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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 Sections 9.1 and 39 as follows:
 
6    (415 ILCS 5/9.1)  (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1009.1)
7    Sec. 9.1. (a) The General Assembly finds that the federal
8Clean Air Act, as amended, and regulations adopted pursuant
9thereto establish complex and detailed provisions for
10State-federal cooperation in the field of air pollution
11control, provide for a Prevention of Significant Deterioration
12program to regulate the issuance of preconstruction permits to
13insure that economic growth will occur in a manner consistent
14with the preservation of existing clean air resources, and also
15provide for plan requirements for nonattainment areas to
16regulate the construction, modification and operation of
17sources of air pollution to insure that economic growth will
18occur in a manner consistent with the goal of achieving the
19national ambient air quality standards, and that the General
20Assembly cannot conveniently or advantageously set forth in
21this Act all the requirements of such federal Act or all
22regulations which may be established thereunder.
23    It is the purpose of this Section to avoid the existence of

 

 

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1duplicative, overlapping or conflicting State and federal
2regulatory systems.
3    (b) The provisions of Section 111 of the federal Clean Air
4Act (42 USC 7411), as amended, relating to standards of
5performance for new stationary sources, and Section 112 of the
6federal Clean Air Act (42 USC 7412), as amended, relating to
7the establishment of national emission standards for hazardous
8air pollutants are applicable in this State and are enforceable
9under this Act. Any such enforcement shall be stayed consistent
10with any stay granted in any federal judicial action to review
11such standards. Enforcement shall be consistent with the
12results of any such judicial review.
13    (c) The Board may adopt regulations establishing permit
14programs meeting the requirements of Sections 165 and 173 of
15the Clean Air Act (42 USC 7475 and 42 USC 7503) as amended. The
16Agency may adopt procedures for the administration of such
17programs.
18    (d) No person shall:
19        (1) violate any provisions of Sections 111, 112, 165 or
20    173 of the Clean Air Act, as now or hereafter amended, or
21    federal regulations adopted pursuant thereto; or
22        (2) construct, install, modify or operate any
23    equipment, building, facility, source or installation
24    which is subject to regulation under Sections 111, 112, 165
25    or 173 of the Clean Air Act, as now or hereafter amended,
26    except in compliance with the requirements of such Sections

 

 

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1    and federal regulations adopted pursuant thereto, and no
2    such action shall be undertaken (A) without a permit
3    granted by the Agency whenever a permit is required
4    pursuant to (i) this Act or Board regulations or (ii)
5    Section 111, 112, 165, or 173 of the Clean Air Act or
6    federal regulations adopted pursuant thereto or (B) in
7    violation of any conditions imposed by such permit. Any
8    denial of such a permit or any conditions imposed in such a
9    permit shall be reviewable by the Board in accordance with
10    Section 40 of this Act.
11    (e) The Board shall exempt from regulation under the State
12Implementation Plan for ozone the volatile organic compounds
13which have been determined by the U.S. Environmental Protection
14Agency to be exempt from regulation under state implementation
15plans for ozone due to negligible photochemical reactivity. In
16accordance with subsection (b) of Section 7.2, the Board shall
17adopt regulations identical in substance to the U.S.
18Environmental Protection Agency exemptions or deletion of
19exemptions published in policy statements on the control of
20volatile organic compounds in the Federal Register by amending
21the list of exemptions to the Board's definition of volatile
22organic material found at 35 Ill. Adm. Code Part 211. The
23provisions and requirements of Title VII of this Act shall not
24apply to regulations adopted under this subsection. Section
255-35 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act, relating to
26procedures for rulemaking, does not apply to regulations

 

 

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1adopted under this subsection. However, the Board shall provide
2for notice, a hearing if required by the U.S. Environmental
3Protection Agency, and public comment before adopted rules are
4filed with the Secretary of State. The Board may consolidate
5into a single rulemaking under this subsection all such federal
6policy statements published in the Federal Register within a
7period of time not to exceed 6 months.
8    (f) (Blank). If a complete application for a permit renewal
9is submitted to the Agency at least 90 days prior to expiration
10of the permit, all of the terms and conditions of the permit
11shall remain in effect until final administrative action has
12been taken on the application.
13(Source: P.A. 97-95, eff. 7-12-11.)
 
