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1     AN ACT concerning safety.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Environmental Protection Act is amended by
5 changing Sections 39 and 39.2 as follows:
 
6     (415 ILCS 5/39)  (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1039)
7     (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 94-725)
8     Sec. 39. Issuance of permits; procedures.
9     (a) When the Board has by regulation required a permit for
10 the construction, installation, or operation of any type of
11 facility, equipment, vehicle, vessel, or aircraft, the
12 applicant shall apply to the Agency for such permit and it
13 shall be the duty of the Agency to issue such a permit upon
14 proof by the applicant that the facility, equipment, vehicle,
15 vessel, or aircraft will not cause a violation of this Act or
16 of regulations hereunder. The Agency shall adopt such
17 procedures as are necessary to carry out its duties under this
18 Section. In making its determinations on permit applications
19 under this Section the Agency may consider prior adjudications
20 of noncompliance with this Act by the applicant that involved a
21 release of a contaminant into the environment. In granting
22 permits, the Agency may impose reasonable conditions
23 specifically related to the applicant's past compliance
24 history with this Act as necessary to correct, detect, or
25 prevent noncompliance. The Agency may impose such other
26 conditions as may be necessary to accomplish the purposes of
27 this Act, and as are not inconsistent with the regulations
28 promulgated by the Board hereunder. Except as otherwise
29 provided in this Act, a bond or other security shall not be
30 required as a condition for the issuance of a permit. If the
31 Agency denies any permit under this Section, the Agency shall
32 transmit to the applicant within the time limitations of this

 

 

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1 Section specific, detailed statements as to the reasons the
2 permit application was denied. Such statements shall include,
3 but not be limited to the following:
4         (i) the Sections of this Act which may be violated if
5     the permit were granted;
6         (ii) the provision of the regulations, promulgated
7     under this Act, which may be violated if the permit were
8     granted;
9         (iii) the specific type of information, if any, which
10     the Agency deems the applicant did not provide the Agency;
11     and
12         (iv) a statement of specific reasons why the Act and
13     the regulations might not be met if the permit were
14     granted.
15     If there is no final action by the Agency within 90 days
16 after the filing of the application for permit, the applicant
17 may deem the permit issued; except that this time period shall
18 be extended to 180 days when (1) notice and opportunity for
19 public hearing are required by State or federal law or
20 regulation, (2) the application which was filed is for any
21 permit to develop a landfill subject to issuance pursuant to
22 this subsection, or (3) the application that was filed is for a
23 MSWLF unit required to issue public notice under subsection (p)
24 of Section 39. The 90-day and 180-day time periods for the
25 Agency to take final action do not apply to NPDES permit
26 applications under subsection (b) of this Section, to RCRA
27 permit applications under subsection (d) of this Section, or to
28 UIC permit applications under subsection (e) of this Section.
29     The Agency shall publish notice of all final permit
30 determinations for development permits for MSWLF units and for
31 significant permit modifications for lateral expansions for
32 existing MSWLF units one time in a newspaper of general
33 circulation in the county in which the unit is or is proposed
34 to be located.
35     After January 1, 1994 and until July 1, 1998, operating
36 permits issued under this Section by the Agency for sources of

 

 

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1 air pollution permitted to emit less than 25 tons per year of
2 any combination of regulated air pollutants, as defined in
3 Section 39.5 of this Act, shall be required to be renewed only
4 upon written request by the Agency consistent with applicable
5 provisions of this Act and regulations promulgated hereunder.
6 Such operating permits shall expire 180 days after the date of
7 such a request. The Board shall revise its regulations for the
8 existing State air pollution operating permit program
9 consistent with this provision by January 1, 1994.
10     After June 30, 1998, operating permits issued under this
11 Section by the Agency for sources of air pollution that are not
12 subject to Section 39.5 of this Act and are not required to
13 have a federally enforceable State operating permit shall be
14 required to be renewed only upon written request by the Agency
15 consistent with applicable provisions of this Act and its
16 rules. Such operating permits shall expire 180 days after the
17 date of such a request. Before July 1, 1998, the Board shall
18 revise its rules for the existing State air pollution operating
19 permit program consistent with this paragraph and shall adopt
20 rules that require a source to demonstrate that it qualifies
21 for a permit under this paragraph.
22     (b) The Agency may issue NPDES permits exclusively under
23 this subsection for the discharge of contaminants from point
24 sources into navigable waters, all as defined in the Federal
25 Water Pollution Control Act, as now or hereafter amended,
26 within the jurisdiction of the State, or into any well.
27     All NPDES permits shall contain those terms and conditions,
28 including but not limited to schedules of compliance, which may
29 be required to accomplish the purposes and provisions of this
30 Act.
31     The Agency may issue general NPDES permits for discharges
32 from categories of point sources which are subject to the same
33 permit limitations and conditions. Such general permits may be
34 issued without individual applications and shall conform to
35 regulations promulgated under Section 402 of the Federal Water
36 Pollution Control Act, as now or hereafter amended.

 

 

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1     The Agency may include, among such conditions, effluent
2 limitations and other requirements established under this Act,
3 Board regulations, the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as
4 now or hereafter amended, and regulations pursuant thereto, and
5 schedules for achieving compliance therewith at the earliest
6 reasonable date.
7     The Agency shall adopt filing requirements and procedures
8 which are necessary and appropriate for the issuance of NPDES
9 permits, and which are consistent with the Act or regulations
10 adopted by the Board, and with the Federal Water Pollution
11 Control Act, as now or hereafter amended, and regulations
12 pursuant thereto.
13     The Agency, subject to any conditions which may be
14 prescribed by Board regulations, may issue NPDES permits to
15 allow discharges beyond deadlines established by this Act or by
16 regulations of the Board without the requirement of a variance,
17 subject to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as now or
18 hereafter amended, and regulations pursuant thereto.
19     (c) Except for those facilities owned or operated by
20 sanitary districts organized under the Metropolitan Water
21 Reclamation District Act, no permit for the development or
22 construction of a new pollution control facility may be granted
23 by the Agency unless the applicant submits proof to the Agency
24 that the location of the facility has been approved by the
25 County Board of the county if in an unincorporated area, or the
26 governing body of the municipality when in an incorporated
27 area, in which the facility is to be located in accordance with
28 Section 39.2 of this Act. For purposes of this subsection (c),
29 and for purposes of Section 39.2 of this Act, the appropriate
30 county board or governing body of the municipality shall be the
31 county board of the county or the governing body of the
32 municipality in which the facility is to be located as of the
33 date when the application for siting approval is filed.
34     In the event that siting approval granted pursuant to
35 Section 39.2 has been transferred to a subsequent owner or
36 operator, that subsequent owner or operator may apply to the

