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1	1	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB2421 Introduced 2/10/2023, by Sen. Laura Fine SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: See Index Creates the Carbon Dioxide Transport and Storage Protections Act. Defines terms. Provides that (i) title to pore space belongs to and is vested in the surface owner of the overlying surface estate, (ii) a conveyance of title to a surface estate conveys title to the pore space in all strata underlying the surface estate, and (iii) title to pore space may not be severed from title to the surface estate. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, prohibits the amalgamation of pore space under the Eminent Domain Act. Contains requirements for valid amalgamation. Requires the Illinois Emergency Management Agency to determine a fee for carbon sequestration by rule. Creates the Carbon Transportation and Sequestration Readiness Fund and makes a conforming change in the State Finance Act. Requires the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and the Department of Public Health to conduct training with specified requirements. Contains other provisions. Amends the Illinois Power Agency Act. Makes changes to the definition of "sequester". Removes language requiring specified facilities to be clean coal facilities. Makes other changes. Amends the Carbon Dioxide Transportation and Sequestration Act. Contains requirements for receiving a certificate of authority. Makes other changes. Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Requires any person seeking to sequester carbon dioxide in Illinois to first obtain a carbon sequestration permit from the Agency. Contains other provisions and makes other changes. Contains a severability provision. Effective immediately. LRB103 29079 CPF 55465 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB2421 Introduced 2/10/2023, by Sen. Laura Fine SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: See Index See Index Creates the Carbon Dioxide Transport and Storage Protections Act. Defines terms. Provides that (i) title to pore space belongs to and is vested in the surface owner of the overlying surface estate, (ii) a conveyance of title to a surface estate conveys title to the pore space in all strata underlying the surface estate, and (iii) title to pore space may not be severed from title to the surface estate. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, prohibits the amalgamation of pore space under the Eminent Domain Act. Contains requirements for valid amalgamation. Requires the Illinois Emergency Management Agency to determine a fee for carbon sequestration by rule. Creates the Carbon Transportation and Sequestration Readiness Fund and makes a conforming change in the State Finance Act. Requires the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and the Department of Public Health to conduct training with specified requirements. Contains other provisions. Amends the Illinois Power Agency Act. Makes changes to the definition of "sequester". Removes language requiring specified facilities to be clean coal facilities. Makes other changes. Amends the Carbon Dioxide Transportation and Sequestration Act. Contains requirements for receiving a certificate of authority. Makes other changes. Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Requires any person seeking to sequester carbon dioxide in Illinois to first obtain a carbon sequestration permit from the Agency. Contains other provisions and makes other changes. Contains a severability provision. Effective immediately. LRB103 29079 CPF 55465 b LRB103 29079 CPF 55465 b A BILL FOR
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5	5	Creates the Carbon Dioxide Transport and Storage Protections Act. Defines terms. Provides that (i) title to pore space belongs to and is vested in the surface owner of the overlying surface estate, (ii) a conveyance of title to a surface estate conveys title to the pore space in all strata underlying the surface estate, and (iii) title to pore space may not be severed from title to the surface estate. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, prohibits the amalgamation of pore space under the Eminent Domain Act. Contains requirements for valid amalgamation. Requires the Illinois Emergency Management Agency to determine a fee for carbon sequestration by rule. Creates the Carbon Transportation and Sequestration Readiness Fund and makes a conforming change in the State Finance Act. Requires the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and the Department of Public Health to conduct training with specified requirements. Contains other provisions. Amends the Illinois Power Agency Act. Makes changes to the definition of "sequester". Removes language requiring specified facilities to be clean coal facilities. Makes other changes. Amends the Carbon Dioxide Transportation and Sequestration Act. Contains requirements for receiving a certificate of authority. Makes other changes. Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Requires any person seeking to sequester carbon dioxide in Illinois to first obtain a carbon sequestration permit from the Agency. Contains other provisions and makes other changes. Contains a severability provision. Effective immediately.
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11	11	1 AN ACT concerning safety.
12	12	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
13	13	3 represented in the General Assembly:
14	14	4 Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Carbon
15	15	5 Dioxide Transport and Storage Protections Act.
16	16	6 Section 5. Legislative findings and objectives. The
17	17	7 General Assembly finds that:
18	18	8 (a) Illinois law currently lacks clarity concerning the
19	19	9 rights of landowners with regard to pore space in the
20	20	10 subsurface beneath their land, limiting landowners' ability to
21	21	11 fully enjoy and protect their property.
22	22	12 (b) The transport of carbon dioxide via pipelines
23	23	13 significantly affects landowners' rights to enjoy their
24	24	14 property. Carbon dioxide pipelines may impede access to
25	25	15 property and fields, harm crops and topsoil, and pose a risk of
26	26	16 grave harm if there is a release of carbon dioxide.
27	27	17 (c) The storage of carbon dioxide in subsurface pore space
28	28	18 may have profound impacts upon the surface estate. Subsurface
29	29	19 carbon dioxide storage may require easements for pipelines,
30	30	20 injection wells, monitoring equipment, and other
31	31	21 infrastructure, harm crops and topsoil, and risks grave harm
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40	40	Creates the Carbon Dioxide Transport and Storage Protections Act. Defines terms. Provides that (i) title to pore space belongs to and is vested in the surface owner of the overlying surface estate, (ii) a conveyance of title to a surface estate conveys title to the pore space in all strata underlying the surface estate, and (iii) title to pore space may not be severed from title to the surface estate. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, prohibits the amalgamation of pore space under the Eminent Domain Act. Contains requirements for valid amalgamation. Requires the Illinois Emergency Management Agency to determine a fee for carbon sequestration by rule. Creates the Carbon Transportation and Sequestration Readiness Fund and makes a conforming change in the State Finance Act. Requires the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and the Department of Public Health to conduct training with specified requirements. Contains other provisions. Amends the Illinois Power Agency Act. Makes changes to the definition of "sequester". Removes language requiring specified facilities to be clean coal facilities. Makes other changes. Amends the Carbon Dioxide Transportation and Sequestration Act. Contains requirements for receiving a certificate of authority. Makes other changes. Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Requires any person seeking to sequester carbon dioxide in Illinois to first obtain a carbon sequestration permit from the Agency. Contains other provisions and makes other changes. Contains a severability provision. Effective immediately.
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68	68	1 (d) To protect landowners, surface ecosystems,
69	69	2 groundwater, and nearby residents, it is essential that
70	70	3 Illinois clarify the ownership, liability, and other property
71	71	4 rights associated with carbon dioxide transportation and
72	72	5 storage before additional carbon transport and storage takes
73	73	6 place in the State, as well as providing units of local
74	74	7 government and residents with training and resources so they
75	75	8 can be prepared if there is a carbon dioxide release.
76	76	9 Section 10. Definitions. In this Act:
77	77	10 "Amalgamation" means the combining or uniting of property
78	78	11 rights in adjacent subsurface pore space for the permanent
79	79	12 storage of carbon dioxide.
80	80	13 "Area of review" has the same meaning as defined in
81	81	14 Section 3.121 of the Environmental Protection Act.
82	82	15 "Carbon dioxide injection well" means a well that is used
83	83	16 to inject carbon dioxide into a reservoir for permanent
84	84	17 geologic sequestration.
85	85	18 "Carbon dioxide pipeline" or "pipeline" means the in-state
86	86	19 portion of a pipeline, including appurtenant facilities,
87	87	20 property rights, and easements, that are used to transport
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89	89	22 "Carbon dioxide stream" means carbon dioxide, any
90	90	23 incidental associated substances derived from the source
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92	92	25 dioxide, and any substance added to the stream to enable or
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103	103	1 improve the injection process or the detection of a leak or
104	104	2 rupture.
105	105	3 "Carbon dioxide sequestration reservoir" means a portion
106	106	4 of a sedimentary geologic stratum or formation containing pore
107	107	5 space, including, but not limited to, depleted reservoirs and
108	108	6 saline formations, that the Environmental Protection Agency
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110	110	8 storage of carbon dioxide.
111	111	9 "Department" means the Department of Public Health.
112	112	10 "Easement" means an interest in land owned by another
113	113	11 person that conveys the right to use or control the land, or an
114	114	12 area above or below it, for a specific purpose, including, but
115	115	13 not limited to, the storage of carbon dioxide in subsurface
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117	117	15 "Fund" means the Carbon Transportation and Sequestration
118	118	16 Readiness Fund established under Section 35.
119	119	17 "Person" has the same meaning as defined in Section 3.315
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121	121	19 "Pipeline operator" means a person who owns, leases,
122	122	20 operates, controls, or supervises a pipeline that transports
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124	124	22 "Pore space" means subsurface cavities, voids, or saline
125	125	23 beds that can be used to store carbon dioxide.
126	126	24 "Pore space owner" means the person who has title to a pore
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140	140	2 "Sequestration" means to sequester or be sequestered.
141	141	3 "Sequestration facility" means the carbon dioxide
142	142	4 sequestration reservoir, underground equipment, and surface
143	143	5 facilities and equipment used or proposed to be used in a
144	144	6 geologic storage operation. "Sequestration facility" includes
145	145	7 an injection well and equipment used to connect the surface
146	146	8 facility and equipment to the carbon dioxide sequestration
147	147	9 reservoir and underground equipment. "Sequestration facility"
148	148	10 does not include pipelines used to transport carbon dioxide to
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150	150	12 "Sequestration operator" means a person who holds, is
151	151	13 applying for, or is required to obtain a carbon sequestration
152	152	14 permit under Section 22.63 of the Environmental Protection
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154	154	16 "Sequestration pore space" means a pore space proposed,
155	155	17 authorized, or used for sequestering one or more carbon
156	156	18 dioxide streams in accordance with a permit or permit
157	157	19 application under Section 22.63 of the Environmental
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159	159	21 "Surface owner" means a person identified in the records
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161	161	23 portion of a proposed carbon dioxide sequestration reservoir
162	162	24 as an owner of a whole or undivided fee simple interest or
163	163	25 other freehold interest in real property, including, but not
164	164	26 limited to, mineral rights, in the surface above the
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175	175	1 sequestration pore space. "Surface owner" does not include an
176	176	2 owner of a right-of-way, easement, leasehold, or any other
177	177	3 lesser estate.
178	178	4 "Transportation" means the physical movement of carbon
179	179	5 dioxide by pipeline conducted for any person's use or on any
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181	181	7 Section 15. Ownership and conveyance of pore space.
182	182	8 (a) Title to pore space belongs to and is vested in the
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184	184	10 (b) A conveyance of title to a surface estate conveys
185	185	11 title to the pore space in all strata underlying the surface
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187	187	13 (c) Title to pore space may not be severed from title to
188	188	14 the surface estate. A grant of easement for use of pore space
189	189	15 is not a severance prohibited under this subsection.
190	190	16 (d) A grant of easement for use of pore space shall not
191	191	17 confer any right to enter upon or otherwise use the surface of
192	192	18 the land unless the grant of easement expressly provides that
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194	194	20 Section 20. Compulsory amalgamation. Notwithstanding any
195	195	21 other provision of law, a sequestration operator may not
196	196	22 exercise any authority to take or acquire any easement or
197	197	23 title to any pore space or any portion of an area of review
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209	209	1 amalgamation to be valid, a sequestration operator must
210	210	2 obtain, for the entirety of the area of review the person seeks
211	211	3 to use for carbon sequestration, either:
212	212	4 (1) a written grant of easement to enter into and use a
213	213	5 surface owner's portion of the proposed area of review for
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215	215	7 (2) title to that portion of the proposed area of
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217	217	9 Section 25. Ownership of carbon dioxide; liability.
218	218	10 (a) A sequestration operator is solely liable for any and
219	219	11 all damage caused by carbon dioxide that is transported to the
220	220	12 sequestration operator's sequestration facility for injection
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222	222	14 operator's control, including, but not limited to, damage
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226	226	18 (b) A sequestration operator is solely liable for any and
227	227	19 all damage or harm that may result from equipment associated
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229	229	21 operation of the equipment.
230	230	22 (c) Title to carbon dioxide sequestered in Illinois shall
231	231	23 not be vested in the owner of the sequestration pore space.
232	232	24 Sequestered carbon dioxide is a separate property independent
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244	244	1 Section 30. Carbon transportation and sequestration
245	245	2 emergency response fee. In addition to any permit fee
246	246	3 required under the Environmental Protection Act, all
247	247	4 sequestration operators and pipeline operators who transport
248	248	5 or sequester carbon dioxide in Illinois must pay a fee each
249	249	6 year to the Illinois Emergency Management Agency. The fee
250	250	7 shall be deposited in the Carbon Transportation and
251	251	8 Sequestration Readiness Fund. The fee amount shall be
252	252	9 determined by the Illinois Emergency Management Agency as a
253	253	10 set amount (i) per mile of approved pipeline for each carbon
254	254	11 dioxide pipeline, (ii) per square mile of area of review, and
255	255	12 (iii) per ton of carbon dioxide sequestered for each approved
256	256	13 carbon sequestration project. The fee shall be adjusted
257	257	14 annually for inflation and shall be in an amount determined by
258	258	15 the Illinois Emergency Management Agency as being more than
259	259	16 adequate to fund emergency preparedness and response costs for
260	260	17 units of local government through which a carbon pipeline
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262	262	19 Section 35. Carbon Transportation and Sequestration
263	263	20 Readiness Fund.
264	264	21 (a) The Carbon Transportation and Sequestration Readiness
265	265	22 Fund is established as a special fund in the State treasury.
266	266	23 (b) The Fund shall consist of all moneys from fees
267	267	24 collected under Section 30, all interest earned on moneys in
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278	278	1 the Fund, and any additional moneys allocated or appropriated
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280	280	3 (c) Moneys in the Fund shall be used only to:
281	281	4 (1) cover administrative costs of the Illinois
282	282	5 Emergency Management Agency for administration of grants
283	283	6 awarded under this Section and costs to the Illinois
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285	285	8 Health to cover costs of preparing the training materials
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288	288	11 (2) provide funding to units of local government
289	289	12 through which a carbon pipeline passes or in which carbon
290	290	13 sequestration has been proposed or is taking place to
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292	292	15 capabilities if a carbon dioxide release occurs; allowable
293	293	16 expenditures of moneys provided under this paragraph
294	294	17 include, but are not limited to:
295	295	18 (A) preparing emergency response plans for carbon
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297	297	20 (B) purchasing electric emergency response
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299	299	22 (C) developing or maintaining a text message or
300	300	23 other emergency communication alert system;
301	301	24 (D) purchasing devices that assist in the
302	302	25 detection of a carbon dioxide release;
303	303	26 (E) equipment for first responders, local
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314	314	1 residents, and medical facilities that assist in the
315	315	2 preparation for, detection of, or response to the
316	316	3 release of carbon dioxide or other toxic or hazardous
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318	318	5 (F) training and training materials for first
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320	320	7 local entities to prepare for and respond to the
321	321	8 release of carbon dioxide or other toxic or hazardous
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323	323	10 (3) fund research in technologies, other than those
324	324	11 for carbon capture and sequestration, that reduce the
325	325	12 potential for carbon dioxide pollution from industries
326	326	13 that are major sources of carbon dioxide, including, but
327	327	14 not limited to, steel and cement production; or
328	328	15 (4) fund research to better understand the scope of
329	329	16 potential carbon dioxide releases and methods to limit the
330	330	17 likelihood of a carbon dioxide release from a pipeline or
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332	332	19 computer modeling to simulate carbon dioxide leaks from
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334	334	21 All research funded under paragraphs (3) and (4) must be
335	335	22 included in a report published by the Illinois Emergency
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337	337	24 recommendations for safety measures to protect communities
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339	339	26 additional monitoring, or other measures.
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350	350	1 (d) The Fund shall be administered by the Illinois
351	351	2 Emergency Management Agency. The Illinois Emergency Management
352	352	3 Agency shall issue annual requests to relevant persons and
353	353	4 entities for proposals to receive Fund moneys and shall award
354	354	5 grants to qualified applicants who meet the criteria under
355	355	6 subsection (c) and any other criteria the Illinois Emergency
356	356	7 Management Agency deems necessary for the Fund to serve its
357	357	8 intended purpose. Illinois Emergency Management Agency shall
358	358	9 not limit the number of proposals an applicant may submit
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360	360	11 (e) The Fund is not subject to subsection (c) of Section 5
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362	362	13 Section 40. Training for carbon dioxide emergencies.
363	363	14 (a) Within one year after the effective date of this Act,
364	364	15 the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department shall
365	365	16 jointly prepare training materials for local emergency
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369	369	20 (1) how to identify a carbon dioxide release;
370	370	21 (2) communications protocols to quickly share
371	371	22 information about a carbon dioxide release;
372	372	23 (3) protocols for locating residents and others in the
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385	385	1 (4) symptoms of and treatment for exposure to a carbon
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387	387	3 (b) Each year, the Department of Public Health and the
388	388	4 Environmental Protection Agency shall offer at least 3
389	389	5 training sessions on emergency response protocols during
390	390	6 carbon dioxide releases for emergency responders and medical
391	391	7 personnel in any county in which carbon dioxide is proposed to
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393	393	9 emergency necessitates virtual training only, the training
394	394	10 sessions shall be in-person with the option to join remotely
395	395	11 and shall be recorded. The recordings shall be maintained on
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398	398	14 (c) Within one year after the effective date of this Act,
399	399	15 the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department shall
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402	402	18 carbon dioxide pipeline or above the area of review regarding
403	403	19 a carbon dioxide release. The training materials shall
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405	405	21 (1) how to identify a carbon dioxide release;
406	406	22 (2) what to do in the event of a carbon dioxide
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408	408	24 (3) symptoms of exposure to a carbon dioxide release;
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422	422	2 not limited to, carbon dioxide monitors and air supply
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424	424	4 (d) Each year, the Environmental Protection Agency and the
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427	427	7 residents and local businesses in every county in which carbon
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429	429	9 The training shall include, at a minimum, all the information
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431	431	11 a health emergency necessitates virtual training only, the
432	432	12 training sessions shall be in-person with the option to join
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435	435	15 Department's publicly available websites.
436	436	16 (e) Every 5 years, the Environmental Protection Agency and
437	437	17 the Department shall review and, if appropriate, revise the
438	438	18 training materials developed under this Section to incorporate
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442	442	22 businesses to be better prepared in the event of a carbon
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456	456	1 (30 ILCS 105/5.990 new)
457	457	2 Sec. 5.990. The Carbon Transportation and Sequestration
458	458	3 Readiness Fund.
459	459	4 Section 50. The Illinois Power Agency Act is amended by
460	460	5 changing Sections 1-10 and 1-80 as follows:
461	461	6 (20 ILCS 3855/1-10)
462	462	7 Sec. 1-10. Definitions.
463	463	8 "Agency" means the Illinois Power Agency.
464	464	9 "Agency loan agreement" means any agreement pursuant to
465	465	10 which the Illinois Finance Authority agrees to loan the
466	466	11 proceeds of revenue bonds issued with respect to a project to
467	467	12 the Agency upon terms providing for loan repayment
468	468	13 installments at least sufficient to pay when due all principal
469	469	14 of, interest and premium, if any, on those revenue bonds, and
470	470	15 providing for maintenance, insurance, and other matters in
471	471	16 respect of the project.
472	472	17 "Authority" means the Illinois Finance Authority.
473	473	18 "Brownfield site photovoltaic project" means photovoltaics
474	474	19 that are either:
475	475	20 (1) interconnected to an electric utility as defined
476	476	21 in this Section, a municipal utility as defined in this
477	477	22 Section, a public utility as defined in Section 3-105 of
478	478	23 the Public Utilities Act, or an electric cooperative as
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489	489	1 defined in Section 3-119 of the Public Utilities Act and
490	490	2 located at a site that is regulated by any of the following
491	491	3 entities under the following programs:
492	492	4 (A) the United States Environmental Protection
493	493	5 Agency under the federal Comprehensive Environmental
494	494	6 Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as
495	495	7 amended;
496	496	8 (B) the United States Environmental Protection
497	497	9 Agency under the Corrective Action Program of the
498	498	10 federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, as
499	499	11 amended;
500	500	12 (C) the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
501	501	13 under the Illinois Site Remediation Program; or
502	502	14 (D) the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
503	503	15 under the Illinois Solid Waste Program; or
504	504	16 (2) located at the site of a coal mine that has
505	505	17 permanently ceased coal production, permanently halted any
506	506	18 re-mining operations, and is no longer accepting any coal
507	507	19 combustion residues; has both completed all clean-up and
508	508	20 remediation obligations under the federal Surface Mining
509	509	21 and Reclamation Act of 1977 and all applicable Illinois
510	510	22 rules and any other clean-up, remediation, or ongoing
511	511	23 monitoring to safeguard the health and well-being of the
512	512	24 people of the State of Illinois, as well as demonstrated
513	513	25 compliance with all applicable federal and State
514	514	26 environmental rules and regulations, including, but not
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525	525	1 limited, to 35 Ill. Adm. Code Part 845 and any rules for
526	526	2 historic fill of coal combustion residuals, including any
527	527	3 rules finalized in Subdocket A of Illinois Pollution
528	528	4 Control Board docket R2020-019.
529	529	5 "Clean coal facility" means an electric generating
530	530	6 facility that uses primarily coal as a feedstock and that
531	531	7 captures and sequesters carbon dioxide emissions at the
532	532	8 following levels: at least 50% of the total carbon dioxide
533	533	9 emissions that the facility would otherwise emit if, at the
534	534	10 time construction commences, the facility is scheduled to
535	535	11 commence operation before 2016, at least 70% of the total
536	536	12 carbon dioxide emissions that the facility would otherwise
537	537	13 emit if, at the time construction commences, the facility is
538	538	14 scheduled to commence operation during 2016 or 2017, and at
539	539	15 least 90% of the total carbon dioxide emissions that the
540	540	16 facility would otherwise emit if, at the time construction
541	541	17 commences, the facility is scheduled to commence operation
542	542	18 after 2017. The power block of the clean coal facility shall
543	543	19 not exceed allowable emission rates for sulfur dioxide,
544	544	20 nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide, particulates and mercury for
545	545	21 a natural gas-fired combined-cycle facility the same size as
546	546	22 and in the same location as the clean coal facility at the time
547	547	23 the clean coal facility obtains an approved air permit. All
548	548	24 coal used by a clean coal facility shall have high volatile
549	549	25 bituminous rank and greater than 1.7 pounds of sulfur per
550	550	26 million Btu btu content, unless the clean coal facility does
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561	561	1 not use gasification technology and was operating as a
562	562	2 conventional coal-fired electric generating facility on June
563	563	3 1, 2009 (the effective date of Public Act 95-1027).
564	564	4 "Clean coal SNG brownfield facility" means a facility that
565	565	5 (1) has commenced construction by July 1, 2015 on an urban
566	566	6 brownfield site in a municipality with at least 1,000,000
567	567	7 residents; (2) uses a gasification process to produce
568	568	8 substitute natural gas; (3) uses coal as at least 50% of the
569	569	9 total feedstock over the term of any sourcing agreement with a
570	570	10 utility and the remainder of the feedstock may be either
571	571	11 petroleum coke or coal, with all such coal having a high
572	572	12 bituminous rank and greater than 1.7 pounds of sulfur per
573	573	13 million Btu content unless the facility reasonably determines
574	574	14 that it is necessary to use additional petroleum coke to
575	575	15 deliver additional consumer savings, in which case the
576	576	16 facility shall use coal for at least 35% of the total feedstock
577	577	17 over the term of any sourcing agreement; and (4) captures and
578	578	18 sequesters at least 85% of the total carbon dioxide emissions
579	579	19 that the facility would otherwise emit.