14    (415 ILCS 5/39)  (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1039)
15    Sec. 39. Issuance of permits; procedures.
16    (a) When the Board has by regulation required a permit for
17the construction, installation, or operation of any type of
18facility, equipment, vehicle, vessel, or aircraft, the
19applicant shall apply to the Agency for such permit and it
20shall be the duty of the Agency to issue such a permit upon
21proof by the applicant that the facility, equipment, vehicle,
22vessel, or aircraft will not cause a violation of this Act or
23of regulations hereunder. The Agency shall adopt such
24procedures as are necessary to carry out its duties under this
25Section. In making its determinations on permit applications

 

 

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1under this Section the Agency may consider prior adjudications
2of noncompliance with this Act by the applicant that involved a
3release of a contaminant into the environment. In granting
4permits, the Agency may impose reasonable conditions
5specifically related to the applicant's past compliance
6history with this Act as necessary to correct, detect, or
7prevent noncompliance. The Agency may impose such other
8conditions as may be necessary to accomplish the purposes of
9this Act, and as are not inconsistent with the regulations
10promulgated by the Board hereunder. Except as otherwise
11provided in this Act, a bond or other security shall not be
12required as a condition for the issuance of a permit. If the
13Agency denies any permit under this Section, the Agency shall
14transmit to the applicant within the time limitations of this
15Section specific, detailed statements as to the reasons the
16permit application was denied. Such statements shall include,
17but not be limited to the following:
18        (i) the Sections of this Act which may be violated if
19    the permit were granted;
20        (ii) the provision of the regulations, promulgated
21    under this Act, which may be violated if the permit were
22    granted;
23        (iii) the specific type of information, if any, which
24    the Agency deems the applicant did not provide the Agency;
25    and
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1    the regulations might not be met if the permit were
2    granted.
3    If there is no final action by the Agency within 90 days
4after the filing of the application for permit, the applicant
5may deem the permit issued; except that this time period shall
6be extended to 180 days when (1) notice and opportunity for
7public hearing are required by State or federal law or
8regulation, (2) the application which was filed is for any
9permit to develop a landfill subject to issuance pursuant to
10this subsection, or (3) the application that was filed is for a
11MSWLF unit required to issue public notice under subsection (p)
12of Section 39. The 90-day and 180-day time periods for the
13Agency to take final action do not apply to NPDES permit
14applications under subsection (b) of this Section, to RCRA
15permit applications under subsection (d) of this Section, or to
16UIC permit applications under subsection (e) of this Section.
17    The Agency shall publish notice of all final permit
18determinations for development permits for MSWLF units and for
19significant permit modifications for lateral expansions for
20existing MSWLF units one time in a newspaper of general
21circulation in the county in which the unit is or is proposed
22to be located.
23    After January 1, 1994 and until July 1, 1998, operating
24permits issued under this Section by the Agency for sources of
25air pollution permitted to emit less than 25 tons per year of
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1Section 39.5 of this Act, shall be required to be renewed only
2upon written request by the Agency consistent with applicable
3provisions of this Act and regulations promulgated hereunder.
4Such operating permits shall expire 180 days after the date of
5such a request. The Board shall revise its regulations for the
6existing State air pollution operating permit program
7consistent with this provision by January 1, 1994.
8    After June 30, 1998, operating permits issued under this
9Section by the Agency for sources of air pollution that are not
10subject to Section 39.5 of this Act and are not required to
11have a federally enforceable State operating permit shall be
12required to be renewed only upon written request by the Agency
13consistent with applicable provisions of this Act and its
14rules. Such operating permits shall expire 180 days after the
15date of such a request. Before July 1, 1998, the Board shall
16revise its rules for the existing State air pollution operating
17permit program consistent with this paragraph and shall adopt
18rules that require a source to demonstrate that it qualifies
19for a permit under this paragraph.
20    (b) The Agency may issue NPDES permits exclusively under
21this subsection for the discharge of contaminants from point
22sources into navigable waters, all as defined in the Federal
23Water Pollution Control Act, as now or hereafter amended,
24within the jurisdiction of the State, or into any well.