 

 

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1 Agency for, and the Agency may grant, a development or
2 construction permit for the facility for which local siting
3 approval was granted. Upon application to the Agency for a
4 development or construction permit by that subsequent owner or
5 operator, the permit applicant shall cause written notice of
6 the permit application to be served upon the appropriate county
7 board or governing body of the municipality that granted siting
8 approval for that facility and upon any party to the siting
9 proceeding pursuant to which siting approval was granted. In
10 that event, the Agency shall conduct an evaluation of the
11 subsequent owner or operator's prior experience in waste
12 management operations in the manner conducted under subsection
13 (i) of Section 39 of this Act.
14     Beginning August 20, 1993, if the pollution control
15 facility consists of a hazardous or solid waste disposal
16 facility for which the proposed site is located in an
17 unincorporated area of a county with a population of less than
18 100,000 and includes all or a portion of a parcel of land that
19 was, on April 1, 1993, adjacent to a municipality having a
20 population of less than 5,000, then the local siting review
21 required under this subsection (c) in conjunction with any
22 permit applied for after that date shall be performed by the
23 governing body of that adjacent municipality rather than the
24 county board of the county in which the proposed site is
25 located; and for the purposes of that local siting review, any
26 references in this Act to the county board shall be deemed to
27 mean the governing body of that adjacent municipality;
28 provided, however, that the provisions of this paragraph shall
29 not apply to any proposed site which was, on April 1, 1993,
30 owned in whole or in part by another municipality.
31     In the case of a pollution control facility for which a
32 development permit was issued before November 12, 1981, if an
33 operating permit has not been issued by the Agency prior to
34 August 31, 1989 for any portion of the facility, then the
35 Agency may not issue or renew any development permit nor issue
36 an original operating permit for any portion of such facility

 

 

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1 unless the applicant has submitted proof to the Agency that the
2 location of the facility has been approved by the appropriate
3 county board or municipal governing body pursuant to Section
4 39.2 of this Act.
5     After January 1, 1994, if a solid waste disposal facility,
6 any portion for which an operating permit has been issued by
7 the Agency, has not accepted waste disposal for 5 or more
8 consecutive calendars years, before that facility may accept
9 any new or additional waste for disposal, the owner and
10 operator must obtain a new operating permit under this Act for
11 that facility unless the owner and operator have applied to the
12 Agency for a permit authorizing the temporary suspension of
13 waste acceptance. The Agency may not issue a new operation
14 permit under this Act for the facility unless the applicant has
15 submitted proof to the Agency that the location of the facility
16 has been approved or re-approved by the appropriate county
17 board or municipal governing body under Section 39.2 of this
18 Act after the facility ceased accepting waste.
19     Except for those facilities owned or operated by sanitary
20 districts organized under the Metropolitan Water Reclamation
21 District Act, and except for new pollution control facilities
22 governed by Section 39.2, and except for fossil fuel mining
23 facilities, the granting of a permit under this Act shall not
24 relieve the applicant from meeting and securing all necessary
25 zoning approvals from the unit of government having zoning
26 jurisdiction over the proposed facility.
27     Before beginning construction on any new sewage treatment
28 plant or sludge drying site to be owned or operated by a
29 sanitary district organized under the Metropolitan Water
30 Reclamation District Act for which a new permit (rather than
31 the renewal or amendment of an existing permit) is required,
32 such sanitary district shall hold a public hearing within the
33 municipality within which the proposed facility is to be
34 located, or within the nearest community if the proposed
35 facility is to be located within an unincorporated area, at
36 which information concerning the proposed facility shall be

 

 

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1 made available to the public, and members of the public shall
2 be given the opportunity to express their views concerning the
3 proposed facility.
4     The Agency may issue a permit for a municipal waste
5 transfer station without requiring approval pursuant to
6 Section 39.2 provided that the following demonstration is made:
7         (1) the municipal waste transfer station was in
8     existence on or before January 1, 1979 and was in
9     continuous operation from January 1, 1979 to January 1,
10     1993;
11         (2) the operator submitted a permit application to the
12     Agency to develop and operate the municipal waste transfer
13     station during April of 1994;
14         (3) the operator can demonstrate that the county board
15     of the county, if the municipal waste transfer station is
16     in an unincorporated area, or the governing body of the
17     municipality, if the station is in an incorporated area,
18     does not object to resumption of the operation of the
19     station; and
20         (4) the site has local zoning approval.
21     (d) The Agency may issue RCRA permits exclusively under
22 this subsection to persons owning or operating a facility for
23 the treatment, storage, or disposal of hazardous waste as
24 defined under this Act.
25     All RCRA permits shall contain those terms and conditions,
26 including but not limited to schedules of compliance, which may
27 be required to accomplish the purposes and provisions of this
28 Act. The Agency may include among such conditions standards and
29 other requirements established under this Act, Board
30 regulations, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976
31 (P.L. 94-580), as amended, and regulations pursuant thereto,
32 and may include schedules for achieving compliance therewith as
33 soon as possible. The Agency shall require that a performance
34 bond or other security be provided as a condition for the
35 issuance of a RCRA permit.
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1 incinerator as defined in subsection (k) of Section 44, the
2 Agency shall require, as a condition of the permit, that the
3 operator of the facility perform such analyses of the waste to
4 be incinerated as may be necessary and appropriate to ensure
5 the safe operation of the incinerator.
6     The Agency shall adopt filing requirements and procedures
7 which are necessary and appropriate for the issuance of RCRA
8 permits, and which are consistent with the Act or regulations
9 adopted by the Board, and with the Resource Conservation and
10 Recovery Act of 1976 (P.L. 94-580), as amended, and regulations
11 pursuant thereto.
12     The applicant shall make available to the public for
13 inspection all documents submitted by the applicant to the
14 Agency in furtherance of an application, with the exception of
15 trade secrets, at the office of the county board or governing
16 body of the municipality. Such documents may be copied upon
17 payment of the actual cost of reproduction during regular
18 business hours of the local office. The Agency shall issue a
19 written statement concurrent with its grant or denial of the
20 permit explaining the basis for its decision.
21     (e) The Agency may issue UIC permits exclusively under this
22 subsection to persons owning or operating a facility for the
23 underground injection of contaminants as defined under this
24 Act.
25     All UIC permits shall contain those terms and conditions,
26 including but not limited to schedules of compliance, which may
27 be required to accomplish the purposes and provisions of this
28 Act. The Agency may include among such conditions standards and
29 other requirements established under this Act, Board
30 regulations, the Safe Drinking Water Act (P.L. 93-523), as
31 amended, and regulations pursuant thereto, and may include
32 schedules for achieving compliance therewith. The Agency shall
33 require that a performance bond or other security be provided
34 as a condition for the issuance of a UIC permit.
35     The Agency shall adopt filing requirements and procedures
36 which are necessary and appropriate for the issuance of UIC

