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1    AN ACT concerning Finance.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Department of Natural Resources Act is
5amended by changing Section 10-5 as follows:
 
6    (20 ILCS 801/10-5)
7    Sec. 10-5. Office of Mines and Minerals.
8    (a) The Department of Natural Resources shall have within
9it an Office of Mines and Minerals, which shall be responsible
10for the functions previously vested in the Department of Mines
11and Minerals and the Abandoned Mined Lands Reclamation Council
12and such other related functions and responsibilities as may be
13provided by law.
14    (b) The Office of Mines and Minerals shall have a Director
15and a Manager.
16    The Director of the Office of Mines and Minerals shall be a
17person thoroughly conversant with the theory and practice of
18coal mining but who is not identified with either coal
19operators or coal miners. The Director of the Office of Mines
20and Minerals must hold a certificate of competency as a mine
21examiner issued by the Illinois Mining Board.
22    The Manager of the Office of Mines and Minerals shall be a
23person who is thoroughly conversant with the theory and

 

 

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1practice of coal mining in the State of Illinois.
2    (c) Notwithstanding any provision of this Act or any other
3law to the contrary, the Department of Natural Resources may
4have within it an Office of Oil and Gas Resource Management,
5which may be responsible for the functions previously vested in
6the Department of Mines and Minerals relating to oil and gas
7resources, such other related functions and responsibilities
8as may be provided by law, and other functions and
9responsibilities at the discretion of the Department of Natural
10Resources.
11(Source: P.A. 89-50, eff. 7-1-95; 89-445, eff. 2-7-96.)
 
12    Section 10. The State Finance Act is amended by changing
13Section 5.832 as follows:
 
14    (30 ILCS 105/5.832)
15    Sec. 5.832. The Oil and Gas Resource Management Mines and
16Minerals Regulatory Fund.
17(Source: P.A. 98-22, eff. 6-17-13; 98-756, eff. 7-16-14.)
 
18    Section 15. The Hydraulic Fracturing Regulatory Act is
19amended by changing Sections 1-35, 1-65 and 1-135 as follows:
 
20    (225 ILCS 732/1-35)
21    Sec. 1-35. High volume horizontal hydraulic fracturing
22permit application.

 

 

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1    (a) Every applicant for a permit under this Act shall first
2register with the Department at least 30 days before applying
3for a permit. The Department shall make available a
4registration form within 90 days after the effective date of
5this Act. The registration form shall require the following
6information:
7        (1) the name and address of the registrant and any
8    parent, subsidiary, or affiliate thereof;
9        (2) disclosure of all findings of a serious violation
10    or an equivalent violation under federal or state laws or
11    regulations in the development or operation of an oil or
12    gas exploration or production site via hydraulic
13    fracturing by the applicant or any parent, subsidiary, or
14    affiliate thereof within the previous 5 years; and
15        (3) proof of insurance to cover injuries, damages, or
16    loss related to pollution or diminution in the amount of at
17    least $5,000,000, from an insurance carrier authorized,
18    licensed, or permitted to do this insurance business in
19    this State that holds at least an A- rating by A.M. Best &
20    Co. or any comparable rating service.
21    A registrant must notify the Department of any change in
22the information identified in paragraphs (1), (2), or (3) of
23this subsection (a) at least annually or upon request of the
24Department.
25    (b) Every applicant for a permit under this Act must submit
26the following information to the Department on an application

 

 

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1form provided by the Department:
2        (1) the name and address of the applicant and any
3    parent, subsidiary, or affiliate thereof;
4        (2) the proposed well name and address and legal
5    description of the well site and its unit area;
6        (3) a statement whether the proposed location of the
7    well site is in compliance with the requirements of Section
8    1-25 of this Act and a plat, which shows the proposed
9    surface location of the well site, providing the distance
10    in feet, from the surface location of the well site to the
11    features described in subsection (a) of Section 1-25 of
12    this Act;
13        (4) a detailed description of the proposed well to be
14    used for the high volume horizontal hydraulic fracturing
15    operations including, but not limited to, the following
16    information:
17            (A) the approximate total depth to which the well
18        is to be drilled or deepened;
19            (B) the proposed angle and direction of the well;
20            (C) the actual depth or the approximate depth at
21        which the well to be drilled deviates from vertical;
22            (D) the angle and direction of any nonvertical
23        portion of the wellbore until the well reaches its
24        total target depth or its actual final depth; and
25            (E) the estimated length and direction of the
26        proposed horizontal lateral or wellbore;

