Illinois 2023 2023-2024 Regular Session

Illinois House Bill HB3095 Enrolled / Bill

Filed 05/22/2023

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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  changing Section 3.330 and by adding Section 22.63 as follows:
6  (415 ILCS 5/3.330) (was 415 ILCS 5/3.32)
7  Sec. 3.330. Pollution control facility.
8  (a) "Pollution control facility" is any waste storage
9  site, sanitary landfill, waste disposal site, waste transfer
10  station, waste treatment facility, or waste incinerator. This
11  includes sewers, sewage treatment plants, and any other
12  facilities owned or operated by sanitary districts organized
13  under the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Act.
14  The following are not pollution control facilities:
15  (1) (blank);
16  (2) waste storage sites regulated under 40 CFR 761.42;
17  (3) sites or facilities used by any person conducting
18  a waste storage, waste treatment, waste disposal, waste
19  transfer or waste incineration operation, or a combination
20  thereof, for wastes generated by such person's own
21  activities, when such wastes are stored, treated, disposed
22  of, transferred or incinerated within the site or facility
23  owned, controlled or operated by such person, or when such

 

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1  wastes are transported within or between sites or
2  facilities owned, controlled or operated by such person;
3  (4) sites or facilities at which the State is
4  performing removal or remedial action pursuant to Section
5  22.2 or 55.3;
6  (5) abandoned quarries used solely for the disposal of
7  concrete, earth materials, gravel, or aggregate debris
8  resulting from road construction activities conducted by a
9  unit of government or construction activities due to the
10  construction and installation of underground pipes, lines,
11  conduit or wires off of the premises of a public utility
12  company which are conducted by a public utility;
13  (6) sites or facilities used by any person to
14  specifically conduct a landscape composting operation;
15  (7) regional facilities as defined in the Central
16  Midwest Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact;
17  (8) the portion of a site or facility where coal
18  combustion wastes are stored or disposed of in accordance
19  with subdivision (r)(2) or (r)(3) of Section 21;
20  (9) the portion of a site or facility used for the
21  collection, storage or processing of waste tires as
22  defined in Title XIV;
23  (10) the portion of a site or facility used for
24  treatment of petroleum contaminated materials by
25  application onto or incorporation into the soil surface
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1  of petroleum contaminated materials before treatment. Only
2  those categories of petroleum listed in Section 57.9(a)(3)
3  are exempt under this subdivision (10);
4  (11) the portion of a site or facility where used oil
5  is collected or stored prior to shipment to a recycling or
6  energy recovery facility, provided that the used oil is
7  generated by households or commercial establishments, and
8  the site or facility is a recycling center or a business
9  where oil or gasoline is sold at retail;
10  (11.5) processing sites or facilities that receive
11  only on-specification used oil, as defined in 35 Ill. Adm.
12  Code 739, originating from used oil collectors for
13  processing that is managed under 35 Ill. Adm. Code 739 to
14  produce products for sale to off-site petroleum
15  facilities, if these processing sites or facilities are:
16  (i) located within a home rule unit of local government
17  with a population of at least 30,000 according to the 2000
18  federal census, that home rule unit of local government
19  has been designated as an Urban Round II Empowerment Zone
20  by the United States Department of Housing and Urban
21  Development, and that home rule unit of local government
22  has enacted an ordinance approving the location of the
23  site or facility and provided funding for the site or
24  facility; and (ii) in compliance with all applicable
25  zoning requirements;
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1  combustion waste for stabilization and treatment of only
2  waste generated on that site or facility when used in
3  connection with response actions pursuant to the federal
4  Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
5  Liability Act of 1980, the federal Resource Conservation
6  and Recovery Act of 1976, or the Illinois Environmental
7  Protection Act or as authorized by the Agency;
8  (13) the portion of a site or facility regulated under
9  Section 22.38 of this Act;
10  (14) the portion of a site or facility, located within
11  a unit of local government that has enacted local zoning
12  requirements, used to accept, separate, and process
13  uncontaminated broken concrete, with or without protruding
14  metal bars, provided that the uncontaminated broken
15  concrete and metal bars are not speculatively accumulated,
16  are at the site or facility no longer than one year after
17  their acceptance, and are returned to the economic
18  mainstream in the form of raw materials or products;
19  (15) the portion of a site or facility located in a
20  county with a population over 3,000,000 that has obtained
21  local siting approval under Section 39.2 of this Act for a
22  municipal waste incinerator on or before July 1, 2005 and
23  that is used for a non-hazardous waste transfer station;
24  (16) a site or facility that temporarily holds in
25  transit for 10 days or less, non-putrescible solid waste
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1  gallons, provided that such waste is further transferred
2  to a recycling, disposal, treatment, or storage facility
3  on a non-contiguous site and provided such site or
4  facility complies with the applicable 10-day transfer