 

 

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1 permits, and which are consistent with the Act or regulations
2 adopted by the Board, and with the Safe Drinking Water Act
3 (P.L. 93-523), as amended, and regulations pursuant thereto.
4     The applicant shall make available to the public for
5 inspection, all documents submitted by the applicant to the
6 Agency in furtherance of an application, with the exception of
7 trade secrets, at the office of the county board or governing
8 body of the municipality. Such documents may be copied upon
9 payment of the actual cost of reproduction during regular
10 business hours of the local office. The Agency shall issue a
11 written statement concurrent with its grant or denial of the
12 permit explaining the basis for its decision.
13     (f) In making any determination pursuant to Section 9.1 of
14 this Act:
15         (1) The Agency shall have authority to make the
16     determination of any question required to be determined by
17     the Clean Air Act, as now or hereafter amended, this Act,
18     or the regulations of the Board, including the
19     determination of the Lowest Achievable Emission Rate,
20     Maximum Achievable Control Technology, or Best Available
21     Control Technology, consistent with the Board's
22     regulations, if any.
23         (2) The Agency shall, after conferring with the
24     applicant, give written notice to the applicant of its
25     proposed decision on the application including the terms
26     and conditions of the permit to be issued and the facts,
27     conduct or other basis upon which the Agency will rely to
28     support its proposed action.
29         (3) Following such notice, the Agency shall give the
30     applicant an opportunity for a hearing in accordance with
31     the provisions of Sections 10-25 through 10-60 of the
32     Illinois Administrative Procedure Act.
33     (g) The Agency shall include as conditions upon all permits
34 issued for hazardous waste disposal sites such restrictions
35 upon the future use of such sites as are reasonably necessary
36 to protect public health and the environment, including

 

 

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1 permanent prohibition of the use of such sites for purposes
2 which may create an unreasonable risk of injury to human health
3 or to the environment. After administrative and judicial
4 challenges to such restrictions have been exhausted, the Agency
5 shall file such restrictions of record in the Office of the
6 Recorder of the county in which the hazardous waste disposal
7 site is located.
8     (h) A hazardous waste stream may not be deposited in a
9 permitted hazardous waste site unless specific authorization
10 is obtained from the Agency by the generator and disposal site
11 owner and operator for the deposit of that specific hazardous
12 waste stream. The Agency may grant specific authorization for
13 disposal of hazardous waste streams only after the generator
14 has reasonably demonstrated that, considering technological
15 feasibility and economic reasonableness, the hazardous waste
16 cannot be reasonably recycled for reuse, nor incinerated or
17 chemically, physically or biologically treated so as to
18 neutralize the hazardous waste and render it nonhazardous. In
19 granting authorization under this Section, the Agency may
20 impose such conditions as may be necessary to accomplish the
21 purposes of the Act and are consistent with this Act and
22 regulations promulgated by the Board hereunder. If the Agency
23 refuses to grant authorization under this Section, the
24 applicant may appeal as if the Agency refused to grant a
25 permit, pursuant to the provisions of subsection (a) of Section
26 40 of this Act. For purposes of this subsection (h), the term
27 "generator" has the meaning given in Section 3.205 of this Act,
28 unless: (1) the hazardous waste is treated, incinerated, or
29 partially recycled for reuse prior to disposal, in which case
30 the last person who treats, incinerates, or partially recycles
31 the hazardous waste prior to disposal is the generator; or (2)
32 the hazardous waste is from a response action, in which case
33 the person performing the response action is the generator.
34 This subsection (h) does not apply to any hazardous waste that
35 is restricted from land disposal under 35 Ill. Adm. Code 728.
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1 storage site, sanitary landfill, waste disposal site, waste
2 transfer station, waste treatment facility, waste incinerator,
3 or any waste-transportation operation, or any permit for a
4 clean construction or demolition debris fill operation, the
5 Agency shall conduct an evaluation of the prospective owner's
6 or operator's prior experience in waste management operations.
7 The Agency may deny such a permit if the prospective owner or
8 operator or any employee or officer of the prospective owner or
9 operator has a history of:
10         (1) repeated violations of federal, State, or local
11     laws, regulations, standards, or ordinances in the
12     operation of waste management facilities or sites; or
13         (2) conviction in this or another State of any crime
14     which is a felony under the laws of this State, or
15     conviction of a felony in a federal court; or
16         (3) proof of gross carelessness or incompetence in
17     handling, storing, processing, transporting or disposing
18     of waste.
19     (i-5) Before issuing any permit or approving any interim
20 authorization for a clean construction or demolition debris
21 fill operation in which any ownership interest is transferred
22 between January 1, 2005, and the effective date of the
23 prohibition set forth in Section 22.52 of this Act, the Agency
24 shall conduct an evaluation of the operation if any previous
25 activities at the site or facility may have caused or allowed
26 contamination of the site. It shall be the responsibility of
27 the owner or operator seeking the permit or interim
28 authorization to provide to the Agency all of the information
29 necessary for the Agency to conduct its evaluation. The Agency
30 may deny a permit or interim authorization if previous
31 activities at the site may have caused or allowed contamination
32 at the site, unless such contamination is authorized under any
33 permit issued by the Agency.
34     (j) The issuance under this Act of a permit to engage in
35 the surface mining of any resources other than fossil fuels
36 shall not relieve the permittee from its duty to comply with

 

 

