HB4886 EngrossedLRB104 19746 BDA 34010 b

1    AN ACT concerning safety.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Environmental Protection Act is amended by
5adding Section 22.50b as follows:
 
6    (415 ILCS 5/22.50b new)
7    Sec. 22.50b. Use of closed sanitary landfills and waste
8disposal sites. Except as allowed under a permit issued by the
9Agency, no person shall use, or cause or allow the use of, any
10closed sanitary landfill or waste disposal site in a manner
11that disturbs or compromises the integrity of the final cover,
12liner, or any component of the waste containment system;
13impairs or interferes with any monitoring system; causes or
14contributes to erosion of, or surface water impoundment over,
15the final cover; disturbs or removes any waste; or otherwise
16creates a potential threat to human health or the environment.