580	580	20 "Clean coal SNG facility" means a facility that uses a
581	581	21 gasification process to produce substitute natural gas, that
582	582	22 sequesters at least 90% of the total carbon dioxide emissions
583	583	23 that the facility would otherwise emit, that uses at least 90%
584	584	24 coal as a feedstock, with all such coal having a high
585	585	25 bituminous rank and greater than 1.7 pounds of sulfur per
586	586	26 million Btu btu content, and that has a valid and effective
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597	597	1 permit to construct emission sources and air pollution control
598	598	2 equipment and approval with respect to the federal regulations
599	599	3 for Prevention of Significant Deterioration of Air Quality
600	600	4 (PSD) for the plant pursuant to the federal Clean Air Act;
601	601	5 provided, however, a clean coal SNG brownfield facility shall
602	602	6 not be a clean coal SNG facility.
603	603	7 "Clean energy" means energy generation that is 90% or
604	604	8 greater free of carbon dioxide emissions.
605	605	9 "Commission" means the Illinois Commerce Commission.
606	606	10 "Community renewable generation project" means an electric
607	607	11 generating facility that:
608	608	12 (1) is powered by wind, solar thermal energy,
609	609	13 photovoltaic cells or panels, biodiesel, crops and
610	610	14 untreated and unadulterated organic waste biomass, and
611	611	15 hydropower that does not involve new construction or
612	612	16 significant expansion of hydropower dams;
613	613	17 (2) is interconnected at the distribution system level
614	614	18 of an electric utility as defined in this Section, a
615	615	19 municipal utility as defined in this Section that owns or
616	616	20 operates electric distribution facilities, a public
617	617	21 utility as defined in Section 3-105 of the Public
618	618	22 Utilities Act, or an electric cooperative, as defined in
619	619	23 Section 3-119 of the Public Utilities Act;
620	620	24 (3) credits the value of electricity generated by the
621	621	25 facility to the subscribers of the facility; and
622	622	26 (4) is limited in nameplate capacity to less than or
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633	633	1 equal to 5,000 kilowatts.
634	634	2 "Costs incurred in connection with the development and
635	635	3 construction of a facility" means:
636	636	4 (1) the cost of acquisition of all real property,
637	637	5 fixtures, and improvements in connection therewith and
638	638	6 equipment, personal property, and other property, rights,
639	639	7 and easements acquired that are deemed necessary for the
640	640	8 operation and maintenance of the facility;
641	641	9 (2) financing costs with respect to bonds, notes, and
642	642	10 other evidences of indebtedness of the Agency;
643	643	11 (3) all origination, commitment, utilization,
644	644	12 facility, placement, underwriting, syndication, credit
645	645	13 enhancement, and rating agency fees;
646	646	14 (4) engineering, design, procurement, consulting,
647	647	15 legal, accounting, title insurance, survey, appraisal,
648	648	16 escrow, trustee, collateral agency, interest rate hedging,
649	649	17 interest rate swap, capitalized interest, contingency, as
650	650	18 required by lenders, and other financing costs, and other
651	651	19 expenses for professional services; and
652	652	20 (5) the costs of plans, specifications, site study and
653	653	21 investigation, installation, surveys, other Agency costs
654	654	22 and estimates of costs, and other expenses necessary or
655	655	23 incidental to determining the feasibility of any project,
656	656	24 together with such other expenses as may be necessary or
657	657	25 incidental to the financing, insuring, acquisition, and
658	658	26 construction of a specific project and starting up,
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669	669	1 commissioning, and placing that project in operation.
670	670	2 "Delivery services" has the same definition as found in
671	671	3 Section 16-102 of the Public Utilities Act.
672	672	4 "Delivery year" means the consecutive 12-month period
673	673	5 beginning June 1 of a given year and ending May 31 of the
674	674	6 following year.
675	675	7 "Department" means the Department of Commerce and Economic
676	676	8 Opportunity.
677	677	9 "Director" means the Director of the Illinois Power
678	678	10 Agency.
679	679	11 "Demand-response" means measures that decrease peak
680	680	12 electricity demand or shift demand from peak to off-peak
681	681	13 periods.
682	682	14 "Distributed renewable energy generation device" means a
683	683	15 device that is:
684	684	16 (1) powered by wind, solar thermal energy,
685	685	17 photovoltaic cells or panels, biodiesel, crops and
686	686	18 untreated and unadulterated organic waste biomass, tree
687	687	19 waste, and hydropower that does not involve new
688	688	20 construction or significant expansion of hydropower dams,
689	689	21 waste heat to power systems, or qualified combined heat
690	690	22 and power systems;
691	691	23 (2) interconnected at the distribution system level of
692	692	24 either an electric utility as defined in this Section, a
693	693	25 municipal utility as defined in this Section that owns or
694	694	26 operates electric distribution facilities, or a rural
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705	705	1 electric cooperative as defined in Section 3-119 of the
706	706	2 Public Utilities Act;
707	707	3 (3) located on the customer side of the customer's
708	708	4 electric meter and is primarily used to offset that
709	709	5 customer's electricity load; and
710	710	6 (4) (blank).
711	711	7 "Energy efficiency" means measures that reduce the amount
712	712	8 of electricity or natural gas consumed in order to achieve a
713	713	9 given end use. "Energy efficiency" includes voltage
714	714	10 optimization measures that optimize the voltage at points on
715	715	11 the electric distribution voltage system and thereby reduce
716	716	12 electricity consumption by electric customers' end use
717	717	13 devices. "Energy efficiency" also includes measures that
718	718	14 reduce the total Btus of electricity, natural gas, and other
719	719	15 fuels needed to meet the end use or uses.
720	720	16 "Electric utility" has the same definition as found in
721	721	17 Section 16-102 of the Public Utilities Act.
722	722	18 "Equity investment eligible community" or "eligible
723	723	19 community" are synonymous and mean the geographic areas
724	724	20 throughout Illinois which would most benefit from equitable
725	725	21 investments by the State designed to combat discrimination.
726	726	22 Specifically, the eligible communities shall be defined as the
727	727	23 following areas:
728	728	24 (1) R3 Areas as established pursuant to Section 10-40
729	729	25 of the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act, where residents
730	730	26 have historically been excluded from economic
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741	741	1 opportunities, including opportunities in the energy
742	742	2 sector; and
743	743	3 (2) environmental Environmental justice communities,
744	744	4 as defined by the Illinois Power Agency pursuant to the
745	745	5 Illinois Power Agency Act, where residents have
746	746	6 historically been subject to disproportionate burdens of
747	747	7 pollution, including pollution from the energy sector.
748	748	8 "Equity eligible persons" or "eligible persons" means
749	749	9 persons who would most benefit from equitable investments by
750	750	10 the State designed to combat discrimination, specifically:
751	751	11 (1) persons who graduate from or are current or former
752	752	12 participants in the Clean Jobs Workforce Network Program,
753	753	13 the Clean Energy Contractor Incubator Program, the
754	754	14 Illinois Climate Works Preapprenticeship Program,
755	755	15 Returning Residents Clean Jobs Training Program, or the
756	756	16 Clean Energy Primes Contractor Accelerator Program, and
757	757	17 the solar training pipeline and multi-cultural jobs
758	758	18 program created in paragraphs (a)(1) and (a)(3) of Section
759	759	19 16-208.12 16-108.21 of the Public Utilities Act;
760	760	20 (2) persons who are graduates of or currently enrolled
761	761	21 in the foster care system;
762	762	22 (3) persons who were formerly incarcerated;
763	763	23 (4) persons whose primary residence is in an equity
764	764	24 investment eligible community.
765	765	25 "Equity eligible contractor" means a business that is
766	766	26 majority-owned by eligible persons, or a nonprofit or
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777	777	1 cooperative that is majority-governed by eligible persons, or
778	778	2 is a natural person that is an eligible person offering
779	779	3 personal services as an independent contractor.
780	780	4 "Facility" means an electric generating unit or a
781	781	5 co-generating unit that produces electricity along with
782	782	6 related equipment necessary to connect the facility to an
783	783	7 electric transmission or distribution system.
784	784	8 "General contractor Contractor" means the entity or
785	785	9 organization with main responsibility for the building of a
786	786	10 construction project and who is the party signing the prime
787	787	11 construction contract for the project.
788	788	12 "Governmental aggregator" means one or more units of local
789	789	13 government that individually or collectively procure
790	790	14 electricity to serve residential retail electrical loads
791	791	15 located within its or their jurisdiction.
792	792	16 "High voltage direct current converter station" means the
793	793	17 collection of equipment that converts direct current energy
794	794	18 from a high voltage direct current transmission line into
795	795	19 alternating current using Voltage Source Conversion technology
796	796	20 and that is interconnected with transmission or distribution
797	797	21 assets located in Illinois.
798	798	22 "High voltage direct current renewable energy credit"
799	799	23 means a renewable energy credit associated with a renewable
800	800	24 energy resource where the renewable energy resource has
801	801	25 entered into a contract to transmit the energy associated with
802	802	26 such renewable energy credit over high voltage direct current
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813	813	1 transmission facilities.
814	814	2 "High voltage direct current transmission facilities"
815	815	3 means the collection of installed equipment that converts
816	816	4 alternating current energy in one location to direct current
817	817	5 and transmits that direct current energy to a high voltage
818	818	6 direct current converter station using Voltage Source
819	819	7 Conversion technology. "High voltage direct current
820	820	8 transmission facilities" includes the high voltage direct
821	821	9 current converter station itself and associated high voltage
822	822	10 direct current transmission lines. Notwithstanding the
823	823	11 preceding, after September 15, 2021 (the effective date of
824	824	12 Public Act 102-662) this amendatory Act of the 102nd General
825	825	13 Assembly, an otherwise qualifying collection of equipment does
826	826	14 not qualify as high voltage direct current transmission
827	827	15 facilities unless its developer entered into a project labor
828	828	16 agreement, is capable of transmitting electricity at 525kv
829	829	17 with an Illinois converter station located and interconnected
830	830	18 in the region of the PJM Interconnection, LLC, and the system
831	831	19 does not operate as a public utility, as that term is defined
832	832	20 in Section 3-105 of the Public Utilities Act.
833	833	21 "Index price" means the real-time energy settlement price
834	834	22 at the applicable Illinois trading hub, such as PJM-NIHUB or
835	835	23 MISO-IL, for a given settlement period.
836	836	24 "Indexed renewable energy credit" means a tradable credit
837	837	25 that represents the environmental attributes of one megawatt
838	838	26 hour of energy produced from a renewable energy resource, the
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849	849	1 price of which shall be calculated by subtracting the strike
850	850	2 price offered by a new utility-scale wind project or a new
851	851	3 utility-scale photovoltaic project from the index price in a
852	852	4 given settlement period.
853	853	5 "Indexed renewable energy credit counterparty" has the
854	854	6 same meaning as "public utility" as defined in Section 3-105
855	855	7 of the Public Utilities Act.
856	856	8 "Local government" means a unit of local government as
857	857	9 defined in Section 1 of Article VII of the Illinois
858	858	10 Constitution.
859	859	11 "Municipality" means a city, village, or incorporated
860	860	12 town.
861	861	13 "Municipal utility" means a public utility owned and
862	862	14 operated by any subdivision or municipal corporation of this
863	863	15 State.
864	864	16 "Nameplate capacity" means the aggregate inverter
865	865	17 nameplate capacity in kilowatts AC.
866	866	18 "Person" means any natural person, firm, partnership,
867	867	19 corporation, either domestic or foreign, company, association,
868	868	20 limited liability company, joint stock company, or association
869	869	21 and includes any trustee, receiver, assignee, or personal
870	870	22 representative thereof.
871	871	23 "Project" means the planning, bidding, and construction of
872	872	24 a facility.
873	873	25 "Project labor agreement" means a pre-hire collective
874	874	26 bargaining agreement that covers all terms and conditions of
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885	885	1 employment on a specific construction project and must include
886	886	2 the following:
887	887	3 (1) provisions establishing the minimum hourly wage
888	888	4 for each class of labor organization employee;
889	889	5 (2) provisions establishing the benefits and other
890	890	6 compensation for each class of labor organization
891	891	7 employee;
892	892	8 (3) provisions establishing that no strike or disputes
893	893	9 will be engaged in by the labor organization employees;
894	894	10 (4) provisions establishing that no lockout or
895	895	11 disputes will be engaged in by the general contractor
896	896	12 building the project; and
897	897	13 (5) provisions for minorities and women, as defined
898	898	14 under the Business Enterprise for Minorities, Women, and
899	899	15 Persons with Disabilities Act, setting forth goals for
900	900	16 apprenticeship hours to be performed by minorities and
901	901	17 women and setting forth goals for total hours to be
902	902	18 performed by underrepresented minorities and women.
903	903	19 A labor organization and the general contractor building
904	904	20 the project shall have the authority to include other terms
905	905	21 and conditions as they deem necessary.
906	906	22 "Public utility" has the same definition as found in
907	907	23 Section 3-105 of the Public Utilities Act.
908	908	24 "Qualified combined heat and power systems" means systems
909	909	25 that, either simultaneously or sequentially, produce
910	910	26 electricity and useful thermal energy from a single fuel
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921	921	1 source. Such systems are eligible for "renewable energy
922	922	2 credits" in an amount equal to its total energy output where a
923	923	3 renewable fuel is consumed or in an amount equal to the net
924	924	4 reduction in nonrenewable fuel consumed on a total energy
925	925	5 output basis.
926	926	6 "Real property" means any interest in land together with
927	927	7 all structures, fixtures, and improvements thereon, including
928	928	8 lands under water and riparian rights, any easements,
929	929	9 covenants, licenses, leases, rights-of-way, uses, and other
930	930	10 interests, together with any liens, judgments, mortgages, or
931	931	11 other claims or security interests related to real property.
932	932	12 "Renewable energy credit" means a tradable credit that
933	933	13 represents the environmental attributes of one megawatt hour
934	934	14 of energy produced from a renewable energy resource.
935	935	15 "Renewable energy resources" includes energy and its
936	936	16 associated renewable energy credit or renewable energy credits
937	937	17 from wind, solar thermal energy, photovoltaic cells and
938	938	18 panels, biodiesel, anaerobic digestion, crops and untreated
939	939	19 and unadulterated organic waste biomass, and hydropower that
940	940	20 does not involve new construction or significant expansion of
941	941	21 hydropower dams, waste heat to power systems, or qualified
942	942	22 combined heat and power systems. For purposes of this Act,
943	943	23 landfill gas produced in the State is considered a renewable
944	944	24 energy resource. "Renewable energy resources" does not include
945	945	25 the incineration or burning of tires, garbage, general
946	946	26 household, institutional, and commercial waste, industrial
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957	957	1 lunchroom or office waste, landscape waste, railroad
958	958	2 crossties, utility poles, or construction or demolition
959	959	3 debris, other than untreated and unadulterated waste wood.
960	960	4 "Renewable energy resources" also includes high voltage direct
961	961	5 current renewable energy credits and the associated energy
962	962	6 converted to alternating current by a high voltage direct
963	963	7 current converter station to the extent that: (1) the
964	964	8 generator of such renewable energy resource contracted with a
965	965	9 third party to transmit the energy over the high voltage
966	966	10 direct current transmission facilities, and (2) the
967	967	11 third-party contracting for delivery of renewable energy
968	968	12 resources over the high voltage direct current transmission
969	969	13 facilities have ownership rights over the unretired associated
970	970	14 high voltage direct current renewable energy credit.
971	971	15 "Retail customer" has the same definition as found in
972	972	16 Section 16-102 of the Public Utilities Act.
973	973	17 "Revenue bond" means any bond, note, or other evidence of
974	974	18 indebtedness issued by the Authority, the principal and
975	975	19 interest of which is payable solely from revenues or income
976	976	20 derived from any project or activity of the Agency.
977	977	21 "Sequester" means permanent storage of carbon dioxide by
978	978	22 injecting it into a saline aquifer, a depleted gas reservoir,
979	979	23 or other pore space or an oil reservoir, directly or through an
980	980	24 enhanced oil recovery process that may involve intermediate
981	981	25 storage, regardless of whether these activities are conducted
982	982	26 by a clean coal facility, a clean coal SNG facility, a clean
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993	993	1 coal SNG brownfield facility, or a party with which a clean
994	994	2 coal facility, clean coal SNG facility, or clean coal SNG
995	995	3 brownfield facility has contracted for such purposes.
996	996	4 "Service area" has the same definition as found in Section
997	997	5 16-102 of the Public Utilities Act.
998	998	6 "Settlement period" means the period of time utilized by
999	999	7 MISO and PJM and their successor organizations as the basis
1000	1000	8 for settlement calculations in the real-time energy market.
1001	1001	9 "Sourcing agreement" means (i) in the case of an electric
1002	1002	10 utility, an agreement between the owner of a clean coal
1003	1003	11 facility and such electric utility, which agreement shall have
1004	1004	12 terms and conditions meeting the requirements of paragraph (3)
1005	1005	13 of subsection (d) of Section 1-75, (ii) in the case of an
1006	1006	14 alternative retail electric supplier, an agreement between the
1007	1007	15 owner of a clean coal facility and such alternative retail
1008	1008	16 electric supplier, which agreement shall have terms and
1009	1009	17 conditions meeting the requirements of Section 16-115(d)(5) of
1010	1010	18 the Public Utilities Act, and (iii) in case of a gas utility,
1011	1011	19 an agreement between the owner of a clean coal SNG brownfield
1012	1012	20 facility and the gas utility, which agreement shall have the
1013	1013	21 terms and conditions meeting the requirements of subsection
1014	1014	22 (h-1) of Section 9-220 of the Public Utilities Act.
1015	1015	23 "Strike price" means a contract price for energy and
1016	1016	24 renewable energy credits from a new utility-scale wind project
1017	1017	25 or a new utility-scale photovoltaic project.
1018	1018	26 "Subscriber" means a person who (i) takes delivery service
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1029	1029	1 from an electric utility, and (ii) has a subscription of no
1030	1030	2 less than 200 watts to a community renewable generation
1031	1031	3 project that is located in the electric utility's service
1032	1032	4 area. No subscriber's subscriptions may total more than 40% of
1033	1033	5 the nameplate capacity of an individual community renewable
1034	1034	6 generation project. Entities that are affiliated by virtue of
1035	1035	7 a common parent shall not represent multiple subscriptions
1036	1036	8 that total more than 40% of the nameplate capacity of an
1037	1037	9 individual community renewable generation project.
1038	1038	10 "Subscription" means an interest in a community renewable
1039	1039	11 generation project expressed in kilowatts, which is sized
1040	1040	12 primarily to offset part or all of the subscriber's
1041	1041	13 electricity usage.
1042	1042	14 "Substitute natural gas" or "SNG" means a gas manufactured
1043	1043	15 by gasification of hydrocarbon feedstock, which is
1044	1044	16 substantially interchangeable in use and distribution with
1045	1045	17 conventional natural gas.
1046	1046	18 "Total resource cost test" or "TRC test" means a standard
1047	1047	19 that is met if, for an investment in energy efficiency or
1048	1048	20 demand-response measures, the benefit-cost ratio is greater
1049	1049	21 than one. The benefit-cost ratio is the ratio of the net
1050	1050	22 present value of the total benefits of the program to the net
1051	1051	23 present value of the total costs as calculated over the
1052	1052	24 lifetime of the measures. A total resource cost test compares
1053	1053	25 the sum of avoided electric utility costs, representing the
1054	1054	26 benefits that accrue to the system and the participant in the
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1065	1065	1 delivery of those efficiency measures and including avoided
1066	1066	2 costs associated with reduced use of natural gas or other
1067	1067	3 fuels, avoided costs associated with reduced water
1068	1068	4 consumption, and avoided costs associated with reduced
1069	1069	5 operation and maintenance costs, as well as other quantifiable
1070	1070	6 societal benefits, to the sum of all incremental costs of
1071	1071	7 end-use measures that are implemented due to the program
1072	1072	8 (including both utility and participant contributions), plus
1073	1073	9 costs to administer, deliver, and evaluate each demand-side
1074	1074	10 program, to quantify the net savings obtained by substituting
1075	1075	11 the demand-side program for supply resources. In calculating
1076	1076	12 avoided costs of power and energy that an electric utility
1077	1077	13 would otherwise have had to acquire, reasonable estimates
1078	1078	14 shall be included of financial costs likely to be imposed by
1079	1079	15 future regulations and legislation on emissions of greenhouse
1080	1080	16 gases. In discounting future societal costs and benefits for
1081	1081	17 the purpose of calculating net present values, a societal
1082	1082	18 discount rate based on actual, long-term Treasury bond yields
1083	1083	19 should be used. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the
1084	1084	20 TRC test shall not include or take into account a calculation
1085	1085	21 of market price suppression effects or demand reduction
1086	1086	22 induced price effects.
1087	1087	23 "Utility-scale solar project" means an electric generating
1088	1088	24 facility that:
1089	1089	25 (1) generates electricity using photovoltaic cells;
1090	1090	26 and
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1101	1101	1 (2) has a nameplate capacity that is greater than
1102	1102	2 5,000 kilowatts.
1103	1103	3 "Utility-scale wind project" means an electric generating
1104	1104	4 facility that:
1105	1105	5 (1) generates electricity using wind; and
1106	1106	6 (2) has a nameplate capacity that is greater than
1107	1107	7 5,000 kilowatts.
1108	1108	8 "Waste Heat to Power Systems" means systems that capture
1109	1109	9 and generate electricity from energy that would otherwise be
1110	1110	10 lost to the atmosphere without the use of additional fuel.
1111	1111	11 "Zero emission credit" means a tradable credit that
1112	1112	12 represents the environmental attributes of one megawatt hour
1113	1113	13 of energy produced from a zero emission facility.
1114	1114	14 "Zero emission facility" means a facility that: (1) is
1115	1115	15 fueled by nuclear power; and (2) is interconnected with PJM
1116	1116	16 Interconnection, LLC or the Midcontinent Independent System
1117	1117	17 Operator, Inc., or their successors.
1118	1118	18 (Source: P.A. 102-662, eff. 9-15-21; revised 6-2-22.)
1119	1119	19 (20 ILCS 3855/1-80)
1120	1120	20 Sec. 1-80. Resource Development Bureau. Upon its
1121	1121	21 establishment by the Agency, the Resource Development Bureau
1122	1122	22 has the following duties and responsibilities:
1123	1123	23 (a) At the Agency's discretion, conduct feasibility
1124	1124	24 studies on the construction of any facility. Funding for a
1125	1125	25 study shall come from either:
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1136	1136	1 (i) fees assessed by the Agency on municipal
1137	1137	2 electric systems, governmental aggregators, unit or
1138	1138	3 units of local government, or rural electric
1139	1139	4 cooperatives requesting the feasibility study; or
1140	1140	5 (ii) an appropriation from the General Assembly.
1141	1141	6 (b) If the Agency undertakes the construction of a
1142	1142	7 facility, moneys generated from the sale of revenue bonds
1143	1143	8 by the Authority for the facility shall be used to
1144	1144	9 reimburse the source of the money used for the facility's
1145	1145	10 feasibility study.
1146	1146	11 (c) The Agency may develop, finance, construct, or
1147	1147	12 operate electric generation and co-generation facilities
1148	1148	13 that use indigenous coal or renewable resources, or both,
1149	1149	14 financed with bonds issued by the Authority on behalf of
1150	1150	15 the Agency. Any such facility that uses coal must be a
1151	1151	16 clean coal facility and must be constructed in a location
1152	1152	17 where the geology is suitable for carbon sequestration.
1153	1153	18 The Agency may also develop, finance, construct, or
1154	1154	19 operate a carbon sequestration facility.
1155	1155	20 (1) The Agency may enter into contractual
1156	1156	21 arrangements with private and public entities,
1157	1157	22 including but not limited to municipal electric
1158	1158	23 systems, governmental aggregators, and rural electric
1159	1159	24 cooperatives, to plan, site, construct, improve,
1160	1160	25 rehabilitate, and operate those electric generation
1161	1161	26 and co-generation facilities. No contract shall be
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1172	1172	1 entered into by the Agency that would jeopardize the
1173	1173	2 tax-exempt status of any bond issued in connection
1174	1174	3 with a project for which the Agency entered into the
1175	1175	4 contract.