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1 any applicable local law regulating the commencement, location
2 or operation of surface mining facilities.
3     (k) A development permit issued under subsection (a) of
4 Section 39 for any facility or site which is required to have a
5 permit under subsection (d) of Section 21 shall expire at the
6 end of 2 calendar years from the date upon which it was issued,
7 unless within that period the applicant has taken action to
8 develop the facility or the site. In the event that review of
9 the conditions of the development permit is sought pursuant to
10 Section 40 or 41, or permittee is prevented from commencing
11 development of the facility or site by any other litigation
12 beyond the permittee's control, such two-year period shall be
13 deemed to begin on the date upon which such review process or
14 litigation is concluded.
15     (l) No permit shall be issued by the Agency under this Act
16 for construction or operation of any facility or site located
17 within the boundaries of any setback zone established pursuant
18 to this Act, where such construction or operation is
19 prohibited.
20     (m) The Agency may issue permits to persons owning or
21 operating a facility for composting landscape waste. In
22 granting such permits, the Agency may impose such conditions as
23 may be necessary to accomplish the purposes of this Act, and as
24 are not inconsistent with applicable regulations promulgated
25 by the Board. Except as otherwise provided in this Act, a bond
26 or other security shall not be required as a condition for the
27 issuance of a permit. If the Agency denies any permit pursuant
28 to this subsection, the Agency shall transmit to the applicant
29 within the time limitations of this subsection specific,
30 detailed statements as to the reasons the permit application
31 was denied. Such statements shall include but not be limited to
32 the following:
33         (1) the Sections of this Act that may be violated if
34     the permit were granted;
35         (2) the specific regulations promulgated pursuant to
36     this Act that may be violated if the permit were granted;

 

 

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1         (3) the specific information, if any, the Agency deems
2     the applicant did not provide in its application to the
3     Agency; and
4         (4) a statement of specific reasons why the Act and the
5     regulations might be violated if the permit were granted.
6     If no final action is taken by the Agency within 90 days
7 after the filing of the application for permit, the applicant
8 may deem the permit issued. Any applicant for a permit may
9 waive the 90 day limitation by filing a written statement with
10 the Agency.
11     The Agency shall issue permits for such facilities upon
12 receipt of an application that includes a legal description of
13 the site, a topographic map of the site drawn to the scale of
14 200 feet to the inch or larger, a description of the operation,
15 including the area served, an estimate of the volume of
16 materials to be processed, and documentation that:
17         (1) the facility includes a setback of at least 200
18     feet from the nearest potable water supply well;
19         (2) the facility is located outside the boundary of the
20     10-year floodplain or the site will be floodproofed;
21         (3) the facility is located so as to minimize
22     incompatibility with the character of the surrounding
23     area, including at least a 200 foot setback from any
24     residence, and in the case of a facility that is developed
25     or the permitted composting area of which is expanded after
26     November 17, 1991, the composting area is located at least
27     1/8 mile from the nearest residence (other than a residence
28     located on the same property as the facility);
29         (4) the design of the facility will prevent any compost
30     material from being placed within 5 feet of the water
31     table, will adequately control runoff from the site, and
32     will collect and manage any leachate that is generated on
33     the site;
34         (5) the operation of the facility will include
35     appropriate dust and odor control measures, limitations on
36     operating hours, appropriate noise control measures for

 

 

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1     shredding, chipping and similar equipment, management
2     procedures for composting, containment and disposal of
3     non-compostable wastes, procedures to be used for
4     terminating operations at the site, and recordkeeping
5     sufficient to document the amount of materials received,
6     composted and otherwise disposed of; and
7         (6) the operation will be conducted in accordance with
8     any applicable rules adopted by the Board.
9     The Agency shall issue renewable permits of not longer than
10 10 years in duration for the composting of landscape wastes, as
11 defined in Section 3.155 of this Act, based on the above
12 requirements.
13     The operator of any facility permitted under this
14 subsection (m) must submit a written annual statement to the
15 Agency on or before April 1 of each year that includes an
16 estimate of the amount of material, in tons, received for
17 composting.
18     (n) The Agency shall issue permits jointly with the
19 Department of Transportation for the dredging or deposit of
20 material in Lake Michigan in accordance with Section 18 of the
21 Rivers, Lakes, and Streams Act.
22     (o) (Blank.)
23     (p) (1) Any person submitting an application for a permit
24 for a new MSWLF unit or for a lateral expansion under
25 subsection (t) of Section 21 of this Act for an existing MSWLF
26 unit that has not received and is not subject to local siting
27 approval under Section 39.2 of this Act shall publish notice of
28 the application in a newspaper of general circulation in the
29 county in which the MSWLF unit is or is proposed to be located.
30 The notice must be published at least 15 days before submission
31 of the permit application to the Agency. The notice shall state
32 the name and address of the applicant, the location of the
33 MSWLF unit or proposed MSWLF unit, the nature and size of the
34 MSWLF unit or proposed MSWLF unit, the nature of the activity
35 proposed, the probable life of the proposed activity, the date
36 the permit application will be submitted, and a statement that

 

 

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1 persons may file written comments with the Agency concerning
2 the permit application within 30 days after the filing of the
3 permit application unless the time period to submit comments is
4 extended by the Agency.
5     When a permit applicant submits information to the Agency
6 to supplement a permit application being reviewed by the
7 Agency, the applicant shall not be required to reissue the
8 notice under this subsection.
9     (2) The Agency shall accept written comments concerning the
10 permit application that are postmarked no later than 30 days
11 after the filing of the permit application, unless the time
12 period to accept comments is extended by the Agency.
13     (3) Each applicant for a permit described in part (1) of
14 this subsection shall file a copy of the permit application
15 with the county board or governing body of the municipality in
16 which the MSWLF unit is or is proposed to be located at the
17 same time the application is submitted to the Agency. The
18 permit application filed with the county board or governing
19 body of the municipality shall include all documents submitted
20 to or to be submitted to the Agency, except trade secrets as
21 determined under Section 7.1 of this Act. The permit
22 application and other documents on file with the county board
23 or governing body of the municipality shall be made available
24 for public inspection during regular business hours at the
25 office of the county board or the governing body of the
26 municipality and may be copied upon payment of the actual cost
27 of reproduction.
28 (Source: P.A. 93-575, eff. 1-1-04; 94-272, eff. 7-19-05.)
 
