(225 ILCS 729/35)

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027)

Sec. 35. Licensure qualifications and fees.

(a) Applicants for a license must submit to the Office all of the following:

(1) fees as established by the Office;

(2) evidence of current registration as an Illinois corporation or other business entity and, when applicable, evidence of compliance with the Assumed Business Name Act; if the corporation or business entity does not have evidence of current registration, such as a Secretary of State issued Certificate of Good Standing, the Office has the authority to deny or revoke the license of such a corporation or business entity;

(3) evidence of financial responsibility in a minimum amount of $1,000,000 through liability insurance, self-insurance, group insurance, group self-insurance, or risk retention groups that must include completed operations and environmental impairment; and

(4) evidence of compliance with the qualifications and standards established by the Office.

(b) The contractor must possess a license from the Office to perform the following types of activity:

(1) installation of underground storage tanks;

(2) repair of USTs, which shall include retrofitting and installation of cathodic protection systems;

(3) decommissioning of USTs including abandonment in place;

(4) relining of USTs;

(5) tank and piping tightness testing;

(6) testing of cathodic protection systems; and

(7) any other category established by the Office of the State Fire Marshal.

(c) (Blank).

(Source: P.A. 102-20, eff. 1-1-22.)