Sen. Iris Y. Martinez

Adopted in Senate on Oct 29, 2019

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 718

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 718 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. "AN ACT concerning safety", Public Act 101-400,
5approved August 16, 2019, is amended by changing Section 99 as
6follows:
 
7    (P.A. 101-400, Sec. 99)
8    Sec. 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect on December
931, 2019, except that Sections 5, 10, and 20 take effect on
10July 1, 2020.
11(Source: P.A. 101-400, eff. 7-1-20.)
 
12    Section 10. The Drycleaner Environmental Response Trust
13Fund Act is amended by changing Sections 12, 31, and 45, as
14follows:
 

 

 

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1    (415 ILCS 135/12)
2    (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a
3delayed effective date)
4    Sec. 12. Transfer of Council functions to the Agency.
5    (a) On July 1, 2020, the Council is abolished, and, except
6as otherwise provided in this Act Section, all powers, duties,
7rights, and responsibilities of the Council are transferred to
8the Agency. On and after that date, all of the general powers
9necessary and convenient to implement and administer this Act
10are, except as otherwise provided in this Act Section, hereby
11vested in and may be exercised by the Agency, including, but
12not limited to, the powers described in Section 25 of this Act.
13    (b) No later than June 30, 2020, the Administrator of the
14Fund shall prepare on behalf of the Council and deliver to the
15Agency a report that lists:
16        (1) the name, address, and telephone number of each
17    claimant who timely filed an application for remedial
18    action account benefits by June 30, 2005, and is eligible
19    for reimbursement from the Fund under Section 40 of this
20    Act for costs of remediation of a release of drycleaning
21    solvents from a drycleaning facility;
22        (2) the address of the drycleaning facility where the
23    release occurred and the names, addresses, and telephone
24    numbers of the owners and operators of the facility, as
25    well as whether the drycleaning facility was an active or
26    inactive drycleaning facility at the time that person

 

 

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1    applied for remedial action benefits under Section 40 of
2    this Act;
3        (3) the deductible that applies with respect to the
4    release at the facility and the amount of the deductible
5    that has been satisfied;
6        (4) the total amount that has been reimbursed from the
7    Fund for the release at the facility;
8        (5) costs approved for reimbursement from the Fund on
9    or before June 30, 2020, but which have not been reimbursed
10    from the Fund, for the release at the facility;
11        (6) for each year during which insurance coverage was
12    provided under this Act, the name, address, and telephone
13    number of each person who obtained coverage and the names
14    and addresses of the drycleaning facilities for which that
15    person obtained coverage;
16        (7) the sites for which site investigations required
17    under subsection (d) of Section 45 have been deemed
18    adequate by the Council;
19        (8) the insurance claims under Section 45 of this Act
20    that are pending; and
21        (9) the appeals under this Act that are pending.
22    (c) No later than June 30, 2020, all books, records,
23papers, documents, property (real and personal), contracts,
24causes of action, and pending business pertaining to the
25powers, duties, rights, and responsibilities transferred by
26Public Act 101-400 and this amendatory Act of the 101st General

 

 

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1Assembly, including, but not limited to, material in electronic
2or magnetic format and necessary computer hardware and
3software, shall be transferred to the Agency, regardless of
4whether they are in the possession of the Council, an
5independent contractor who serves as Administrator of the Fund,
6or any other person.
7    (d) At the direction of the Governor or on July 1, 2020,
8whichever is earlier, all unexpended appropriations and
9balances and other funds available for use by the Council, as
10determined by the Director of the Governor's Office of
11Management and Budget, shall be transferred for use by the
12Agency in accordance with this Act, regardless of whether they
13are in the possession of the Council, an independent contractor
14who serves as Administrator of the Fund, or any other person.
15Unexpended balances so transferred shall be expended by the
16Agency only for the purpose for which the appropriations were
17originally made.
18    (e) The transfer of powers, duties, rights, and
19responsibilities pursuant to Public Act 101-400 and this
20amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly does not affect
21any act done, ratified, or canceled or any right accruing or
22established or any action or proceeding had or commenced by the
23Council or the Administrator of the Fund before July 1, 2020;
24such actions may be prosecuted and continued by the Attorney
25General.
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1given or papers or documents furnished or served by any person
2to or upon the Council or the Administrator of the Fund in
3connection with any of the powers, duties, rights, or
4responsibilities transferred by Public Act 101-400 and this
5amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly to the Agency, the
6same shall be made, given, furnished, or served in the same
7manner to or upon the Agency.
8    (g) All rules duly adopted by the Council before July 1,
92020 shall become rules of the Board on July 1, 2020. The , and
10beginning on that date, the Agency is authorized to propose to
11the Board for adoption, and the Board may adopt, amendments to
12those the transferred rules, as well as new rules, for carrying
13out, administering, and enforcing the provisions of this Act.
14    (h) In addition to the rules described above, the Board is
15hereby authorized to adopt rules establishing minimum
16continuing education and compliance program requirements for
17owners and operators of active drycleaning facilities. Board
18rules establishing minimum continuing education requirements
19shall, among other things, identify the minimum number of
20continuing education credits that must be obtained and describe
21the specific subjects to be covered in continuing education
22programs. Board rules establishing minimum compliance program
23requirements shall, among other things, identify the type of
24inspections that must be conducted. The rules adopted by the
25Board under this subsection (h) may also provide an exemption
26from continuing education requirements for persons who have,

 

 

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1for at least 10 consecutive years on or after January 1, 2009,
2owned or operated a drying facility licensed under this Act.
3    (i) For the purposes of the Successor Agency Act and
4Section 9b of the State Finance Act, the Agency is the
5successor to the Council beginning July 1, 2020.
6(Source: P.A. 101-400, eff. 7-1-20.)
 
7    (415 ILCS 135/31)
8    (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a
9delayed effective date)
10    Sec. 31. Prohibition on renewal of contract with Fund
11Administrator. The On and after the effective date of this
12amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly, the Council shall
13not enter into or renew any contract or agreement with a person
14to act as the Administrator of the Fund for a term that extends
15beyond June 30, 2020.
16(Source: P.A. 101-400, eff. 7-1-20.)
 
17    (415 ILCS 135/45)
18    (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 101-400)
19    Sec. 45. Insurance account.
20    (a) The insurance account shall offer financial assurance
21for a qualified owner or operator of a drycleaning facility
22under the terms and conditions provided for under this Section.
23Coverage may be provided to either the owner or the operator of
24a drycleaning facility. The Council is not required to resolve

 

 

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1whether the owner or operator, or both, are responsible for a
2release under the terms of an agreement between the owner and
3operator.
4    (b) The source of funds for the insurance account shall be
5as follows:
6        (1) Moneys appropriated to the Council or moneys
7    allocated to the insurance account by the Council according
8    to the Fund budget approved by the Council.
9        (2) Moneys collected as an insurance premium,
10    including service fees, if any.
11        (3) Investment income attributed to the insurance
12    account by the Council.
13    (c) An owner or operator may purchase coverage of up to
14$500,000 per drycleaning facility subject to the terms and
15conditions under this Section and those adopted by the Council.
16Coverage shall be limited to remedial action costs associated
17with soil and groundwater contamination resulting from a
18release of drycleaning solvent at an insured drycleaning
19facility, including third-party liability for soil and
20groundwater contamination. Coverage is not provided for a
21release that occurred before the date of coverage.
22    (d) An owner or operator, subject to underwriting
23requirements and terms and conditions deemed necessary and
24convenient by the Council, may purchase insurance coverage from
25the insurance account provided that the drycleaning facility to
26be insured meets the following conditions:

 

 

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1        (1) a site investigation designed to identify soil and
2    groundwater contamination resulting from the release of a
3    drycleaning solvent has been completed. The Council shall
4    determine if the site investigation is adequate. This
5    investigation must be completed by June 30, 2006. For
6    drycleaning facilities that apply for insurance coverage
7    after June 30, 2006, the site investigation must be
8    completed prior to issuance of insurance coverage; and
9        (2) the drycleaning facility is participating in and
10    meets all requirements of a drycleaning compliance program
11    approved by the Council.
12    (e) The annual premium for insurance coverage shall be:
13        (1) For the year July 1, 1999 through June 30, 2000,
14    $250 per drycleaning facility.
15        (2) For the year July 1, 2000 through June 30, 2001,
16    $375 per drycleaning facility.
17        (3) For the year July 1, 2001 through June 30, 2002,
18    $500 per drycleaning facility.
19        (4) For the year July 1, 2002 through June 30, 2003,
20    $625 per drycleaning facility.
21        (5) For subsequent years, an owner or operator applying
22    for coverage shall pay an annual actuarially-sound
23    insurance premium for coverage by the insurance account.
24    The Council may approve Fund coverage through the payment
25    of a premium established on an actuarially-sound basis,
26    taking into consideration the risk to the insurance account

 

 

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1    presented by the insured. Risk factor adjustments utilized
2    to determine actuarially-sound insurance premiums should
3    reflect the range of risk presented by the variety of
4    drycleaning systems, monitoring systems, drycleaning
5    volume, risk management practices, and other factors as
6    determined by the Council. As used in this item,
7    "actuarially sound" is not limited to Fund premium revenue
8    equaling or exceeding Fund expenditures for the general
9    drycleaning facility population. Actuarially-determined
10    premiums shall be published at least 180 days prior to the
11    premiums becoming effective.
12    (e-5) If an insurer sends a second notice to an owner or
13operator demanding immediate payment of a past-due premium for
14insurance services provided pursuant to this Act, the demand
15for payment must offer a grace period of not less than 30 days
16during which the owner or operator shall be allowed to pay any
17premiums due. If payment is made during that period, coverage
18under this Act shall not be terminated for non-payment by the
19insurer.
20    (e-6) If an insurer terminates an owner or operator's
21coverage under this Act, the insurer must send a written notice
22to the owner or operator to inform him or her of the
23termination of that coverage, and that notice must include
24instructions on how to seek reinstatement of coverage, as well
25as information concerning any premiums or penalties that might
26be due.