1176	1176	5 (2) The Agency shall hold at least one public
1177	1177	6 hearing before entering into any such contractual
1178	1178	7 arrangements. At least 30-days' notice of the hearing
1179	1179	8 shall be given by publication once in each week during
1180	1180	9 that period in 6 newspapers within the State, at least
1181	1181	10 one of which has a circulation area that includes the
1182	1182	11 location of the proposed facility.
1183	1183	12 (3) (Blank). The first facility that the Agency
1184	1184	13 develops, finances, or constructs shall be a facility
1185	1185	14 that uses coal produced in Illinois. The Agency may,
1186	1186	15 however, also develop, finance, or construct renewable
1187	1187	16 energy facilities after work on the first facility has
1188	1188	17 commenced.
1189	1189	18 (4) The Agency may not develop, finance, or
1190	1190	19 construct a nuclear power plant.
1191	1191	20 (5) The Agency shall assess fees to applicants
1192	1192	21 seeking to partner with the Agency on projects.
1193	1193	22 (d) Use of electricity generated by the Agency's
1194	1194	23 facilities. The Agency may supply electricity produced by
1195	1195	24 the Agency's facilities to municipal electric systems,
1196	1196	25 governmental aggregators, or rural electric cooperatives
1197	1197	26 in Illinois. The electricity shall be supplied at cost.
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1208	1208	1 (1) Contracts to supply power and energy from the
1209	1209	2 Agency's facilities shall provide for the effectuation
1210	1210	3 of the policies set forth in this Act.
1211	1211	4 (2) The contracts shall also provide that,
1212	1212	5 notwithstanding any provision in the Public Utilities
1213	1213	6 Act, entities supplied with power and energy from an
1214	1214	7 Agency facility shall supply the power and energy to
1215	1215	8 retail customers at the same price paid to purchase
1216	1216	9 power and energy from the Agency.
1217	1217	10 (e) Electric utilities shall not be required to purchase
1218	1218	11 electricity directly or indirectly from facilities developed
1219	1219	12 or sponsored by the Agency.
1220	1220	13 (f) The Agency may sell excess capacity and excess energy
1221	1221	14 into the wholesale electric market at prevailing market rates;
1222	1222	15 provided, however, the Agency may not sell excess capacity or
1223	1223	16 excess energy through the procurement process described in
1224	1224	17 Section 16-111.5 of the Public Utilities Act.
1225	1225	18 (g) The Agency shall not directly sell electric power and
1226	1226	19 energy to retail customers. Nothing in this paragraph shall be
1227	1227	20 construed to prohibit sales to municipal electric systems,
1228	1228	21 governmental aggregators, or rural electric cooperatives.
1229	1229	22 (Source: P.A. 99-536, eff. 7-8-16.)
1230	1230	23 Section 55. The Carbon Dioxide Transportation and
1231	1231	24 Sequestration Act is amended by changing Sections 10, 15, and
1232	1232	25 20 as follows:
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1243	1243	1 (220 ILCS 75/10)
1244	1244	2 Sec. 10. Definitions. As used in this Act:
1245	1245	3 "Carbon dioxide pipeline" or "pipeline" has the same
1246	1246	4 meaning as defined in Section 10 of the Carbon Dioxide
1247	1247	5 Transport and Storage Protections Act means the in-state
1248	1248	6 portion of a pipeline, including appurtenant facilities,
1249	1249	7 property rights, and easements, that are used exclusively for
1250	1250	8 the purpose of transporting carbon dioxide to a point of sale,
1251	1251	9 storage, enhanced oil recovery, or other carbon management
1252	1252	10 application.
1253	1253	11 "Clean coal facility" has the meaning ascribed to that
1254	1254	12 term in Section 1-10 of the Illinois Power Agency Act.
1255	1255	13 "Clean coal SNG facility" has the meaning ascribed to that
1256	1256	14 term in Section 1-10 of the Illinois Power Agency Act.
1257	1257	15 "Commission" means the Illinois Commerce Commission.
1258	1258	16 "Sequester" has the meaning ascribed to that term in
1259	1259	17 Section 1-10 of the Illinois Power Agency Act.
1260	1260	18 "Transportation" has the same meaning as defined in
1261	1261	19 Section 10 of the Carbon Dioxide Transport and Storage
1262	1262	20 Protections Act means the physical movement of carbon dioxide
1263	1263	21 by pipeline conducted for a person's own use or account or the
1264	1264	22 use or account of another person or persons.
1265	1265	23 (Source: P.A. 97-534, eff. 8-23-11.)
1266	1266	24 (220 ILCS 75/15)
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1277	1277	1 Sec. 15. Scope. This Act applies to the application
1278	1278	2 process for the issuance of a certificate of authority by an
1279	1279	3 owner or operator of a pipeline designed, constructed, and
1280	1280	4 operated to transport and to sequester carbon dioxide produced
1281	1281	5 by a clean coal facility, by a clean coal SNG facility, or by
1282	1282	6 any other source that will result in the reduction of carbon
1283	1283	7 dioxide emissions from that source.
1284	1284	8 (Source: P.A. 97-534, eff. 8-23-11.)
1285	1285	9 (220 ILCS 75/20)
1286	1286	10 Sec. 20. Application.
1287	1287	11 (a) No person or entity may construct, operate, or repair
1288	1288	12 a carbon dioxide pipeline unless the person or entity
1289	1289	13 possesses a certificate of authority.
1290	1290	14 (a-5) Before filing an application for a certificate of
1291	1291	15 authority with the Commission, a person or entity seeking the
1292	1292	16 certificate must:
1293	1293	17 (1) hold at least one informational public meeting in
1294	1294	18 each county in which the pipeline it seeks would be
1295	1295	19 located, at which the person or entity must:
1296	1296	20 (A) present a map of the proposed pipeline route
1297	1297	21 under consideration;
1298	1298	22 (B) provide, at a minimum, information about the
1299	1299	23 diameter of the pipeline it intends to propose, the
1300	1300	24 contents, flow rate, pressure, and temperature of the
1301	1301	25 pipeline, and the ancillary equipment associated with
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1312	1312	1 the pipeline;
1313	1313	2 (C) present any emergency response plan it has
1314	1314	3 drafted or is preparing; and
1315	1315	4 (D) be prepared to answer questions from the
1316	1316	5 public concerning the pipeline.
1317	1317	6 (2) consult with the boards of all counties and, if
1318	1318	7 the proposed pipeline would pass through any
1319	1319	8 municipalities, all municipal governments through which
1320	1320	9 the pipeline would pass, on:
1321	1321	10 (A) zoning;
1322	1322	11 (B) emergency response planning;
1323	1323	12 (C) road crossings, road use, road repair, and
1324	1324	13 road bonding;
1325	1325	14 (D) right-of-way agreements for county and
1326	1326	15 municipal land; and
1327	1327	16 (E) pipeline abandonment;
1328	1328	17 (3) during at least one public meeting of the county
1329	1329	18 boards or municipal bodies with whom the consultation
1330	1330	19 is taking place, introduce a presentation on each
1331	1331	20 subject of the consultation and seek public input on
1332	1332	21 the information presented; and
1333	1333	22 (4) compile an accurate, verified list of all occupied
1334	1334	23 residences, businesses, schools, day cares, and health
1335	1335	24 care facilities located within 1.5 miles of the proposed
1336	1336	25 pipeline route.
1337	1337	26 The person or entity must submit the list compiled under
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1348	1348	1 paragraph (4) to the county and municipal governments of any
1349	1349	2 county and municipality through which the proposed pipeline is
1350	1350	3 projected to pass before filing person or entity's application
1351	1351	4 under this Section.
1352	1352	5 (b) The Commission, after a hearing, may grant an
1353	1353	6 application for a certificate of authority authorizing the
1354	1354	7 construction and operation of a carbon dioxide pipeline if it
1355	1355	8 makes a specific written finding as to each of the following:
1356	1356	9 (1) the application was properly filed;
1357	1357	10 (2) the applicant is fit, willing, and able to
1358	1358	11 construct and operate the pipeline in compliance with this
1359	1359	12 Act and with Commission regulations and orders of the
1360	1360	13 Commission or any applicable federal agencies;
1361	1361	14 (3) the applicant has entered into an agreement with a
1362	1362	15 clean coal facility, a clean coal SNG facility, or any
1363	1363	16 other source that will result in the reduction of carbon
1364	1364	17 dioxide emissions from that source;
1365	1365	18 (4) the applicant has filed with the Pipeline and
1366	1366	19 Hazardous Materials Safety Administration of the U.S.
1367	1367	20 Department of Transportation all forms required by that
1368	1368	21 agency in advance of constructing a carbon dioxide
1369	1369	22 pipeline;
1370	1370	23 (5) the applicant has filed with the U.S. Army Corps
1371	1371	24 of Engineers all applications for permits required by that
1372	1372	25 agency in advance of constructing a carbon dioxide
1373	1373	26 pipeline;
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1384	1384	1 (6) the applicant has entered into an agreement with
1385	1385	2 the Illinois Department of Agriculture that governs the
1386	1386	3 mitigation of agricultural impacts associated with the
1387	1387	4 construction of the proposed pipeline;
1388	1388	5 (7) the applicant possesses the financial, managerial,
1389	1389	6 legal, and technical qualifications necessary to construct
1390	1390	7 and operate the proposed carbon dioxide pipeline; and
1391	1391	8 (7.5) the applicant has demonstrated that its proposed
1392	1392	9 pipeline route would satisfy the setback mandates
1393	1393	10 established in Section 9.19 of the Illinois Environmental
1394	1394	11 Protection Act or that the applicant has obtained an
1395	1395	12 approved variance or adjusted standard from those setback
1396	1396	13 requirements from the Illinois Pollution Control Board;
1397	1397	14 (7.10) the applicant has submitted proof of receipt by
1398	1398	15 county and municipal government officials of counties and
1399	1399	16 municipalities through which the proposed pipeline will
1400	1400	17 pass of the list of all occupied residences, businesses,
1401	1401	18 schools, day cares, and health care facilities located
1402	1402	19 within 2 miles of its proposed pipeline route;
1403	1403	20 (7.15) the applicant has submitted proof that it has
1404	1404	21 obtained easements or title from all persons owning any
1405	1405	22 portion of the property the applicant seeks to utilize for
1406	1406	23 the construction, maintenance, or operation of the
1407	1407	24 proposed carbon dioxide pipeline;
1408	1408	25 (7.20) the applicant has provided an analysis of
1409	1409	26 geohazards, including, but not limited to, slope
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1420	1420	1 instability, frost heave, soil settlement, erosion,
1421	1421	2 earthquakes, mine subsidence, or other dynamic geologic,
1422	1422	3 edaphic, and meteorological conditions along the proposed
1423	1423	4 pipeline route, and has demonstrated that the proposed
1424	1424	5 route avoids geohazards to the maximum extent possible;
1425	1425	6 and
1426	1426	7 (8) the proposed pipeline is consistent with the
1427	1427	8 public interest and , public benefit, and legislative
1428	1428	9 purpose as set forth in this Act. In addition to any other
1429	1429	10 evidence the Commission may consider on this specific
1430	1430	11 finding, the Commission shall consider the following:
1431	1431	12 (A) any evidence of the effect of the pipeline
1432	1432	13 upon the economy, infrastructure, environment, and
1433	1433	14 public safety presented by local governmental units
1434	1434	15 that will be affected by the proposed pipeline route;
1435	1435	16 (B) any evidence of the effect of the pipeline
1436	1436	17 upon property values presented by property owners who
1437	1437	18 will be affected by the proposed pipeline or facility,
1438	1438	19 provided that the Commission need not hear evidence as
1439	1439	20 to the actual valuation of property such as that as
1440	1440	21 would be presented to and determined by the courts
1441	1441	22 under the Eminent Domain Act;
1442	1442	23 (C) any evidence presented by the Department of
1443	1443	24 Commerce and Economic Opportunity regarding the
1444	1444	25 current and future local, State-wide, or regional
1445	1445	26 economic effect, direct or indirect, of the proposed
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1456	1456	1 pipeline or facility including, but not limited to,
1457	1457	2 ability of the State to attract economic growth, meet
1458	1458	3 future energy requirements, and ensure compliance with
1459	1459	4 environmental requirements and goals;
1460	1460	5 (D) any evidence addressing the factors described
1461	1461	6 in items (1) through (8) of this subsection (b) or
1462	1462	7 other relevant factors that is presented by any other
1463	1463	8 State agency, the applicant, a party, or other entity
1464	1464	9 that participates in the proceeding, including
1465	1465	10 evidence presented by the Commission's staff; and
1466	1466	11 (E) any evidence presented by any State or federal
1467	1467	12 governmental entity as to how the proposed pipeline
1468	1468	13 will affect the security, stability, and reliability
1469	1469	14 of energy.
1470	1470	15 In its written order, the Commission shall address all of
1471	1471	16 the evidence presented, and if the order is contrary to any of
1472	1472	17 the evidence, the Commission shall state the reasons for its
1473	1473	18 determination with regard to that evidence.
1474	1474	19 (c) When an applicant files its application for a
1475	1475	20 certificate of authority with the Commission, it shall provide
1476	1476	21 notice to each local government where the proposed pipeline
1477	1477	22 will be located and include a map of the proposed pipeline
1478	1478	23 route. The applicant shall also publish notice in a newspaper
1479	1479	24 of general circulation in each county where the proposed
1480	1480	25 pipeline is located.
1481	1481	26 (d) An application for a certificate of authority filed
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1492	1492	1 pursuant to this Section shall request either that the
1493	1493	2 Commission review and approve a specific route for a carbon
1494	1494	3 dioxide pipeline, or that the Commission review and approve a
1495	1495	4 project route width that identifies the areas in which the
1496	1496	5 pipeline would be located, with such width ranging from the
1497	1497	6 minimum width required for a pipeline right-of-way up to 200
1498	1498	7 feet in width. A map of the route or route width shall be
1499	1499	8 included in the application. The purpose for allowing the
1500	1500	9 option of review and approval of a project route width is to
1501	1501	10 provide increased flexibility during the construction process
1502	1502	11 to accommodate specific landowner requests, avoid
1503	1503	12 environmentally sensitive areas, or address special
1504	1504	13 environmental permitting requirements.
1505	1505	14 (e) The Commission's rules shall ensure that notice of an
1506	1506	15 application for a certificate of authority is provided within
1507	1507	16 30 days after filing to the landowners along a proposed
1508	1508	17 project route, or to the potentially affected landowners
1509	1509	18 within a proposed project route width, using the notification
1510	1510	19 procedures set forth in the Commission's rules. If the
1511	1511	20 Commission grants approval of a project route width as opposed
1512	1512	21 to a specific project route, then the applicant must, as it
1513	1513	22 finalizes the actual pipeline alignment within the project
1514	1514	23 route width, file its final list of affected landowners with
1515	1515	24 the Commission at least 14 days in advance of beginning
1516	1516	25 construction on any tract within the project route width and
1517	1517	26 also provide the Commission with at least 14 days' notice
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1528	1528	1 before filing a complaint for eminent domain in the circuit
1529	1529	2 court with regard to any tract within the project route width.
1530	1530	3 (f) The Commission shall make its determination on any
1531	1531	4 application for a certificate of authority filed pursuant to
1532	1532	5 this Section and issue its final order within 11 months after
1533	1533	6 the date that the application is filed. The Commission's
1534	1534	7 failure to act within this time period shall not be deemed an
1535	1535	8 approval or denial of the application.
1536	1536	9 (g) A final order of the Commission granting a certificate
1537	1537	10 of authority pursuant to this Act shall not be issued until the
1538	1538	11 applicant has obtained be conditioned upon the applicant
1539	1539	12 obtaining all required permits or approvals from the Pipeline
1540	1540	13 and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration of the U.S.
1541	1541	14 Department of Transportation, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
1542	1542	15 and Illinois Department of Agriculture, in addition to all
1543	1543	16 other permits and approvals necessary for the construction and
1544	1544	17 operation of the pipeline prior to the start of any
1545	1545	18 construction. The final order must specifically prohibit the
1546	1546	19 start of any construction until all such permits and approvals
1547	1547	20 have been obtained.
1548	1548	21 (h) Within 6 months after the Commission's entry of an
1549	1549	22 order approving either a specific route or a project route
1550	1550	23 width under this Section, the owner or operator of the carbon
1551	1551	24 dioxide pipeline that receives that order may file
1552	1552	25 supplemental applications for minor route deviations outside
1553	1553	26 the approved project route width, allowing for additions or
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1564	1564	1 changes to the approved route to address environmental
1565	1565	2 concerns encountered during construction or to accommodate
1566	1566	3 landowner requests. The supplemental application shall
1567	1567	4 specifically detail the environmental concerns or landowner
1568	1568	5 requests prompting the route changes, including the names of
1569	1569	6 any landowners or entities involved. Notice of a supplemental
1570	1570	7 application shall be provided to any State agency or unit of
1571	1571	8 local government that appeared in the original proceeding and
1572	1572	9 to any landowner affected by the proposed route deviation at
1573	1573	10 the time that supplemental application is filed. The route
1574	1574	11 deviations shall be approved by the Commission no sooner than
1575	1575	12 90 days after all interested parties receive notice of the
1576	1576	13 supplemental application, unless a written objection is filed
1577	1577	14 to the supplemental application within 45 days after such
1578	1578	15 notice is received. If a written objection is filed, then the
1579	1579	16 Commission shall issue an order either granting or denying the
1580	1580	17 route deviation within 90 days after the filing of the
1581	1581	18 objection. Hearings on any such supplemental application shall
1582	1582	19 be limited to the reasonableness of the specific variance
1583	1583	20 proposed, and the issues of the public interest and benefit of
1584	1584	21 the project or fitness of the applicant shall be considered
1585	1585	22 only to the extent that the route deviation has raised new
1586	1586	23 concerns with regard to those issues.
1587	1587	24 (i) A certificate of authority to construct and operate a
1588	1588	25 carbon dioxide pipeline issued by the Commission shall contain
1589	1589	26 and include all of the following: (1) a grant of authority to
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1600	1600	1 construct and operate a carbon dioxide pipeline as requested
1601	1601	2 in the application, subject to the laws of this State. ; and
1602	1602	3 (2) a limited grant of authority to take and acquire
1603	1603	4 an easement in any property or interest in property for
1604	1604	5 the construction, maintenance, or operation of a carbon
1605	1605	6 dioxide pipeline in the manner provided for the exercise
1606	1606	7 of the power of eminent domain under the Eminent Domain
1607	1607	8 Act. The limited grant of authority shall be restricted
1608	1608	9 to, and exercised solely for, the purpose of siting,
1609	1609	10 rights-of-way, and easements appurtenant, including
1610	1610	11 construction and maintenance. The applicant shall not
1611	1611	12 exercise this power until it has used reasonable and good
1612	1612	13 faith efforts to acquire the property or easement thereto.
1613	1613	14 The applicant may thereafter use this power when the
1614	1614	15 applicant determines that the easement is necessary to
1615	1615	16 avoid unreasonable delay or economic hardship to the
1616	1616	17 progress of activities carried out pursuant to the
1617	1617	18 certificate of authority.
1618	1618	19 (Source: P.A. 97-534, eff. 8-23-11.)
1619	1619	20 Section 60. The Environmental Protection Act is amended by
1620	1620	21 changing Sections 21, 39, and 40 and by adding Sections 3.121,
1621	1621	22 3.132, 3.133, 3.134, 3.136, 3.446, 3.447, 9.19, 9.20, and
1622	1622	23 22.63 as follows:
1623	1623	24 (415 ILCS 5/3.121 new)
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1634	1634	1 Sec. 3.121. Area of review. "Area of review" means the
1635	1635	2 region surrounding a geologic carbon dioxide sequestration
1636	1636	3 project where groundwater classified as Class 1, Class 2, or
1637	1637	4 Class 3 under 35 Ill. Adm. Code Part 620, Subpart B may be
1638	1638	5 endangered by the injection of carbon dioxide. An "area of
1639	1639	6 review" is delineated using computational modeling that
1640	1640	7 accounts for the physical and chemical properties of all
1641	1641	8 phases of the injected carbon dioxide stream and displaced
1642	1642	9 fluids and is based on available site characterization,
1643	1643	10 monitoring, and operational data specified in the Board's
1644	1644	11 rules adopted under Section 22.63.
1645	1645	12 (415 ILCS 5/3.132 new)
1646	1646	13 Sec. 3.132. Carbon dioxide capture project. "Carbon
1647	1647	14 dioxide capture project" means a project that uses a process
1648	1648	15 to separate carbon dioxide from industrial or energy-related
1649	1649	16 sources, other than oil or gas production from a well, and
1650	1650	17 produces a concentrated fluid of carbon dioxide. "Carbon
1651	1651	18 dioxide capture project" includes carbon dioxide captured as
1652	1652	19 part of a research and development project or a project funded
1653	1653	20 by research and development, unless the operator demonstrates
1654	1654	21 to the satisfaction of the Agency that the project meets
1655	1655	22 criteria for exclusion as a "carbon dioxide capture project"
1656	1656	23 under rules adopted by the Board under subsection (g) of
1657	1657	24 Section 9.20.
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1668	1668	1 (415 ILCS 5/3.133 new)
1669	1669	2 Sec. 3.133. Carbon dioxide pipeline. "Carbon dioxide
1670	1670	3 pipeline" has the same meaning as defined in Section 10 of the
1671	1671	4 Carbon Dioxide Transportation and Sequestration Act.
1672	1672	5 (415 ILCS 5/3.134 new)
1673	1673	6 Sec. 3.134. Concentrated carbon dioxide fluid.
1674	1674	7 "Concentrated carbon dioxide fluid" means a fluid that
1675	1675	8 contains a concentration of carbon dioxide that is
1676	1676	9 proportionately greater than the ambient atmospheric
1677	1677	10 concentration of carbon dioxide.
1678	1678	11 (415 ILCS 5/3.136 new)
1679	1679	12 Sec. 3.136. Confining zone. "Confining zone" means a
1680	1680	13 geologic formation, a group of geologic formations, or part of
1681	1681	14 a geologic formation stratigraphically overlying a zone of
1682	1682	15 carbon dioxide injection that acts as a barrier to fluid
1683	1683	16 movement.
1684	1684	17 (415 ILCS 5/3.446 new)
1685	1685	18 Sec. 3.446. Sequestration. "Sequestration" has the same
1686	1686	19 meaning as defined in Section 10 of the Carbon Dioxide
1687	1687	20 Transport and Storage Protections Act.
1688	1688	21 (415 ILCS 5/3.447 new)
1689	1689	22 Sec. 3.447. Sequestration facility. "Sequestration
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1700	1700	1 facility" has the same meaning as defined in Section 10 of the
1701	1701	2 Carbon Dioxide Transport and Storage Protections Act.
1702	1702	3 (415 ILCS 5/9.19 new)
1703	1703	4 Sec. 9.19. Setbacks from carbon dioxide pipelines.
1704	1704	5 (a) The General Assembly finds that:
1705	1705	6 (1) Carbon dioxide is an asphyxiant. A carbon dioxide
1706	1706	7 leak from a carbon dioxide pipeline poses a risk of grave
1707	1707	8 harm to human health and the environment.
1708	1708	9 (2) Setbacks from occupied structures and high-density
1709	1709	10 areas are necessary to protect against potential harm from
1710	1710	11 carbon dioxide pipeline leaks.