25    All NPDES permits shall contain those terms and conditions,
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1be required to accomplish the purposes and provisions of this
2Act.
3    The Agency may issue general NPDES permits for discharges
4from categories of point sources which are subject to the same
5permit limitations and conditions. Such general permits may be
6issued without individual applications and shall conform to
7regulations promulgated under Section 402 of the Federal Water
8Pollution Control Act, as now or hereafter amended.
9    The Agency may include, among such conditions, effluent
10limitations and other requirements established under this Act,
11Board regulations, the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as
12now or hereafter amended, and regulations pursuant thereto, and
13schedules for achieving compliance therewith at the earliest
14reasonable date.
15    The Agency shall adopt filing requirements and procedures
16which are necessary and appropriate for the issuance of NPDES
17permits, and which are consistent with the Act or regulations
18adopted by the Board, and with the Federal Water Pollution
19Control Act, as now or hereafter amended, and regulations
20pursuant thereto.
21    The Agency, subject to any conditions which may be
22prescribed by Board regulations, may issue NPDES permits to
23allow discharges beyond deadlines established by this Act or by
24regulations of the Board without the requirement of a variance,
25subject to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as now or
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1    (c) Except for those facilities owned or operated by
2sanitary districts organized under the Metropolitan Water
3Reclamation District Act, no permit for the development or
4construction of a new pollution control facility may be granted
5by the Agency unless the applicant submits proof to the Agency
6that the location of the facility has been approved by the
7County Board of the county if in an unincorporated area, or the
8governing body of the municipality when in an incorporated
9area, in which the facility is to be located in accordance with
10Section 39.2 of this Act. For purposes of this subsection (c),
11and for purposes of Section 39.2 of this Act, the appropriate
12county board or governing body of the municipality shall be the
13county board of the county or the governing body of the
14municipality in which the facility is to be located as of the
15date when the application for siting approval is filed.
16    In the event that siting approval granted pursuant to
17Section 39.2 has been transferred to a subsequent owner or
18operator, that subsequent owner or operator may apply to the
19Agency for, and the Agency may grant, a development or
20construction permit for the facility for which local siting
21approval was granted. Upon application to the Agency for a
22development or construction permit by that subsequent owner or
23operator, the permit applicant shall cause written notice of
24the permit application to be served upon the appropriate county
25board or governing body of the municipality that granted siting
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1proceeding pursuant to which siting approval was granted. In
2that event, the Agency shall conduct an evaluation of the
3subsequent owner or operator's prior experience in waste
4management operations in the manner conducted under subsection
5(i) of Section 39 of this Act.
6    Beginning August 20, 1993, if the pollution control
7facility consists of a hazardous or solid waste disposal
8facility for which the proposed site is located in an
9unincorporated area of a county with a population of less than
10100,000 and includes all or a portion of a parcel of land that
11was, on April 1, 1993, adjacent to a municipality having a
12population of less than 5,000, then the local siting review
13required under this subsection (c) in conjunction with any
14permit applied for after that date shall be performed by the
15governing body of that adjacent municipality rather than the
16county board of the county in which the proposed site is
17located; and for the purposes of that local siting review, any
18references in this Act to the county board shall be deemed to
19mean the governing body of that adjacent municipality;
20provided, however, that the provisions of this paragraph shall
21not apply to any proposed site which was, on April 1, 1993,
22owned in whole or in part by another municipality.
23    In the case of a pollution control facility for which a
24development permit was issued before November 12, 1981, if an
25operating permit has not been issued by the Agency prior to
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1Agency may not issue or renew any development permit nor issue
2an original operating permit for any portion of such facility
3unless the applicant has submitted proof to the Agency that the
4location of the facility has been approved by the appropriate
5county board or municipal governing body pursuant to Section
639.2 of this Act.
7    After January 1, 1994, if a solid waste disposal facility,
8any portion for which an operating permit has been issued by