29     (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 94-725)
30     Sec. 39. Issuance of permits; procedures.
31     (a) When the Board has by regulation required a permit for
32 the construction, installation, or operation of any type of
33 facility, equipment, vehicle, vessel, or aircraft, the
34 applicant shall apply to the Agency for such permit and it
35 shall be the duty of the Agency to issue such a permit upon

 

 

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1 proof by the applicant that the facility, equipment, vehicle,
2 vessel, or aircraft will not cause a violation of this Act or
3 of regulations hereunder. The Agency shall adopt such
4 procedures as are necessary to carry out its duties under this
5 Section. In making its determinations on permit applications
6 under this Section the Agency may consider prior adjudications
7 of noncompliance with this Act by the applicant that involved a
8 release of a contaminant into the environment. In granting
9 permits, the Agency may impose reasonable conditions
10 specifically related to the applicant's past compliance
11 history with this Act as necessary to correct, detect, or
12 prevent noncompliance. The Agency may impose such other
13 conditions as may be necessary to accomplish the purposes of
14 this Act, and as are not inconsistent with the regulations
15 promulgated by the Board hereunder. Except as otherwise
16 provided in this Act, a bond or other security shall not be
17 required as a condition for the issuance of a permit. If the
18 Agency denies any permit under this Section, the Agency shall
19 transmit to the applicant within the time limitations of this
20 Section specific, detailed statements as to the reasons the
21 permit application was denied. Such statements shall include,
22 but not be limited to the following:
23         (i) the Sections of this Act which may be violated if
24     the permit were granted;
25         (ii) the provision of the regulations, promulgated
26     under this Act, which may be violated if the permit were
27     granted;
28         (iii) the specific type of information, if any, which
29     the Agency deems the applicant did not provide the Agency;
30     and
31         (iv) a statement of specific reasons why the Act and
32     the regulations might not be met if the permit were
33     granted.
34     If there is no final action by the Agency within 90 days
35 after the filing of the application for permit, the applicant
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1 be extended to 180 days when (1) notice and opportunity for
2 public hearing are required by State or federal law or
3 regulation, (2) the application which was filed is for any
4 permit to develop a landfill subject to issuance pursuant to
5 this subsection, or (3) the application that was filed is for a
6 MSWLF unit required to issue public notice under subsection (p)
7 of Section 39. The 90-day and 180-day time periods for the
8 Agency to take final action do not apply to NPDES permit
9 applications under subsection (b) of this Section, to RCRA
10 permit applications under subsection (d) of this Section, or to
11 UIC permit applications under subsection (e) of this Section.
12     The Agency shall publish notice of all final permit
13 determinations for development permits for MSWLF units and for
14 significant permit modifications for lateral expansions for
15 existing MSWLF units one time in a newspaper of general
16 circulation in the county in which the unit is or is proposed
17 to be located.
18     After January 1, 1994 and until July 1, 1998, operating
19 permits issued under this Section by the Agency for sources of
20 air pollution permitted to emit less than 25 tons per year of
21 any combination of regulated air pollutants, as defined in
22 Section 39.5 of this Act, shall be required to be renewed only
23 upon written request by the Agency consistent with applicable
24 provisions of this Act and regulations promulgated hereunder.
25 Such operating permits shall expire 180 days after the date of
26 such a request. The Board shall revise its regulations for the
27 existing State air pollution operating permit program
28 consistent with this provision by January 1, 1994.
29     After June 30, 1998, operating permits issued under this
30 Section by the Agency for sources of air pollution that are not
31 subject to Section 39.5 of this Act and are not required to
32 have a federally enforceable State operating permit shall be
33 required to be renewed only upon written request by the Agency
34 consistent with applicable provisions of this Act and its
35 rules. Such operating permits shall expire 180 days after the
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1 revise its rules for the existing State air pollution operating
2 permit program consistent with this paragraph and shall adopt
3 rules that require a source to demonstrate that it qualifies
4 for a permit under this paragraph.
5     (b) The Agency may issue NPDES permits exclusively under
6 this subsection for the discharge of contaminants from point
7 sources into navigable waters, all as defined in the Federal
8 Water Pollution Control Act, as now or hereafter amended,
9 within the jurisdiction of the State, or into any well.
10     All NPDES permits shall contain those terms and conditions,
11 including but not limited to schedules of compliance, which may
12 be required to accomplish the purposes and provisions of this
13 Act.
14     The Agency may issue general NPDES permits for discharges
15 from categories of point sources which are subject to the same
16 permit limitations and conditions. Such general permits may be
17 issued without individual applications and shall conform to
18 regulations promulgated under Section 402 of the Federal Water
19 Pollution Control Act, as now or hereafter amended.
20     The Agency may include, among such conditions, effluent
21 limitations and other requirements established under this Act,
22 Board regulations, the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as
23 now or hereafter amended, and regulations pursuant thereto, and
24 schedules for achieving compliance therewith at the earliest
25 reasonable date.
26     The Agency shall adopt filing requirements and procedures
27 which are necessary and appropriate for the issuance of NPDES
28 permits, and which are consistent with the Act or regulations
29 adopted by the Board, and with the Federal Water Pollution
30 Control Act, as now or hereafter amended, and regulations
31 pursuant thereto.
32     The Agency, subject to any conditions which may be
33 prescribed by Board regulations, may issue NPDES permits to
34 allow discharges beyond deadlines established by this Act or by
35 regulations of the Board without the requirement of a variance,
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1 hereafter amended, and regulations pursuant thereto.
2     (c) Except for those facilities owned or operated by
3 sanitary districts organized under the Metropolitan Water
4 Reclamation District Act, no permit for the development or
5 construction of a new pollution control facility may be granted
6 by the Agency unless the applicant submits proof to the Agency
7 that the location of the facility has been approved by the
8 County Board of the county if in an unincorporated area, or the
9 governing body of the municipality when in an incorporated
10 area, in which the facility is to be located in accordance with
11 Section 39.2 of this Act. For purposes of this subsection (c),
12 and for purposes of Section 39.2 of this Act, the appropriate
13 county board or governing body of the municipality shall be the
14 county board of the county or the governing body of the
15 municipality in which the facility is to be located as of the
16 date when the application for siting approval is filed.
17     In the event that siting approval granted pursuant to
18 Section 39.2 has been transferred to a subsequent owner or
19 operator, that subsequent owner or operator may apply to the
20 Agency for, and the Agency may grant, a development or
21 construction permit for the facility for which local siting
22 approval was granted. Upon application to the Agency for a