1711	1711	12 (b) No carbon dioxide pipeline, pump, or compressor
1712	1712	13 station may be located any closer than within:
1713	1713	14 (1) one mile of an occupied residential property,
1714	1714	15 except that if the occupied residential property is part
1715	1715	16 of a development that includes 10 or more occupied
1716	1716	17 residential properties the carbon dioxide pipeline may not
1717	1717	18 be located within 1.5 miles of the occupied residential
1718	1718	19 property;
1719	1719	20 (2) one mile of a commercial property containing a
1720	1720	21 business with fewer than 10 employees;
1721	1721	22 (3) one mile of a livestock facility containing 100
1722	1722	23 animals or more;
1723	1723	24 (4) 1.5 miles of a residential, commercial, or
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1736	1736	2 (5) two miles of a structure containing 10 or more
1737	1737	3 persons with limited mobility, including, but not limited
1738	1738	4 to, nursing homes and hospitals; or
1739	1739	5 (6) two miles of a structure with a permitted
1740	1740	6 occupancy of 100 or more persons, including, but not
1741	1741	7 limited to, schools, places of worship, shopping
1742	1742	8 facilities, and entertainment facilities.
1743	1743	9 (c) Setback distances from carbon dioxide pipelines shall
1744	1744	10 be measured from the center line of the carbon dioxide
1745	1745	11 pipeline. Setback distances from pumps and compressor stations
1746	1746	12 shall be measured from the property line of the pump or
1747	1747	13 compressor station.
1748	1748	14 (d) A unit of local government may require setbacks
1749	1749	15 greater than the minimums established under this Section.
1750	1750	16 (e) No adjusted standard, variance, or other regulatory
1751	1751	17 relief otherwise available under this Act may be granted for
1752	1752	18 the minimum setback mandates of this Section unless, in
1753	1753	19 addition to satisfying the general requirements for an
1754	1754	20 adjusted standard under Section 28.1 or the standards for a
1755	1755	21 variance under Section 35, as applicable, a person seeking to
1756	1756	22 build or operate a carbon dioxide pipeline includes in the
1757	1757	23 petition for an adjusted standard or variance:
1758	1758	24 (1) computational fluid dynamic computer modeling
1759	1759	25 showing the dispersion of a plume of carbon dioxide
1760	1760	26 following a worst-case rupture of the proposed carbon
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1771	1771	1 dioxide pipeline, considering the rupture in both typical
1772	1772	2 and still-air weather conditions in topography typical in
1773	1773	3 the applicable county;
1774	1774	4 (2) data and analysis demonstrating that the carbon
1775	1775	5 dioxide pipeline is proposed to be constructed a
1776	1776	6 sufficient distance from an occupied structure so that
1777	1777	7 carbon dioxide concentrations in or near the occupied
1778	1778	8 structure will not intoxicate, asphyxiate, or otherwise
1779	1779	9 harm the health of any humans or livestock therein; and
1780	1780	10 (3) an explanation of the reasons that the setbacks
1781	1781	11 established under this Section are not practicable.
1782	1782	12 (415 ILCS 5/9.20 new)
1783	1783	13 Sec. 9.20. Carbon dioxide capture.
1784	1784	14 (a) The General Assembly finds that:
1785	1785	15 (1) The capture of carbon dioxide from industrial
1786	1786	16 facilities, including, but not limited to, ethanol plants
1787	1787	17 and methane processing facilities, and electric-generation
1788	1788	18 facilities requires a significant amount of power to
1789	1789	19 undertake, the generation of which can increase harmful
1790	1790	20 air and water pollutants.
1791	1791	21 (2) The capture of carbon dioxide generally requires
1792	1792	22 significant volumes of water that could be used for
1793	1793	23 domestic, agricultural, recreational, or industrial uses.
1794	1794	24 (3) The capture of carbon dioxide from industrial and
1795	1795	25 electric-generation facilities has often failed to meet
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1806	1806	1 objectives for capture and thus allowed more carbon
1807	1807	2 dioxide pollution into the atmosphere than proposed.
1808	1808	3 (4) The State of Illinois has a long-standing policy
1809	1809	4 to restore, protect, and enhance the environment,
1810	1810	5 including the purity of the air, land, and waters, such as
1811	1811	6 groundwaters, of this State.
1812	1812	7 (5) A clean environment is essential to the growth and
1813	1813	8 well-being of this State.
1814	1814	9 (6) The capture of carbon dioxide from industrial and
1815	1815	10 electric-generation facilities will not achieve Illinois'
1816	1816	11 longstanding policy to restore, protect, and enhance the
1817	1817	12 environment unless clear standards are adopted to require
1818	1818	13 the reduction of air and water pollution associated with
1819	1819	14 carbon capture, to limit water use when other important
1820	1820	15 uses are in jeopardy, and to ensure that carbon capture
1821	1821	16 does not interfere with Illinois reaching its clean energy
1822	1822	17 goals.
1823	1823	18 (7) Meaningful participation of State residents,
1824	1824	19 especially vulnerable populations who may be affected by
1825	1825	20 regulatory actions, is critical to ensure that
1826	1826	21 environmental justice considerations are incorporated in
1827	1827	22 the development of, decision-making related to, and
1828	1828	23 implementation of environmental laws and rules that
1829	1829	24 protect and improve the well-being of communities in this
1830	1830	25 State that bear disproportionate burdens imposed by
1831	1831	26 environmental pollution.
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1842	1842	1 (a-5) The purpose of this Section is to promote a
1843	1843	2 healthful environment, including clean water, air, and land,
1844	1844	3 meaningful public involvement, and to ensure only the
1845	1845	4 responsible capture of carbon dioxide occurs in Illinois so as
1846	1846	5 to protect public health and to prevent pollution of the
1847	1847	6 environment.
1848	1848	7 (a-10) The provisions of this Section shall be liberally
1849	1849	8 construed to carry out the purpose of this Section as stated in
1850	1850	9 subsection (a-5).
1851	1851	10 (b) A person who seeks to construct or operate a carbon
1852	1852	11 dioxide capture project in Illinois must first obtain a permit
1853	1853	12 from the Agency in accordance with the rules adopted under
1854	1854	13 subsection (g).
1855	1855	14 (c) A person who seeks to capture carbon dioxide from an
1856	1856	15 industrial or electric-generation facility in Illinois must,
1857	1857	16 before seeking a permit in accordance with the rules adopted
1858	1858	17 under subsection (g), first conduct an environmental impact
1859	1859	18 analysis. The environmental impact analysis must:
1860	1860	19 (1) include a statement of the purpose of and need for
1861	1861	20 the proposed carbon capture project;
1862	1862	21 (2) include a greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory analysis,
1863	1863	22 including, but not limited to, Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions
1864	1864	23 set forth in guidance published by the United States
1865	1865	24 Environmental Protection Agency, of the total GHG
1866	1866	25 emissions associated with the carbon dioxide capture
1867	1867	26 project, together with a demonstration that the Scope 1,
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1878	1878	1 2, and 3 GHG emissions associated with the carbon dioxide
1879	1879	2 capture project, converted into carbon dioxide equivalent
1880	1880	3 consistent with rules adopted and guidance published by
1881	1881	4 the United States Environmental Protection Agency by rule,
1882	1882	5 will not exceed the total amount of GHG emissions
1883	1883	6 associated with the carbon dioxide capture project on an
1884	1884	7 annual basis for each year the project remains in
1885	1885	8 operation;
1886	1886	9 (3) include a water impact analysis that details:
1887	1887	10 (A) the water sources likely to be impacted by the
1888	1888	11 capture of carbon dioxide from the facility;
1889	1889	12 (B) current uses of those water sources;
1890	1890	13 (C) potential or certain impacts to those water
1891	1891	14 sources from capture of carbon dioxide from the
1892	1892	15 facility, including, but not limited to, impacts on
1893	1893	16 water quantity, quality, and the current use of water;
1894	1894	17 (D) the duration of the impacts to water
1895	1895	18 associated with the capture of carbon dioxide from the
1896	1896	19 facility; and
1897	1897	20 (E) methods the applicant will use to minimize
1898	1898	21 both water use and impacts to water quality associated
1899	1899	22 with the capture dioxide capture project;
1900	1900	23 (4) include an alternatives analysis that evaluates
1901	1901	24 other reasonable alternatives for reducing the same
1902	1902	25 quantity of carbon dioxide as is proposed to be captured
1903	1903	26 at the facility, including, but not limited to:
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1914	1914	1 (A) if the carbon dioxide is proposed to be
1915	1915	2 captured at a facility that generates electricity,
1916	1916	3 energy-generation alternatives such as renewable
1917	1917	4 energy, energy storage, or energy efficiency;
1918	1918	5 (B) if the carbon dioxide is proposed to be
1919	1919	6 captured at a facility that produces fuel for vehicles
1920	1920	7 or equipment, alternatives such as the use of electric
1921	1921	8 vehicles; and
1922	1922	9 (C) if the carbon dioxide is proposed to be
1923	1923	10 captured at an industrial facility, alternative
1924	1924	11 industrial processes that could reduce the amount of
1925	1925	12 carbon dioxide generated from that industry;
1926	1926	13 for each alternative identified under this paragraph
1927	1927	14 (4), the person seeking to capture carbon dioxide shall
1928	1928	15 complete a greenhouse gas emissions inventory and analysis
1929	1929	16 of the alternative consistent with subparagraph (B) and a
1930	1930	17 water impacts analysis addressing the factors set out in
1931	1931	18 subparagraph (C); and
1932	1932	19 (5) be developed with public input, including, but not
1933	1933	20 limited to, by making a draft version of the analysis
1934	1934	21 available on a public website for not less than 60 days and
1935	1935	22 accepting comments on the proposed analysis for the
1936	1936	23 entirety of that 60-period, together with a public meeting
1937	1937	24 at least 14 days after the posting of the draft on the
1938	1938	25 public website that provides a meaningful opportunity for
1939	1939	26 the public to ask questions, have those questions
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1950	1950	1 answered, and provide comment on the draft; the final
1951	1951	2 environmental analysis must include responses to public
1952	1952	3 comments, identify all changes to the analysis made in
1953	1953	4 response to those comments, and be made available to the
1954	1954	5 public on a public website.
1955	1955	6 (d) No permit for the capture of carbon dioxide may be
1956	1956	7 issued unless:
1957	1957	8 (1) the Illinois State Water Survey has reviewed the
1958	1958	9 water impact analysis required under subsection (c),
1959	1959	10 information concerning water supply and uses, and public
1960	1960	11 comments and has concluded that the proposed carbon
1961	1961	12 capture project will not have significant adverse effects
1962	1962	13 on water supply or current or future potential uses of the
1963	1963	14 water source; and
1964	1964	15 (2) the permit sets out conditions:
1965	1965	16 (A) developed in consultation with the Illinois
1966	1966	17 State Water Survey;
1967	1967	18 (B) that take public comments into consideration;
1968	1968	19 (C) under which the project operator must reduce
1969	1969	20 the volume or rate of water that may be used for the
1970	1970	21 capture of carbon dioxide; and
1971	1971	22 (D) under which the use of water for carbon
1972	1972	23 capture must be halted altogether.
1973	1973	24 (e) No permit for the capture of carbon dioxide may be
1974	1974	25 issued unless the permit applicant demonstrates that there
1975	1975	26 will be zero noncarbon dioxide air pollution emissions
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1986	1986	1 associated with the carbon dioxide capture project, including,
1987	1987	2 but not limited to, emissions emitted directly by the
1988	1988	3 operation of the carbon dioxide capture equipment itself and
1989	1989	4 any increase in emissions at the facility from which carbon
1990	1990	5 dioxide is captured relative to the baseline following
1991	1991	6 installation of the carbon dioxide capture process. The
1992	1992	7 applicant may meet this requirement by demonstrating that:
1993	1993	8 (1) pollution control technology will be installed and
1994	1994	9 operated, or existing control technology will be operated,
1995	1995	10 so as to eliminate any noncarbon dioxide air emissions
1996	1996	11 associated with the use of carbon capture; or
1997	1997	12 (2) the facility will reduce operations sufficient to
1998	1998	13 eliminate any noncarbon dioxide air emissions associated
1999	1999	14 with the use of carbon capture.
2000	2000	15 The Board shall establish requirements by rule for
2001	2001	16 determining baseline emissions from each industrial or
2002	2002	17 electric-generation facility for purposes of determining which
2003	2003	18 noncarbon dioxide air emissions are associated with the use of
2004	2004	19 carbon capture at those facilities. For existing facilities,
2005	2005	20 the baseline shall be calculated using the 12-month average of
2006	2006	21 emissions for the three 12-month periods before January 31,
2007	2007	22 2023. For new facilities, the baseline shall be determined
2008	2008	23 using the best available control technology for the relevant
2009	2009	24 air pollutants and facility and assuming fuel consumption and
2010	2010	25 hours of operation of the facility consistent with that of
2011	2011	26 facilities of similar size.
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2022	2022	1 (f) No permit for a carbon dioxide capture project may be
2023	2023	2 issued unless:
2024	2024	3 (1) the operator can identify the end use or
2025	2025	4 destination of all carbon dioxide streams from the
2026	2026	5 proposed project;
2027	2027	6 (2) if the destination includes sequestration within
2028	2028	7 the State, the operator demonstrates that the
2029	2029	8 sequestration site is permitted in accordance with Section
2030	2030	9 22.63;
2031	2031	10 (3) the applicant demonstrates that the project will
2032	2032	11 capture an annual average of no less than 90% of the total
2033	2033	12 carbon dioxide emissions from the facility; and
2034	2034	13 (4) the permit disallows all noncarbon dioxide air
2035	2035	14 emissions associated with the use of carbon capture and
2036	2036	15 specifies each mechanism by which the applicant must meet
2037	2037	16 that condition.
2038	2038	17 (g) The Board shall adopt rules establishing permit
2039	2039	18 requirements under this Section and other standards for carbon
2040	2040	19 dioxide capture projects. The rules shall be proposed by the
2041	2041	20 Agency not later than one year after the effective date of this
2042	2042	21 amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly and adopted by
2043	2043	22 the Board not later than 2 years after receipt of the Agency's
2044	2044	23 proposal. The rules must, at a minimum:
2045	2045	24 (1) be no less protective than federal and State
2046	2046	25 requirements for air pollution and water pollution;
2047	2047	26 (2) specify the minimum content of applications for a
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2058	2058	1 permit to capture carbon dioxide, which shall include, but
2059	2059	2 shall not be limited to:
2060	2060	3 (A) the environmental impacts analyses required
2061	2061	4 under subsection (c);
2062	2062	5 (B) identification of whether the proposed carbon
2063	2063	6 capture project would take place in an area of
2064	2064	7 environmental justice concern; and
2065	2065	8 (C) documentation and analyses sufficient to
2066	2066	9 demonstrate compliance with all applicable rules
2067	2067	10 adopted under this Section for the capture of carbon
2068	2068	11 dioxide from industrial and electric-generation
2069	2069	12 facilities;
2070	2070	13 (3) specify:
2071	2071	14 (A) the frequency at which permits for the capture
2072	2072	15 of carbon dioxide expire and must be renewed;
2073	2073	16 (B) the circumstances under which a permittee must
2074	2074	17 seek a permit modification; and
2075	2075	18 (C) the circumstances under which the Agency may
2076	2076	19 temporarily or permanently revoke a permit for the
2077	2077	20 capture of carbon dioxide;
2078	2078	21 (4) specify standards for review, approval, and denial
2079	2079	22 of applications for a permit to capture carbon dioxide by
2080	2080	23 the Agency; the standards for denial must include, but are
2081	2081	24 not limited to, failure of the applicant to submit an
2082	2082	25 environmental impacts analysis meeting the requirements
2083	2083	26 under subsection (c) or to satisfy the requirements of
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2094	2094	1 subsection (e);
2095	2095	2 (5) specify meaningful procedures for public
2096	2096	3 participation in the issuance of permits for the capture
2097	2097	4 of carbon dioxide, including, but not limited to:
2098	2098	5 (A) public notice of the submission of permit
2099	2099	6 applications;
2100	2100	7 (B) posting the full permit application, the draft
2101	2101	8 and final permitting actions by the Agency, and the
2102	2102	9 Agency's response to comments on a public website;
2103	2103	10 (C) an opportunity for the submission of public
2104	2104	11 comments;
2105	2105	12 (D) an opportunity for a public hearing prior
2106	2106	13 before the permit is issued; and
2107	2107	14 (E) a summary and response of the comments
2108	2108	15 prepared by the Agency;
2109	2109	16 (6) when the capture of carbon dioxide is proposed to
2110	2110	17 take place in an area of environmental justice concern,
2111	2111	18 specify further opportunities for public participation,
2112	2112	19 including, but not limited to, public meetings,
2113	2113	20 translations of relevant documents into other languages
2114	2114	21 for residents with limited English proficiency, and
2115	2115	22 interpretation services at public meetings and hearings;
2116	2116	23 (7) specify a procedure to identify areas of
2117	2117	24 environmental justice concern in relation to sequestration
2118	2118	25 facilities;
2119	2119	26 (8) set out requirements for frequent, comprehensive
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2130	2130	1 reporting by permittees to the Agency, including, but not
2131	2131	2 limited to:
2132	2132	3 (A) the noncarbon dioxide air emissions associated
2133	2133	4 with the use of carbon capture, including, but not
2134	2134	5 limited to, those emissions resulting from the use of
2135	2135	6 fuel to power the carbon capture process;
2136	2136	7 (B) GHG emissions associated with the use of
2137	2137	8 carbon capture;
2138	2138	9 (C) the total amount, in tons, of carbon dioxide
2139	2139	10 captured at the facility;
2140	2140	11 (D) the total amount, in tons, of carbon dioxide
2141	2141	12 not captured and released into the atmosphere at the
2142	2142	13 facility;
2143	2143	14 (E) the date, time, duration, cause, and amount of
2144	2144	15 carbon dioxide released rather than captured as a
2145	2145	16 result of all outages or downtime of capture equipment
2146	2146	17 at the facility;
2147	2147	18 (F) information concerning water use and impacts
2148	2148	19 to water supply and uses associated with the use of
2149	2149	20 carbon capture at the facility; and
2150	2150	21 (G) the end use and destination of all carbon
2151	2151	22 dioxide streams from the project;
2152	2152	23 (9) establish criteria for the exclusion from
2153	2153	24 permitting requirements of carbon capture projects
2154	2154	25 performed for the purpose of, or financed by funding for,
2155	2155	26 research and development; the criteria shall ensure that
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2166	2166	1 only those projects that capture small amounts of carbon
2167	2167	2 dioxide and pose minimal risk to human health and the
2168	2168	3 environmental qualify for the exclusion; and
2169	2169	4 (10) specify whether the permit requirements for
2170	2170	5 carbon dioxide capture set out in the rules may be added to
2171	2171	6 the requirements for a permit that a carbon dioxide
2172	2172	7 capture permit applicant is otherwise required to obtain,
2173	2173	8 or whether the applicant must obtain a separate permit for
2174	2174	9 the capture of carbon dioxide.
2175	2175	10 (h) The permit requirements set forth in this Section are
2176	2176	11 in addition to any requirements set forth under any other
2177	2177	12 State or federal law, including, but not limited to, the
2178	2178	13 federal Clean Air Act, the federal Clean Water Act, the
2179	2179	14 federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, and the
2180	2180	15 federal Safe Water Drinking Act.
2181	2181	16 (415 ILCS 5/21) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1021)
2182	2182	17 Sec. 21. Prohibited acts. No person shall:
2183	2183	18 (a) Cause or allow the open dumping of any waste.
2184	2184	19 (b) Abandon, dump, or deposit any waste upon the public
2185	2185	20 highways or other public property, except in a sanitary
2186	2186	21 landfill approved by the Agency pursuant to regulations
2187	2187	22 adopted by the Board.
2188	2188	23 (c) Abandon any vehicle in violation of the "Abandoned
2189	2189	24 Vehicles Amendment to the Illinois Vehicle Code", as enacted
2190	2190	25 by the 76th General Assembly.
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2201	2201	1 (d) Conduct any waste-storage, waste-treatment, or
2202	2202	2 waste-disposal operation:
2203	2203	3 (1) without a permit granted by the Agency or in
2204	2204	4 violation of any conditions imposed by such permit,
2205	2205	5 including periodic reports and full access to adequate
2206	2206	6 records and the inspection of facilities, as may be
2207	2207	7 necessary to assure compliance with this Act and with
2208	2208	8 regulations and standards adopted thereunder; provided,
2209	2209	9 however, that, except for municipal solid waste landfill
2210	2210	10 units that receive waste on or after October 9, 1993, and
2211	2211	11 CCR surface impoundments, no permit shall be required for
2212	2212	12 (i) any person conducting a waste-storage,
2213	2213	13 waste-treatment, or waste-disposal operation for wastes
2214	2214	14 generated by such person's own activities which are
2215	2215	15 stored, treated, or disposed within the site where such
2216	2216	16 wastes are generated, (ii) until one year after the
2217	2217	17 effective date of rules adopted by the Board under
2218	2218	18 subsection (n) of Section 22.38, a facility located in a
2219	2219	19 county with a population over 700,000 as of January 1,
2220	2220	20 2000, operated and located in accordance with Section
2221	2221	21 22.38 of this Act, and used exclusively for the transfer,
2222	2222	22 storage, or treatment of general construction or
2223	2223	23 demolition debris, provided that the facility was
2224	2224	24 receiving construction or demolition debris on August 24,
2225	2225	25 2009 (the effective date of Public Act 96-611), or (iii)
2226	2226	26 any person conducting a waste transfer, storage,
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2237	2237	1 treatment, or disposal operation, including, but not
2238	2238	2 limited to, a waste transfer or waste composting
2239	2239	3 operation, under a mass animal mortality event plan
2240	2240	4 created by the Department of Agriculture;
2241	2241	5 (2) in violation of any regulations or standards
2242	2242	6 adopted by the Board under this Act;
2243	2243	7 (3) which receives waste after August 31, 1988, does
2244	2244	8 not have a permit issued by the Agency, and is (i) a
2245	2245	9 landfill used exclusively for the disposal of waste
2246	2246	10 generated at the site, (ii) a surface impoundment
2247	2247	11 receiving special waste not listed in an NPDES permit,
2248	2248	12 (iii) a waste pile in which the total volume of waste is
2249	2249	13 greater than 100 cubic yards or the waste is stored for
2250	2250	14 over one year, or (iv) a land treatment facility receiving
2251	2251	15 special waste generated at the site; without giving notice
2252	2252	16 of the operation to the Agency by January 1, 1989, or 30
2253	2253	17 days after the date on which the operation commences,
2254	2254	18 whichever is later, and every 3 years thereafter. The form
2255	2255	19 for such notification shall be specified by the Agency,
2256	2256	20 and shall be limited to information regarding: the name
2257	2257	21 and address of the location of the operation; the type of
2258	2258	22 operation; the types and amounts of waste stored, treated
2259	2259	23 or disposed of on an annual basis; the remaining capacity
2260	2260	24 of the operation; and the remaining expected life of the
2261	2261	25 operation.
2262	2262	26 Item (3) of this subsection (d) shall not apply to any
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2273	2273	1 person engaged in agricultural activity who is disposing of a
2274	2274	2 substance that constitutes solid waste, if the substance was
2275	2275	3 acquired for use by that person on his own property, and the
2276	2276	4 substance is disposed of on his own property in accordance
2277	2277	5 with regulations or standards adopted by the Board.
2278	2278	6 This subsection (d) shall not apply to hazardous waste.
2279	2279	7 (e) Dispose, treat, store or abandon any waste, or
2280	2280	8 transport any waste into this State for disposal, treatment,
2281	2281	9 storage or abandonment, except at a site or facility which
2282	2282	10 meets the requirements of this Act and of regulations and
2283	2283	11 standards thereunder.