9the Agency, has not accepted waste disposal for 5 or more
10consecutive calendars years, before that facility may accept
11any new or additional waste for disposal, the owner and
12operator must obtain a new operating permit under this Act for
13that facility unless the owner and operator have applied to the
14Agency for a permit authorizing the temporary suspension of
15waste acceptance. The Agency may not issue a new operation
16permit under this Act for the facility unless the applicant has
17submitted proof to the Agency that the location of the facility
18has been approved or re-approved by the appropriate county
19board or municipal governing body under Section 39.2 of this
20Act after the facility ceased accepting waste.
21    Except for those facilities owned or operated by sanitary
22districts organized under the Metropolitan Water Reclamation
23District Act, and except for new pollution control facilities
24governed by Section 39.2, and except for fossil fuel mining
25facilities, the granting of a permit under this Act shall not
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1zoning approvals from the unit of government having zoning
2jurisdiction over the proposed facility.
3    Before beginning construction on any new sewage treatment
4plant or sludge drying site to be owned or operated by a
5sanitary district organized under the Metropolitan Water
6Reclamation District Act for which a new permit (rather than
7the renewal or amendment of an existing permit) is required,
8such sanitary district shall hold a public hearing within the
9municipality within which the proposed facility is to be
10located, or within the nearest community if the proposed
11facility is to be located within an unincorporated area, at
12which information concerning the proposed facility shall be
13made available to the public, and members of the public shall
14be given the opportunity to express their views concerning the
15proposed facility.
16    The Agency may issue a permit for a municipal waste
17transfer station without requiring approval pursuant to
18Section 39.2 provided that the following demonstration is made:
19        (1) the municipal waste transfer station was in
20    existence on or before January 1, 1979 and was in
21    continuous operation from January 1, 1979 to January 1,
22    1993;
23        (2) the operator submitted a permit application to the
24    Agency to develop and operate the municipal waste transfer
25    station during April of 1994;
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1    of the county, if the municipal waste transfer station is
2    in an unincorporated area, or the governing body of the
3    municipality, if the station is in an incorporated area,
4    does not object to resumption of the operation of the
5    station; and
6        (4) the site has local zoning approval.
7    (d) The Agency may issue RCRA permits exclusively under
8this subsection to persons owning or operating a facility for
9the treatment, storage, or disposal of hazardous waste as
10defined under this Act.
11    All RCRA permits shall contain those terms and conditions,
12including but not limited to schedules of compliance, which may
13be required to accomplish the purposes and provisions of this
14Act. The Agency may include among such conditions standards and
15other requirements established under this Act, Board
16regulations, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976
17(P.L. 94-580), as amended, and regulations pursuant thereto,
18and may include schedules for achieving compliance therewith as
19soon as possible. The Agency shall require that a performance
20bond or other security be provided as a condition for the
21issuance of a RCRA permit.
22    In the case of a permit to operate a hazardous waste or PCB
23incinerator as defined in subsection (k) of Section 44, the
24Agency shall require, as a condition of the permit, that the
25operator of the facility perform such analyses of the waste to
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1the safe operation of the incinerator.
2    The Agency shall adopt filing requirements and procedures
3which are necessary and appropriate for the issuance of RCRA
4permits, and which are consistent with the Act or regulations
5adopted by the Board, and with the Resource Conservation and
6Recovery Act of 1976 (P.L. 94-580), as amended, and regulations
7pursuant thereto.
8    The applicant shall make available to the public for
9inspection all documents submitted by the applicant to the
10Agency in furtherance of an application, with the exception of
11trade secrets, at the office of the county board or governing
12body of the municipality. Such documents may be copied upon
13payment of the actual cost of reproduction during regular
14business hours of the local office. The Agency shall issue a
15written statement concurrent with its grant or denial of the
16permit explaining the basis for its decision.
17    (e) The Agency may issue UIC permits exclusively under this
18subsection to persons owning or operating a facility for the
19underground injection of contaminants as defined under this
20Act.
21    All UIC permits shall contain those terms and conditions,