 

 

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1    (f) If coverage is purchased for any part of a year, the
2purchaser shall pay the full annual premium. The insurance
3premium is fully earned upon issuance of the insurance policy.
4    (g) The insurance coverage shall be provided with a $10,000
5deductible policy.
6    (h) A future repeal of this Section shall not terminate the
7obligations under this Section or authority necessary to
8administer the obligations until the obligations are
9satisfied, including but not limited to the payment of claims
10filed prior to the effective date of any future repeal against
11the insurance account until moneys in the account are
12exhausted. Upon exhaustion of the moneys in the account, any
13remaining claims shall be invalid. If moneys remain in the
14account following satisfaction of the obligations under this
15Section, the remaining moneys and moneys due the account shall
16be used to assist current insureds to obtain a viable insuring
17mechanism as determined by the Council after public notice and
18opportunity for comment.
19(Source: P.A. 98-327, eff. 8-13-13.)
 
20    (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 101-400)
21    Sec. 45. Insurance account.
22    (a) The insurance account shall offer financial assurance
23for a qualified owner or operator of a drycleaning facility
24under the terms and conditions provided for under this Section.
25Coverage may be provided to either the owner or the operator of

 

 

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1a drycleaning facility. Neither the Agency nor the Council is
2required to resolve whether the owner or operator, or both, are
3responsible for a release under the terms of an agreement
4between the owner and operator.
5    (b) The source of funds for the insurance account shall be
6as follows:
7        (1) moneys allocated to the insurance account;
8        (2) moneys collected as an insurance premium,
9    including service fees, if any; and
10        (3) investment income attributed to the insurance
11    account.
12    (c) An owner or operator may purchase coverage of up to
13$500,000 per drycleaning facility subject to the terms and
14conditions under this Section and those adopted by the Council
15before July 1, 2020 or by the Board on or after that date.
16Coverage shall be limited to remedial action costs associated
17with soil and groundwater contamination resulting from a
18release of drycleaning solvent at an insured drycleaning
19facility, including third-party liability for soil and
20groundwater contamination. Coverage is not provided for a
21release that occurred before the date of coverage.
22    (d) An owner or operator, subject to underwriting
23requirements and terms and conditions deemed necessary and
24convenient by the Council for periods before July 1, 2020 and
25subject to terms and conditions deemed necessary and convenient
26by the Board for periods on or after that date, may purchase

 

 

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1insurance coverage from the insurance account provided that:
2        (1) a site investigation designed to identify soil and
3    groundwater contamination resulting from the release of a
4    drycleaning solvent has been completed for the drycleaning
5    facility to be insured and the site investigation has been
6    found adequate by the Council before July 1, 2020 or by the
7    Agency on or after that date; and
8        (2) the drycleaning facility is participating in and
9    meets all drycleaning compliance program requirements
10    adopted by the Board pursuant Section 12 of this Act; the
11    Drycleaner Environmental Response Trust Fund Act.
12        (3) the drycleaning facility to be insured is licensed
13    under Section 60 of this Act and all fees due under that
14    Section have been paid;
15        (4) the owner or operator of the drycleaning facility
16    to be insured provides proof to the Agency or Council that:
17            (A) all drycleaning solvent wastes generated at
18        the facility are managed in accordance with applicable
19        State waste management laws and rules;
20            (B) there is no discharge of wastewater from
21        drycleaning machines, or of drycleaning solvent from
22        drycleaning operations, to a sanitary sewer or septic
23        tank, to the surface, or in groundwater;
24            (C) the facility has a containment dike or other
25        containment structure around each machine, item of
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1        container in which any drycleaning solvent is
2        utilized, that is capable of containing leaks, spills,
3        or releases of drycleaning solvent from that machine,
4        item, area, or container, including: (i) 100% of the
5        drycleaning solvent in the largest tank or vessel; (ii)
6        100% of the drycleaning solvent of each item of
7        drycleaning equipment; and (iii) 100% of the
8        drycleaning solvent of the largest portable waste
9        container or at least 10% of the total volume of the
10        portable waste containers stored within the
11        containment dike or structure, whichever is greater;
12            (D) those portions of diked floor surfaces at the
13        facility on which a drycleaning solvent may leak,
14        spill, or otherwise be released are sealed or otherwise
15        rendered impervious;
16            (E) all drycleaning solvent is delivered to the
17        facility by means of closed, direct-coupled delivery
18        systems; and
19            (F) the drycleaning facility is in compliance with
20        paragraph (2) of subsection (d) of this Section; and
21        (5) the owner or operator of the drycleaning facility
22    to be insured has paid all insurance premiums for insurance
23    coverage provided under this Section.
24        Petroleum underground storage tank systems that are in
25    compliance with applicable USEPA and State Fire Marshal
26    rules, including, but not limited to, leak detection system

 

 

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1    rules, are exempt from the secondary containment
2    requirement in subparagraph (C) of paragraph (3) of this
3    subsection (d).
4    (e) The annual premium for insurance coverage shall be:
5        (1) For the year July 1, 1999 through June 30, 2000,
6    $250 per drycleaning facility.
7        (2) For the year July 1, 2000 through June 30, 2001,
8    $375 per drycleaning facility.
9        (3) For the year July 1, 2001 through June 30, 2002,
10    $500 per drycleaning facility.
11        (4) For the year July 1, 2002 through June 30, 2003,
12    $625 per drycleaning facility.
13        (5) For each subsequent program year through the
14    program year ending June 30, 2019 For subsequent years, an
15    owner or operator applying for coverage shall pay an annual
16    actuarially-sound insurance premium for coverage by the
17    insurance account. The Council may approve Fund coverage
18    through the payment of a premium established on an
19    actuarially-sound basis, taking into consideration the
20    risk to the insurance account presented by the insured.
21    Risk factor adjustments utilized to determine
22    actuarially-sound insurance premiums should reflect the
23    range of risk presented by the variety of drycleaning
24    systems, monitoring systems, drycleaning volume, risk
25    management practices, and other factors as determined by
26    the Council. As used in this item, "actuarially sound" is

 

 

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1    not limited to Fund premium revenue equaling or exceeding
2    Fund expenditures for the general drycleaning facility
3    population. Actuarially-determined premiums shall be
4    published at least 180 days prior to the premiums becoming
5    effective.
6        (6) For the year July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021,
7    and for subsequent years through June 30, 2029, $1,500 per
8    drycleaning facility per year.
9        (7) For July 1, 2029 through January 1, 2030, $750 per
10    drycleaning facility.
11    (e-5) (Blank).
12    (e-6) (Blank).
13    (f) If coverage is purchased for any part of a year, the
14purchaser shall pay the full annual premium. Until July 1,
152020, the The insurance premium is fully earned upon issuance
16of the insurance policy. Beginning July 1, 2020, coverage first
17commences for a purchaser only after payment of the full annual
18premium due for the applicable program year.
19    (g) Any insurance coverage provided under this Section
20shall be subject to a $10,000 deductible.
21    (h) A future repeal of this Section shall not terminate the
22obligations under this Section or authority necessary to
23administer the obligations until the obligations are
24satisfied, including but not limited to the payment of claims
25filed prior to the effective date of any future repeal against
26the insurance account until moneys in the account are

 

 

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1exhausted. Upon exhaustion of the moneys in the account, any
2remaining claims shall be invalid. If moneys remain in the
3account following satisfaction of the obligations under this
4Section, the remaining moneys and moneys due the account shall
5be deposited in the remedial action account.
6(Source: P.A. 101-400, eff. 7-1-20.)
 