2284	2284	12 (f) Conduct any hazardous waste-storage, hazardous
2285	2285	13 waste-treatment or hazardous waste-disposal operation:
2286	2286	14 (1) without a RCRA permit for the site issued by the
2287	2287	15 Agency under subsection (d) of Section 39 of this Act, or
2288	2288	16 in violation of any condition imposed by such permit,
2289	2289	17 including periodic reports and full access to adequate
2290	2290	18 records and the inspection of facilities, as may be
2291	2291	19 necessary to assure compliance with this Act and with
2292	2292	20 regulations and standards adopted thereunder; or
2293	2293	21 (2) in violation of any regulations or standards
2294	2294	22 adopted by the Board under this Act; or
2295	2295	23 (3) in violation of any RCRA permit filing requirement
2296	2296	24 established under standards adopted by the Board under
2297	2297	25 this Act; or
2298	2298	26 (4) in violation of any order adopted by the Board
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2309	2309	1 under this Act.
2310	2310	2 Notwithstanding the above, no RCRA permit shall be
2311	2311	3 required under this subsection or subsection (d) of Section 39
2312	2312	4 of this Act for any person engaged in agricultural activity
2313	2313	5 who is disposing of a substance which has been identified as a
2314	2314	6 hazardous waste, and which has been designated by Board
2315	2315	7 regulations as being subject to this exception, if the
2316	2316	8 substance was acquired for use by that person on his own
2317	2317	9 property and the substance is disposed of on his own property
2318	2318	10 in accordance with regulations or standards adopted by the
2319	2319	11 Board.
2320	2320	12 (g) Conduct any hazardous waste-transportation operation:
2321	2321	13 (1) without registering with and obtaining a special
2322	2322	14 waste hauling permit from the Agency in accordance with
2323	2323	15 the regulations adopted by the Board under this Act; or
2324	2324	16 (2) in violation of any regulations or standards
2325	2325	17 adopted by the Board under this Act.
2326	2326	18 (h) Conduct any hazardous waste-recycling or hazardous
2327	2327	19 waste-reclamation or hazardous waste-reuse operation in
2328	2328	20 violation of any regulations, standards or permit requirements
2329	2329	21 adopted by the Board under this Act.
2330	2330	22 (i) Conduct any process or engage in any act which
2331	2331	23 produces hazardous waste in violation of any regulations or
2332	2332	24 standards adopted by the Board under subsections (a) and (c)
2333	2333	25 of Section 22.4 of this Act.
2334	2334	26 (j) Conduct any special waste-transportation operation in
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2345	2345	1 violation of any regulations, standards or permit requirements
2346	2346	2 adopted by the Board under this Act. However, sludge from a
2347	2347	3 water or sewage treatment plant owned and operated by a unit of
2348	2348	4 local government which (1) is subject to a sludge management
2349	2349	5 plan approved by the Agency or a permit granted by the Agency,
2350	2350	6 and (2) has been tested and determined not to be a hazardous
2351	2351	7 waste as required by applicable State and federal laws and
2352	2352	8 regulations, may be transported in this State without a
2353	2353	9 special waste hauling permit, and the preparation and carrying
2354	2354	10 of a manifest shall not be required for such sludge under the
2355	2355	11 rules of the Pollution Control Board. The unit of local
2356	2356	12 government which operates the treatment plant producing such
2357	2357	13 sludge shall file an annual report with the Agency identifying
2358	2358	14 the volume of such sludge transported during the reporting
2359	2359	15 period, the hauler of the sludge, and the disposal sites to
2360	2360	16 which it was transported. This subsection (j) shall not apply
2361	2361	17 to hazardous waste.
2362	2362	18 (k) Fail or refuse to pay any fee imposed under this Act.
2363	2363	19 (l) Locate a hazardous waste disposal site above an active
2364	2364	20 or inactive shaft or tunneled mine or within 2 miles of an
2365	2365	21 active fault in the earth's crust. In counties of population
2366	2366	22 less than 225,000 no hazardous waste disposal site shall be
2367	2367	23 located (1) within 1 1/2 miles of the corporate limits as
2368	2368	24 defined on June 30, 1978, of any municipality without the
2369	2369	25 approval of the governing body of the municipality in an
2370	2370	26 official action; or (2) within 1000 feet of an existing
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2381	2381	1 private well or the existing source of a public water supply
2382	2382	2 measured from the boundary of the actual active permitted site
2383	2383	3 and excluding existing private wells on the property of the
2384	2384	4 permit applicant. The provisions of this subsection do not
2385	2385	5 apply to publicly owned sewage works or the disposal or
2386	2386	6 utilization of sludge from publicly owned sewage works.
2387	2387	7 (m) Transfer interest in any land which has been used as a
2388	2388	8 hazardous waste disposal site without written notification to
2389	2389	9 the Agency of the transfer and to the transferee of the
2390	2390	10 conditions imposed by the Agency upon its use under subsection
2391	2391	11 (g) of Section 39.
2392	2392	12 (n) Use any land which has been used as a hazardous waste
2393	2393	13 disposal site except in compliance with conditions imposed by
2394	2394	14 the Agency under subsection (g) of Section 39.
2395	2395	15 (o) Conduct a sanitary landfill operation which is
2396	2396	16 required to have a permit under subsection (d) of this
2397	2397	17 Section, in a manner which results in any of the following
2398	2398	18 conditions:
2399	2399	19 (1) refuse in standing or flowing waters;
2400	2400	20 (2) leachate flows entering waters of the State;
2401	2401	21 (3) leachate flows exiting the landfill confines (as
2402	2402	22 determined by the boundaries established for the landfill
2403	2403	23 by a permit issued by the Agency);
2404	2404	24 (4) open burning of refuse in violation of Section 9
2405	2405	25 of this Act;
2406	2406	26 (5) uncovered refuse remaining from any previous
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2417	2417	1 operating day or at the conclusion of any operating day,
2418	2418	2 unless authorized by permit;
2419	2419	3 (6) failure to provide final cover within time limits
2420	2420	4 established by Board regulations;
2421	2421	5 (7) acceptance of wastes without necessary permits;
2422	2422	6 (8) scavenging as defined by Board regulations;
2423	2423	7 (9) deposition of refuse in any unpermitted portion of
2424	2424	8 the landfill;
2425	2425	9 (10) acceptance of a special waste without a required
2426	2426	10 manifest;
2427	2427	11 (11) failure to submit reports required by permits or
2428	2428	12 Board regulations;
2429	2429	13 (12) failure to collect and contain litter from the
2430	2430	14 site by the end of each operating day;
2431	2431	15 (13) failure to submit any cost estimate for the site
2432	2432	16 or any performance bond or other security for the site as
2433	2433	17 required by this Act or Board rules.
2434	2434	18 The prohibitions specified in this subsection (o) shall be
2435	2435	19 enforceable by the Agency either by administrative citation
2436	2436	20 under Section 31.1 of this Act or as otherwise provided by this
2437	2437	21 Act. The specific prohibitions in this subsection do not limit
2438	2438	22 the power of the Board to establish regulations or standards
2439	2439	23 applicable to sanitary landfills.
2440	2440	24 (p) In violation of subdivision (a) of this Section, cause
2441	2441	25 or allow the open dumping of any waste in a manner which
2442	2442	26 results in any of the following occurrences at the dump site:
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2453	2453	1 (1) litter;
2454	2454	2 (2) scavenging;
2455	2455	3 (3) open burning;
2456	2456	4 (4) deposition of waste in standing or flowing waters;
2457	2457	5 (5) proliferation of disease vectors;
2458	2458	6 (6) standing or flowing liquid discharge from the dump
2459	2459	7 site;
2460	2460	8 (7) deposition of:
2461	2461	9 (i) general construction or demolition debris as
2462	2462	10 defined in Section 3.160(a) of this Act; or
2463	2463	11 (ii) clean construction or demolition debris as
2464	2464	12 defined in Section 3.160(b) of this Act.
2465	2465	13 The prohibitions specified in this subsection (p) shall be
2466	2466	14 enforceable by the Agency either by administrative citation
2467	2467	15 under Section 31.1 of this Act or as otherwise provided by this
2468	2468	16 Act. The specific prohibitions in this subsection do not limit
2469	2469	17 the power of the Board to establish regulations or standards
2470	2470	18 applicable to open dumping.
2471	2471	19 (q) Conduct a landscape waste composting operation without
2472	2472	20 an Agency permit, provided, however, that no permit shall be
2473	2473	21 required for any person:
2474	2474	22 (1) conducting a landscape waste composting operation
2475	2475	23 for landscape wastes generated by such person's own
2476	2476	24 activities which are stored, treated, or disposed of
2477	2477	25 within the site where such wastes are generated; or
2478	2478	26 (1.5) conducting a landscape waste composting
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2489	2489	1 operation that (i) has no more than 25 cubic yards of
2490	2490	2 landscape waste, composting additives, composting
2491	2491	3 material, or end-product compost on-site at any one time
2492	2492	4 and (ii) is not engaging in commercial activity; or
2493	2493	5 (2) applying landscape waste or composted landscape
2494	2494	6 waste at agronomic rates; or
2495	2495	7 (2.5) operating a landscape waste composting facility
2496	2496	8 at a site having 10 or more occupied non-farm residences
2497	2497	9 within 1/2 mile of its boundaries, if the facility meets
2498	2498	10 all of the following criteria:
2499	2499	11 (A) the composting facility is operated by the
2500	2500	12 farmer on property on which the composting material is
2501	2501	13 utilized, and the composting facility constitutes no
2502	2502	14 more than 2% of the site's total acreage;
2503	2503	15 (A-5) any composting additives that the composting
2504	2504	16 facility accepts and uses at the facility are
2505	2505	17 necessary to provide proper conditions for composting
2506	2506	18 and do not exceed 10% of the total composting material
2507	2507	19 at the facility at any one time;
2508	2508	20 (B) the property on which the composting facility
2509	2509	21 is located, and any associated property on which the
2510	2510	22 compost is used, is principally and diligently devoted
2511	2511	23 to the production of agricultural crops and is not
2512	2512	24 owned, leased, or otherwise controlled by any waste
2513	2513	25 hauler or generator of nonagricultural compost
2514	2514	26 materials, and the operator of the composting facility
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2525	2525	1 is not an employee, partner, shareholder, or in any
2526	2526	2 way connected with or controlled by any such waste
2527	2527	3 hauler or generator;
2528	2528	4 (C) all compost generated by the composting
2529	2529	5 facility is applied at agronomic rates and used as
2530	2530	6 mulch, fertilizer, or soil conditioner on land
2531	2531	7 actually farmed by the person operating the composting
2532	2532	8 facility, and the finished compost is not stored at
2533	2533	9 the composting site for a period longer than 18 months
2534	2534	10 prior to its application as mulch, fertilizer, or soil
2535	2535	11 conditioner;
2536	2536	12 (D) no fee is charged for the acceptance of
2537	2537	13 materials to be composted at the facility; and
2538	2538	14 (E) the owner or operator, by January 1, 2014 (or
2539	2539	15 the January 1 following commencement of operation,
2540	2540	16 whichever is later) and January 1 of each year
2541	2541	17 thereafter, registers the site with the Agency, (ii)
2542	2542	18 reports to the Agency on the volume of composting
2543	2543	19 material received and used at the site; (iii)
2544	2544	20 certifies to the Agency that the site complies with
2545	2545	21 the requirements set forth in subparagraphs (A),
2546	2546	22 (A-5), (B), (C), and (D) of this paragraph (2.5); and
2547	2547	23 (iv) certifies to the Agency that all composting
2548	2548	24 material was placed more than 200 feet from the
2549	2549	25 nearest potable water supply well, was placed outside
2550	2550	26 the boundary of the 10-year floodplain or on a part of
2551	2551
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2561	2561	1 the site that is floodproofed, was placed at least 1/4
2562	2562	2 mile from the nearest residence (other than a
2563	2563	3 residence located on the same property as the
2564	2564	4 facility) or a lesser distance from the nearest
2565	2565	5 residence (other than a residence located on the same
2566	2566	6 property as the facility) if the municipality in which
2567	2567	7 the facility is located has by ordinance approved a
2568	2568	8 lesser distance than 1/4 mile, and was placed more
2569	2569	9 than 5 feet above the water table; any ordinance
2570	2570	10 approving a residential setback of less than 1/4 mile
2571	2571	11 that is used to meet the requirements of this
2572	2572	12 subparagraph (E) of paragraph (2.5) of this subsection
2573	2573	13 must specifically reference this paragraph; or
2574	2574	14 (3) operating a landscape waste composting facility on
2575	2575	15 a farm, if the facility meets all of the following
2576	2576	16 criteria:
2577	2577	17 (A) the composting facility is operated by the
2578	2578	18 farmer on property on which the composting material is
2579	2579	19 utilized, and the composting facility constitutes no
2580	2580	20 more than 2% of the property's total acreage, except
2581	2581	21 that the Board may allow a higher percentage for
2582	2582	22 individual sites where the owner or operator has
2583	2583	23 demonstrated to the Board that the site's soil
2584	2584	24 characteristics or crop needs require a higher rate;
2585	2585	25 (A-1) the composting facility accepts from other
2586	2586	26 agricultural operations for composting with landscape
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2597	2597	1 waste no materials other than uncontaminated and
2598	2598	2 source-separated (i) crop residue and other
2599	2599	3 agricultural plant residue generated from the
2600	2600	4 production and harvesting of crops and other customary
2601	2601	5 farm practices, including, but not limited to, stalks,
2602	2602	6 leaves, seed pods, husks, bagasse, and roots and (ii)
2603	2603	7 plant-derived animal bedding, such as straw or
2604	2604	8 sawdust, that is free of manure and was not made from
2605	2605	9 painted or treated wood;
2606	2606	10 (A-2) any composting additives that the composting
2607	2607	11 facility accepts and uses at the facility are
2608	2608	12 necessary to provide proper conditions for composting
2609	2609	13 and do not exceed 10% of the total composting material
2610	2610	14 at the facility at any one time;
2611	2611	15 (B) the property on which the composting facility
2612	2612	16 is located, and any associated property on which the
2613	2613	17 compost is used, is principally and diligently devoted
2614	2614	18 to the production of agricultural crops and is not
2615	2615	19 owned, leased or otherwise controlled by any waste
2616	2616	20 hauler or generator of nonagricultural compost
2617	2617	21 materials, and the operator of the composting facility
2618	2618	22 is not an employee, partner, shareholder, or in any
2619	2619	23 way connected with or controlled by any such waste
2620	2620	24 hauler or generator;
2621	2621	25 (C) all compost generated by the composting
2622	2622	26 facility is applied at agronomic rates and used as
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2633	2633	1 mulch, fertilizer or soil conditioner on land actually
2634	2634	2 farmed by the person operating the composting
2635	2635	3 facility, and the finished compost is not stored at
2636	2636	4 the composting site for a period longer than 18 months
2637	2637	5 prior to its application as mulch, fertilizer, or soil
2638	2638	6 conditioner;
2639	2639	7 (D) the owner or operator, by January 1 of each
2640	2640	8 year, (i) registers the site with the Agency, (ii)
2641	2641	9 reports to the Agency on the volume of composting
2642	2642	10 material received and used at the site, (iii)
2643	2643	11 certifies to the Agency that the site complies with
2644	2644	12 the requirements set forth in subparagraphs (A),
2645	2645	13 (A-1), (A-2), (B), and (C) of this paragraph (q)(3),
2646	2646	14 and (iv) certifies to the Agency that all composting
2647	2647	15 material:
2648	2648	16 (I) was placed more than 200 feet from the
2649	2649	17 nearest potable water supply well;
2650	2650	18 (II) was placed outside the boundary of the
2651	2651	19 10-year floodplain or on a part of the site that is
2652	2652	20 floodproofed;
2653	2653	21 (III) was placed either (aa) at least 1/4 mile
2654	2654	22 from the nearest residence (other than a residence
2655	2655	23 located on the same property as the facility) and
2656	2656	24 there are not more than 10 occupied non-farm
2657	2657	25 residences within 1/2 mile of the boundaries of
2658	2658	26 the site on the date of application or (bb) a
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2669	2669	1 lesser distance from the nearest residence (other
2670	2670	2 than a residence located on the same property as
2671	2671	3 the facility) provided that the municipality or
2672	2672	4 county in which the facility is located has by
2673	2673	5 ordinance approved a lesser distance than 1/4 mile
2674	2674	6 and there are not more than 10 occupied non-farm
2675	2675	7 residences within 1/2 mile of the boundaries of
2676	2676	8 the site on the date of application; and
2677	2677	9 (IV) was placed more than 5 feet above the
2678	2678	10 water table.
2679	2679	11 Any ordinance approving a residential setback of
2680	2680	12 less than 1/4 mile that is used to meet the
2681	2681	13 requirements of this subparagraph (D) must
2682	2682	14 specifically reference this subparagraph.
2683	2683	15 For the purposes of this subsection (q), "agronomic rates"
2684	2684	16 means the application of not more than 20 tons per acre per
2685	2685	17 year, except that the Board may allow a higher rate for
2686	2686	18 individual sites where the owner or operator has demonstrated
2687	2687	19 to the Board that the site's soil characteristics or crop
2688	2688	20 needs require a higher rate.
2689	2689	21 (r) Cause or allow the storage or disposal of coal
2690	2690	22 combustion waste unless:
2691	2691	23 (1) such waste is stored or disposed of at a site or
2692	2692	24 facility for which a permit has been obtained or is not
2693	2693	25 otherwise required under subsection (d) of this Section;
2694	2694	26 or
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2705	2705	1 (2) such waste is stored or disposed of as a part of
2706	2706	2 the design and reclamation of a site or facility which is
2707	2707	3 an abandoned mine site in accordance with the Abandoned
2708	2708	4 Mined Lands and Water Reclamation Act; or
2709	2709	5 (3) such waste is stored or disposed of at a site or
2710	2710	6 facility which is operating under NPDES and Subtitle D
2711	2711	7 permits issued by the Agency pursuant to regulations
2712	2712	8 adopted by the Board for mine-related water pollution and
2713	2713	9 permits issued pursuant to the federal Surface Mining
2714	2714	10 Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (P.L. 95-87) or the
2715	2715	11 rules and regulations thereunder or any law or rule or
2716	2716	12 regulation adopted by the State of Illinois pursuant
2717	2717	13 thereto, and the owner or operator of the facility agrees
2718	2718	14 to accept the waste; and either:
2719	2719	15 (i) such waste is stored or disposed of in
2720	2720	16 accordance with requirements applicable to refuse
2721	2721	17 disposal under regulations adopted by the Board for
2722	2722	18 mine-related water pollution and pursuant to NPDES and
2723	2723	19 Subtitle D permits issued by the Agency under such
2724	2724	20 regulations; or
2725	2725	21 (ii) the owner or operator of the facility
2726	2726	22 demonstrates all of the following to the Agency, and
2727	2727	23 the facility is operated in accordance with the
2728	2728	24 demonstration as approved by the Agency: (1) the
2729	2729	25 disposal area will be covered in a manner that will
2730	2730	26 support continuous vegetation, (2) the facility will
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2741	2741	1 be adequately protected from wind and water erosion,
2742	2742	2 (3) the pH will be maintained so as to prevent
2743	2743	3 excessive leaching of metal ions, and (4) adequate
2744	2744	4 containment or other measures will be provided to
2745	2745	5 protect surface water and groundwater from
2746	2746	6 contamination at levels prohibited by this Act, the
2747	2747	7 Illinois Groundwater Protection Act, or regulations
2748	2748	8 adopted pursuant thereto.
2749	2749	9 Notwithstanding any other provision of this Title, the
2750	2750	10 disposal of coal combustion waste pursuant to item (2) or (3)
2751	2751	11 of this subdivision (r) shall be exempt from the other
2752	2752	12 provisions of this Title V, and notwithstanding the provisions
2753	2753	13 of Title X of this Act, the Agency is authorized to grant
2754	2754	14 experimental permits which include provision for the disposal
2755	2755	15 of wastes from the combustion of coal and other materials
2756	2756	16 pursuant to items (2) and (3) of this subdivision (r).
2757	2757	17 (s) After April 1, 1989, offer for transportation,
2758	2758	18 transport, deliver, receive or accept special waste for which
2759	2759	19 a manifest is required, unless the manifest indicates that the
2760	2760	20 fee required under Section 22.8 of this Act has been paid.
2761	2761	21 (t) Cause or allow a lateral expansion of a municipal
2762	2762	22 solid waste landfill unit on or after October 9, 1993, without
2763	2763	23 a permit modification, granted by the Agency, that authorizes
2764	2764	24 the lateral expansion.
2765	2765	25 (u) Conduct any vegetable by-product treatment, storage,
2766	2766	26 disposal or transportation operation in violation of any
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2777	2777	1 regulation, standards or permit requirements adopted by the
2778	2778	2 Board under this Act. However, no permit shall be required
2779	2779	3 under this Title V for the land application of vegetable
2780	2780	4 by-products conducted pursuant to Agency permit issued under
2781	2781	5 Title III of this Act to the generator of the vegetable
2782	2782	6 by-products. In addition, vegetable by-products may be
2783	2783	7 transported in this State without a special waste hauling
2784	2784	8 permit, and without the preparation and carrying of a
2785	2785	9 manifest.
2786	2786	10 (v) (Blank).
2787	2787	11 (w) Conduct any generation, transportation, or recycling
2788	2788	12 of construction or demolition debris, clean or general, or
2789	2789	13 uncontaminated soil generated during construction, remodeling,
2790	2790	14 repair, and demolition of utilities, structures, and roads
2791	2791	15 that is not commingled with any waste, without the maintenance
2792	2792	16 of documentation identifying the hauler, generator, place of
2793	2793	17 origin of the debris or soil, the weight or volume of the
2794	2794	18 debris or soil, and the location, owner, and operator of the
2795	2795	19 facility where the debris or soil was transferred, disposed,
2796	2796	20 recycled, or treated. This documentation must be maintained by
2797	2797	21 the generator, transporter, or recycler for 3 years. This
2798	2798	22 subsection (w) shall not apply to (1) a permitted pollution
2799	2799	23 control facility that transfers or accepts construction or
2800	2800	24 demolition debris, clean or general, or uncontaminated soil
2801	2801	25 for final disposal, recycling, or treatment, (2) a public
2802	2802	26 utility (as that term is defined in the Public Utilities Act)
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2813	2813	1 or a municipal utility, (3) the Illinois Department of
2814	2814	2 Transportation, or (4) a municipality or a county highway
2815	2815	3 department, with the exception of any municipality or county
2816	2816	4 highway department located within a county having a population
2817	2817	5 of over 3,000,000 inhabitants or located in a county that is
2818	2818	6 contiguous to a county having a population of over 3,000,000
2819	2819	7 inhabitants; but it shall apply to an entity that contracts
2820	2820	8 with a public utility, a municipal utility, the Illinois
2821	2821	9 Department of Transportation, or a municipality or a county
2822	2822	10 highway department. The terms "generation" and "recycling", as
2823	2823	11 used in this subsection, do not apply to clean construction or
2824	2824	12 demolition debris when (i) used as fill material below grade
2825	2825	13 outside of a setback zone if covered by sufficient
2826	2826	14 uncontaminated soil to support vegetation within 30 days of
2827	2827	15 the completion of filling or if covered by a road or structure,
2828	2828	16 (ii) solely broken concrete without protruding metal bars is
2829	2829	17 used for erosion control, or (iii) milled asphalt or crushed
2830	2830	18 concrete is used as aggregate in construction of the shoulder
2831	2831	19 of a roadway. The terms "generation" and "recycling", as used
2832	2832	20 in this subsection, do not apply to uncontaminated soil that
2833	2833	21 is not commingled with any waste when (i) used as fill material
2834	2834	22 below grade or contoured to grade, or (ii) used at the site of
2835	2835	23 generation.
2836	2836	24 (x) Conduct any carbon sequestration operation:
2837	2837	25 (1) without a permit granted by the Agency in
2838	2838	26 accordance with Section 22.63 and any rules adopted under
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2849	2849	1 that Section, or in violation of any condition imposed by
2850	2850	2 the permit, including periodic reports and full access to
2851	2851	3 adequate records and the inspection of facilities as may
2852	2852	4 be necessary to ensure compliance with this Act and any
2853	2853	5 rules or standards adopted under this Act;
2854	2854	6 (2) in violation of this Act or any rules or standards
2855	2855	7 adopted by the Board under this Act; or
2856	2856	8 (3) in violation of any order adopted by the Board
2857	2857	9 under this Act.