22including but not limited to schedules of compliance, which may
23be required to accomplish the purposes and provisions of this
24Act. The Agency may include among such conditions standards and
25other requirements established under this Act, Board
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1amended, and regulations pursuant thereto, and may include
2schedules for achieving compliance therewith. The Agency shall
3require that a performance bond or other security be provided
4as a condition for the issuance of a UIC permit.
5    The Agency shall adopt filing requirements and procedures
6which are necessary and appropriate for the issuance of UIC
7permits, and which are consistent with the Act or regulations
8adopted by the Board, and with the Safe Drinking Water Act
9(P.L. 93-523), as amended, and regulations pursuant thereto.
10    The applicant shall make available to the public for
11inspection, all documents submitted by the applicant to the
12Agency in furtherance of an application, with the exception of
13trade secrets, at the office of the county board or governing
14body of the municipality. Such documents may be copied upon
15payment of the actual cost of reproduction during regular
16business hours of the local office. The Agency shall issue a
17written statement concurrent with its grant or denial of the
18permit explaining the basis for its decision.
19    (f) In making any determination pursuant to Section 9.1 of
20this Act:
21        (1) The Agency shall have authority to make the
22    determination of any question required to be determined by
23    the Clean Air Act, as now or hereafter amended, this Act,
24    or the regulations of the Board, including the
25    determination of the Lowest Achievable Emission Rate,
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1    Control Technology, consistent with the Board's
2    regulations, if any.
3        (2) The Agency shall, after conferring with the
4    applicant, give written notice to the applicant of its
5    proposed decision on the application including the terms
6    and conditions of the permit to be issued and the facts,
7    conduct or other basis upon which the Agency will rely to
8    support its proposed action.
9        (3) Following such notice, the Agency shall give the
10    applicant an opportunity for a hearing in accordance with
11    the provisions of Sections 10-25 through 10-60 of the
12    Illinois Administrative Procedure Act.
13    (g) The Agency shall include as conditions upon all permits
14issued for hazardous waste disposal sites such restrictions
15upon the future use of such sites as are reasonably necessary
16to protect public health and the environment, including
17permanent prohibition of the use of such sites for purposes
18which may create an unreasonable risk of injury to human health
19or to the environment. After administrative and judicial
20challenges to such restrictions have been exhausted, the Agency
21shall file such restrictions of record in the Office of the
22Recorder of the county in which the hazardous waste disposal
23site is located.
24    (h) A hazardous waste stream may not be deposited in a
25permitted hazardous waste site unless specific authorization
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1owner and operator for the deposit of that specific hazardous
2waste stream. The Agency may grant specific authorization for
3disposal of hazardous waste streams only after the generator
4has reasonably demonstrated that, considering technological
5feasibility and economic reasonableness, the hazardous waste
6cannot be reasonably recycled for reuse, nor incinerated or
7chemically, physically or biologically treated so as to
8neutralize the hazardous waste and render it nonhazardous. In
9granting authorization under this Section, the Agency may
10impose such conditions as may be necessary to accomplish the
11purposes of the Act and are consistent with this Act and
12regulations promulgated by the Board hereunder. If the Agency
13refuses to grant authorization under this Section, the
14applicant may appeal as if the Agency refused to grant a
15permit, pursuant to the provisions of subsection (a) of Section
1640 of this Act. For purposes of this subsection (h), the term
17"generator" has the meaning given in Section 3.205 of this Act,
18unless: (1) the hazardous waste is treated, incinerated, or
19partially recycled for reuse prior to disposal, in which case
20the last person who treats, incinerates, or partially recycles
21the hazardous waste prior to disposal is the generator; or (2)
22the hazardous waste is from a response action, in which case
23the person performing the response action is the generator.
24This subsection (h) does not apply to any hazardous waste that
25is restricted from land disposal under 35 Ill. Adm. Code 728.
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1storage site, sanitary landfill, waste disposal site, waste
2transfer station, waste treatment facility, waste incinerator,
3or any waste-transportation operation, or any permit or interim
4authorization for a clean construction or demolition debris
5fill operation, the Agency shall conduct an evaluation of the