7    Section 15. The Drycleaner Environmental Response Trust
8Fund Act is amended by changing Sections 5, 25, 40, and 60 as
9follows:
 
10    (415 ILCS 135/5)
11    (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 101-400)
12    Sec. 5. Definitions. As used in this Act:
13    (a) "Active drycleaning facility" means a drycleaning
14facility actively engaged in drycleaning operations and
15licensed under Section 60 of this Act.
16    (b) "Agency" means the Illinois Environmental Protection
17Agency.
18    (c) "Claimant" means an owner or operator of a drycleaning
19facility who has applied for reimbursement from the remedial
20account or who has submitted a claim under the insurance
21account with respect to a release.
22    (d) "Council" means the Drycleaner Environmental Response
23Trust Fund Council.
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1"Fund" means the fund created under Section 10 of this Act.
2    (f) "Drycleaning facility" means a facility located in this
3State that is or has been engaged in drycleaning operations for
4the general public, other than a:
5        (1) facility located on a United States military base;
6        (2) industrial laundry, commercial laundry, or linen
7    supply facility;
8        (3) prison or other penal institution that engages in
9    drycleaning only as part of a Correctional Industries
10    program to provide drycleaning to persons who are
11    incarcerated in a prison or penal institution or to
12    resident patients of a State-operated mental health
13    facility;
14        (4) not-for-profit hospital or other health care
15    facility; or a
16        (5) facility located or formerly located on federal or
17    State property.
18    (g) "Drycleaning operations" means drycleaning of apparel
19and household fabrics for the general public, as described in
20Standard Industrial Classification Industry No. 7215 and No.
217216 in the Standard Industrial Classification Manual (SIC) by
22the Technical Committee on Industrial Classification.
23    (h) "Drycleaning solvent" means any and all nonaqueous
24solvents, including but not limited to a chlorine-based or
25petroleum-based formulation or product, including green
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1drycleaning operations.
2    (i) "Emergency" or "emergency action" means a situation or
3an immediate response to a situation to protect public health
4or safety. "Emergency" or "emergency action" does not mean
5removal of contaminated soils, recovery of free product, or
6financial hardship. An "emergency" or "emergency action" would
7normally be expected to be directly related to a sudden event
8or discovery and would last until the threat to public health
9is mitigated.
10    (j) "Groundwater" means underground water that occurs
11within the saturated zone and geologic materials where the
12fluid pressure in the pore space is equal to or greater than
13the atmospheric pressure.
14    (k) "Inactive drycleaning facility" means a drycleaning
15facility that is not being used for drycleaning operations and
16is not registered under this Act.
17    (l) "Maintaining a place of business in this State" or any
18like term means (1) having or maintaining within this State,
19directly or through a subsidiary, an office, distribution
20facility, distribution house, sales house, warehouse, or other
21place of business or (2) operating within this State as an
22agent or representative for a person or a person's subsidiary
23engaged in the business of selling to persons within this
24State, irrespective of whether the place of business or agent
25or other representative is located in this State permanently or
26temporary, or whether the person or the person's subsidiary

 

 

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1engages in the business of selling in this State.
2    (m) "No Further Remediation Letter" means a letter provided
3by the Agency pursuant to Section 58.10 of Title XVII of the
4Environmental Protection Act.
5    (n) "Operator" means a person or entity holding a business
6license to operate a licensed drycleaning facility or the
7business operation of which the drycleaning facility is a part.
8    (o) "Owner" means (1) a person who owns or has possession
9or control of a drycleaning facility at the time a release is
10discovered, regardless of whether the facility remains in
11operation or (2) a parent corporation of the person under item
12(1) of this subdivision.
13    (p) "Parent corporation" means a business entity or other
14business arrangement that has elements of common ownership or
15control or that uses a long-term contractual arrangement with a
16person to avoid direct responsibility for conditions at a
17drycleaning facility.
18    (q) "Person" means an individual, trust, firm, joint stock
19company, corporation, consortium, joint venture, or other
20commercial entity.
21    (r) "Program year" means the period beginning on July 1 and
22ending on the following June 30.
23    (s) "Release" means any spilling, leaking, emitting,
24discharging, escaping, leaching, or dispersing of drycleaning
25solvents from a drycleaning facility to groundwater, surface
26water, or subsurface soils.

 

 

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1    (t) "Remedial action" means activities taken to comply with
2Sections 58.6 and 58.7 of the Environmental Protection Act and
3rules adopted by the Pollution Control Board under those
4Sections.
5    (u) "Responsible party" means an owner, operator, or other
6person financially responsible for costs of remediation of a
7release of drycleaning solvents from a drycleaning facility.
8    (v) "Service provider" means a consultant, testing
9laboratory, monitoring well installer, soil boring contractor,
10other contractor, lender, or any other person who provides a
11product or service for which a claim for reimbursement has been
12or will be filed against the remedial account or insurance
13account, or a subcontractor of such a person.
14    (w) "Virgin facility" means a drycleaning facility that has
15never had chlorine-based or petroleum-based drycleaning
16solvents stored or used at the property prior to it becoming a
17green solvent drycleaning facility.
18(Source: P.A. 93-201, eff. 1-1-04.)
 
19    (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 101-400)
20    Sec. 5. Definitions. As used in this Act:
21    "Active drycleaning facility" means a drycleaning facility
22actively engaged in drycleaning operations and licensed under
23Section 60 of this Act.
24    "Agency" means the Illinois Environmental Protection
25Agency.

 

 

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1    "Board" means the Illinois Pollution Control Board.
2    "Claimant" means an owner or operator of a drycleaning
3facility who has applied for reimbursement from the remedial
4account or who has submitted a claim under the insurance
5account with respect to a release.
6    "Council" means the Drycleaner Environmental Response
7Trust Fund Council.
8    "Drycleaner Environmental Response Trust Fund" or "Fund"
9means the fund created under Section 10 of this Act.
10    "Drycleaning facility" means a facility located in this
11State that is or has been engaged in drycleaning operations for
12the general public, other than:
13        (1) a facility located on a United States military
14    base;
15        (2) an industrial laundry, commercial laundry, or
16    linen supply facility;
17        (3) a prison or other penal institution that engages in
18    drycleaning only as part of a Correctional Industries
19    program to provide drycleaning to persons who are
20    incarcerated in a prison or penal institution or to
21    resident patients of a State-operated mental health
22    facility;
23        (4) a not-for-profit hospital or other health care
24    facility; or a
25        (5) a facility located or formerly located on federal
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1    "Drycleaning operations" means drycleaning of apparel and
2household fabrics for the general public, as described in
3Standard Industrial Classification Industry No. 7215 and No.
47216 in the Standard Industrial Classification Manual (SIC) by
5the Technical Committee on Industrial Classification.
6    "Drycleaning solvent" means any and all nonaqueous
7solvents, including but not limited to a chlorine-based or
8petroleum-based formulation or product, including green
9solvents, that are used as a primary cleaning agent in
10drycleaning operations.
11    "Emergency" or "emergency action" means a situation or an
12immediate response to a situation to protect public health or
13safety. "Emergency" or "emergency action" does not mean removal
14of contaminated soils, recovery of free product, or financial
15hardship. An "emergency" or "emergency action" would normally
16be expected to be directly related to a sudden event or
17discovery and would last until the threat to public health is
18mitigated.
19    "Groundwater" means underground water that occurs within
20the saturated zone and geologic materials where the fluid
21pressure in the pore space is equal to or greater than the
22atmospheric pressure.
23    "Inactive drycleaning facility" means a drycleaning
24facility that is not being used for drycleaning operations and
25is not registered under this Act.
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1term means (1) having or maintaining within this State,
2directly or through a subsidiary, an office, distribution
3facility, distribution house, sales house, warehouse, or other
4place of business or (2) operating within this State as an
5agent or representative for a person or a person's subsidiary
6engaged in the business of selling to persons within this
7State, irrespective of whether the place of business or agent
8or other representative is located in this State permanently or
9temporary, or whether the person or the person's subsidiary
10engages in the business of selling in this State.
11    "No Further Remediation Letter" means a letter provided by
12the Agency pursuant to Section 58.10 of Title XVII of the
13Environmental Protection Act.
14    "Operator" means a person or entity holding a business
15license to operate a licensed drycleaning facility or the
16business operation of which the drycleaning facility is a part.
17    "Owner" means (1) a person who owns or has possession or
18control of a drycleaning facility at the time a release is
19discovered, regardless of whether the facility remains in
20operation or (2) a parent corporation of the person under item
21(1) of this subdivision.
22    "Parent corporation" means a business entity or other
23business arrangement that has elements of common ownership or
24control or that uses a long-term contractual arrangement with a
25person to avoid direct responsibility for conditions at a
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1    "Person" means an individual, trust, firm, joint stock
2company, corporation, consortium, joint venture, or other
3commercial entity.
4    "Program year" means the period beginning on July 1 and
5ending on the following June 30.
6    "Release" means any spilling, leaking, emitting,
7discharging, escaping, leaching, or dispersing of drycleaning
8solvents from a drycleaning facility to groundwater, surface
9water, or subsurface soils.
10    "Remedial action" means activities taken to comply with
11Title XVII of the Environmental Protection Act and rules
12adopted by the Board to administer that Title.
13    "Responsible party" means an owner, operator, or other
14person financially responsible for costs of remediation of a
15release of drycleaning solvents from a drycleaning facility.
16    "Service provider" means a consultant, testing laboratory,
17monitoring well installer, soil boring contractor, other
18contractor, lender, or any other person who provides a product
19or service for which a claim for reimbursement has been or will
20be filed against the Fund, or a subcontractor of such a person.
21    "Virgin facility" means a drycleaning facility that has
22never had chlorine-based or petroleum-based drycleaning
23solvents stored or used at the property prior to it becoming a
24green solvent drycleaning facility.
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1    (415 ILCS 135/25)
2    (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 101-400)
3    Sec. 25. Powers and duties of the Council.
4    (a) The Council shall have all of the general powers
5reasonably necessary and convenient to carry out its purposes
6and may perform the following functions, subject to any express
7limitations contained in this Act:
8        (1) Take actions and enter into agreements necessary to
9    reimburse claimants for eligible remedial action expenses,
10    assist the Agency to protect the environment from releases,
11    reduce costs associated with remedial actions, and
12    establish and implement an insurance program.
13        (2) Acquire and hold personal property to be used for
14    the purpose of remedial action.
15        (3) Purchase, construct, improve, furnish, equip,
16    lease, option, sell, exchange, or otherwise dispose of one
17    or more improvements under the terms it determines. The
18    Council may define "improvements" by rule for purposes of
19    this Act.
20        (4) Grant a lien, pledge, assignment, or other
21    encumbrance on one or more revenues, assets of right,
22    accounts, or funds established or received in connection
23    with the Fund, including revenues derived from fees or
24    taxes collected under this Act.
25        (5) Contract for the acquisition or construction of one
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1    or for the leasing, subleasing, sale, or other disposition
2    of one or more improvements in a manner the Council
3    determines.
4        (6) Cooperate with the Agency in the implementation and
5    administration of this Act to minimize unnecessary
6    duplication of effort, reporting, or paperwork and to
7    maximize environmental protection within the funding
8    limits of this Act.
9        (7) Except as otherwise provided by law, inspect any
10    document in the possession of an owner, operator, service
11    provider, or any other person if the document is relevant
12    to a claim for reimbursement under this Section or may
13    inspect a drycleaning facility for which a claim for
14    benefits under this Act has been submitted.
15    (b) The Council shall pre-approve, and the contracting
16parties shall seek pre-approval for, a contract entered into
17under this Act if the cost of the contract exceeds $75,000. The
18Council or its designee shall review and approve or disapprove
19all contracts entered into under this Act. However, review by
20the Council or its designee shall not be required when an
21emergency situation exists. All contracts entered into by the
22Council shall be awarded on a competitive basis to the maximum
23extent practical. In those situations where it is determined
24that bidding is not practical, the basis for the determination
25of impracticability shall be documented by the Council or its
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1    (c) The Council may prioritize the expenditure of funds
2from the remedial action account whenever it determines that
3there are not sufficient funds to settle all current claims. In
4prioritizing, the Council may consider the following:
5        (1) the degree to which human health is affected by the
6    exposure posed by the release;
7        (2) the reduction of risk to human health derived from
8    remedial action compared to the cost of the remedial
9    action;
10        (3) the present and planned uses of the impacted
11    property; and
12        (4) other factors as determined by the Council.
13    (d) The Council shall adopt rules allowing the direct
14payment from the Fund to a contractor who performs remediation.
15The rules concerning the direct payment shall include a
16provision that any applicable deductible must be paid by the
17drycleaning facility prior to any direct payment from the Fund.
18    (e) The Council may purchase reinsurance coverage to reduce
19the Fund's potential liability for reimbursement of remedial
20action costs.
21(Source: P.A. 93-201, eff. 1-1-04.)
 