2858	2858	10 (y) Inject any concentrated carbon dioxide fluid produced
2859	2859	11 by a carbon dioxide capture project into a Class II well for
2860	2860	12 purposes of enhanced oil recovery, including, but not limited
2861	2861	13 to, the facilitation of enhanced oil recovery from another
2862	2862	14 well.
2863	2863	15 (z) Sell or transport concentrated carbon dioxide fluid
2864	2864	16 produced by a carbon dioxide capture project for use in
2865	2865	17 enhanced oil recovery.
2866	2866	18 (Source: P.A. 101-171, eff. 7-30-19; 102-216, eff. 1-1-22;
2867	2867	19 102-310, eff. 8-6-21; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21; 102-813, eff.
2868	2868	20 5-13-22.)
2869	2869	21 (415 ILCS 5/22.63 new)
2870	2870	22 Sec. 22.63. Carbon sequestration.
2871	2871	23 (a) The General Assembly finds that:
2872	2872	24 (1) The State of Illinois has a long-standing policy
2873	2873	25 to restore, protect, and enhance the environment,
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2884	2884	1 including the purity of the air, land, and waters,
2885	2885	2 including groundwaters, of this State.
2886	2886	3 (2) A clean environment is essential to the growth and
2887	2887	4 well-being of this State.
2888	2888	5 (3) The sequestration of carbon in underground
2889	2889	6 formations poses a significant and long-term risk to the
2890	2890	7 air, land, and waters, including groundwater, of the State
2891	2891	8 unless Illinois adopts clear standards to ensure that no
2892	2892	9 sequestered carbon escapes the underground formation into
2893	2893	10 which it is injected.
2894	2894	11 (4) Meaningful participation of State residents,
2895	2895	12 especially vulnerable populations who may be affected by
2896	2896	13 regulatory actions, is critical to ensure that
2897	2897	14 environmental justice considerations are incorporated in
2898	2898	15 the development of, decision-making related to, and
2899	2899	16 implementation of environmental laws and rulemaking that
2900	2900	17 protects and improves the well-being of communities in
2901	2901	18 this State that bear disproportionate burdens imposed by
2902	2902	19 environmental pollution.
2903	2903	20 (a-5) The purpose of this Section is to promote a
2904	2904	21 healthful environment, including clean water, air, and land,
2905	2905	22 meaningful public involvement and to ensure only responsible
2906	2906	23 sequestration of carbon dioxide occurs in Illinois so as to
2907	2907	24 protect public health and to prevent pollution of the
2908	2908	25 environment.
2909	2909	26 (a-10) The provisions of this Section shall be liberally
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2920	2920	1 construed to carry out the purposes of this Section.
2921	2921	2 (b) Any person seeking to sequester carbon dioxide in
2922	2922	3 Illinois must first obtain a carbon sequestration permit from
2923	2923	4 the Agency in accordance with the rules developed under
2924	2924	5 subsection (h).
2925	2925	6 (c) Any person seeking to sequester carbon dioxide in
2926	2926	7 Illinois must, before seeking a carbon sequestration permit in
2927	2927	8 accordance with the rules developed under subsection (h),
2928	2928	9 first conduct an environmental impact analysis. The
2929	2929	10 environmental impact analysis must:
2930	2930	11 (1) include a statement of purpose and need for the
2931	2931	12 proposed carbon sequestration project;
2932	2932	13 (2) include a GHG inventory analysis that details and
2933	2933	14 compiles the total Scope 1, 2, and 3 GHG emissions
2934	2934	15 associated with the capture, transportation, and
2935	2935	16 sequestration of the carbon dioxide proposed to be
2936	2936	17 sequestered, together with a demonstration that the Scope
2937	2937	18 1, 2, and 3 emissions associated with the capture,
2938	2938	19 transportation, and sequestration of the carbon dioxide,
2939	2939	20 converted into carbon dioxide equivalent consistent with
2940	2940	21 United States Environmental Protection Agency rules and
2941	2941	22 guidance, will not exceed the total amount of GHGs
2942	2942	23 sequestered on an annual basis for each year the project
2943	2943	24 remains in operation;
2944	2944	25 (3) include a water impact analysis that details:
2945	2945	26 (A) the water sources likely to be impacted by the
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2956	2956	1 capture, transportation, and sequestration of the
2957	2957	2 carbon dioxide proposed to be sequestered;
2958	2958	3 (B) current uses of those water sources;
2959	2959	4 (C) potential or certain impacts to those water
2960	2960	5 sources from capture, transportation, and
2961	2961	6 sequestration of the carbon dioxide, including impacts
2962	2962	7 to water quantity, quality, and current uses;
2963	2963	8 (D) the duration of the impacts to water
2964	2964	9 associated with the capture, transportation, and
2965	2965	10 sequestration of the carbon dioxide proposed to be
2966	2966	11 sequestered; and
2967	2967	12 (E) the methods the applicant will use to minimize
2968	2968	13 both water use and impacts to water quality associated
2969	2969	14 with the sequestration of carbon dioxide;
2970	2970	15 (4) include an alternatives analysis that evaluates
2971	2971	16 other reasonable alternatives for achieving the same
2972	2972	17 volume of carbon dioxide emissions reductions as are
2973	2973	18 proposed to be achieved through carbon sequestration,
2974	2974	19 including, but not limited to:
2975	2975	20 (A) if the carbon dioxide was captured at a
2976	2976	21 facility that generates electricity, energy-generation
2977	2977	22 alternatives such as renewable energy, energy storage,
2978	2978	23 or energy efficiency;
2979	2979	24 (B) if the carbon dioxide was captured at a
2980	2980	25 facility that produces fuel for vehicles or equipment,
2981	2981	26 alternatives such as the use of electric vehicles; and
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2992	2992	1 (C) if the carbon dioxide was captured at an
2993	2993	2 industrial facility, alternative industrial processes
2994	2994	3 that could reduce the amount of carbon dioxide
2995	2995	4 generated;
2996	2996	5 for each alternative identified under this paragraph
2997	2997	6 (4), the person seeking to sequester carbon dioxide shall
2998	2998	7 complete a GHG inventory analysis of the alternative
2999	2999	8 consistent with subparagraph (B) and a water impacts
3000	3000	9 analysis addressing the factors set out in subparagraph
3001	3001	10 (C); and
3002	3002	11 (5) be developed with public input, including by
3003	3003	12 making a draft version of the analysis available on a
3004	3004	13 public website for not less than 60 days and accepting
3005	3005	14 comments on the proposed analysis for the entirety of that
3006	3006	15 60-day period, together with a public meeting at least 14
3007	3007	16 days after the posting of the draft on the public website
3008	3008	17 that provides a meaningful opportunity for the public to
3009	3009	18 ask questions, have those questions answered, and provide
3010	3010	19 comment on the draft; the final environmental analysis
3011	3011	20 must include responses to public comments, identify all
3012	3012	21 changes to the analysis made in response to those
3013	3013	22 comments, and be made available to the public on a public
3014	3014	23 website.
3015	3015	24 (d) Any person seeking to sequester carbon dioxide in
3016	3016	25 Illinois must, before seeking a carbon sequestration permit in
3017	3017	26 accordance with the rules developed under subsection (h),
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3028	3028	1 first conduct an area of review analysis that:
3029	3029	2 (1) identifies any faults, fractures, or cracks,
3030	3030	3 abandoned or operating wells, mine shafts, quarries,
3031	3031	4 seismic activity, or other features of the proposed area
3032	3032	5 of review that could interfere with containment of carbon
3033	3033	6 dioxide, and if any such feature is present; and
3034	3034	7 (2) demonstrates that the feature will not interfere
3035	3035	8 with carbon dioxide containment.
3036	3036	9 (e) No permit for the sequestration of carbon dioxide may
3037	3037	10 be issued unless:
3038	3038	11 (1) the Illinois State Water Survey has reviewed the
3039	3039	12 water impact analysis required under paragraph (3) of
3040	3040	13 subsection (c) and, taking into consideration that
3041	3041	14 analysis, information available to the Illinois State
3042	3042	15 Water Survey concerning water supply and uses, and public
3043	3043	16 comment, concluded that the proposed carbon dioxide
3044	3044	17 sequestration project will not have significant adverse
3045	3045	18 effects on water supply or current or future uses of the
3046	3046	19 water source; and
3047	3047	20 (2) the permit sets out conditions, determined in
3048	3048	21 consultation with the Illinois State Water Supply and
3049	3049	22 taking into consideration public comments, under which the
3050	3050	23 project operator must reduce the volume or rate or water
3051	3051	24 that may be utilized for the sequestration of carbon
3052	3052	25 dioxide, as well as conditions under which the use of
3053	3053	26 water for carbon sequestration must be halted altogether.
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3064	3064	1 (f) Any person who applies for or is granted a permit for
3065	3065	2 carbon sequestration under this Section shall post with the
3066	3066	3 Agency a performance bond or other security in accordance with
3067	3067	4 this Act and the rules developed under subsection (h). The
3068	3068	5 only acceptable forms of financial assurance are a trust fund,
3069	3069	6 a surety bond guaranteeing payment, a surety bond guaranteeing
3070	3070	7 performance, or an irrevocable letter of credit.
3071	3071	8 The Agency may enter into contracts and agreements it
3072	3072	9 deems necessary to carry out the purposes of this Section.
3073	3073	10 Neither the State nor any State employee shall be liable for
3074	3074	11 any damages or injuries arising out of or resulting from any
3075	3075	12 action taken under this Section.
3076	3076	13 The Agency may approve or disapprove any performance bond
3077	3077	14 or other security posted under this subsection. Any person
3078	3078	15 whose performance bond or other security is disapproved by the
3079	3079	16 Agency may contest the disapproval as a permit denial appeal
3080	3080	17 under Section 40.
3081	3081	18 (g) Every applicant for a permit for carbon sequestration
3082	3082	19 under subsection (b) of this Section shall first register with
3083	3083	20 the Agency at least 60 days before applying for a permit. The
3084	3084	21 Agency shall make available a registration form within 90 days
3085	3085	22 after the effective date of this Act. The registration form
3086	3086	23 shall require the following information:
3087	3087	24 (1) the name and address of the registrant and any
3088	3088	25 parent, subsidiary, or affiliate thereof;
3089	3089	26 (2) disclosure of all findings of a serious violation
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3100	3100	1 or an equivalent violation under federal or State laws,
3101	3101	2 rules, or regulations concerning the development or
3102	3102	3 operation of a carbon dioxide injection well, a carbon
3103	3103	4 dioxide pipeline, or an oil or gas exploration or
3104	3104	5 production site, by the applicant or any parent,
3105	3105	6 subsidiary, or affiliate thereof within the previous 5
3106	3106	7 years; and
3107	3107	8 (3) proof of insurance to cover injuries, damages, or
3108	3108	9 losses related to a release of carbon dioxide in the
3109	3109	10 amount of at least $250,000,000, from an insurance carrier
3110	3110	11 authorized, licensed, or permitted to do so in this State
3111	3111	12 and that holds at least an A- rating by an American credit
3112	3112	13 rating agency that focuses on the insurance industry, or
3113	3113	14 any comparable rating service.
3114	3114	15 A registrant must notify the Department of any change in
3115	3115	16 the information identified in paragraphs (1), (2), or (3) no
3116	3116	17 later than one month after the change, or sooner upon request
3117	3117	18 of the Agency.
3118	3118	19 If granted a carbon sequestration permit under this
3119	3119	20 Section, the permittee must maintain insurance in accordance
3120	3120	21 with paragraph (3) throughout the period during which carbon
3121	3121	22 dioxide is injected into the sequestration site and at least
3122	3122	23 100 years thereafter.
3123	3123	24 (h) The Board shall adopt rules establishing permit
3124	3124	25 requirements and other standards for carbon sequestration. The
3125	3125	26 Board's rules shall address, but are not limited to, the
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3136	3136	1 following issues: applicability; required permit information;
3137	3137	2 minimum criteria for siting; area of review and corrective
3138	3138	3 action; financial responsibility; injection well construction
3139	3139	4 requirements; logging, sampling, and testing requirements
3140	3140	5 before injection well operation; injection well operating
3141	3141	6 requirements; mechanical integrity; testing and monitoring
3142	3142	7 requirements; reporting requirements; injection well plugging;
3143	3143	8 post-injection site care and site closure; emergency and
3144	3144	9 remedial response; conditions for obtaining a variance from
3145	3145	10 injection depth requirements; and security protections for
3146	3146	11 injection wells, monitors, and other associated infrastructure
3147	3147	12 to prevent tampering with sequestration-related equipment.
3148	3148	13 Not later than one year after the effective date of this
3149	3149	14 amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly the Agency shall
3150	3150	15 propose, and not later than 2 years after receipt of the
3151	3151	16 Agency's proposal the Board shall adopt, the rules required
3152	3152	17 under this Section. The rules must, at a minimum:
3153	3153	18 (1) be at least as protective and comprehensive as the
3154	3154	19 federal rules, regulations, or amendments thereto adopted
3155	3155	20 by the Administrator of the United States Environmental
3156	3156	21 Protection Agency under the provisions of 40 CFR 146
3157	3157	22 governing Class VI wells;
3158	3158	23 (2) specify the minimum contents of carbon
3159	3159	24 sequestration permit applications, which shall include the
3160	3160	25 environmental impact analyses required under subsection
3161	3161	26 (c), the area of review analysis required under subsection
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3172	3172	1 (d), and documentation and analyses sufficient to
3173	3173	2 demonstrate compliance with all applicable rules for
3174	3174	3 carbon sequestration adopted under this Section;
3175	3175	4 (3) specify the frequency at which carbon
3176	3176	5 sequestration permits expire and must be renewed, the
3177	3177	6 circumstances under which a permittee must seek a permit
3178	3178	7 modification, and the circumstances under which the Agency
3179	3179	8 may temporarily or permanently revoke a carbon
3180	3180	9 sequestration permit;
3181	3181	10 (4) specify standards for review, approval, and denial
3182	3182	11 by the Agency of carbon sequestration permit applications;
3183	3183	12 (5) specify meaningful public participation procedures
3184	3184	13 for the issuance of carbon sequestration permits,
3185	3185	14 including, but not limited to:
3186	3186	15 (A) public notice of the submission of permit
3187	3187	16 applications;
3188	3188	17 (B) posting on a public website of the full permit
3189	3189	18 application, the draft and final permitting actions by
3190	3190	19 the Agency, and the Agency's response to comments;
3191	3191	20 (C) an opportunity for the submission of public
3192	3192	21 comments;
3193	3193	22 (D) an opportunity for a public hearing prior to
3194	3194	23 permit issuance; and
3195	3195	24 (E) a summary and response of the comments
3196	3196	25 prepared by the Agency; when the sequestration is
3197	3197	26 proposed to take place in an area of environmental
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3208	3208	1 justice concern, the rules shall specify further
3209	3209	2 opportunities for public participation, including, but
3210	3210	3 not limited to, public meetings, translations of
3211	3211	4 relevant documents into other languages for residents
3212	3212	5 with limited English proficiency, and interpretation
3213	3213	6 services at public meetings and hearings;
3214	3214	7 (6) prescribe the type and amount of the performance
3215	3215	8 bonds or other securities required under subsection (f)
3216	3216	9 and the conditions under which the State is entitled to
3217	3217	10 collect moneys from such performance bonds or other
3218	3218	11 securities;
3219	3219	12 (7) specify a procedure to identify areas of
3220	3220	13 environmental justice concern in relation to sequestration
3221	3221	14 facilities;
3222	3222	15 (8) prohibit carbon dioxide sequestration unless the
3223	3223	16 permit applicant demonstrates that the confining zone in
3224	3224	17 which the applicant proposes to sequester carbon dioxide:
3225	3225	18 (A) is not located in an active seismic zone,
3226	3226	19 fault area, or any other location in which carbon
3227	3227	20 sequestration could pose an undue risk of harm to
3228	3228	21 human health or the environment;
3229	3229	22 (B) does not intersect with an aquifer containing
3230	3230	23 groundwater classified as Class 1, Class 2, or Class 3
3231	3231	24 under 35 Ill. Adm. Code Part 620, Subpart B;
3232	3232	25 (C) does not intersect with any aquifer that is
3233	3233	26 hydraulically connected to aquifers containing
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3244	3244	1 groundwater classified as Class 1, Class 2, or Class 3
3245	3245	2 under 35 Ill. Adm. Code Part 620, Subpart B; and
3246	3246	3 (D) does not contain any faults, fractures,
3247	3247	4 abandoned or operating wells, mine shafts, quarries,
3248	3248	5 or other features that could interfere with
3249	3249	6 containment of carbon dioxide;
3250	3250	7 (9) require that monitoring of carbon sequestration
3251	3251	8 facilities be conducted by a third-party contractor;
3252	3252	9 (10) establish minimum qualifications for third-party
3253	3253	10 contractors to conduct monitoring;
3254	3254	11 (11) specify the types of monitors and frequency of
3255	3255	12 monitoring to be performed at carbon sequestration
3256	3256	13 facilities, which, in addition to monitoring required
3257	3257	14 under 40 CFR 146, shall include surface air monitoring,
3258	3258	15 soil gas monitoring, seismicity monitoring, and any other
3259	3259	16 types of monitoring the Board determines are appropriate
3260	3260	17 to protect health and the environment;
3261	3261	18 (12) set the minimum duration of the post-injection
3262	3262	19 site care period at no fewer than 100 years; and
3263	3263	20 (13) establish reporting requirements for carbon
3264	3264	21 sequestration permittees, which, in addition to the
3265	3265	22 reporting required under 40 CFR 146, shall include, but
3266	3266	23 are not limited to, the mass of carbon dioxide transported
3267	3267	24 to sequestration facilities, the facilities from which
3268	3268	25 that carbon dioxide was captured, seismic events of
3269	3269	26 significant magnitude, and malfunctions or downtime of any
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3280	3280	1 monitors.
3281	3281	2 (415 ILCS 5/39) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1039)
3282	3282	3 Sec. 39. Issuance of permits; procedures.
3283	3283	4 (a) When the Board has by regulation required a permit for
3284	3284	5 the construction, installation, or operation of any type of
3285	3285	6 facility, equipment, vehicle, vessel, or aircraft, the
3286	3286	7 applicant shall apply to the Agency for such permit and it
3287	3287	8 shall be the duty of the Agency to issue such a permit upon
3288	3288	9 proof by the applicant that the facility, equipment, vehicle,
3289	3289	10 vessel, or aircraft will not cause a violation of this Act or
3290	3290	11 of regulations hereunder. The Agency shall adopt such
3291	3291	12 procedures as are necessary to carry out its duties under this
3292	3292	13 Section. In making its determinations on permit applications
3293	3293	14 under this Section the Agency may consider prior adjudications
3294	3294	15 of noncompliance with this Act by the applicant that involved
3295	3295	16 a release of a contaminant into the environment. In granting
3296	3296	17 permits, the Agency may impose reasonable conditions
3297	3297	18 specifically related to the applicant's past compliance
3298	3298	19 history with this Act as necessary to correct, detect, or
3299	3299	20 prevent noncompliance. The Agency may impose such other
3300	3300	21 conditions as may be necessary to accomplish the purposes of
3301	3301	22 this Act, and as are not inconsistent with the regulations
3302	3302	23 promulgated by the Board hereunder. Except as otherwise
3303	3303	24 provided in this Act, a bond or other security shall not be
3304	3304	25 required as a condition for the issuance of a permit. If the
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3315	3315	1 Agency denies any permit under this Section, the Agency shall
3316	3316	2 transmit to the applicant within the time limitations of this
3317	3317	3 Section specific, detailed statements as to the reasons the
3318	3318	4 permit application was denied. Such statements shall include,
3319	3319	5 but not be limited to, the following:
3320	3320	6 (i) the Sections of this Act which may be violated if
3321	3321	7 the permit were granted;
3322	3322	8 (ii) the provision of the regulations, promulgated
3323	3323	9 under this Act, which may be violated if the permit were
3324	3324	10 granted;
3325	3325	11 (iii) the specific type of information, if any, which
3326	3326	12 the Agency deems the applicant did not provide the Agency;
3327	3327	13 and
3328	3328	14 (iv) a statement of specific reasons why the Act and
3329	3329	15 the regulations might not be met if the permit were
3330	3330	16 granted.
3331	3331	17 If there is no final action by the Agency within 90 days
3332	3332	18 after the filing of the application for permit, the applicant
3333	3333	19 may deem the permit issued; except that this time period shall
3334	3334	20 be extended to 180 days when (1) notice and opportunity for
3335	3335	21 public hearing are required by State or federal law or
3336	3336	22 regulation, (2) the application which was filed is for any
3337	3337	23 permit to develop a landfill subject to issuance pursuant to
3338	3338	24 this subsection, or (3) the application that was filed is for a
3339	3339	25 MSWLF unit required to issue public notice under subsection
3340	3340	26 (p) of Section 39. The 90-day and 180-day time periods for the
3341	3341
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3351	3351	1 Agency to take final action do not apply to NPDES permit
3352	3352	2 applications under subsection (b) of this Section, to RCRA
3353	3353	3 permit applications under subsection (d) of this Section, to
3354	3354	4 UIC permit applications under subsection (e) of this Section,
3355	3355	5 or to CCR surface impoundment applications under subsection
3356	3356	6 (y) of this Section.
3357	3357	7 The Agency shall publish notice of all final permit
3358	3358	8 determinations for development permits for MSWLF units and for
3359	3359	9 significant permit modifications for lateral expansions for
3360	3360	10 existing MSWLF units one time in a newspaper of general
3361	3361	11 circulation in the county in which the unit is or is proposed
3362	3362	12 to be located.
3363	3363	13 After January 1, 1994 and until July 1, 1998, operating
3364	3364	14 permits issued under this Section by the Agency for sources of
3365	3365	15 air pollution permitted to emit less than 25 tons per year of
3366	3366	16 any combination of regulated air pollutants, as defined in
3367	3367	17 Section 39.5 of this Act, shall be required to be renewed only
3368	3368	18 upon written request by the Agency consistent with applicable
3369	3369	19 provisions of this Act and regulations promulgated hereunder.
3370	3370	20 Such operating permits shall expire 180 days after the date of
3371	3371	21 such a request. The Board shall revise its regulations for the
3372	3372	22 existing State air pollution operating permit program
3373	3373	23 consistent with this provision by January 1, 1994.
3374	3374	24 After June 30, 1998, operating permits issued under this
3375	3375	25 Section by the Agency for sources of air pollution that are not
3376	3376	26 subject to Section 39.5 of this Act and are not required to
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3387	3387	1 have a federally enforceable State operating permit shall be
3388	3388	2 required to be renewed only upon written request by the Agency
3389	3389	3 consistent with applicable provisions of this Act and its
3390	3390	4 rules. Such operating permits shall expire 180 days after the
3391	3391	5 date of such a request. Before July 1, 1998, the Board shall
3392	3392	6 revise its rules for the existing State air pollution
3393	3393	7 operating permit program consistent with this paragraph and
3394	3394	8 shall adopt rules that require a source to demonstrate that it
3395	3395	9 qualifies for a permit under this paragraph.
3396	3396	10 (b) The Agency may issue NPDES permits exclusively under
3397	3397	11 this subsection for the discharge of contaminants from point
3398	3398	12 sources into navigable waters, all as defined in the Federal
3399	3399	13 Water Pollution Control Act, as now or hereafter amended,
3400	3400	14 within the jurisdiction of the State, or into any well.