6prospective owner's or operator's prior experience in waste
7management operations and clean construction or demolition
8debris fill operations. The Agency may deny such a permit, or
9deny or revoke interim authorization, if the prospective owner
10or operator or any employee or officer of the prospective owner
11or operator has a history of:
12        (1) repeated violations of federal, State, or local
13    laws, regulations, standards, or ordinances in the
14    operation of waste management facilities or sites or clean
15    construction or demolition debris fill operation
16    facilities or sites; or
17        (2) conviction in this or another State of any crime
18    which is a felony under the laws of this State, or
19    conviction of a felony in a federal court; or conviction in
20    this or another state or federal court of any of the
21    following crimes: forgery, official misconduct, bribery,
22    perjury, or knowingly submitting false information under
23    any environmental law, regulation, or permit term or
24    condition; or
25        (3) proof of gross carelessness or incompetence in
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1    of waste or clean construction or demolition debris, or
2    proof of gross carelessness or incompetence in using clean
3    construction or demolition debris as fill.
4    (i-5) Before issuing any permit or approving any interim
5authorization for a clean construction or demolition debris
6fill operation in which any ownership interest is transferred
7between January 1, 2005, and the effective date of the
8prohibition set forth in Section 22.52 of this Act, the Agency
9shall conduct an evaluation of the operation if any previous
10activities at the site or facility may have caused or allowed
11contamination of the site. It shall be the responsibility of
12the owner or operator seeking the permit or interim
13authorization to provide to the Agency all of the information
14necessary for the Agency to conduct its evaluation. The Agency
15may deny a permit or interim authorization if previous
16activities at the site may have caused or allowed contamination
17at the site, unless such contamination is authorized under any
18permit issued by the Agency.
19    (j) The issuance under this Act of a permit to engage in
20the surface mining of any resources other than fossil fuels
21shall not relieve the permittee from its duty to comply with
22any applicable local law regulating the commencement, location
23or operation of surface mining facilities.
24    (k) A development permit issued under subsection (a) of
25Section 39 for any facility or site which is required to have a
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1end of 2 calendar years from the date upon which it was issued,
2unless within that period the applicant has taken action to
3develop the facility or the site. In the event that review of
4the conditions of the development permit is sought pursuant to
5Section 40 or 41, or permittee is prevented from commencing
6development of the facility or site by any other litigation
7beyond the permittee's control, such two-year period shall be
8deemed to begin on the date upon which such review process or
9litigation is concluded.
10    (l) No permit shall be issued by the Agency under this Act
11for construction or operation of any facility or site located
12within the boundaries of any setback zone established pursuant
13to this Act, where such construction or operation is
14prohibited.
15    (m) The Agency may issue permits to persons owning or
16operating a facility for composting landscape waste. In
17granting such permits, the Agency may impose such conditions as
18may be necessary to accomplish the purposes of this Act, and as
19are not inconsistent with applicable regulations promulgated
20by the Board. Except as otherwise provided in this Act, a bond
21or other security shall not be required as a condition for the
22issuance of a permit. If the Agency denies any permit pursuant
23to this subsection, the Agency shall transmit to the applicant
24within the time limitations of this subsection specific,
25detailed statements as to the reasons the permit application
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1the following:
2        (1) the Sections of this Act that may be violated if
3    the permit were granted;
4        (2) the specific regulations promulgated pursuant to
5    this Act that may be violated if the permit were granted;
6        (3) the specific information, if any, the Agency deems
7    the applicant did not provide in its application to the
8    Agency; and
9        (4) a statement of specific reasons why the Act and the
10    regulations might be violated if the permit were granted.
11    If no final action is taken by the Agency within 90 days
12after the filing of the application for permit, the applicant
13may deem the permit issued. Any applicant for a permit may
14waive the 90 day limitation by filing a written statement with
15the Agency.
16    The Agency shall issue permits for such facilities upon
17receipt of an application that includes a legal description of
18the site, a topographic map of the site drawn to the scale of