 

 

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1        (5) the estimated depth and elevation, according to the
2    most recent publication of the Illinois State Geological
3    Survey of Groundwater for the location of the well, of the
4    lowest potential fresh water along the entire length of the
5    proposed wellbore;
6        (6) a detailed description of the proposed high volume
7    horizontal hydraulic fracturing operations, including, but
8    not limited to, the following:
9            (A) the formation affected by the high volume
10        horizontal hydraulic fracturing operations, including,
11        but not limited to, geologic name and geologic
12        description of the formation that will be stimulated by
13        the operation;
14            (B) the anticipated surface treating pressure
15        range;
16            (C) the maximum anticipated injection treating
17        pressure;
18            (D) the estimated or calculated fracture pressure
19        of the producing and confining zones; and
20            (E) the planned depth of all proposed perforations
21        or depth to the top of the open hole section;
22        (7) a plat showing all known previous wellbores within
23    750 feet of any part of the horizontal wellbore that
24    penetrated within 400 vertical feet of the formation that
25    will be stimulated as part of the high volume horizontal
26    hydraulic fracturing operations;

 

 

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1        (8) unless the applicant documents why the information
2    is not available at the time the application is submitted,
3    a chemical disclosure report identifying each chemical and
4    proppant anticipated to be used in hydraulic fracturing
5    fluid for each stage of the hydraulic fracturing operations
6    including the following:
7            (A) the total volume of water anticipated to be
8        used in the hydraulic fracturing treatment of the well
9        or the type and total volume of the base fluid
10        anticipated to be used in the hydraulic fracturing
11        treatment, if something other than water;
12            (B) each hydraulic fracturing additive anticipated
13        to be used in the hydraulic fracturing fluid, including
14        the trade name, vendor, a brief descriptor of the
15        intended use or function of each hydraulic fracturing
16        additive, and the Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS), if
17        applicable;
18            (C) each chemical anticipated to be intentionally
19        added to the base fluid, including for each chemical,
20        the Chemical Abstracts Service number, if applicable;
21        and
22            (D) the anticipated concentration in the base
23        fluid, in percent by mass, of each chemical to be
24        intentionally added to the base fluid;
25        (9) a certification of compliance with the Water Use
26    Act of 1983 and applicable regional water supply plans;

 

 

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1        (10) a fresh water withdrawal and management plan that
2    shall include the following information:
3            (A) the source of the water, such as surface or
4        groundwater, anticipated to be used for water
5        withdrawals, and the anticipated withdrawal location;
6            (B) the anticipated volume and rate of each water
7        withdrawal from each withdrawal location;
8            (C) the anticipated months when water withdrawals
9        shall be made from each withdrawal location;
10            (D) the methods to be used to minimize water
11        withdrawals as much as feasible; and
12            (E) the methods to be used for surface water
13        withdrawals to minimize adverse impact to aquatic
14        life.
15        Where a surface water source is wholly contained within
16    a single property, and the owner of the property expressly
17    agrees in writing to its use for water withdrawals, the
18    applicant is not required to include this surface water
19    source in the fresh water withdrawal and management plan;
20        (11) a plan for the handling, storage, transportation,
21    and disposal or reuse of hydraulic fracturing fluids and
22    hydraulic fracturing flowback. The plan shall identify the
23    specific Class II injection well or wells that will be used
24    to dispose of the hydraulic fracturing flowback. The plan
25    shall describe the capacity of the tanks to be used for the
26    capture and storage of flowback and of the lined reserve

 

 