3401	3401	15 All NPDES permits shall contain those terms and
3402	3402	16 conditions, including, but not limited to, schedules of
3403	3403	17 compliance, which may be required to accomplish the purposes
3404	3404	18 and provisions of this Act.
3405	3405	19 The Agency may issue general NPDES permits for discharges
3406	3406	20 from categories of point sources which are subject to the same
3407	3407	21 permit limitations and conditions. Such general permits may be
3408	3408	22 issued without individual applications and shall conform to
3409	3409	23 regulations promulgated under Section 402 of the Federal Water
3410	3410	24 Pollution Control Act, as now or hereafter amended.
3411	3411	25 The Agency may include, among such conditions, effluent
3412	3412	26 limitations and other requirements established under this Act,
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3423	3423	1 Board regulations, the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as
3424	3424	2 now or hereafter amended, and regulations pursuant thereto,
3425	3425	3 and schedules for achieving compliance therewith at the
3426	3426	4 earliest reasonable date.
3427	3427	5 The Agency shall adopt filing requirements and procedures
3428	3428	6 which are necessary and appropriate for the issuance of NPDES
3429	3429	7 permits, and which are consistent with the Act or regulations
3430	3430	8 adopted by the Board, and with the Federal Water Pollution
3431	3431	9 Control Act, as now or hereafter amended, and regulations
3432	3432	10 pursuant thereto.
3433	3433	11 The Agency, subject to any conditions which may be
3434	3434	12 prescribed by Board regulations, may issue NPDES permits to
3435	3435	13 allow discharges beyond deadlines established by this Act or
3436	3436	14 by regulations of the Board without the requirement of a
3437	3437	15 variance, subject to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act,
3438	3438	16 as now or hereafter amended, and regulations pursuant thereto.
3439	3439	17 (c) Except for those facilities owned or operated by
3440	3440	18 sanitary districts organized under the Metropolitan Water
3441	3441	19 Reclamation District Act, no permit for the development or
3442	3442	20 construction of a new pollution control facility may be
3443	3443	21 granted by the Agency unless the applicant submits proof to
3444	3444	22 the Agency that the location of the facility has been approved
3445	3445	23 by the county board of the county if in an unincorporated area,
3446	3446	24 or the governing body of the municipality when in an
3447	3447	25 incorporated area, in which the facility is to be located in
3448	3448	26 accordance with Section 39.2 of this Act. For purposes of this
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3459	3459	1 subsection (c), and for purposes of Section 39.2 of this Act,
3460	3460	2 the appropriate county board or governing body of the
3461	3461	3 municipality shall be the county board of the county or the
3462	3462	4 governing body of the municipality in which the facility is to
3463	3463	5 be located as of the date when the application for siting
3464	3464	6 approval is filed.
3465	3465	7 In the event that siting approval granted pursuant to
3466	3466	8 Section 39.2 has been transferred to a subsequent owner or
3467	3467	9 operator, that subsequent owner or operator may apply to the
3468	3468	10 Agency for, and the Agency may grant, a development or
3469	3469	11 construction permit for the facility for which local siting
3470	3470	12 approval was granted. Upon application to the Agency for a
3471	3471	13 development or construction permit by that subsequent owner or
3472	3472	14 operator, the permit applicant shall cause written notice of
3473	3473	15 the permit application to be served upon the appropriate
3474	3474	16 county board or governing body of the municipality that
3475	3475	17 granted siting approval for that facility and upon any party
3476	3476	18 to the siting proceeding pursuant to which siting approval was
3477	3477	19 granted. In that event, the Agency shall conduct an evaluation
3478	3478	20 of the subsequent owner or operator's prior experience in
3479	3479	21 waste management operations in the manner conducted under
3480	3480	22 subsection (i) of Section 39 of this Act.
3481	3481	23 Beginning August 20, 1993, if the pollution control
3482	3482	24 facility consists of a hazardous or solid waste disposal
3483	3483	25 facility for which the proposed site is located in an
3484	3484	26 unincorporated area of a county with a population of less than
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3495	3495	1 100,000 and includes all or a portion of a parcel of land that
3496	3496	2 was, on April 1, 1993, adjacent to a municipality having a
3497	3497	3 population of less than 5,000, then the local siting review
3498	3498	4 required under this subsection (c) in conjunction with any
3499	3499	5 permit applied for after that date shall be performed by the
3500	3500	6 governing body of that adjacent municipality rather than the
3501	3501	7 county board of the county in which the proposed site is
3502	3502	8 located; and for the purposes of that local siting review, any
3503	3503	9 references in this Act to the county board shall be deemed to
3504	3504	10 mean the governing body of that adjacent municipality;
3505	3505	11 provided, however, that the provisions of this paragraph shall
3506	3506	12 not apply to any proposed site which was, on April 1, 1993,
3507	3507	13 owned in whole or in part by another municipality.
3508	3508	14 In the case of a pollution control facility for which a
3509	3509	15 development permit was issued before November 12, 1981, if an
3510	3510	16 operating permit has not been issued by the Agency prior to
3511	3511	17 August 31, 1989 for any portion of the facility, then the
3512	3512	18 Agency may not issue or renew any development permit nor issue
3513	3513	19 an original operating permit for any portion of such facility
3514	3514	20 unless the applicant has submitted proof to the Agency that
3515	3515	21 the location of the facility has been approved by the
3516	3516	22 appropriate county board or municipal governing body pursuant
3517	3517	23 to Section 39.2 of this Act.
3518	3518	24 After January 1, 1994, if a solid waste disposal facility,
3519	3519	25 any portion for which an operating permit has been issued by
3520	3520	26 the Agency, has not accepted waste disposal for 5 or more
3521	3521
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3531	3531	1 consecutive calendar years, before that facility may accept
3532	3532	2 any new or additional waste for disposal, the owner and
3533	3533	3 operator must obtain a new operating permit under this Act for
3534	3534	4 that facility unless the owner and operator have applied to
3535	3535	5 the Agency for a permit authorizing the temporary suspension
3536	3536	6 of waste acceptance. The Agency may not issue a new operation
3537	3537	7 permit under this Act for the facility unless the applicant
3538	3538	8 has submitted proof to the Agency that the location of the
3539	3539	9 facility has been approved or re-approved by the appropriate
3540	3540	10 county board or municipal governing body under Section 39.2 of
3541	3541	11 this Act after the facility ceased accepting waste.
3542	3542	12 Except for those facilities owned or operated by sanitary
3543	3543	13 districts organized under the Metropolitan Water Reclamation
3544	3544	14 District Act, and except for new pollution control facilities
3545	3545	15 governed by Section 39.2, and except for fossil fuel mining
3546	3546	16 facilities, the granting of a permit under this Act shall not
3547	3547	17 relieve the applicant from meeting and securing all necessary
3548	3548	18 zoning approvals from the unit of government having zoning
3549	3549	19 jurisdiction over the proposed facility.
3550	3550	20 Before beginning construction on any new sewage treatment
3551	3551	21 plant or sludge drying site to be owned or operated by a
3552	3552	22 sanitary district organized under the Metropolitan Water
3553	3553	23 Reclamation District Act for which a new permit (rather than
3554	3554	24 the renewal or amendment of an existing permit) is required,
3555	3555	25 such sanitary district shall hold a public hearing within the
3556	3556	26 municipality within which the proposed facility is to be
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3567	3567	1 located, or within the nearest community if the proposed
3568	3568	2 facility is to be located within an unincorporated area, at
3569	3569	3 which information concerning the proposed facility shall be
3570	3570	4 made available to the public, and members of the public shall
3571	3571	5 be given the opportunity to express their views concerning the
3572	3572	6 proposed facility.
3573	3573	7 The Agency may issue a permit for a municipal waste
3574	3574	8 transfer station without requiring approval pursuant to
3575	3575	9 Section 39.2 provided that the following demonstration is
3576	3576	10 made:
3577	3577	11 (1) the municipal waste transfer station was in
3578	3578	12 existence on or before January 1, 1979 and was in
3579	3579	13 continuous operation from January 1, 1979 to January 1,
3580	3580	14 1993;
3581	3581	15 (2) the operator submitted a permit application to the
3582	3582	16 Agency to develop and operate the municipal waste transfer
3583	3583	17 station during April of 1994;
3584	3584	18 (3) the operator can demonstrate that the county board
3585	3585	19 of the county, if the municipal waste transfer station is
3586	3586	20 in an unincorporated area, or the governing body of the
3587	3587	21 municipality, if the station is in an incorporated area,
3588	3588	22 does not object to resumption of the operation of the
3589	3589	23 station; and
3590	3590	24 (4) the site has local zoning approval.
3591	3591	25 (d) The Agency may issue RCRA permits exclusively under
3592	3592	26 this subsection to persons owning or operating a facility for
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3603	3603	1 the treatment, storage, or disposal of hazardous waste as
3604	3604	2 defined under this Act. Subsection (y) of this Section, rather
3605	3605	3 than this subsection (d), shall apply to permits issued for
3606	3606	4 CCR surface impoundments.
3607	3607	5 All RCRA permits shall contain those terms and conditions,
3608	3608	6 including, but not limited to, schedules of compliance, which
3609	3609	7 may be required to accomplish the purposes and provisions of
3610	3610	8 this Act. The Agency may include among such conditions
3611	3611	9 standards and other requirements established under this Act,
3612	3612	10 Board regulations, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
3613	3613	11 of 1976 (P.L. 94-580), as amended, and regulations pursuant
3614	3614	12 thereto, and may include schedules for achieving compliance
3615	3615	13 therewith as soon as possible. The Agency shall require that a
3616	3616	14 performance bond or other security be provided as a condition
3617	3617	15 for the issuance of a RCRA permit.
3618	3618	16 In the case of a permit to operate a hazardous waste or PCB
3619	3619	17 incinerator as defined in subsection (k) of Section 44, the
3620	3620	18 Agency shall require, as a condition of the permit, that the
3621	3621	19 operator of the facility perform such analyses of the waste to
3622	3622	20 be incinerated as may be necessary and appropriate to ensure
3623	3623	21 the safe operation of the incinerator.
3624	3624	22 The Agency shall adopt filing requirements and procedures
3625	3625	23 which are necessary and appropriate for the issuance of RCRA
3626	3626	24 permits, and which are consistent with the Act or regulations
3627	3627	25 adopted by the Board, and with the Resource Conservation and
3628	3628	26 Recovery Act of 1976 (P.L. 94-580), as amended, and
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3639	3639	1 regulations pursuant thereto.
3640	3640	2 The applicant shall make available to the public for
3641	3641	3 inspection all documents submitted by the applicant to the
3642	3642	4 Agency in furtherance of an application, with the exception of
3643	3643	5 trade secrets, at the office of the county board or governing
3644	3644	6 body of the municipality. Such documents may be copied upon
3645	3645	7 payment of the actual cost of reproduction during regular
3646	3646	8 business hours of the local office. The Agency shall issue a
3647	3647	9 written statement concurrent with its grant or denial of the
3648	3648	10 permit explaining the basis for its decision.
3649	3649	11 (e) The Agency may issue UIC permits exclusively under
3650	3650	12 this subsection to persons owning or operating a facility for
3651	3651	13 the underground injection of contaminants as defined under
3652	3652	14 this Act. However, the Agency shall not issue any permit for
3653	3653	15 underground injection wells for the sequestration of carbon
3654	3654	16 dioxide under Section 22.63.
3655	3655	17 All UIC permits shall contain those terms and conditions,
3656	3656	18 including, but not limited to, schedules of compliance, which
3657	3657	19 may be required to accomplish the purposes and provisions of
3658	3658	20 this Act. The Agency may include among such conditions
3659	3659	21 standards and other requirements established under this Act,
3660	3660	22 Board regulations, the Safe Drinking Water Act (P.L. 93-523),
3661	3661	23 as amended, and regulations pursuant thereto, and may include
3662	3662	24 schedules for achieving compliance therewith. The Agency shall
3663	3663	25 require that a performance bond or other security be provided
3664	3664	26 as a condition for the issuance of a UIC permit.
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3675	3675	1 The Agency shall adopt filing requirements and procedures
3676	3676	2 which are necessary and appropriate for the issuance of UIC
3677	3677	3 permits, and which are consistent with the Act or regulations
3678	3678	4 adopted by the Board, and with the Safe Drinking Water Act
3679	3679	5 (P.L. 93-523), as amended, and regulations pursuant thereto.
3680	3680	6 The applicant shall make available to the public for
3681	3681	7 inspection all documents submitted by the applicant to the
3682	3682	8 Agency in furtherance of an application, with the exception of
3683	3683	9 trade secrets, at the office of the county board or governing
3684	3684	10 body of the municipality. Such documents may be copied upon
3685	3685	11 payment of the actual cost of reproduction during regular
3686	3686	12 business hours of the local office. The Agency shall issue a
3687	3687	13 written statement concurrent with its grant or denial of the
3688	3688	14 permit explaining the basis for its decision.
3689	3689	15 (f) In making any determination pursuant to Section 9.1 of
3690	3690	16 this Act:
3691	3691	17 (1) The Agency shall have authority to make the
3692	3692	18 determination of any question required to be determined by
3693	3693	19 the Clean Air Act, as now or hereafter amended, this Act,
3694	3694	20 or the regulations of the Board, including the
3695	3695	21 determination of the Lowest Achievable Emission Rate,
3696	3696	22 Maximum Achievable Control Technology, or Best Available
3697	3697	23 Control Technology, consistent with the Board's
3698	3698	24 regulations, if any.
3699	3699	25 (2) The Agency shall adopt requirements as necessary
3700	3700	26 to implement public participation procedures, including,
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3711	3711	1 but not limited to, public notice, comment, and an
3712	3712	2 opportunity for hearing, which must accompany the
3713	3713	3 processing of applications for PSD permits. The Agency
3714	3714	4 shall briefly describe and respond to all significant
3715	3715	5 comments on the draft permit raised during the public
3716	3716	6 comment period or during any hearing. The Agency may group
3717	3717	7 related comments together and provide one unified response
3718	3718	8 for each issue raised.
3719	3719	9 (3) Any complete permit application submitted to the
3720	3720	10 Agency under this subsection for a PSD permit shall be
3721	3721	11 granted or denied by the Agency not later than one year
3722	3722	12 after the filing of such completed application.
3723	3723	13 (4) The Agency shall, after conferring with the
3724	3724	14 applicant, give written notice to the applicant of its
3725	3725	15 proposed decision on the application, including the terms
3726	3726	16 and conditions of the permit to be issued and the facts,
3727	3727	17 conduct, or other basis upon which the Agency will rely to
3728	3728	18 support its proposed action.
3729	3729	19 (g) The Agency shall include as conditions upon all
3730	3730	20 permits issued for hazardous waste disposal sites such
3731	3731	21 restrictions upon the future use of such sites as are
3732	3732	22 reasonably necessary to protect public health and the
3733	3733	23 environment, including permanent prohibition of the use of
3734	3734	24 such sites for purposes which may create an unreasonable risk
3735	3735	25 of injury to human health or to the environment. After
3736	3736	26 administrative and judicial challenges to such restrictions
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3747	3747	1 have been exhausted, the Agency shall file such restrictions
3748	3748	2 of record in the Office of the Recorder of the county in which
3749	3749	3 the hazardous waste disposal site is located.
3750	3750	4 (h) A hazardous waste stream may not be deposited in a
3751	3751	5 permitted hazardous waste site unless specific authorization
3752	3752	6 is obtained from the Agency by the generator and disposal site
3753	3753	7 owner and operator for the deposit of that specific hazardous
3754	3754	8 waste stream. The Agency may grant specific authorization for
3755	3755	9 disposal of hazardous waste streams only after the generator
3756	3756	10 has reasonably demonstrated that, considering technological
3757	3757	11 feasibility and economic reasonableness, the hazardous waste
3758	3758	12 cannot be reasonably recycled for reuse, nor incinerated or
3759	3759	13 chemically, physically, or biologically treated so as to
3760	3760	14 neutralize the hazardous waste and render it nonhazardous. In
3761	3761	15 granting authorization under this Section, the Agency may
3762	3762	16 impose such conditions as may be necessary to accomplish the
3763	3763	17 purposes of the Act and are consistent with this Act and
3764	3764	18 regulations promulgated by the Board hereunder. If the Agency
3765	3765	19 refuses to grant authorization under this Section, the
3766	3766	20 applicant may appeal as if the Agency refused to grant a
3767	3767	21 permit, pursuant to the provisions of subsection (a) of
3768	3768	22 Section 40 of this Act. For purposes of this subsection (h),
3769	3769	23 the term "generator" has the meaning given in Section 3.205 of
3770	3770	24 this Act, unless: (1) the hazardous waste is treated,
3771	3771	25 incinerated, or partially recycled for reuse prior to
3772	3772	26 disposal, in which case the last person who treats,
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3783	3783	1 incinerates, or partially recycles the hazardous waste prior
3784	3784	2 to disposal is the generator; or (2) the hazardous waste is
3785	3785	3 from a response action, in which case the person performing
3786	3786	4 the response action is the generator. This subsection (h) does
3787	3787	5 not apply to any hazardous waste that is restricted from land
3788	3788	6 disposal under 35 Ill. Adm. Code 728.
3789	3789	7 (i) Before issuing any RCRA permit, any permit for a waste
3790	3790	8 storage site, sanitary landfill, waste disposal site, waste
3791	3791	9 transfer station, waste treatment facility, waste incinerator,
3792	3792	10 or any waste-transportation operation, any permit or interim
3793	3793	11 authorization for a clean construction or demolition debris
3794	3794	12 fill operation, or any permit required under subsection (d-5)
3795	3795	13 of Section 55, the Agency shall conduct an evaluation of the
3796	3796	14 prospective owner's or operator's prior experience in waste
3797	3797	15 management operations, clean construction or demolition debris
3798	3798	16 fill operations, and tire storage site management. The Agency
3799	3799	17 may deny such a permit, or deny or revoke interim
3800	3800	18 authorization, if the prospective owner or operator or any
3801	3801	19 employee or officer of the prospective owner or operator has a
3802	3802	20 history of:
3803	3803	21 (1) repeated violations of federal, State, or local
3804	3804	22 laws, regulations, standards, or ordinances in the
3805	3805	23 operation of waste management facilities or sites, clean
3806	3806	24 construction or demolition debris fill operation
3807	3807	25 facilities or sites, or tire storage sites; or
3808	3808	26 (2) conviction in this or another State of any crime
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3819	3819	1 which is a felony under the laws of this State, or
3820	3820	2 conviction of a felony in a federal court; or conviction
3821	3821	3 in this or another state or federal court of any of the
3822	3822	4 following crimes: forgery, official misconduct, bribery,
3823	3823	5 perjury, or knowingly submitting false information under
3824	3824	6 any environmental law, regulation, or permit term or
3825	3825	7 condition; or
3826	3826	8 (3) proof of gross carelessness or incompetence in
3827	3827	9 handling, storing, processing, transporting, or disposing
3828	3828	10 of waste, clean construction or demolition debris, or used
3829	3829	11 or waste tires, or proof of gross carelessness or
3830	3830	12 incompetence in using clean construction or demolition
3831	3831	13 debris as fill.
3832	3832	14 (i-5) Before issuing any permit or approving any interim
3833	3833	15 authorization for a clean construction or demolition debris
3834	3834	16 fill operation in which any ownership interest is transferred
3835	3835	17 between January 1, 2005, and the effective date of the
3836	3836	18 prohibition set forth in Section 22.52 of this Act, the Agency
3837	3837	19 shall conduct an evaluation of the operation if any previous
3838	3838	20 activities at the site or facility may have caused or allowed
3839	3839	21 contamination of the site. It shall be the responsibility of
3840	3840	22 the owner or operator seeking the permit or interim
3841	3841	23 authorization to provide to the Agency all of the information
3842	3842	24 necessary for the Agency to conduct its evaluation. The Agency
3843	3843	25 may deny a permit or interim authorization if previous
3844	3844	26 activities at the site may have caused or allowed
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3855	3855	1 contamination at the site, unless such contamination is
3856	3856	2 authorized under any permit issued by the Agency.
3857	3857	3 (j) The issuance under this Act of a permit to engage in
3858	3858	4 the surface mining of any resources other than fossil fuels
3859	3859	5 shall not relieve the permittee from its duty to comply with
3860	3860	6 any applicable local law regulating the commencement,
3861	3861	7 location, or operation of surface mining facilities.
3862	3862	8 (k) A development permit issued under subsection (a) of
3863	3863	9 Section 39 for any facility or site which is required to have a
3864	3864	10 permit under subsection (d) of Section 21 shall expire at the
3865	3865	11 end of 2 calendar years from the date upon which it was issued,
3866	3866	12 unless within that period the applicant has taken action to
3867	3867	13 develop the facility or the site. In the event that review of
3868	3868	14 the conditions of the development permit is sought pursuant to
3869	3869	15 Section 40 or 41, or permittee is prevented from commencing
3870	3870	16 development of the facility or site by any other litigation
3871	3871	17 beyond the permittee's control, such two-year period shall be
3872	3872	18 deemed to begin on the date upon which such review process or
3873	3873	19 litigation is concluded.
3874	3874	20 (l) No permit shall be issued by the Agency under this Act
3875	3875	21 for construction or operation of any facility or site located
3876	3876	22 within the boundaries of any setback zone established pursuant
3877	3877	23 to this Act, where such construction or operation is
3878	3878	24 prohibited.
3879	3879	25 (m) The Agency may issue permits to persons owning or
3880	3880	26 operating a facility for composting landscape waste. In
3881	3881
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3891	3891	1 granting such permits, the Agency may impose such conditions
3892	3892	2 as may be necessary to accomplish the purposes of this Act, and
3893	3893	3 as are not inconsistent with applicable regulations
3894	3894	4 promulgated by the Board. Except as otherwise provided in this
3895	3895	5 Act, a bond or other security shall not be required as a
3896	3896	6 condition for the issuance of a permit. If the Agency denies
3897	3897	7 any permit pursuant to this subsection, the Agency shall
3898	3898	8 transmit to the applicant within the time limitations of this
3899	3899	9 subsection specific, detailed statements as to the reasons the
3900	3900	10 permit application was denied. Such statements shall include
3901	3901	11 but not be limited to the following:
3902	3902	12 (1) the Sections of this Act that may be violated if
3903	3903	13 the permit were granted;
3904	3904	14 (2) the specific regulations promulgated pursuant to
3905	3905	15 this Act that may be violated if the permit were granted;
3906	3906	16 (3) the specific information, if any, the Agency deems
3907	3907	17 the applicant did not provide in its application to the
3908	3908	18 Agency; and
3909	3909	19 (4) a statement of specific reasons why the Act and
3910	3910	20 the regulations might be violated if the permit were
3911	3911	21 granted.
3912	3912	22 If no final action is taken by the Agency within 90 days
3913	3913	23 after the filing of the application for permit, the applicant
3914	3914	24 may deem the permit issued. Any applicant for a permit may
3915	3915	25 waive the 90-day limitation by filing a written statement with
3916	3916	26 the Agency.