19200 feet to the inch or larger, a description of the operation,
20including the area served, an estimate of the volume of
21materials to be processed, and documentation that:
22        (1) the facility includes a setback of at least 200
23    feet from the nearest potable water supply well;
24        (2) the facility is located outside the boundary of the
25    10-year floodplain or the site will be floodproofed;
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1    incompatibility with the character of the surrounding
2    area, including at least a 200 foot setback from any
3    residence, and in the case of a facility that is developed
4    or the permitted composting area of which is expanded after
5    November 17, 1991, the composting area is located at least
6    1/8 mile from the nearest residence (other than a residence
7    located on the same property as the facility);
8        (4) the design of the facility will prevent any compost
9    material from being placed within 5 feet of the water
10    table, will adequately control runoff from the site, and
11    will collect and manage any leachate that is generated on
12    the site;
13        (5) the operation of the facility will include
14    appropriate dust and odor control measures, limitations on
15    operating hours, appropriate noise control measures for
16    shredding, chipping and similar equipment, management
17    procedures for composting, containment and disposal of
18    non-compostable wastes, procedures to be used for
19    terminating operations at the site, and recordkeeping
20    sufficient to document the amount of materials received,
21    composted and otherwise disposed of; and
22        (6) the operation will be conducted in accordance with
23    any applicable rules adopted by the Board.
24    The Agency shall issue renewable permits of not longer than
2510 years in duration for the composting of landscape wastes, as
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1requirements.
2    The operator of any facility permitted under this
3subsection (m) must submit a written annual statement to the
4Agency on or before April 1 of each year that includes an
5estimate of the amount of material, in tons, received for
6composting.
7    (n) The Agency shall issue permits jointly with the
8Department of Transportation for the dredging or deposit of
9material in Lake Michigan in accordance with Section 18 of the
10Rivers, Lakes, and Streams Act.
11    (o) (Blank.)
12    (p) (1) Any person submitting an application for a permit
13for a new MSWLF unit or for a lateral expansion under
14subsection (t) of Section 21 of this Act for an existing MSWLF
15unit that has not received and is not subject to local siting
16approval under Section 39.2 of this Act shall publish notice of
17the application in a newspaper of general circulation in the
18county in which the MSWLF unit is or is proposed to be located.
19The notice must be published at least 15 days before submission
20of the permit application to the Agency. The notice shall state
21the name and address of the applicant, the location of the
22MSWLF unit or proposed MSWLF unit, the nature and size of the
23MSWLF unit or proposed MSWLF unit, the nature of the activity
24proposed, the probable life of the proposed activity, the date
25the permit application will be submitted, and a statement that
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1the permit application within 30 days after the filing of the
2permit application unless the time period to submit comments is
3extended by the Agency.
4    When a permit applicant submits information to the Agency
5to supplement a permit application being reviewed by the
6Agency, the applicant shall not be required to reissue the
7notice under this subsection.
8    (2) The Agency shall accept written comments concerning the
9permit application that are postmarked no later than 30 days
10after the filing of the permit application, unless the time
11period to accept comments is extended by the Agency.
12    (3) Each applicant for a permit described in part (1) of
13this subsection shall file a copy of the permit application
14with the county board or governing body of the municipality in
15which the MSWLF unit is or is proposed to be located at the
16same time the application is submitted to the Agency. The
17permit application filed with the county board or governing
18body of the municipality shall include all documents submitted
19to or to be submitted to the Agency, except trade secrets as
20determined under Section 7.1 of this Act. The permit
21application and other documents on file with the county board
22or governing body of the municipality shall be made available
23for public inspection during regular business hours at the
24office of the county board or the governing body of the
25municipality and may be copied upon payment of the actual cost
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1    (q) Within 6 months after the effective date of this
2amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly, the Agency, in
3consultation with the regulated community, shall develop a web