22    (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 101-400)
23    Sec. 25. Powers and duties of the Agency and Board.
24    (a) The Agency shall have all of the general powers
25reasonably necessary and convenient to carry out this Act,

 

 

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1including, but not limited to, the power to:
2        (1) Take actions and enter into agreements necessary
3    to:
4            (A) reimburse claimants for eligible remedial
5        action expenses;
6            (B) protect the environment from releases for
7        which claimants are eligible for reimbursement under
8        this Act by, among other things, performing
9        investigative, remedial, or other appropriate actions
10        in response to those releases; and
11            (C) reduce costs associated with remedial actions;
12        and .
13            (D) pay eligible claims in accordance with
14        coverage provided under Section 45 of this Act.
15        (2) Acquire and hold personal property to be used for
16    the purpose of remedial action.
17        (3) (Blank).
18        (4) (Blank).
19        (5) (Blank).
20        (6) (Blank).
21        (7) Except as otherwise provided by law, inspect any
22    document in the possession of an owner, operator, service
23    provider, or any other person if the document is relevant
24    to a claim for reimbursement under this Section or may
25    inspect a drycleaning facility for which a claim for
26    benefits under this Act has been submitted.

 

 

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1    (b) (Blank).
2    (c) The Agency shall, in accordance with Board rules,
3prioritize the expenditure of funds from the remedial action
4account whenever it determines that there are not sufficient
5funds to settle all current claims. In prioritizing, the Agency
6shall consider, among other things, the following:
7        (1) the degree to which human health is affected by the
8    exposure posed by the release;
9        (2) the reduction of risk to human health derived from
10    remedial action compared to the cost of the remedial
11    action;
12        (3) the present and planned uses of the impacted
13    property;
14        (4) whether the claimant is currently licensed,
15    insured, and has paid all fees and premiums due under this
16    Act; and
17        (5) other factors as determined by the Board.
18    (d) The Board may adopt rules allowing the direct payment
19from the Fund to a contractor who performs remediation. The
20rules concerning the direct payment shall include a provision
21that any applicable deductible must be paid by the drycleaning
22facility prior to any direct payment from the Fund.
23    (e) (Blank).
24    (f) The Agency may, in accordance with constitutional
25limitations, enter at all reasonable times upon any private or
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1to ascertain possible violations of this Act, any rule adopted
2under this Act, or any order entered pursuant to this Act.
3    (g) If the Agency becomes aware of a violation of this Act
4or any rule adopted under this Act, it may refer the matter to
5the Attorney General for enforcement.
6    (h) In calendar years 2021 and 2022 and as deemed necessary
7by the Director of the Agency thereafter, the Agency shall
8prepare a report on the status of the Fund and convene a public
9meeting for purposes of disseminating the information in the
10report and accepting questions from members of the public on
11its contents. The reports prepared by the Agency under this
12subsection shall, at a minimum, describe the current financial
13status of the Fund, identify administrative expenses incurred
14by the Agency in its administration of the Fund, identify
15amounts from the Fund that have been applied toward remedial
16action and insurance claims under the Act, and list the
17drycleaning facilities in the State eligible for reimbursement
18from the Fund that have completed remedial action. The Agency
19shall make available on its website an electronic copy of the
20reports required under this subsection.
21(Source: P.A. 101-400, eff. 7-1-20.)
 