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3927	3927	1 The Agency shall issue permits for such facilities upon
3928	3928	2 receipt of an application that includes a legal description of
3929	3929	3 the site, a topographic map of the site drawn to the scale of
3930	3930	4 200 feet to the inch or larger, a description of the operation,
3931	3931	5 including the area served, an estimate of the volume of
3932	3932	6 materials to be processed, and documentation that:
3933	3933	7 (1) the facility includes a setback of at least 200
3934	3934	8 feet from the nearest potable water supply well;
3935	3935	9 (2) the facility is located outside the boundary of
3936	3936	10 the 10-year floodplain or the site will be floodproofed;
3937	3937	11 (3) the facility is located so as to minimize
3938	3938	12 incompatibility with the character of the surrounding
3939	3939	13 area, including at least a 200 foot setback from any
3940	3940	14 residence, and in the case of a facility that is developed
3941	3941	15 or the permitted composting area of which is expanded
3942	3942	16 after November 17, 1991, the composting area is located at
3943	3943	17 least 1/8 mile from the nearest residence (other than a
3944	3944	18 residence located on the same property as the facility);
3945	3945	19 (4) the design of the facility will prevent any
3946	3946	20 compost material from being placed within 5 feet of the
3947	3947	21 water table, will adequately control runoff from the site,
3948	3948	22 and will collect and manage any leachate that is generated
3949	3949	23 on the site;
3950	3950	24 (5) the operation of the facility will include
3951	3951	25 appropriate dust and odor control measures, limitations on
3952	3952	26 operating hours, appropriate noise control measures for
3953	3953
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3963	3963	1 shredding, chipping and similar equipment, management
3964	3964	2 procedures for composting, containment and disposal of
3965	3965	3 non-compostable wastes, procedures to be used for
3966	3966	4 terminating operations at the site, and recordkeeping
3967	3967	5 sufficient to document the amount of materials received,
3968	3968	6 composted, and otherwise disposed of; and
3969	3969	7 (6) the operation will be conducted in accordance with
3970	3970	8 any applicable rules adopted by the Board.
3971	3971	9 The Agency shall issue renewable permits of not longer
3972	3972	10 than 10 years in duration for the composting of landscape
3973	3973	11 wastes, as defined in Section 3.155 of this Act, based on the
3974	3974	12 above requirements.
3975	3975	13 The operator of any facility permitted under this
3976	3976	14 subsection (m) must submit a written annual statement to the
3977	3977	15 Agency on or before April 1 of each year that includes an
3978	3978	16 estimate of the amount of material, in tons, received for
3979	3979	17 composting.
3980	3980	18 (n) The Agency shall issue permits jointly with the
3981	3981	19 Department of Transportation for the dredging or deposit of
3982	3982	20 material in Lake Michigan in accordance with Section 18 of the
3983	3983	21 Rivers, Lakes, and Streams Act.
3984	3984	22 (o) (Blank).
3985	3985	23 (p) (1) Any person submitting an application for a permit
3986	3986	24 for a new MSWLF unit or for a lateral expansion under
3987	3987	25 subsection (t) of Section 21 of this Act for an existing MSWLF
3988	3988	26 unit that has not received and is not subject to local siting
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3999	3999	1 approval under Section 39.2 of this Act shall publish notice
4000	4000	2 of the application in a newspaper of general circulation in
4001	4001	3 the county in which the MSWLF unit is or is proposed to be
4002	4002	4 located. The notice must be published at least 15 days before
4003	4003	5 submission of the permit application to the Agency. The notice
4004	4004	6 shall state the name and address of the applicant, the
4005	4005	7 location of the MSWLF unit or proposed MSWLF unit, the nature
4006	4006	8 and size of the MSWLF unit or proposed MSWLF unit, the nature
4007	4007	9 of the activity proposed, the probable life of the proposed
4008	4008	10 activity, the date the permit application will be submitted,
4009	4009	11 and a statement that persons may file written comments with
4010	4010	12 the Agency concerning the permit application within 30 days
4011	4011	13 after the filing of the permit application unless the time
4012	4012	14 period to submit comments is extended by the Agency.
4013	4013	15 When a permit applicant submits information to the Agency
4014	4014	16 to supplement a permit application being reviewed by the
4015	4015	17 Agency, the applicant shall not be required to reissue the
4016	4016	18 notice under this subsection.
4017	4017	19 (2) The Agency shall accept written comments concerning
4018	4018	20 the permit application that are postmarked no later than 30
4019	4019	21 days after the filing of the permit application, unless the
4020	4020	22 time period to accept comments is extended by the Agency.
4021	4021	23 (3) Each applicant for a permit described in part (1) of
4022	4022	24 this subsection shall file a copy of the permit application
4023	4023	25 with the county board or governing body of the municipality in
4024	4024	26 which the MSWLF unit is or is proposed to be located at the
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4035	4035	1 same time the application is submitted to the Agency. The
4036	4036	2 permit application filed with the county board or governing
4037	4037	3 body of the municipality shall include all documents submitted
4038	4038	4 to or to be submitted to the Agency, except trade secrets as
4039	4039	5 determined under Section 7.1 of this Act. The permit
4040	4040	6 application and other documents on file with the county board
4041	4041	7 or governing body of the municipality shall be made available
4042	4042	8 for public inspection during regular business hours at the
4043	4043	9 office of the county board or the governing body of the
4044	4044	10 municipality and may be copied upon payment of the actual cost
4045	4045	11 of reproduction.
4046	4046	12 (q) Within 6 months after July 12, 2011 (the effective
4047	4047	13 date of Public Act 97-95), the Agency, in consultation with
4048	4048	14 the regulated community, shall develop a web portal to be
4049	4049	15 posted on its website for the purpose of enhancing review and
4050	4050	16 promoting timely issuance of permits required by this Act. At
4051	4051	17 a minimum, the Agency shall make the following information
4052	4052	18 available on the web portal:
4053	4053	19 (1) Checklists and guidance relating to the completion
4054	4054	20 of permit applications, developed pursuant to subsection
4055	4055	21 (s) of this Section, which may include, but are not
4056	4056	22 limited to, existing instructions for completing the
4057	4057	23 applications and examples of complete applications. As the
4058	4058	24 Agency develops new checklists and develops guidance, it
4059	4059	25 shall supplement the web portal with those materials.
4060	4060	26 (2) Within 2 years after July 12, 2011 (the effective
4061	4061
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4071	4071	1 date of Public Act 97-95), permit application forms or
4072	4072	2 portions of permit applications that can be completed and
4073	4073	3 saved electronically, and submitted to the Agency
4074	4074	4 electronically with digital signatures.
4075	4075	5 (3) Within 2 years after July 12, 2011 (the effective
4076	4076	6 date of Public Act 97-95), an online tracking system where
4077	4077	7 an applicant may review the status of its pending
4078	4078	8 application, including the name and contact information of
4079	4079	9 the permit analyst assigned to the application. Until the
4080	4080	10 online tracking system has been developed, the Agency
4081	4081	11 shall post on its website semi-annual permitting
4082	4082	12 efficiency tracking reports that include statistics on the
4083	4083	13 timeframes for Agency action on the following types of
4084	4084	14 permits received after July 12, 2011 (the effective date
4085	4085	15 of Public Act 97-95): air construction permits, new NPDES
4086	4086	16 permits and associated water construction permits, and
4087	4087	17 modifications of major NPDES permits and associated water
4088	4088	18 construction permits. The reports must be posted by
4089	4089	19 February 1 and August 1 each year and shall include:
4090	4090	20 (A) the number of applications received for each
4091	4091	21 type of permit, the number of applications on which
4092	4092	22 the Agency has taken action, and the number of
4093	4093	23 applications still pending; and
4094	4094	24 (B) for those applications where the Agency has
4095	4095	25 not taken action in accordance with the timeframes set
4096	4096	26 forth in this Act, the date the application was
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4107	4107	1 received and the reasons for any delays, which may
4108	4108	2 include, but shall not be limited to, (i) the
4109	4109	3 application being inadequate or incomplete, (ii)
4110	4110	4 scientific or technical disagreements with the
4111	4111	5 applicant, USEPA, or other local, state, or federal
4112	4112	6 agencies involved in the permitting approval process,
4113	4113	7 (iii) public opposition to the permit, or (iv) Agency
4114	4114	8 staffing shortages. To the extent practicable, the
4115	4115	9 tracking report shall provide approximate dates when
4116	4116	10 cause for delay was identified by the Agency, when the
4117	4117	11 Agency informed the applicant of the problem leading
4118	4118	12 to the delay, and when the applicant remedied the
4119	4119	13 reason for the delay.
4120	4120	14 (r) Upon the request of the applicant, the Agency shall
4121	4121	15 notify the applicant of the permit analyst assigned to the
4122	4122	16 application upon its receipt.
4123	4123	17 (s) The Agency is authorized to prepare and distribute
4124	4124	18 guidance documents relating to its administration of this
4125	4125	19 Section and procedural rules implementing this Section.
4126	4126	20 Guidance documents prepared under this subsection shall not be
4127	4127	21 considered rules and shall not be subject to the Illinois
4128	4128	22 Administrative Procedure Act. Such guidance shall not be
4129	4129	23 binding on any party.
4130	4130	24 (t) Except as otherwise prohibited by federal law or
4131	4131	25 regulation, any person submitting an application for a permit
4132	4132	26 may include with the application suggested permit language for
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4143	4143	1 Agency consideration. The Agency is not obligated to use the
4144	4144	2 suggested language or any portion thereof in its permitting
4145	4145	3 decision. If requested by the permit applicant, the Agency
4146	4146	4 shall meet with the applicant to discuss the suggested
4147	4147	5 language.
4148	4148	6 (u) If requested by the permit applicant, the Agency shall
4149	4149	7 provide the permit applicant with a copy of the draft permit
4150	4150	8 prior to any public review period.
4151	4151	9 (v) If requested by the permit applicant, the Agency shall
4152	4152	10 provide the permit applicant with a copy of the final permit
4153	4153	11 prior to its issuance.
4154	4154	12 (w) An air pollution permit shall not be required due to
4155	4155	13 emissions of greenhouse gases, as specified by Section 9.15 of
4156	4156	14 this Act.
4157	4157	15 (x) If, before the expiration of a State operating permit
4158	4158	16 that is issued pursuant to subsection (a) of this Section and
4159	4159	17 contains federally enforceable conditions limiting the
4160	4160	18 potential to emit of the source to a level below the major
4161	4161	19 source threshold for that source so as to exclude the source
4162	4162	20 from the Clean Air Act Permit Program, the Agency receives a
4163	4163	21 complete application for the renewal of that permit, then all
4164	4164	22 of the terms and conditions of the permit shall remain in
4165	4165	23 effect until final administrative action has been taken on the
4166	4166	24 application for the renewal of the permit.
4167	4167	25 (y) The Agency may issue permits exclusively under this
4168	4168	26 subsection to persons owning or operating a CCR surface
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4179	4179	1 impoundment subject to Section 22.59.
4180	4180	2 (z) If a mass animal mortality event is declared by the
4181	4181	3 Department of Agriculture in accordance with the Animal
4182	4182	4 Mortality Act:
4183	4183	5 (1) the owner or operator responsible for the disposal
4184	4184	6 of dead animals is exempted from the following:
4185	4185	7 (i) obtaining a permit for the construction,
4186	4186	8 installation, or operation of any type of facility or
4187	4187	9 equipment issued in accordance with subsection (a) of
4188	4188	10 this Section;
4189	4189	11 (ii) obtaining a permit for open burning in
4190	4190	12 accordance with the rules adopted by the Board; and
4191	4191	13 (iii) registering the disposal of dead animals as
4192	4192	14 an eligible small source with the Agency in accordance
4193	4193	15 with Section 9.14 of this Act;
4194	4194	16 (2) as applicable, the owner or operator responsible
4195	4195	17 for the disposal of dead animals is required to obtain the
4196	4196	18 following permits:
4197	4197	19 (i) an NPDES permit in accordance with subsection
4198	4198	20 (b) of this Section;
4199	4199	21 (ii) a PSD permit or an NA NSR permit in accordance
4200	4200	22 with Section 9.1 of this Act;
4201	4201	23 (iii) a lifetime State operating permit or a
4202	4202	24 federally enforceable State operating permit, in
4203	4203	25 accordance with subsection (a) of this Section; or
4204	4204	26 (iv) a CAAPP permit, in accordance with Section
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4215	4215	1 39.5 of this Act.
4216	4216	2 All CCR surface impoundment permits shall contain those
4217	4217	3 terms and conditions, including, but not limited to, schedules
4218	4218	4 of compliance, which may be required to accomplish the
4219	4219	5 purposes and provisions of this Act, Board regulations, the
4220	4220	6 Illinois Groundwater Protection Act and regulations pursuant
4221	4221	7 thereto, and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act and
4222	4222	8 regulations pursuant thereto, and may include schedules for
4223	4223	9 achieving compliance therewith as soon as possible.
4224	4224	10 The Board shall adopt filing requirements and procedures
4225	4225	11 that are necessary and appropriate for the issuance of CCR
4226	4226	12 surface impoundment permits and that are consistent with this
4227	4227	13 Act or regulations adopted by the Board, and with the RCRA, as
4228	4228	14 amended, and regulations pursuant thereto.
4229	4229	15 The applicant shall make available to the public for
4230	4230	16 inspection all documents submitted by the applicant to the
4231	4231	17 Agency in furtherance of an application, with the exception of
4232	4232	18 trade secrets, on its public internet website as well as at the
4233	4233	19 office of the county board or governing body of the
4234	4234	20 municipality where CCR from the CCR surface impoundment will
4235	4235	21 be permanently disposed. Such documents may be copied upon
4236	4236	22 payment of the actual cost of reproduction during regular
4237	4237	23 business hours of the local office.
4238	4238	24 The Agency shall issue a written statement concurrent with
4239	4239	25 its grant or denial of the permit explaining the basis for its
4240	4240	26 decision.
4241	4241
4242	4242
4243	4243
4244	4244
4245	4245
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4247	4247
4248	4248
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4250	4250	SB2421 - 119 - LRB103 29079 CPF 55465 b
4251	4251	1 (Source: P.A. 101-171, eff. 7-30-19; 102-216, eff. 1-1-22;
4252	4252	2 102-558, eff. 8-20-21; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22.)
4253	4253	3 (415 ILCS 5/40) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1040)
4254	4254	4 Sec. 40. Appeal of permit denial.
4255	4255	5 (a)(1) If the Agency refuses to grant or grants with
4256	4256	6 conditions a permit under Section 39 of this Act, the
4257	4257	7 applicant may, within 35 days after the date on which the
4258	4258	8 Agency served its decision on the applicant, petition for a
4259	4259	9 hearing before the Board to contest the decision of the
4260	4260	10 Agency. However, the 35-day period for petitioning for a
4261	4261	11 hearing may be extended for an additional period of time not to
4262	4262	12 exceed 90 days by written notice provided to the Board from the
4263	4263	13 applicant and the Agency within the initial appeal period. The
4264	4264	14 Board shall give 21 days' notice to any person in the county
4265	4265	15 where is located the facility in issue who has requested
4266	4266	16 notice of enforcement proceedings and to each member of the
4267	4267	17 General Assembly in whose legislative district that
4268	4268	18 installation or property is located; and shall publish that
4269	4269	19 21-day notice in a newspaper of general circulation in that
4270	4270	20 county. The Agency shall appear as respondent in such hearing.
4271	4271	21 At such hearing the rules prescribed in Section 32 and
4272	4272	22 subsection (a) of Section 33 of this Act shall apply, and the
4273	4273	23 burden of proof shall be on the petitioner. If, however, the
4274	4274	24 Agency issues an NPDES permit that imposes limits which are
4275	4275	25 based upon a criterion or denies a permit based upon
4276	4276
4277	4277
4278	4278
4279	4279
4280	4280
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4282	4282
4283	4283
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4285	4285	SB2421 - 120 - LRB103 29079 CPF 55465 b
4286	4286	1 application of a criterion, then the Agency shall have the
4287	4287	2 burden of going forward with the basis for the derivation of
4288	4288	3 those limits or criterion which were derived under the Board's
4289	4289	4 rules.
4290	4290	5 (2) Except as provided in paragraph (a)(3), if there is no
4291	4291	6 final action by the Board within 120 days after the date on
4292	4292	7 which it received the petition, the petitioner may deem the
4293	4293	8 permit issued under this Act, provided, however, that that
4294	4294	9 period of 120 days shall not run for any period of time, not to
4295	4295	10 exceed 30 days, during which the Board is without sufficient
4296	4296	11 membership to constitute the quorum required by subsection (a)
4297	4297	12 of Section 5 of this Act, and provided further that such 120
4298	4298	13 day period shall not be stayed for lack of quorum beyond 30
4299	4299	14 days regardless of whether the lack of quorum exists at the
4300	4300	15 beginning of such 120-day period or occurs during the running
4301	4301	16 of such 120-day period.
4302	4302	17 (3) Paragraph (a)(2) shall not apply to any permit which
4303	4303	18 is subject to subsection (b), (d) or (e) of Section 39. If
4304	4304	19 there is no final action by the Board within 120 days after the
4305	4305	20 date on which it received the petition, the petitioner shall
4306	4306	21 be entitled to an Appellate Court order pursuant to subsection
4307	4307	22 (d) of Section 41 of this Act.
4308	4308	23 (b) If the Agency grants a RCRA permit for a hazardous
4309	4309	24 waste disposal site, a third party, other than the permit
4310	4310	25 applicant or Agency, may, within 35 days after the date on
4311	4311	26 which the Agency issued its decision, petition the Board for a
4312	4312
4313	4313
4314	4314
4315	4315
4316	4316
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4318	4318
4319	4319
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4321	4321	SB2421 - 121 - LRB103 29079 CPF 55465 b
4322	4322	1 hearing to contest the issuance of the permit. Unless the
4323	4323	2 Board determines that such petition is duplicative or
4324	4324	3 frivolous, or that the petitioner is so located as to not be
4325	4325	4 affected by the permitted facility, the Board shall hear the
4326	4326	5 petition in accordance with the terms of subsection (a) of
4327	4327	6 this Section and its procedural rules governing denial
4328	4328	7 appeals, such hearing to be based exclusively on the record
4329	4329	8 before the Agency. The burden of proof shall be on the
4330	4330	9 petitioner. The Agency and the permit applicant shall be named
4331	4331	10 co-respondents.
4332	4332	11 The provisions of this subsection do not apply to the
4333	4333	12 granting of permits issued for the disposal or utilization of
4334	4334	13 sludge from publicly owned sewage works.
4335	4335	14 (c) Any party to an Agency proceeding conducted pursuant
4336	4336	15 to Section 39.3 of this Act may petition as of right to the
4337	4337	16 Board for review of the Agency's decision within 35 days from
4338	4338	17 the date of issuance of the Agency's decision, provided that
4339	4339	18 such appeal is not duplicative or frivolous. However, the
4340	4340	19 35-day period for petitioning for a hearing may be extended by
4341	4341	20 the applicant for a period of time not to exceed 90 days by
4342	4342	21 written notice provided to the Board from the applicant and
4343	4343	22 the Agency within the initial appeal period. If another person
4344	4344	23 with standing to appeal wishes to obtain an extension, there
4345	4345	24 must be a written notice provided to the Board by that person,
4346	4346	25 the Agency, and the applicant, within the initial appeal
4347	4347	26 period. The decision of the Board shall be based exclusively
4348	4348
4349	4349
4350	4350
4351	4351
4352	4352
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4354	4354
4355	4355
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4357	4357	SB2421 - 122 - LRB103 29079 CPF 55465 b
4358	4358	1 on the record compiled in the Agency proceeding. In other
4359	4359	2 respects the Board's review shall be conducted in accordance
4360	4360	3 with subsection (a) of this Section and the Board's procedural
4361	4361	4 rules governing permit denial appeals.
4362	4362	5 (d) In reviewing the denial or any condition of a NA NSR
4363	4363	6 permit issued by the Agency pursuant to rules and regulations
4364	4364	7 adopted under subsection (c) of Section 9.1 of this Act, the
4365	4365	8 decision of the Board shall be based exclusively on the record
4366	4366	9 before the Agency including the record of the hearing, if any,
4367	4367	10 unless the parties agree to supplement the record. The Board
4368	4368	11 shall, if it finds the Agency is in error, make a final
4369	4369	12 determination as to the substantive limitations of the permit
4370	4370	13 including a final determination of Lowest Achievable Emission
4371	4371	14 Rate.
4372	4372	15 (e)(1) If the Agency grants or denies a permit under
4373	4373	16 subsection (b) of Section 39 of this Act, a third party, other
4374	4374	17 than the permit applicant or Agency, may petition the Board
4375	4375	18 within 35 days from the date of issuance of the Agency's
4376	4376	19 decision, for a hearing to contest the decision of the Agency.
4377	4377	20 (2) A petitioner shall include the following within a
4378	4378	21 petition submitted under subdivision (1) of this subsection:
4379	4379	22 (A) a demonstration that the petitioner raised the
4380	4380	23 issues contained within the petition during the public
4381	4381	24 notice period or during the public hearing on the NPDES
4382	4382	25 permit application, if a public hearing was held; and
4383	4383	26 (B) a demonstration that the petitioner is so situated
4384	4384
4385	4385
4386	4386
4387	4387
4388	4388
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4390	4390
4391	4391
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4393	4393	SB2421 - 123 - LRB103 29079 CPF 55465 b
4394	4394	1 as to be affected by the permitted facility.
4395	4395	2 (3) If the Board determines that the petition is not
4396	4396	3 duplicative or frivolous and contains a satisfactory
4397	4397	4 demonstration under subdivision (2) of this subsection, the
4398	4398	5 Board shall hear the petition (i) in accordance with the terms
4399	4399	6 of subsection (a) of this Section and its procedural rules
4400	4400	7 governing permit denial appeals and (ii) exclusively on the
4401	4401	8 basis of the record before the Agency. The burden of proof
4402	4402	9 shall be on the petitioner. The Agency and permit applicant
4403	4403	10 shall be named co-respondents.
4404	4404	11 (f) Any person who files a petition to contest the
4405	4405	12 issuance of a permit by the Agency shall pay a filing fee.
4406	4406	13 (g) If the Agency grants or denies a permit under
4407	4407	14 subsection (y) of Section 39, a third party, other than the
4408	4408	15 permit applicant or Agency, may appeal the Agency's decision
4409	4409	16 as provided under federal law for CCR surface impoundment
4410	4410	17 permits.
4411	4411	18 (h) If the Agency grants or denies a permit for the capture
4412	4412	19 of carbon dioxide under Section 9.20 or a permit for
4413	4413	20 sequestration of carbon dioxide under Section 22.63,
4414	4414	21 including, but not limited to, the disapproval of financial
4415	4415	22 assurance under subsection (f) of Section 22.63, any person
4416	4416	23 may petition the Board, within 35 days after the date of
4417	4417	24 issuance of the Agency's decision, for a hearing to contest
4418	4418	25 the grant or denial.
4419	4419	26 (Source: P.A. 101-171, eff. 7-30-19; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21.)
4420	4420
4421	4421
4422	4422
4423	4423
4424	4424
4425	4425	SB2421 - 123 - LRB103 29079 CPF 55465 b
4426	4426
4427	4427
4428	4428	SB2421- 124 -LRB103 29079 CPF 55465 b SB2421 - 124 - LRB103 29079 CPF 55465 b
4429	4429	SB2421 - 124 - LRB103 29079 CPF 55465 b
4430	4430	1 Section 97. Severability. The provisions of this Act are
4431	4431	2 severable under Section 1.31 of the Statute on Statutes.
4432	4432	3 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
4433	4433	4 becoming law.
4434	4434	SB2421- 125 -LRB103 29079 CPF 55465 b 1 INDEX 2 Statutes amended in order of appearance SB2421- 125 -LRB103 29079 CPF 55465 b SB2421 - 125 - LRB103 29079 CPF 55465 b 1 INDEX 2 Statutes amended in order of appearance
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4436	4436	SB2421 - 125 - LRB103 29079 CPF 55465 b
4437	4437	1 INDEX
4438	4438	2 Statutes amended in order of appearance
4439	4439
4440	4440
4441	4441
4442	4442
4443	4443
4444	4444	SB2421 - 124 - LRB103 29079 CPF 55465 b
4445	4445
4446	4446
4447	4447
4448	4448	SB2421- 125 -LRB103 29079 CPF 55465 b SB2421 - 125 - LRB103 29079 CPF 55465 b
4449	4449	SB2421 - 125 - LRB103 29079 CPF 55465 b
4450	4450	1 INDEX
4451	4451	2 Statutes amended in order of appearance
4452	4452
4453	4453
4454	4454
4455	4455
4456	4456
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