Full Text of HB4818 102nd General Assembly
HB4818 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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State of Illinois
2021 and 2022 HB4818 Introduced 1/27/2022, by Rep. LaToya Greenwood SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that the disposal by incineration of any perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substance, including, but not limited to, aqueous film forming foam, is prohibited. Provides the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency with rulemaking authority. Provides that if a rule or regulation is published by the USEPA regarding all or part of the subjects of these provisions, the rule or regulation shall be controlling over these provisions. Effective immediately.
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning safety.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The Environmental Protection Act is amended by | 5 | | adding Section 22.62 as follows: | 6 | | (415 ILCS 5/22.62 new) | 7 | | Sec. 22.62. PFAS; incineration. | 8 | | (a) As used in this Section: | 9 | | "Incineration" includes, but is not limited to, | 10 | | burning, combustion, pyrolysis, gasification, or the use | 11 | | of an acid recovery furnace or oxidizer, ore roaster, | 12 | | cement kiln, lightweight aggregate kiln, industrial | 13 | | furnace, boiler, or process heater, but does not include | 14 | | thermal oxidizers when they are operated as a pollution | 15 | | control or resource recovery device at a facility that is | 16 | | using PFAS chemicals. | 17 | | "Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances" or | 18 | | "PFAS" means a class of fluorinated organic chemicals | 19 | | containing at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom the | 20 | | list of PFAS defined in the US EPA's Toxic Release | 21 | | Inventory (TRI) developed under Section 313 of the | 22 | | Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act (EPCRA) | 23 | | and codified in 40 CFR 372.65 and also specifically |
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| 1 | | excludes liquid or gaseous fluorocarbon or | 2 | | chlorofluorocarbon products, used chiefly as refrigerants. | 3 | | (b) The disposal by incineration of any perfluoroalkyl and | 4 | | polyfluoroalkyl substance, including, but not limited to, | 5 | | aqueous film forming foam, is prohibited in Illinois. The | 6 | | Agency may propose, and the Board may adopt, any rules or | 7 | | regulations it deems necessary in order to carry out the | 8 | | provisions of this Section. | 9 | | (c) If a rule or regulation is published by the USEPA in | 10 | | the Federal Register regarding all or part of the subjects of | 11 | | this Section, one year after its publication the rule or | 12 | | regulation shall be controlling over the provisions of this | 13 | | Section and any part of this Section conflicting therewith | 14 | | shall be inoperative.
| 15 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 16 | | becoming law.
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