22    (415 ILCS 135/40)
23    (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 101-400)
24    Sec. 40. Remedial action account.
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1reimbursement to eligible claimants for drycleaning solvent
2investigation, remedial action planning, and remedial action
3activities for existing drycleaning solvent contamination
4discovered at their drycleaning facilities.
5    (b) The following persons are eligible for reimbursement
6from the remedial action account:
7        (1) In the case of claimant who is the owner or
8    operator of an active drycleaning facility licensed by the
9    Council under this Act at the time of application for
10    remedial action benefits afforded under the Fund, the
11    claimant is only eligible for reimbursement of remedial
12    action costs incurred in connection with a release from
13    that drycleaning facility, subject to any other
14    limitations under this Act.
15        (2) In the case of a claimant who is the owner of an
16    inactive drycleaning facility and was the owner or operator
17    of the drycleaning facility when it was an active
18    drycleaning facility, the claimant is only eligible for
19    reimbursement of remedial action costs incurred in
20    connection with a release from the drycleaning facility,
21    subject to any other limitations under this Act.
22    (c) An eligible claimant requesting reimbursement from the
23remedial action account shall meet all of the following:
24        (1) The claimant demonstrates that the source of the
25    release is from the claimant's drycleaning facility.
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1    claimant, the claimant and the drycleaning facility were in
2    compliance with the Agency reporting and technical
3    operating requirements.
4        (3) The claimant reported the release in a timely
5    manner to the Agency in accordance with State law.
6        (4) (Blank).
7        (5) If the claimant is the owner or operator of an
8    active drycleaning facility, the claimant has provided to
9    the Council proof of implementation and maintenance of the
10    following pollution prevention measures:
11            (A) That all drycleaning solvent wastes generated
12        at a drycleaning facility be managed in accordance with
13        applicable State waste management laws and rules.
14            (B) A prohibition on the discharge of wastewater
15        from drycleaning machines or of drycleaning solvent
16        from drycleaning operations to a sanitary sewer or
17        septic tank or to the surface or in groundwater.
18            (C) That every drycleaning facility:
19                (I) install a containment dike or other
20            containment structure around each machine, item of
21            equipment, drycleaning area, and portable waste
22            container in which any drycleaning solvent is
23            utilized, which shall be capable of containing
24            leaks, spills, or releases of drycleaning solvent
25            from that machine, item, area, or container. The
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1            shall be capable of at least the following: (i)
2            containing a capacity of 110% of the drycleaning
3            solvent in the largest tank or vessel within the
4            machine; (ii) containing 100% of the drycleaning
5            solvent of each item of equipment or drycleaning
6            area; and (iii) containing 100% of the drycleaning
7            solvent of the largest portable waste container or
8            at least 10% of the total volume of the portable
9            waste containers stored within the containment
10            dike or structure, whichever is greater.
11                Petroleum underground storage tank systems
12            that are upgraded in accordance with USEPA upgrade
13            standards pursuant to 40 CFR Part 280 for the tanks
14            and related piping systems and use a leak detection
15            system approved by the USEPA or IEPA are exempt
16            from this secondary containment requirement; and
17                (II) seal or otherwise render impervious those
18            portions of diked floor surfaces on which a
19            drycleaning solvent may leak, spill, or otherwise
20            be released.
21            (D) A requirement that all drycleaning solvent
22        shall be delivered to drycleaning facilities by means
23        of closed, direct-coupled delivery systems.
24        (6) An active drycleaning facility has maintained
25    continuous financial assurance for environmental liability
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1    the date of award of benefits under this Section or July 1,
2    2000, whichever is earlier. An uninsured drycleaning
3    facility that has filed an application for insurance with
4    the Fund by January 1, 2004, obtained insurance through
5    that application, and maintained that insurance coverage
6    continuously shall be considered to have conformed with the
7    requirements of this subdivision (6). To conform with this
8    requirement the applicant must pay the equivalent of the
9    total premiums due for the period beginning June 30, 2000
10    through the date of application plus a 20% penalty of the
11    total premiums due for that period.
12        (7) The release was discovered on or after July 1, 1997
13    and before July 1, 2006.
14    (d) A claimant shall submit a completed application form
15provided by the Council. The application shall contain
16documentation of activities, plans, and expenditures
17associated with the eligible costs incurred in response to a
18release of drycleaning solvent from a drycleaning facility.
19Application for remedial action account benefits must be
20submitted to the Council on or before June 30, 2005.
21    (e) Claimants shall be subject to the following deductible
22requirements, unless modified pursuant to the Council's
23authority under Section 75:
24        (1) An eligible claimant submitting a claim for an
25    active drycleaning facility is responsible for the first
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1    $10,000 of eligible remedial action costs incurred in
2    connection with the release from the drycleaning facility
3    and is only eligible for reimbursement for costs that
4    exceed those amounts, subject to any other limitations of
5    this Act.
6        (2) An eligible claimant submitting a claim for an
7    inactive drycleaning facility is responsible for the first
8    $10,000 of eligible investigation costs and for the first
9    $10,000 of eligible remedial action costs incurred in
10    connection with the release from that drycleaning
11    facility, and is only eligible for reimbursement for costs
12    that exceed those amounts, subject to any other limitations
13    of this Act.
14    (f) Claimants are subject to the following limitations on
15reimbursement:
16        (1) Subsequent to meeting the deductible requirements
17    of subsection (e), and pursuant to the requirements of
18    Section 75, reimbursement shall not exceed $300,000 per
19    active drycleaning facility and $50,000 per inactive
20    drycleaning facility.
21        (2) A contract in which one of the parties to the
22    contract is a claimant, for goods or services that may be
23    payable or reimbursable from the Council, is void and
24    unenforceable unless and until the Council has found that
25    the contract terms are within the range of usual and
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1    within this State and has found that the goods or services
2    are necessary for the claimant to comply with Council
3    standards or other applicable regulatory standards.
4        (3) A claimant may appoint the Council as an agent for
5    the purposes of negotiating contracts with suppliers of
6    goods or services reimbursable by the Fund. The Council may
7    select another contractor for goods or services other than
8    the one offered by the claimant if the scope of the
9    proposed work or actual work of the claimant's offered
10    contractor does not reflect the quality of workmanship
11    required or if the costs are determined to be excessive, as
12    determined by the Council.
13        (4) The Council may require a claimant to obtain and
14    submit 3 bids and may require specific terms and conditions
15    in a contract subject to approval.
16        (5) The Council may enter into a contract or an
17    exclusive contract with the supplier of goods or services
18    required by a claimant or class of claimants, in connection
19    with an expense reimbursable from the Fund, for a specified
20    good or service at a gross maximum price or fixed rate, and
21    may limit reimbursement accordingly.
22        (6) Unless emergency conditions exist, a service
23    provider shall obtain the Council's approval of the budget
24    for the remediation work before commencing the work. No
25    expense incurred that is above the budgeted amount shall be
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1    being incurred. All invoices and bills relating to the
2    remediation work shall be submitted with appropriate
3    documentation, as deemed necessary by the Council.
4        (7) Neither the Council nor an eligible claimant is
5    responsible for payment for costs incurred that have not
6    been previously approved by the Council, unless an
7    emergency exists.
8        (8) The Council may determine the usual and customary
9    costs of each item for which reimbursement may be awarded
10    under this Section. The Council may revise the usual and
11    customary costs from time to time as necessary, but costs
12    submitted for reimbursement shall be subject to the rates
13    in effect at the time the costs were incurred.
14        (9) If a claimant has pollution liability insurance
15    coverage other than coverage provided by the insurance
16    account under this Act, that coverage shall be primary.
17    Reimbursement from the remedial account shall be limited to
18    the deductible amounts under the primary coverage and the
19    amount that exceeds the policy limits of the primary
20    coverage, subject to the deductible amounts of this Act. If
21    there is a dispute between the claimant and the primary
22    insurance provider, reimbursement from the remedial action
23    account may be made to the claimant after the claimant
24    assigns all of his or her interests in the insurance
25    coverage to the Council.
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1shall be moneys allocated to the account by the Council
2according to the Fund budget approved by the Council.
3    (h) A drycleaning facility will be classified as active or
4inactive for purposes of determining benefits under this
5Section based on the status of the facility on the date a claim
6is filed.
7    (i) Eligible claimants shall conduct remedial action in
8accordance with the Site Remediation Program under the
9Environmental Protection Act and Part 740 of Title 35 of the
10Illinois Administrative Code and the Tiered Approach to Cleanup
11Objectives under Part 742 of Title 35 of the Illinois
12Administrative Code.
13    (j) Effective January 1, 2012, an active drycleaning
14facility that has previously received or is currently receiving
15reimbursement for the costs of a remedial action, as defined in
16this Act, shall maintain continuous financial assurance for
17environmental liability coverage in the amount of at least
18$500,000 until the earlier of (i) January 1, 2020 or (ii) the
19date the Council determines the drycleaning facility is an
20inactive drycleaning facility. Failure to comply with this
21requirement will result in the revocation of the drycleaning
22facility's existing license and in the inability of the
23drycleaning facility to obtain or renew a license under Section
2460 of this Act.
25(Source: P.A. 96-774, eff. 1-1-10; 97-377, eff. 1-1-12.)
 

 

 