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1    pit to be used, if necessary, to temporarily store any
2    flowback in excess of the capacity of the tanks.
3    Identification of the Class II injection well or wells
4    shall be by name, identification number, and specific
5    location and shall include the date of the most recent
6    mechanical integrity test for each Class II injection well;
7        (12) a well site safety plan to address proper safety
8    measures to be employed during high volume horizontal
9    hydraulic fracturing operations for the protection of
10    persons on the site as well as the general public. Within
11    15 calendar days after submitting the permit application to
12    the Department, the applicant must provide a copy of the
13    plan to the county or counties in which hydraulic
14    fracturing operations will occur. Within 5 calendar days of
15    its receipt, the Department shall provide a copy of the
16    well site safety plan to the Office of the State Fire
17    Marshal;
18        (13) a containment plan describing the containment
19    practices and equipment to be used and the area of the well
20    site where containment systems will be employed, and within
21    5 calendar days of its receipt, the Department shall
22    provide a copy of the containment plan to the Office of the
23    State Fire Marshal;
24        (14) a casing and cementing plan that describes the
25    casing and cementing practices to be employed, including
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1    depth to which each string is to be set and the extent to
2    which each string is to be cemented;
3        (15) a traffic management plan that identifies the
4    anticipated roads, streets, and highways that will be used
5    for access to and egress from the well site. The traffic
6    management plan will include a point of contact to discuss
7    issues related to traffic management. Within 15 calendar
8    days after submitting the permit application to the
9    Department, the applicant must provide a copy of the
10    traffic management plan to the county or counties in which
11    the well site is located, and within 5 calendar days of its
12    receipt, the Department shall provide a copy of the traffic
13    management plan to the Office of the State Fire Marshal;
14        (16) the names and addresses of all owners of any real
15    property within 1,500 feet of the proposed well site, as
16    disclosed by the records in the office of the recorder of
17    the county or counties;
18        (17) drafts of the specific public notice and general
19    public notice as required by Section 1-40 of this Act;
20        (18) a statement that the well site at which the high
21    volume horizontal hydraulic fracturing operation will be
22    conducted will be restored in compliance with Section
23    240.1181 of Title 62 of the Illinois Administrative Code
24    and Section 1-95 of this Act;
25        (19) proof of insurance to cover injuries, damages, or
26    loss related to pollution in the amount of at least

 

 

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1    $5,000,000; and
2        (20) any other relevant information which the
3    Department may, by rule, require.
4    (c) Where an application is made to conduct high volume
5horizontal fracturing operations at a well site located within
6the limits of any city, village, or incorporated town, the
7application shall state the name of the city, village, or
8incorporated town and be accompanied with a certified copy of
9the official consent for the hydraulic fracturing operations to
10occur from the municipal authorities where the well site is
11proposed to be located. No permit shall be issued unless
12consent is secured and filed with the permit application. In
13the event that an amended location is selected, the original
14permit shall not be valid unless a new certified consent is
15filed for the amended location.
16    (d) The hydraulic fracturing permit application shall be
17accompanied by a bond as required by subsection (a) of Section
181-65 of this Act.
19    (e) Each application for a permit under this Act shall
20include payment of a non-refundable fee of $13,500. Of this
21fee, $11,000 shall be deposited into the Oil and Gas Resource
22Management Mines and Minerals Regulatory Fund for the
23Department to use to administer and enforce this Act and
24otherwise support the operations and programs of the Office of
25Oil and Gas Resource Management Office of Mines and Minerals.
26The remaining $2,500 shall be deposited into the Illinois Clean

 

 

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1Water Fund for the Agency to use to carry out its functions
2under this Act. The Department shall not initiate its review of
3the permit application until the applicable fee under this
4subsection (e) has been submitted to and received by the
5Department.
6    (f) Each application submitted under this Act shall be
7signed, under the penalty of perjury, by the applicant or the
8applicant's designee who has been vested with the authority to
9act on behalf of the applicant and has direct knowledge of the
10information contained in the application and its attachments.
11Any person signing an application shall also sign an affidavit
12with the following certification:
13        "I certify, under penalty of perjury as provided by law
14    and under penalty of refusal, suspension, or revocation of
15    a high volume horizontal hydraulic fracturing permit, that
16    this application and all attachments are true, accurate,
17    and complete to the best of my knowledge.".
18    (g) The permit application shall be submitted to the
19Department in both electronic and hard copy format. The
20electronic format shall be searchable.
21    (h) The application for a high volume horizontal hydraulic
22fracturing permit may be submitted as a combined permit
23application with the operator's application to drill on a form
24as the Department shall prescribe. The combined application
25must include the information required in this Section. If the
26operator elects to submit a combined permit application,

