3    drycleaning machine equipped with a solvent reclaimer.
4    For purpose of this subsection, the quantity of drycleaning
5solvents used annually shall be determined as follows:
6        (1) in the case of an initial applicant, the quantity
7    of drycleaning solvents that the applicant estimates will
8    be used during his or her initial license year. A fee
9    assessed under this subdivision is subject to audited
10    adjustment for that year; or
11        (2) in the case of a renewal applicant, the quantity of
12    drycleaning solvents actually purchased in the preceding
13    license year.
14    The Council may adjust licensing fees annually based on the
15published Consumer Price Index - All Urban Consumers ("CPI-U")
16or as otherwise determined by the Council.
17    (d) A license issued under this Section shall expire one
18year after the date of issuance and may be renewed on
19reapplication to the Council and submission of proof of payment
20of the appropriate fee to the Department of Revenue in
21accordance with subsections (c) and (e). At least 30 days
22before payment of a renewal licensing fee is due, the Council
23shall attempt to:
24        (1) notify the operator of each licensed drycleaning
25    facility concerning the requirements of this Section; and
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1    operator of each drycleaning facility.
2    (e) An operator of a drycleaning facility shall submit the
3appropriate application form provided by the Council with the
4license fee in the form of cash, or guaranteed remittance, or
5credit card to the Department of Revenue. The license fee
6payment form and the actual license fee payment shall be
7administered by the Department of Revenue under rules adopted
8by that Department.
9    (f) The Department of Revenue shall issue a proof of
10payment receipt to each operator of a drycleaning facility who
11has paid the appropriate fee in cash or by guaranteed
12remittance or credit card. However, the Department of Revenue
13shall not issue a proof of payment receipt to a drycleaning
14facility that is liable to the Department of Revenue for a tax
15imposed under this Act. The original receipt shall be presented
16to the Council by the operator of a drycleaning facility.
17    (g) (Blank).
18    (h) The Council and the Department of Revenue may adopt
19rules as necessary to administer the licensing requirements of
20this Act.
21(Source: P.A. 96-774, eff. 1-1-10.)