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1    (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 101-400)
2    Sec. 40. Remedial action account.
3    (a) The remedial action account is established to provide
4reimbursement to eligible claimants for drycleaning solvent
5investigation, remedial action planning, and remedial action
6activities for existing drycleaning solvent contamination
7discovered at their drycleaning facilities.
8    (b) The following persons are eligible for reimbursement
9from the remedial action account:
10        (1) In the case of a claimant who is the owner or
11    operator of an active drycleaning facility licensed under
12    this Act at the time of application for remedial action
13    benefits afforded under the Fund, the claimant is only
14    eligible for reimbursement of remedial action costs
15    incurred in connection with a release from that drycleaning
16    facility, subject to any other limitations under this Act.
17        (2) In the case of a claimant who is the owner of an
18    inactive drycleaning facility and was the owner or operator
19    of the drycleaning facility when it was an active
20    drycleaning facility, the claimant is only eligible for
21    reimbursement of remedial action costs incurred in
22    connection with a release from the drycleaning facility,
23    subject to any other limitations under this Act.
24    (c) An eligible claimant requesting reimbursement from the
25remedial action account shall meet all of the following:
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1    release is from the claimant's drycleaning facility.
2        (2) At the time the release was discovered by the
3    claimant, the claimant and the drycleaning facility were in
4    compliance with the Agency reporting and technical
5    operating requirements.
6        (3) The claimant reported the release in a timely
7    manner in accordance with State law.
8        (4) The drycleaning facility site is enrolled in the
9    Site Remediation Program established under Title XVII of
10    the Environmental Protection Act.
11        (5) If the claimant is the owner or operator of an
12    active drycleaning facility, the claimant must ensure
13    that:
14            (A) All drycleaning solvent wastes generated at
15        the drycleaning facility are managed in accordance
16        with applicable State waste management laws and rules.
17            (B) There is no discharge of wastewater from
18        drycleaning machines, or of drycleaning solvent from
19        drycleaning operations, to a sanitary sewer or septic
20        tank or to the surface or in groundwater.
21            (C) The drycleaning facility has a containment
22        dike or other containment structure around each
23        machine, item of equipment, drycleaning area, and
24        portable waste container in which any drycleaning
25        solvent is utilized, which is capable of containing
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1        that machine, item, area, or container. The
2        containment dike or other containment structure shall
3        be capable of at least the following: (i) containing a
4        capacity of 110% of the drycleaning solvent in the
5        largest tank or vessel within the machine; (ii)
6        containing 100% of the drycleaning solvent of each item
7        of equipment or drycleaning area; and (iii) containing
8        100% of the drycleaning solvent of the largest portable
9        waste container or at least 10% of the total volume of
10        the portable waste containers stored within the
11        containment dike or structure, whichever is greater.
12            Petroleum underground storage tank systems that
13        are in compliance with USEPA and State Fire Marshal
14        rules, including, but not limited to, leak detection
15        system rules, are exempt from this secondary
16        containment requirement.
17            (D) Those portions of diked floor surfaces on which
18        a drycleaning solvent may leak, spill, or otherwise be
19        released are sealed or otherwise impervious.
20            (E) All drycleaning solvent is delivered to
21        drycleaning facilities by means of closed,
22        direct-coupled delivery systems.
23        (6) An active drycleaning facility has maintained
24    continuous financial assurance for environmental liability
25    coverage in the amount of at least $500,000 at least since
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1    2000, whichever is earlier. An uninsured drycleaning
2    facility that has filed an application for insurance with
3    the Fund by January 1, 2004, obtained insurance through
4    that application, and maintained that insurance coverage
5    continuously shall be considered to have conformed with the
6    requirements of this subdivision (6). To conform with this
7    requirement the applicant must pay the equivalent of the
8    total premiums due for the period beginning June 30, 2000
9    through the date of application plus a 20% penalty of the
10    total premiums due for that period.
11        (7) The release was discovered on or after July 1, 1997
12    and before July 1, 2006.
13    (d) A claimant must have submitted a completed application
14form provided by the Council. The application shall contain
15documentation of activities, plans, and expenditures
16associated with the eligible costs incurred in response to a
17release of drycleaning solvent from a drycleaning facility.
18Application for remedial action account benefits must have been
19submitted to the Council on or before June 30, 2005.
20    (e) Claimants shall be subject to the following deductible
21requirements:
22        (1) If, by January 1, 2008, an eligible claimant
23    submitting a claim for an active drycleaning facility
24    completed site investigation and submitted to the Council a
25    complete remedial action plan for the site, then the
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1    eligible investigation costs and for the first $10,000 of
2    eligible remedial action costs incurred in connection with
3    the release from the drycleaning facility and is only
4    eligible for reimbursement for costs that exceed those
5    amounts, subject to any other limitations of this Act. Any
6    eligible claimant submitting any other claim for an active
7    drycleaning facility is responsible for the first $5,000 of
8    eligible investigation costs and for the first $15,000 of
9    eligible remedial action costs incurred in connection with
10    the release from the drycleaning facility, and is only
11    eligible for reimbursement for costs that exceed those
12    amounts, subject to any other limitations of this Act.
13        (2) If, by January 1, 2008, an eligible claimant
14    submitting a claim for an inactive drycleaning facility
15    completed site investigation and submitted to the Council a
16    complete remedial action plan for the site, then the
17    claimant is responsible for the first $10,000 of eligible
18    investigation costs and for the first $10,000 of eligible
19    remedial action costs incurred in connection with the
20    release from that drycleaning facility, and is only
21    eligible for reimbursement for costs that exceed those
22    amounts, subject to any other limitations of this Act. Any
23    eligible claimant submitting any other claim for an
24    inactive drycleaning facility is responsible for the first
25    $15,000 of eligible investigation costs and for the first
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1    connection with the release from the drycleaning facility,
2    and is only eligible for reimbursement for costs that
3    exceed those amounts, subject to any other limitations of
4    this Act.
5    (f) Claimants are subject to the following limitations on
6reimbursement:
7        (1) Subsequent to meeting the deductible requirements
8    of subsection (e), reimbursement shall not exceed $300,000
9    per active drycleaning facility and $50,000 per inactive
10    drycleaning facility.
11        (2) (Blank).
12        (3) (Blank).
13        (4) The Agency may require a claimant to obtain and
14    submit 3 bids and may require specific terms and conditions
15    in a contract subject to approval.
16        (5) The Agency may enter into a contract or an
17    exclusive contract with the supplier of goods or services
18    required by a claimant or class of claimants, in connection
19    with an expense reimbursable from the Fund, for a specified
20    good or service at a gross maximum price or fixed rate, and
21    may limit reimbursement accordingly.
22        (6) Unless emergency conditions exist, a service
23    provider shall obtain the Agency's approval of all
24    remediation work to be reimbursed from the Fund and a
25    budget for the remediation work before commencing the work.
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1    be paid unless the Agency approves the expense. All
2    invoices and bills relating to the remediation work shall
3    be submitted with appropriate documentation, as deemed
4    necessary by the Agency.
5        (7) Neither the Council, nor the Agency, nor an
6    eligible claimant is responsible for payment for costs
7    incurred that have not been previously approved by the
8    Council, or Agency, unless an emergency exists.
9        (8) To be eligible for reimbursement from the Fund,
10    costs must be within the range of usual and customary rates
11    for similar or equivalent goods or services, incurred in
12    performance of remediation work approved by the Agency, and
13    necessary to respond to the release for which the claimant
14    is seeking reimbursement from the Fund.
15        (9) If a claimant has pollution liability insurance
16    coverage other than coverage provided by the insurance
17    account under this Act, that coverage shall be primary.
18    Reimbursement from the remedial account shall be limited to
19    the deductible amounts under the primary coverage and the
20    amount that exceeds the policy limits of the primary
21    coverage, subject to the deductible amounts established
22    pursuant to this Act.
23    (f-5) Costs of corrective action or indemnification
24incurred by a claimant which have been paid to a claimant under
25a policy of insurance other than the insurance provided under
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1eligible for reimbursement. A claimant who receives payment
2under such a policy, written agreement, or court order shall
3reimburse the State to the extent such payment covers costs for
4which payment was received from the Fund. Any moneys received
5by the State under this subsection shall be deposited into the
6Fund.
7    (g) The source of funds for the remedial action account
8shall be moneys allocated to the account by the Agency.
9    (h) A drycleaning facility will be classified as active or
10inactive for purposes of determining benefits under this
11Section based on the status of the facility on the date a claim
12is filed.
13    (i) Eligible claimants shall conduct remedial action in
14accordance with Title XVII of the Environmental Protection Act
15and rules adopted under that Act.
16    (j) Effective January 1, 2012, the owner or operator of an
17active drycleaning facility that has previously received or is
18currently receiving reimbursement for the costs of a remedial
19action, as defined in this Act, shall maintain continuous
20financial assurance for environmental liability coverage in
21the amount of at least $500,000 for that facility until January
221, 2030. Failure to comply with this requirement will result in
23the revocation of the drycleaning facility's existing license
24and in the inability of the drycleaning facility to obtain or
25renew a license under Section 60 of this Act.
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1of inactive drycleaning facilities that are eligible for
2reimbursement from the Fund on that date shall, through
3calendar year 2029 until January 1, 2030, pay an annual $3,000
4administrative assessment each calendar year to the Agency for
5the facility. For calendar year 2020, the annual assessment
6described in this subsection (k) is due on or before October 1,
72020. For each subsequent calendar year, the annual assessment
8described in this subsection (k) is due on or before February 1
9of the applicable calendar year. Administrative assessments
10collected by the Agency under this subsection (k) shall be
11deposited into the Fund.
12(Source: P.A. 101-400, eff. 7-1-20.)
 
13    (415 ILCS 135/60)
14    (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 101-400)
15    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2020;
16Public Act 101-400 contains language changing the repeal date
17of this Section from January 1, 2020 to January 1, 2030, but
18the repeal of this Section takes place before Public Act
19101-400 takes effect on July 1, 2020)
20    Sec. 60. Drycleaning facility license.
21    (a) On and after January 1, 1998, no person shall operate a
22drycleaning facility in this State without a license issued by
23the Council.
24    (b) The Council shall issue an initial or renewal license
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1completed form prescribed by the Council, proof of payment of
2the required fee to the Department of Revenue, and, if the
3drycleaning facility has previously received or is currently
4receiving reimbursement for the costs of a remedial action, as
5defined in this Act, proof of compliance with subsection (j) of
6Section 40. Beginning January 1, 2013, license renewal
7application forms must include a certification by the applicant
8that all hazardous waste stored at the drycleaning facility is
9stored in accordance with all applicable federal and state laws
10and regulations, and that all hazardous waste transported from
11the drycleaning facility is transported in accordance with all
12applicable federal and state laws and regulations. Also,
13beginning January 1, 2013, license renewal applications must
14include copies of all manifests for hazardous waste transported
15from the drycleaning facility during the previous 12 months or
16since the last submission of copies of manifests, whichever is
17longer. If the Council does not receive a copy of a manifest
18for a drycleaning facility within a 3-year period, or within a
19shorter period as determined by the Council, the Council shall
20make appropriate inquiry into the management of hazardous waste
21at the facility and may share the results of the inquiry with
22the Agency.
23    (c) On or after January 1, 2004, the annual fees for
24licensure are as follows:
25        (1) $500 for a facility that uses (i) 50 gallons or
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1    annually, (ii) 250 or less gallons annually of
2    hydrocarbon-based drycleaning solvents in a drycleaning
3    machine equipped with a solvent reclaimer, or (iii) 500
4    gallons or less annually of hydrocarbon-based drycleaning
5    solvents in a drycleaning machine without a solvent
6    reclaimer.
7        (2) $500 for a facility that uses (i) more than 50
8    gallons but not more than 100 gallons of chlorine-based or
9    green drycleaning solvents annually, (ii) more than 250
10    gallons but not more 500 gallons annually of
11    hydrocarbon-based solvents in a drycleaning machine
12    equipped with a solvent reclaimer, or (iii) more than 500
13    gallons but not more than 1,000 gallons annually of
14    hydrocarbon-based drycleaning solvents in a drycleaning
15    machine without a solvent reclaimer.
16        (3) $500 for a facility that uses (i) more than 100
17    gallons but not more than 150 gallons of chlorine-based or
18    green drycleaning solvents annually, (ii) more than 500
19    gallons but not more than 750 gallons annually of
20    hydrocarbon-based solvents in a drycleaning machine
21    equipped with a solvent reclaimer, or (iii) more than 1,000
22    gallons but not more than 1,500 gallons annually of
23    hydrocarbon-based drycleaning solvents in a drycleaning
24    machine without a solvent reclaimer.
25        (4) $1,000 for a facility that uses (i) more than 150
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1    green drycleaning solvents annually, (ii) more than 750
2    gallons but not more than 1,000 gallons annually of
3    hydrocarbon-based solvents in a drycleaning machine
4    equipped with a solvent reclaimer, or (iii) more than 1,500
5    gallons but not more than 2,000 gallons annually of
6    hydrocarbon-based drycleaning solvents in a drycleaning
7    machine without a solvent reclaimer.
8        (5) $1,000 for a facility that uses (i) more than 200
9    gallons but not more than 250 gallons of chlorine-based or
10    green drycleaning solvents annually, (ii) more than 1,000
11    gallons but not more than 1,250 gallons annually of
12    hydrocarbon-based solvents in a drycleaning machine
13    equipped with a solvent reclaimer, or (iii) more than 2,000
14    gallons but not more than 2,500 gallons annually of
15    hydrocarbon-based drycleaning solvents in a drycleaning
16    machine without a solvent reclaimer.
17        (6) $1,000 for a facility that uses (i) more than 250
18    gallons but not more than 300 gallons of chlorine-based or
19    green drycleaning solvents annually, (ii) more than 1,250
20    gallons but not more than 1,500 gallons annually of
21    hydrocarbon-based solvents in a drycleaning machine
22    equipped with a solvent reclaimer, or (iii) more than 2,500
23    gallons but not more than 3,000 gallons annually of
24    hydrocarbon-based drycleaning solvents in a drycleaning
25    machine without a solvent reclaimer.
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1    gallons but not more than 350 gallons of chlorine-based or
2    green drycleaning solvents annually, (ii) more than 1,500
3    gallons but not more than 1,750 gallons annually of
4    hydrocarbon-based solvents in a drycleaning machine
5    equipped with a solvent reclaimer, or (iii) more than 3,000
6    gallons but not more than 3,500 gallons annually of
7    hydrocarbon-based drycleaning solvents in a drycleaning
8    machine without a solvent reclaimer.
9        (8) $1,500 for a facility that uses (i) more than 350
10    gallons but not more than 400 gallons of chlorine-based or
11    green drycleaning solvents annually, (ii) more than 1,750
12    gallons but not more than 2,000 gallons annually of
13    hydrocarbon-based solvents in a drycleaning machine
14    equipped with a solvent reclaimer, or (iii) more than 3,500
15    gallons but not more than 4,000 gallons annually of
16    hydrocarbon-based drycleaning solvents in a drycleaning
17    machine without a solvent reclaimer.
18        (9) $1,500 for a facility that uses (i) more than 400
19    gallons but not more than 450 gallons of chlorine-based or
20    green drycleaning solvents annually, (ii) more than 2,000
21    gallons but not more than 2,250 gallons annually of
22    hydrocarbon-based solvents in a drycleaning machine
23    equipped with a solvent reclaimer, or (iii) more than 4,000
24    gallons but not more than 4,500 gallons annually of
25    hydrocarbon-based drycleaning solvents in a drycleaning
26    machine without a solvent reclaimer.