23 development or construction permit by that subsequent owner or
24 operator, the permit applicant shall cause written notice of
25 the permit application to be served upon the appropriate county
26 board or governing body of the municipality that granted siting
27 approval for that facility and upon any party to the siting
28 proceeding pursuant to which siting approval was granted. In
29 that event, the Agency shall conduct an evaluation of the
30 subsequent owner or operator's prior experience in waste
31 management operations in the manner conducted under subsection
32 (i) of Section 39 of this Act.
33     Beginning August 20, 1993, if the pollution control
34 facility consists of a hazardous or solid waste disposal
35 facility for which the proposed site is located in an
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1 100,000 and includes all or a portion of a parcel of land that
2 was, on April 1, 1993, adjacent to a municipality having a
3 population of less than 5,000, then the local siting review
4 required under this subsection (c) in conjunction with any
5 permit applied for after that date shall be performed by the
6 governing body of that adjacent municipality rather than the
7 county board of the county in which the proposed site is
8 located; and for the purposes of that local siting review, any
9 references in this Act to the county board shall be deemed to
10 mean the governing body of that adjacent municipality;
11 provided, however, that the provisions of this paragraph shall
12 not apply to any proposed site which was, on April 1, 1993,
13 owned in whole or in part by another municipality.
14     In the case of a pollution control facility for which a
15 development permit was issued before November 12, 1981, if an
16 operating permit has not been issued by the Agency prior to
17 August 31, 1989 for any portion of the facility, then the
18 Agency may not issue or renew any development permit nor issue
19 an original operating permit for any portion of such facility
20 unless the applicant has submitted proof to the Agency that the
21 location of the facility has been approved by the appropriate
22 county board or municipal governing body pursuant to Section
23 39.2 of this Act.
24     After January 1, 1994, if a solid waste disposal facility,
25 any portion for which an operating permit has been issued by
26 the Agency, has not accepted waste disposal for 5 or more
27 consecutive calendars years, before that facility may accept
28 any new or additional waste for disposal, the owner and
29 operator must obtain a new operating permit under this Act for
30 that facility unless the owner and operator have applied to the
31 Agency for a permit authorizing the temporary suspension of
32 waste acceptance. The Agency may not issue a new operation
33 permit under this Act for the facility unless the applicant has
34 submitted proof to the Agency that the location of the facility
35 has been approved or re-approved by the appropriate county
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1 Act after the facility ceased accepting waste.
2     Except for those facilities owned or operated by sanitary
3 districts organized under the Metropolitan Water Reclamation
4 District Act, and except for new pollution control facilities
5 governed by Section 39.2, and except for fossil fuel mining
6 facilities, the granting of a permit under this Act shall not
7 relieve the applicant from meeting and securing all necessary
8 zoning approvals from the unit of government having zoning
9 jurisdiction over the proposed facility.
10     Before beginning construction on any new sewage treatment
11 plant or sludge drying site to be owned or operated by a
12 sanitary district organized under the Metropolitan Water
13 Reclamation District Act for which a new permit (rather than
14 the renewal or amendment of an existing permit) is required,
15 such sanitary district shall hold a public hearing within the
16 municipality within which the proposed facility is to be
17 located, or within the nearest community if the proposed
18 facility is to be located within an unincorporated area, at
19 which information concerning the proposed facility shall be
20 made available to the public, and members of the public shall
21 be given the opportunity to express their views concerning the
22 proposed facility.
23     The Agency may issue a permit for a municipal waste
24 transfer station without requiring approval pursuant to
25 Section 39.2 provided that the following demonstration is made:
26         (1) the municipal waste transfer station was in
27     existence on or before January 1, 1979 and was in
28     continuous operation from January 1, 1979 to January 1,
29     1993;
30         (2) the operator submitted a permit application to the
31     Agency to develop and operate the municipal waste transfer
32     station during April of 1994;
33         (3) the operator can demonstrate that the county board
34     of the county, if the municipal waste transfer station is
35     in an unincorporated area, or the governing body of the
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1     does not object to resumption of the operation of the
2     station; and
3         (4) the site has local zoning approval.
4     (d) The Agency may issue RCRA permits exclusively under
5 this subsection to persons owning or operating a facility for
6 the treatment, storage, or disposal of hazardous waste as
7 defined under this Act.
8     All RCRA permits shall contain those terms and conditions,
9 including but not limited to schedules of compliance, which may
10 be required to accomplish the purposes and provisions of this
11 Act. The Agency may include among such conditions standards and
12 other requirements established under this Act, Board
13 regulations, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976
14 (P.L. 94-580), as amended, and regulations pursuant thereto,
15 and may include schedules for achieving compliance therewith as
16 soon as possible. The Agency shall require that a performance
17 bond or other security be provided as a condition for the
18 issuance of a RCRA permit.
19     In the case of a permit to operate a hazardous waste or PCB
20 incinerator as defined in subsection (k) of Section 44, the
21 Agency shall require, as a condition of the permit, that the
22 operator of the facility perform such analyses of the waste to
23 be incinerated as may be necessary and appropriate to ensure
24 the safe operation of the incinerator.
25     The Agency shall adopt filing requirements and procedures
26 which are necessary and appropriate for the issuance of RCRA
27 permits, and which are consistent with the Act or regulations
28 adopted by the Board, and with the Resource Conservation and
29 Recovery Act of 1976 (P.L. 94-580), as amended, and regulations
30 pursuant thereto.
31     The applicant shall make available to the public for
32 inspection all documents submitted by the applicant to the
33 Agency in furtherance of an application, with the exception of
34 trade secrets, at the office of the county board or governing
35 body of the municipality. Such documents may be copied upon
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1 business hours of the local office. The Agency shall issue a
2 written statement concurrent with its grant or denial of the
3 permit explaining the basis for its decision.
4     (e) The Agency may issue UIC permits exclusively under this
5 subsection to persons owning or operating a facility for the
6 underground injection of contaminants as defined under this
7 Act.
8     All UIC permits shall contain those terms and conditions,
9 including but not limited to schedules of compliance, which may
10 be required to accomplish the purposes and provisions of this
11 Act. The Agency may include among such conditions standards and
12 other requirements established under this Act, Board
13 regulations, the Safe Drinking Water Act (P.L. 93-523), as
14 amended, and regulations pursuant thereto, and may include
15 schedules for achieving compliance therewith. The Agency shall
16 require that a performance bond or other security be provided
17 as a condition for the issuance of a UIC permit.
18     The Agency shall adopt filing requirements and procedures