5  requirements of the federal Resource Conservation and
6  Recovery Act of 1976 and United States Department of
7  Transportation hazardous material requirements. For
8  purposes of this Section only, "non-putrescible solid
9  waste" means waste other than municipal garbage that does
10  not rot or become putrid, including, but not limited to,
11  paints, solvent, filters, and absorbents;
12  (17) the portion of a site or facility located in a
13  county with a population greater than 3,000,000 that has
14  obtained local siting approval, under Section 39.2 of this
15  Act, for a municipal waste incinerator on or before July
16  1, 2005 and that is used for wood combustion facilities
17  for energy recovery that accept and burn only wood
18  material, as included in a fuel specification approved by
19  the Agency;
20  (18) a transfer station used exclusively for landscape
21  waste, including a transfer station where landscape waste
22  is ground to reduce its volume, where the landscape waste
23  is held no longer than 24 hours from the time it was
24  received;
25  (19) the portion of a site or facility that (i) is used
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1  residue, uncontaminated wood waste, or paper waste,
2  including, but not limited to, corrugated paper or
3  cardboard, and (ii) meets all of the following
4  requirements:
5  (A) There must not be more than a total of 30,000
6  cubic yards of livestock waste in raw form or in the
7  process of being composted at the site or facility at
8  any one time.
9  (B) All food scrap, livestock waste, crop residue,
10  uncontaminated wood waste, and paper waste must, by
11  the end of each operating day, be processed and placed
12  into an enclosed vessel in which air flow and
13  temperature are controlled, or all of the following
14  additional requirements must be met:
15  (i) The portion of the site or facility used
16  for the composting operation must include a
17  setback of at least 200 feet from the nearest
18  potable water supply well.
19  (ii) The portion of the site or facility used
20  for the composting operation must be located
21  outside the boundary of the 10-year floodplain or
22  floodproofed.
23  (iii) Except in municipalities with more than
24  1,000,000 inhabitants, the portion of the site or
25  facility used for the composting operation must be
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1  nearest residence, other than a residence located
2  on the same property as the site or facility.
3  (iv) The portion of the site or facility used
4  for the composting operation must be located at
5  least one-eighth of a mile from the property line
6  of all of the following areas:
7  (I) Facilities that primarily serve to
8  house or treat people that are
9  immunocompromised or immunosuppressed, such as
10  cancer or AIDS patients; people with asthma,
11  cystic fibrosis, or bioaerosol allergies; or
12  children under the age of one year.
13  (II) Primary and secondary schools and
14  adjacent areas that the schools use for
15  recreation.
16  (III) Any facility for child care licensed
17  under Section 3 of the Child Care Act of 1969;
18  preschools; and adjacent areas that the
19  facilities or preschools use for recreation.
20  (v) By the end of each operating day, all food
21  scrap, livestock waste, crop residue,
22  uncontaminated wood waste, and paper waste must be
23  (i) processed into windrows or other piles and
24  (ii) covered in a manner that prevents scavenging
25  by birds and animals and that prevents other
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1  (C) Food scrap, livestock waste, crop residue,
2  uncontaminated wood waste, paper waste, and compost
3  must not be placed within 5 feet of the water table.
4  (D) The site or facility must meet all of the
5  requirements of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16
6  U.S.C. 1271 et seq.).
7  (E) The site or facility must not (i) restrict the
8  flow of a 100-year flood, (ii) result in washout of
9  food scrap, livestock waste, crop residue,
10  uncontaminated wood waste, or paper waste from a
11  100-year flood, or (iii) reduce the temporary water
12  storage capacity of the 100-year floodplain, unless
13  measures are undertaken to provide alternative storage
14  capacity, such as by providing lagoons, holding tanks,
15  or drainage around structures at the facility.
16  (F) The site or facility must not be located in any
17  area where it may pose a threat of harm or destruction
18  to the features for which:
19  (i) an irreplaceable historic or
20  archaeological site has been listed under the
21  National Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470
22  et seq.) or the Illinois Historic Preservation
23  Act;
24  (ii) a natural landmark has been designated by
25  the National Park Service or the Illinois State
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1  (iii) a natural area has been designated as a
2  Dedicated Illinois Nature Preserve under the
3  Illinois Natural Areas Preservation Act.
4  (G) The site or facility must not be located in an
5  area where it may jeopardize the continued existence
6  of any designated endangered species, result in the
7  destruction or adverse modification of the critical
8  habitat for such species, or cause or contribute to
9  the taking of any endangered or threatened species of
10  plant, fish, or wildlife listed under the Endangered
11  Species Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) or the Illinois
12  Endangered Species Protection Act;
13  (20) the portion of a site or facility that is located
14  entirely within a home rule unit having a population of no
15  less than 120,000 and no more than 135,000, according to
16  the 2000 federal census, and that meets all of the
17  following requirements:
18  (i) the portion of the site or facility is used