 

 

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1        (10) $1,500 for a facility that uses (i) more than 450
2    gallons but not more than 500 gallons of chlorine-based or
3    green drycleaning solvents annually, (ii) more than 2,250
4    gallons but not more than 2,500 gallons annually of
5    hydrocarbon-based solvents used in a drycleaning machine
6    equipped with a solvent reclaimer, or (iii) more than 4,500
7    gallons but not more than 5,000 gallons annually of
8    hydrocarbon-based drycleaning solvents in a drycleaning
9    machine without a solvent reclaimer.
10        (11) $1,500 for a facility that uses (i) more than 500
11    gallons but not more than 550 gallons of chlorine-based or
12    green drycleaning solvents annually, (ii) more than 2,500
13    gallons but not more than 2,750 gallons annually of
14    hydrocarbon-based solvents in a drycleaning machine
15    equipped with a solvent reclaimer, or (iii) more than 5,000
16    gallons but not more than 5,500 gallons annually of
17    hydrocarbon-based drycleaning solvents in a drycleaning
18    machine without a solvent reclaimer.
19        (12) $1,500 for a facility that uses (i) more than 550
20    gallons but not more than 600 gallons of chlorine-based or
21    green drycleaning solvents annually, (ii) more than 2,750
22    gallons but not more than 3,000 gallons annually of
23    hydrocarbon-based solvents in a drycleaning machine
24    equipped with a solvent reclaimer, or (iii) more than 5,500
25    gallons but not more than 6,000 gallons annually of
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1    machine without a solvent reclaimer.
2        (13) $1,500 for a facility that uses (i) more than 600
3    gallons of chlorine-based or green drycleaning solvents
4    annually, (ii) more than 3,000 gallons but not more than
5    3,250 gallons annually of hydrocarbon-based solvents in a
6    drycleaning machine equipped with a solvent reclaimer, or
7    (iii) more than 6,000 gallons of hydrocarbon-based
8    drycleaning solvents annually in a drycleaning machine
9    equipped without a solvent reclaimer.
10        (14) $1,500 for a facility that uses more than 3,250
11    gallons but not more than 3,500 gallons annually of
12    hydrocarbon-based solvents in a drycleaning machine
13    equipped with a solvent reclaimer.
14        (15) $1,500 for a facility that uses more than 3,500
15    gallons but not more than 3,750 gallons annually of
16    hydrocarbon-based solvents used in a drycleaning machine
17    equipped with a solvent reclaimer.
18        (16) $1,500 for a facility that uses more than 3,750
19    gallons but not more than 4,000 gallons annually of
20    hydrocarbon-based solvents in a drycleaning machine
21    equipped with a solvent reclaimer.
22        (17) $1,500 for a facility that uses more than 4,000
23    gallons annually of hydrocarbon-based solvents in a
24    drycleaning machine equipped with a solvent reclaimer.
25    For purpose of this subsection, the quantity of drycleaning
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1        (1) in the case of an initial applicant, the quantity
2    of drycleaning solvents that the applicant estimates will
3    be used during his or her initial license year. A fee
4    assessed under this subdivision is subject to audited
5    adjustment for that year; or
6        (2) in the case of a renewal applicant, the quantity of
7    drycleaning solvents actually purchased in the preceding
8    license year.
9    The Council may adjust licensing fees annually based on the
10published Consumer Price Index - All Urban Consumers ("CPI-U")
11or as otherwise determined by the Council.
12    (d) A license issued under this Section shall expire one
13year after the date of issuance and may be renewed on
14reapplication to the Council and submission of proof of payment
15of the appropriate fee to the Department of Revenue in
16accordance with subsections (c) and (e). At least 30 days
17before payment of a renewal licensing fee is due, the Council
18shall attempt to:
19        (1) notify the operator of each licensed drycleaning
20    facility concerning the requirements of this Section; and
21        (2) submit a license fee payment form to the licensed
22    operator of each drycleaning facility.
23    (e) An operator of a drycleaning facility shall submit the
24appropriate application form provided by the Council with the
25license fee in the form of cash, credit card, business check,
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1Department may accept payment of the license fee under this
2Section by credit card only if the Department is not required
3to pay a discount fee charged by the credit card issuer. The
4license fee payment form and the actual license fee payment
5shall be administered by the Department of Revenue under rules
6adopted by that Department.
7    (f) The Department of Revenue shall issue a proof of
8payment receipt to each operator of a drycleaning facility who
9has paid the appropriate fee in cash or by guaranteed
10remittance, credit card, or business check. However, the
11Department of Revenue shall not issue a proof of payment
12receipt to a drycleaning facility that is liable to the
13Department of Revenue for a tax imposed under this Act. The
14original receipt shall be presented to the Council by the
15operator of a drycleaning facility.
16    (g) (Blank).
17    (h) The Council and the Department of Revenue may adopt
18rules as necessary to administer the licensing requirements of
19this Act.
20(Source: P.A. 96-774, eff. 1-1-10; 97-332, eff. 8-12-11;
2197-377, eff. 1-1-12; 97-663, eff. 1-13-12; 97-813, eff.
227-13-12; 97-1057, eff. 1-1-13.)
 
23    (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 101-400)
24    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2020;
25Public Act 101-400 contains language changing the repeal date

 

 