4portal to be posted on its website for the purpose of enhancing
5review and promoting timely issuance of permits required by
6this Act. At a minimum, the Agency shall make the following
7information available on the web portal:
8        (1) Checklists and guidance relating to the completion
9    of permit applications, developed pursuant to subsection
10    (s) of this Section, which may include, but are not limited
11    to, existing instructions for completing the applications
12    and examples of complete applications. As the Agency
13    develops new checklists and develops guidance, it shall
14    supplement the web portal with those materials.
15        (2) Within 2 years after the effective date of this
16    amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly, permit
17    application forms or portions of permit applications that
18    can be completed and saved electronically, and submitted to
19    the Agency electronically with digital signatures.
20        (3) Within 2 years after the effective date of this
21    amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly, an online
22    tracking system where an applicant may review the status of
23    its pending application, including the name and contact
24    information of the permit analyst assigned to the
25    application. Until the online tracking system has been
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1    permitting efficiency tracking reports that include
2    statistics on the timeframes for Agency action on the
3    following types of permits received after the effective
4    date of this amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly:
5    air construction permits, new NPDES permits and associated
6    water construction permits, and modifications of major
7    NPDES permits and associated water construction permits.
8    The reports must be posted by February 1 and August 1 each
9    year and shall include:
10            (A) the number of applications received for each
11        type of permit, the number of applications on which the
12        Agency has taken action, and the number of applications
13        still pending; and
14            (B) for those applications where the Agency has not
15        taken action in accordance with the timeframes set
16        forth in this Act, the date the application was
17        received and the reasons for any delays, which may
18        include, but shall not be limited to, (i) the
19        application being inadequate or incomplete, (ii)
20        scientific or technical disagreements with the
21        applicant, USEPA, or other local, state, or federal
22        agencies involved in the permitting approval process,
23        (iii) public opposition to the permit, or (iv) Agency
24        staffing shortages. To the extent practicable, the
25        tracking report shall provide approximate dates when
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1        Agency informed the applicant of the problem leading to
2        the delay, and when the applicant remedied the reason
3        for the delay.
4    (r) Upon the request of the applicant, the Agency shall
5notify the applicant of the permit analyst assigned to the
6application upon its receipt.
7    (s) The Agency is authorized to prepare and distribute
8guidance documents relating to its administration of this
9Section and procedural rules implementing this Section.
10Guidance documents prepared under this subsection shall not be
11considered rules and shall not be subject to the Illinois
12Administrative Procedure Act. Such guidance shall not be
13binding on any party.
14    (t) Except as otherwise prohibited by federal law or
15regulation, any person submitting an application for a permit
16may include with the application suggested permit language for
17Agency consideration. The Agency is not obligated to use the
18suggested language or any portion thereof in its permitting
19decision. If requested by the permit applicant, the Agency
20shall meet with the applicant to discuss the suggested
21language.
22    (u) If requested by the permit applicant, the Agency shall
23provide the permit applicant with a copy of the draft permit
24prior to any public review period.
25    (v) If requested by the permit applicant, the Agency shall
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1prior to its issuance.
2    (w) An air pollution permit shall not be required due to
3emissions of greenhouse gases, as specified by Section 9.15 of
4this Act.
5    (x) If, before the expiration of a State operating permit
6that is issued pursuant to subsection (a) of this Section and
7contains federally enforceable conditions limiting the
8potential to emit of the source to a level below the major
9source threshold for that source so as to exclude the source
10from the Clean Air Act Permit Program, the Agency receives a
11complete application for the renewal of that permit, then all
12of the terms and conditions of the permit shall remain in
13effect until final administrative action has been taken on the
14application for the renewal of the permit.
15(Source: P.A. 97-95, eff. 7-12-11.)
 
16    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
17becoming law.