19 which are necessary and appropriate for the issuance of UIC
20 permits, and which are consistent with the Act or regulations
21 adopted by the Board, and with the Safe Drinking Water Act
22 (P.L. 93-523), as amended, and regulations pursuant thereto.
23     The applicant shall make available to the public for
24 inspection, all documents submitted by the applicant to the
25 Agency in furtherance of an application, with the exception of
26 trade secrets, at the office of the county board or governing
27 body of the municipality. Such documents may be copied upon
28 payment of the actual cost of reproduction during regular
29 business hours of the local office. The Agency shall issue a
30 written statement concurrent with its grant or denial of the
31 permit explaining the basis for its decision.
32     (f) In making any determination pursuant to Section 9.1 of
33 this Act:
34         (1) The Agency shall have authority to make the
35     determination of any question required to be determined by
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1     or the regulations of the Board, including the
2     determination of the Lowest Achievable Emission Rate,
3     Maximum Achievable Control Technology, or Best Available
4     Control Technology, consistent with the Board's
5     regulations, if any.
6         (2) The Agency shall, after conferring with the
7     applicant, give written notice to the applicant of its
8     proposed decision on the application including the terms
9     and conditions of the permit to be issued and the facts,
10     conduct or other basis upon which the Agency will rely to
11     support its proposed action.
12         (3) Following such notice, the Agency shall give the
13     applicant an opportunity for a hearing in accordance with
14     the provisions of Sections 10-25 through 10-60 of the
15     Illinois Administrative Procedure Act.
16     (g) The Agency shall include as conditions upon all permits
17 issued for hazardous waste disposal sites such restrictions
18 upon the future use of such sites as are reasonably necessary
19 to protect public health and the environment, including
20 permanent prohibition of the use of such sites for purposes
21 which may create an unreasonable risk of injury to human health
22 or to the environment. After administrative and judicial
23 challenges to such restrictions have been exhausted, the Agency
24 shall file such restrictions of record in the Office of the
25 Recorder of the county in which the hazardous waste disposal
26 site is located.
27     (h) A hazardous waste stream may not be deposited in a
28 permitted hazardous waste site unless specific authorization
29 is obtained from the Agency by the generator and disposal site
30 owner and operator for the deposit of that specific hazardous
31 waste stream. The Agency may grant specific authorization for
32 disposal of hazardous waste streams only after the generator
33 has reasonably demonstrated that, considering technological
34 feasibility and economic reasonableness, the hazardous waste
35 cannot be reasonably recycled for reuse, nor incinerated or
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1 neutralize the hazardous waste and render it nonhazardous. In
2 granting authorization under this Section, the Agency may
3 impose such conditions as may be necessary to accomplish the
4 purposes of the Act and are consistent with this Act and
5 regulations promulgated by the Board hereunder. If the Agency
6 refuses to grant authorization under this Section, the
7 applicant may appeal as if the Agency refused to grant a
8 permit, pursuant to the provisions of subsection (a) of Section
9 40 of this Act. For purposes of this subsection (h), the term
10 "generator" has the meaning given in Section 3.205 of this Act,
11 unless: (1) the hazardous waste is treated, incinerated, or
12 partially recycled for reuse prior to disposal, in which case
13 the last person who treats, incinerates, or partially recycles
14 the hazardous waste prior to disposal is the generator; or (2)
15 the hazardous waste is from a response action, in which case
16 the person performing the response action is the generator.
17 This subsection (h) does not apply to any hazardous waste that
18 is restricted from land disposal under 35 Ill. Adm. Code 728.
19     (i) Before issuing any RCRA permit, any permit for a waste
20 storage site, sanitary landfill, waste disposal site, waste
21 transfer station, waste treatment facility, waste incinerator,
22 or any waste-transportation operation, or any permit or interim
23 authorization for a clean construction or demolition debris
24 fill operation, the Agency shall conduct an evaluation of the
25 prospective owner's or operator's prior experience in waste
26 management operations and clean construction or demolition
27 debris fill operations. The Agency may deny such a permit, or
28 deny or revoke interim authorization, if the prospective owner
29 or operator or any employee or officer of the prospective owner
30 or operator has a history of:
31         (1) repeated violations of federal, State, or local
32     laws, regulations, standards, or ordinances in the
33     operation of waste management facilities or sites or clean
34     construction or demolition debris fill operation
35     facilities or sites; or
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1     which is a felony under the laws of this State, or
2     conviction of a felony in a federal court; or conviction in
3     this or another state or federal court of any of the
4     following crimes: forgery, official misconduct, bribery,
5     perjury, or knowingly submitting false information under
6     any environmental law, regulation, or permit term or
7     condition; or
8         (3) proof of gross carelessness or incompetence in
9     handling, storing, processing, transporting or disposing
10     of waste or clean construction or demolition debris, or
11     proof of gross carelessness or incompetence in using clean
12     construction or demolition debris as fill.
13     (i-5) Before issuing any permit or approving any interim
14 authorization for a clean construction or demolition debris
15 fill operation in which any ownership interest is transferred
16 between January 1, 2005, and the effective date of the
17 prohibition set forth in Section 22.52 of this Act, the Agency
18 shall conduct an evaluation of the operation if any previous
19 activities at the site or facility may have caused or allowed
20 contamination of the site. It shall be the responsibility of
21 the owner or operator seeking the permit or interim
22 authorization to provide to the Agency all of the information
23 necessary for the Agency to conduct its evaluation. The Agency
24 may deny a permit or interim authorization if previous
25 activities at the site may have caused or allowed contamination
26 at the site, unless such contamination is authorized under any
27 permit issued by the Agency.
28     (j) The issuance under this Act of a permit to engage in
29 the surface mining of any resources other than fossil fuels
30 shall not relieve the permittee from its duty to comply with
31 any applicable local law regulating the commencement, location
32 or operation of surface mining facilities.
33     (k) A development permit issued under subsection (a) of
34 Section 39 for any facility or site which is required to have a
35 permit under subsection (d) of Section 21 shall expire at the
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1 unless within that period the applicant has taken action to
2 develop the facility or the site. In the event that review of
3 the conditions of the development permit is sought pursuant to
4 Section 40 or 41, or permittee is prevented from commencing
5 development of the facility or site by any other litigation
6 beyond the permittee's control, such two-year period shall be
7 deemed to begin on the date upon which such review process or
8 litigation is concluded.
9     (l) No permit shall be issued by the Agency under this Act
10 for construction or operation of any facility or site located
11 within the boundaries of any setback zone established pursuant
12 to this Act, where such construction or operation is