 

 

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1information required by this Section that is duplicative of
2information required for an application to drill is only
3required to be provided once as part of the combined
4application. The submission of a combined permit application
5under this subsection shall not be interpreted to relieve the
6applicant or the Department from complying with the
7requirements of this Act or the Illinois Oil and Gas Act.
8    (i) Upon receipt of a permit application, the Department
9shall have no more than 60 calendar days from the date it
10receives the permit application to approve, with any conditions
11the Department may find necessary, or reject the application
12for the high volume horizontal hydraulic fracturing permit. The
13applicant may waive, in writing, the 60-day deadline upon its
14own initiative or in response to a request by the Department.
15    (j) If at any time during the review period the Department
16determines that the permit application is not complete under
17this Act, does not meet the requirements of this Section, or
18requires additional information, the Department shall notify
19the applicant in writing of the application's deficiencies and
20allow the applicant to correct the deficiencies and provide the
21Department any information requested to complete the
22application. If the applicant fails to provide adequate
23supplemental information within the review period, the
24Department may reject the application.
25(Source: P.A. 98-22, eff. 6-17-13; 98-756, eff. 7-16-14.)
 

 

 

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1    (225 ILCS 732/1-65)
2    Sec. 1-65. Hydraulic fracturing permit; bonds.
3    (a) An applicant for a high volume horizontal hydraulic
4fracturing permit under this Act shall provide a bond, executed
5by a surety authorized to transact business in this State. The
6bond shall be in the amount of $50,000 per permit or a blanket
7bond of $500,000 for all permits. If the applicant is required
8to submit a bond to the Department under the Illinois Oil and
9Gas Act, the applicant's submission of a bond under this
10Section shall satisfy the bonding requirements provided for in
11the Illinois Oil and Gas Act. In lieu of a bond, the applicant
12may provide other collateral securities such as cash,
13certificates of deposit, or irrevocable letters of credit under
14the terms and conditions as the Department may provide by rule.
15    (b) The bond or other collateral securities shall remain in
16force until the well is plugged and abandoned. Upon abandoning
17a well to the satisfaction of the Department and in accordance
18with the Illinois Oil and Gas Act, the bond or other collateral
19securities shall be promptly released by the Department. Upon
20the release by the Department of the bond or other collateral
21securities, any cash or collateral securities deposited shall
22be returned by the Department to the applicant who deposited
23it.
24    (c) If, after notice and hearing, the Department determines
25that any of the requirements of this Act or rules adopted under
26this Act or the orders of the Department have not been complied

 

 

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1with within the time limit set by any notice of violation
2issued under this Act, the permittee's bond or other collateral
3securities shall be forfeited. Forfeiture under this
4subsection shall not limit any duty of the permittee to
5mitigate or remediate harms or foreclose enforcement by the
6Department or the Agency. In no way will payment under this
7bond exceed the aggregate penalty as specified.
8    (d) When any bond or other collateral security is forfeited
9under the provisions of this Act or rules adopted under this
10Act, the Department shall collect the forfeiture without delay.
11The surety shall have 30 days to submit payment for the bond
12after receipt of notice by the permittee of the forfeiture.
13    (e) All forfeitures shall be deposited in the Oil and Gas
14Resource Management Mines and Minerals Regulatory Fund to be
15used, as necessary, to mitigate or remediate violations of this
16Act or rules adopted under this Act.
17(Source: P.A. 98-22, eff. 6-17-13.)
 
18    (225 ILCS 732/1-135)
19    Sec. 1-135. The Oil and Gas Resource Management Mines and
20Minerals Regulatory Fund. The Oil and Gas Resource Management
21Mines and Minerals Regulatory Fund is created as a special fund
22in the State treasury. All moneys required by this Act to be
23deposited into the Fund shall be used by the Department to
24administer and enforce this Act and otherwise support the
25operations and programs of the Office of Oil and Gas Resource

 

 

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1Management Office of Mines and Minerals.
2(Source: P.A. 98-22, eff. 6-17-13.)
 
3    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
4becoming law.