Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB1480

Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Requires the Agency to establish and maintain a program to monitor the status of any performance bond or other security required for closure and post closure care of a Municipal Solid Waste Landfill site under the Act. Allows the Agency to require additional security to ensure compliance. Provides that any person who fails to obtain additional security within a reasonable time, as determined by the Agency, commits a violation of the Act. Authorizes the Agency to use unencumbered moneys in the Landfill Closure and Post-Closure Fund for the purpose of taking actions necessary to bring the closure and post-closure of the site into compliance with this Act, and in the event that no unencumbered moneys exist in the Fund, authorizes the Agency to request from the General Assembly an appropriation to the Fund to bring the closure and post-closure of the site into compliance with the Act. Effective immediately.

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