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1of this Section from January 1, 2020 to January 1, 2030, but
2the repeal of this Section takes place before Public Act
3101-400 takes effect on July 1, 2020))
4    Sec. 60. Drycleaning facility license.
5    (a) No person shall operate a drycleaning facility in this
6State without a license issued by the Council or Agency. Until
7July 1, 2020, the license required under this subsection shall
8be issued by the Council. On and after July 1, 2020, the
9license required under this subsection shall be issued by the
10Agency.
11    (b) Beginning July 1, 2020, an initial or renewal license
12shall be issued to a drycleaning facility on submission by an
13applicant of a completed form prescribed by the Agency and
14proof of payment of the required fee to the Department of
15Revenue, and, if the drycleaning facility has previously
16received or is currently receiving reimbursement for the costs
17of a remedial action, as defined in this Act, proof of
18compliance with subsection (j) of Section 40. The Agency shall
19make available on its website an electronic copy of the
20required license and license renewal applications. License
21renewal application forms must include a certification by the
22applicant:
23        (1) that all hazardous waste stored at the drycleaning
24    facility is stored in accordance with all applicable
25    federal and state laws and regulations;
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1    drycleaning facility is transported in accordance with all
2    applicable federal and state laws and regulations; and
3        (3) that the applicant has successfully completed all
4    continuing education requirements adopted by the Board
5    pursuant to Section 12 of this the Drycleaner Environmental
6    Response Trust Fund Act.
7    (c) The annual fees for licensure are as follows:
8        (1) $1,500 for a facility that uses (i) 50 gallons or
9    less of chlorine-based or green drycleaning solvents
10    annually, (ii) 250 or less gallons annually of
11    hydrocarbon-based drycleaning solvents in a drycleaning
12    machine equipped with a solvent reclaimer, or (iii) 500
13    gallons or less annually of hydrocarbon-based drycleaning
14    solvents in a drycleaning machine without a solvent
15    reclaimer.
16        (2) $2,250 for a facility that uses (i) more than 50
17    gallons but not more than 100 gallons of chlorine-based or
18    green drycleaning solvents annually, (ii) more than 250
19    gallons but not more 500 gallons annually of
20    hydrocarbon-based solvents in a drycleaning machine
21    equipped with a solvent reclaimer, or (iii) more than 500
22    gallons but not more than 1,000 gallons annually of
23    hydrocarbon-based drycleaning solvents in a drycleaning
24    machine without a solvent reclaimer.
25        (3) $3,000 for a facility that uses (i) more than 100
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1    green drycleaning solvents annually, (ii) more than 500
2    gallons but not more than 750 gallons annually of
3    hydrocarbon-based solvents in a drycleaning machine
4    equipped with a solvent reclaimer, or (iii) more than 1,000
5    gallons but not more than 1,500 gallons annually of
6    hydrocarbon-based drycleaning solvents in a drycleaning
7    machine without a solvent reclaimer.
8        (4) $3,750 for a facility that uses (i) more than 150
9    gallons but not more than 200 gallons of chlorine-based or
10    green drycleaning solvents annually, (ii) more than 750
11    gallons but not more than 1,000 gallons annually of
12    hydrocarbon-based solvents in a drycleaning machine
13    equipped with a solvent reclaimer, or (iii) more than 1,500
14    gallons but not more than 2,000 gallons annually of
15    hydrocarbon-based drycleaning solvents in a drycleaning
16    machine without a solvent reclaimer.
17        (5) $4,500 for a facility that uses (i) more than 200
18    gallons but not more than 250 gallons of chlorine-based or
19    green drycleaning solvents annually, (ii) more than 1,000
20    gallons but not more than 1,250 gallons annually of
21    hydrocarbon-based solvents in a drycleaning machine
22    equipped with a solvent reclaimer, or (iii) more than 2,000
23    gallons but not more than 2,500 gallons annually of
24    hydrocarbon-based drycleaning solvents in a drycleaning
25    machine without a solvent reclaimer.
26        (6) $5,000 for a facility that uses (i) more than 250

 

 

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1    gallons but not more than 300 gallons of chlorine-based or
2    green drycleaning solvents annually, (ii) more than 1,250
3    gallons but not more than 1,500 gallons annually of
4    hydrocarbon-based solvents in a drycleaning machine
5    equipped with a solvent reclaimer, or (iii) more than 2,500
6    gallons but not more than 3,000 gallons annually of
7    hydrocarbon-based drycleaning solvents in a drycleaning
8    machine without a solvent reclaimer.
9        (7) $5,000 for a facility that uses (i) more than 300
10    gallons but not more than 350 gallons of chlorine-based or
11    green drycleaning solvents annually, (ii) more than 1,500
12    gallons but not more than 1,750 gallons annually of
13    hydrocarbon-based solvents in a drycleaning machine
14    equipped with a solvent reclaimer, or (iii) more than 3,000
15    gallons but not more than 3,500 gallons annually of
16    hydrocarbon-based drycleaning solvents in a drycleaning
17    machine without a solvent reclaimer.
18        (8) $5,000 for a facility that uses (i) more than 350
19    gallons but not more than 400 gallons of chlorine-based or
20    green drycleaning solvents annually, (ii) more than 1,750
21    gallons but not more than 2,000 gallons annually of
22    hydrocarbon-based solvents in a drycleaning machine
23    equipped with a solvent reclaimer, or (iii) more than 3,500
24    gallons but not more than 4,000 gallons annually of
25    hydrocarbon-based drycleaning solvents in a drycleaning
26    machine without a solvent reclaimer.

 

 

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1        (9) $5,000 for a facility that uses (i) more than 400
2    gallons but not more than 450 gallons of chlorine-based or
3    green drycleaning solvents annually, (ii) more than 2,000
4    gallons but not more than 2,250 gallons annually of
5    hydrocarbon-based solvents in a drycleaning machine
6    equipped with a solvent reclaimer, or (iii) more than 4,000
7    gallons but not more than 4,500 gallons annually of
8    hydrocarbon-based drycleaning solvents in a drycleaning
9    machine without a solvent reclaimer.
10        (10) $5,000 for a facility that uses (i) more than 450
11    gallons but not more than 500 gallons of chlorine-based or
12    green drycleaning solvents annually, (ii) more than 2,250
13    gallons but not more than 2,500 gallons annually of
14    hydrocarbon-based solvents used in a drycleaning machine
15    equipped with a solvent reclaimer, or (iii) more than 4,500
16    gallons but not more than 5,000 gallons annually of
17    hydrocarbon-based drycleaning solvents in a drycleaning
18    machine without a solvent reclaimer.
19        (11) $5,000 for a facility that uses (i) more than 500
20    gallons but not more than 550 gallons of chlorine-based or
21    green drycleaning solvents annually, (ii) more than 2,500
22    gallons but not more than 2,750 gallons annually of
23    hydrocarbon-based solvents in a drycleaning machine
24    equipped with a solvent reclaimer, or (iii) more than 5,000
25    gallons but not more than 5,500 gallons annually of
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1    machine without a solvent reclaimer.
2        (12) $5,000 for a facility that uses (i) more than 550
3    gallons but not more than 600 gallons of chlorine-based or
4    green drycleaning solvents annually, (ii) more than 2,750
5    gallons but not more than 3,000 gallons annually of
6    hydrocarbon-based solvents in a drycleaning machine
7    equipped with a solvent reclaimer, or (iii) more than 5,500
8    gallons but not more than 6,000 gallons annually of
9    hydrocarbon-based drycleaning solvents in a drycleaning
10    machine without a solvent reclaimer.
11        (13) $5,000 for a facility that uses (i) more than 600
12    gallons of chlorine-based or green drycleaning solvents
13    annually, (ii) more than 3,000 gallons but not more than
14    3,250 gallons annually of hydrocarbon-based solvents in a
15    drycleaning machine equipped with a solvent reclaimer, or
16    (iii) more than 6,000 gallons of hydrocarbon-based
17    drycleaning solvents annually in a drycleaning machine
18    equipped without a solvent reclaimer.
19        (14) $5,000 for a facility that uses more than 3,250
20    gallons but not more than 3,500 gallons annually of
21    hydrocarbon-based solvents in a drycleaning machine
22    equipped with a solvent reclaimer.
23        (15) $5,000 for a facility that uses more than 3,500
24    gallons but not more than 3,750 gallons annually of
25    hydrocarbon-based solvents used in a drycleaning machine
26    equipped with a solvent reclaimer.

 

 

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1        (16) $5,000 for a facility that uses more than 3,750
2    gallons but not more than 4,000 gallons annually of
3    hydrocarbon-based solvents in a drycleaning machine
4    equipped with a solvent reclaimer.
5        (17) $5,000 for a facility that uses more than 4,000
6    gallons annually of hydrocarbon-based solvents in a
7    drycleaning machine equipped with a solvent reclaimer.
8    For purpose of this subsection, the quantity of drycleaning
9solvents used annually shall be determined as follows:
10        (1) in the case of an initial applicant, the quantity
11    of drycleaning solvents that the applicant estimates will
12    be used during his or her initial license year. A fee
13    assessed under this subdivision is subject to audited
14    adjustment for that year; or
15        (2) in the case of a renewal applicant, the quantity of
16    drycleaning solvents actually purchased in the preceding
17    license year.
18    (d) A license issued under this Section shall expire one
19year after the date of issuance and may be renewed on
20reapplication to the Agency Council and submission of proof of
21payment of the appropriate fee to the Department of Revenue in
22accordance with subsections (c) and (e).
23    (e) An operator of a drycleaning facility shall submit the
24appropriate application form provided by the Agency with the
25license fee in the form of cash, credit card, business check,
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1Department may accept payment of the license fee under this
2Section by credit card only if the Department is not required
3to pay a discount fee charged by the credit card issuer. The
4license fee payment form and the actual license fee payment
5shall be administered by the Department of Revenue under rules
6adopted by that Department.
7    (f) The Department of Revenue shall issue a proof of
8payment receipt to each operator of a drycleaning facility who
9has paid the appropriate fee in cash or by guaranteed
10remittance, credit card, or business check. However, the
11Department of Revenue shall not issue a proof of payment
12receipt to a drycleaning facility that is liable to the
13Department of Revenue for a tax imposed under this Act. The
14original receipt shall be presented to the Agency Council by
15the operator of a drycleaning facility.
16    (g) (Blank).
17    (h) The Board and the Department of Revenue may adopt rules
18as necessary to administer the licensing requirements of this
19Act.
20(Source: P.A. 101-400, eff. 7-1-20.)
 
21    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect December
2231, 2019, except that Section 15 takes effect on July 1,
232020.".