19  exclusively to perform testing of a thermochemical
20  conversion technology using only woody biomass,
21  collected as landscape waste within the boundaries of
22  the home rule unit, as the hydrocarbon feedstock for
23  the production of synthetic gas in accordance with
24  Section 39.9 of this Act;
25  (ii) the portion of the site or facility is in
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1  and
2  (iii) a complete application for a demonstration
3  permit at the portion of the site or facility has been
4  submitted to the Agency in accordance with Section
5  39.9 of this Act within one year after July 27, 2010
6  (the effective date of Public Act 96-1314);
7  (21) the portion of a site or facility used to perform
8  limited testing of a gasification conversion technology in
9  accordance with Section 39.8 of this Act and for which a
10  complete permit application has been submitted to the
11  Agency prior to one year from April 9, 2010 (the effective
12  date of Public Act 96-887);
13  (22) the portion of a site or facility that is used to
14  incinerate only pharmaceuticals from residential sources
15  that are collected and transported by law enforcement
16  agencies under Section 17.9A of this Act;
17  (23) the portion of a site or facility:
18  (A) that is used exclusively for the transfer of
19  commingled landscape waste and food scrap held at the
20  site or facility for no longer than 24 hours after
21  their receipt;
22  (B) that is located entirely within a home rule
23  unit having a population of (i) not less than 100,000
24  and not more than 115,000 according to the 2010
25  federal census, (ii) not less than 5,000 and not more
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1  (iii) not less than 25,000 and not more than 30,000
2  according to the 2010 federal census or that is
3  located in the unincorporated area of a county having
4  a population of not less than 700,000 and not more than
5  705,000 according to the 2010 federal census;
6  (C) that is permitted, by the Agency, prior to
7  January 1, 2002, for the transfer of landscape waste
8  if located in a home rule unit or that is permitted
9  prior to January 1, 2008 if located in an
10  unincorporated area of a county; and
11  (D) for which a permit application is submitted to
12  the Agency to modify an existing permit for the
13  transfer of landscape waste to also include, on a
14  demonstration basis not to exceed 24 months each time
15  a permit is issued, the transfer of commingled
16  landscape waste and food scrap or for which a permit
17  application is submitted to the Agency within 6 months
18  of August 11, 2017 (the effective date of Public Act
19  100-94);
20  (24) the portion of a municipal solid waste landfill
21  unit:
22  (A) that is located in a county having a
23  population of not less than 55,000 and not more than
24  60,000 according to the 2010 federal census;
25  (B) that is owned by that county;
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1  July 10, 2015 (the effective date of Public Act
2  99-12); and
3  (D) for which a permit application is submitted to
4  the Agency within 6 months after July 10, 2015 (the
5  effective date of Public Act 99-12) for the disposal
6  of non-hazardous special waste; and
7  (25) the portion of a site or facility used during a
8  mass animal mortality event, as defined in the Animal
9  Mortality Act, where such waste is collected, stored,
10  processed, disposed, or incinerated under a mass animal
11  mortality event plan issued by the Department of
12  Agriculture; and .
13  (26) the portion of a mine used for the placement of
14  limestone residual materials generated from the treatment
15  of drinking water by a municipal utility in accordance
16  with rules adopted under Section 22.63.
17  (b) A new pollution control facility is:
18  (1) a pollution control facility initially permitted
19  for development or construction after July 1, 1981; or
20  (2) the area of expansion beyond the boundary of a
21  currently permitted pollution control facility; or
22  (3) a permitted pollution control facility requesting
23  approval to store, dispose of, transfer or incinerate, for
24  the first time, any special or hazardous waste.
25  (Source: P.A. 102-216, eff. 1-1-22; 102-310, eff. 8-6-21;
26  102-813, eff. 5-13-22.)

 

 

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1  (415 ILCS 5/22.63 new)
2  Sec. 22.63. Rules for placement of limestone residual
3  materials. The Board shall adopt rules for the placement of
4  limestone residual materials generated from the treatment of
5  drinking water by a municipal utility in an underground
6  limestone mine located in whole or in part within the
7  municipality that operates the municipal utility. The rules
8  shall be consistent with the Board's Underground Injection
9  Control regulations for Class V wells, provided that the rules
10  shall allow for the limestone residual materials to be
11  delivered to and placed in the mine by means other than an
12  injection well. Rules adopted pursuant to this Section shall
13  be adopted in accordance with the provisions and requirements
14  of Title VII of this Act and the procedures for rulemaking in
15  Section 5-35 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act,
16  provided that a municipality proposing rules pursuant to this
17  Section is not required to include in its proposal a petition
18  signed by at least 200 persons as required under subsection
19  (a) of Section 28. Rules adopted pursuant to this Section
20  shall not be considered a part of the State Underground
21  Injection Control program established under this Act.
22  As used in this Section, "limestone residual material"
23  means limestone residual generated from the treatment of
24  drinking water at a publicly-owned drinking water treatment
25  plant.

 

 

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