13 prohibited.
14     (m) The Agency may issue permits to persons owning or
15 operating a facility for composting landscape waste. In
16 granting such permits, the Agency may impose such conditions as
17 may be necessary to accomplish the purposes of this Act, and as
18 are not inconsistent with applicable regulations promulgated
19 by the Board. Except as otherwise provided in this Act, a bond
20 or other security shall not be required as a condition for the
21 issuance of a permit. If the Agency denies any permit pursuant
22 to this subsection, the Agency shall transmit to the applicant
23 within the time limitations of this subsection specific,
24 detailed statements as to the reasons the permit application
25 was denied. Such statements shall include but not be limited to
26 the following:
27         (1) the Sections of this Act that may be violated if
28     the permit were granted;
29         (2) the specific regulations promulgated pursuant to
30     this Act that may be violated if the permit were granted;
31         (3) the specific information, if any, the Agency deems
32     the applicant did not provide in its application to the
33     Agency; and
34         (4) a statement of specific reasons why the Act and the
35     regulations might be violated if the permit were granted.
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1 after the filing of the application for permit, the applicant
2 may deem the permit issued. Any applicant for a permit may
3 waive the 90 day limitation by filing a written statement with
4 the Agency.
5     The Agency shall issue permits for such facilities upon
6 receipt of an application that includes a legal description of
7 the site, a topographic map of the site drawn to the scale of
8 200 feet to the inch or larger, a description of the operation,
9 including the area served, an estimate of the volume of
10 materials to be processed, and documentation that:
11         (1) the facility includes a setback of at least 200
12     feet from the nearest potable water supply well;
13         (2) the facility is located outside the boundary of the
14     10-year floodplain or the site will be floodproofed;
15         (3) the facility is located so as to minimize
16     incompatibility with the character of the surrounding
17     area, including at least a 200 foot setback from any
18     residence, and in the case of a facility that is developed
19     or the permitted composting area of which is expanded after
20     November 17, 1991, the composting area is located at least
21     1/8 mile from the nearest residence (other than a residence
22     located on the same property as the facility);
23         (4) the design of the facility will prevent any compost
24     material from being placed within 5 feet of the water
25     table, will adequately control runoff from the site, and
26     will collect and manage any leachate that is generated on
27     the site;
28         (5) the operation of the facility will include
29     appropriate dust and odor control measures, limitations on
30     operating hours, appropriate noise control measures for
31     shredding, chipping and similar equipment, management
32     procedures for composting, containment and disposal of
33     non-compostable wastes, procedures to be used for
34     terminating operations at the site, and recordkeeping
35     sufficient to document the amount of materials received,
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1         (6) the operation will be conducted in accordance with
2     any applicable rules adopted by the Board.
3     The Agency shall issue renewable permits of not longer than
4 10 years in duration for the composting of landscape wastes, as
5 defined in Section 3.155 of this Act, based on the above
6 requirements.
7     The operator of any facility permitted under this
8 subsection (m) must submit a written annual statement to the
9 Agency on or before April 1 of each year that includes an
10 estimate of the amount of material, in tons, received for
11 composting.
12     (n) The Agency shall issue permits jointly with the
13 Department of Transportation for the dredging or deposit of
14 material in Lake Michigan in accordance with Section 18 of the
15 Rivers, Lakes, and Streams Act.
16     (o) (Blank.)
17     (p) (1) Any person submitting an application for a permit
18 for a new MSWLF unit or for a lateral expansion under
19 subsection (t) of Section 21 of this Act for an existing MSWLF
20 unit that has not received and is not subject to local siting
21 approval under Section 39.2 of this Act shall publish notice of
22 the application in a newspaper of general circulation in the
23 county in which the MSWLF unit is or is proposed to be located.
24 The notice must be published at least 15 days before submission
25 of the permit application to the Agency. The notice shall state
26 the name and address of the applicant, the location of the
27 MSWLF unit or proposed MSWLF unit, the nature and size of the
28 MSWLF unit or proposed MSWLF unit, the nature of the activity
29 proposed, the probable life of the proposed activity, the date
30 the permit application will be submitted, and a statement that
31 persons may file written comments with the Agency concerning
32 the permit application within 30 days after the filing of the
33 permit application unless the time period to submit comments is
34 extended by the Agency.
35     When a permit applicant submits information to the Agency
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1 Agency, the applicant shall not be required to reissue the
2 notice under this subsection.
3     (2) The Agency shall accept written comments concerning the
4 permit application that are postmarked no later than 30 days
5 after the filing of the permit application, unless the time
6 period to accept comments is extended by the Agency.
7     (3) Each applicant for a permit described in part (1) of
8 this subsection shall file a copy of the permit application
9 with the county board or governing body of the municipality in
10 which the MSWLF unit is or is proposed to be located at the
11 same time the application is submitted to the Agency. The
12 permit application filed with the county board or governing
13 body of the municipality shall include all documents submitted
14 to or to be submitted to the Agency, except trade secrets as
15 determined under Section 7.1 of this Act. The permit
16 application and other documents on file with the county board
17 or governing body of the municipality shall be made available
18 for public inspection during regular business hours at the
19 office of the county board or the governing body of the
20 municipality and may be copied upon payment of the actual cost
21 of reproduction.
22 (Source: P.A. 93-575, eff. 1-1-04; 94-272, eff. 7-19-05;
23 94-725, eff. 6-1-06.)
 
24     (415 ILCS 5/39.2)  (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1039.2)
25     Sec. 39.2. Local siting review.
26     (a) The county board of the county or the governing body of
27 the municipality, as determined by paragraph (c) of Section 39
28 of this Act, shall approve or disapprove the request for local
29 siting approval for each pollution control facility which is
30 subject to such review. An applicant for local siting approval
31 shall submit sufficient details describing the proposed
32 facility to demonstrate compliance, and local siting approval
33 shall be granted only if the proposed facility meets the
34 following criteria:
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1     needs of the area it is intended to serve;
2         (ii) the facility is so designed, located and proposed
3     to be operated that the public health, safety and welfare
4     will be protected;
5         (iii) the facility is located so as to minimize
6     incompatibility with the character of the surrounding area
7     and to minimize the effect on the value of the surrounding
8     property;
9         (iv) (A) for a facility other than a sanitary landfill
10     or waste disposal site, the facility is located outside the
11     boundary of the 100 year flood plain or the site is
12     flood-proofed; (B) for a facility that is a sanitary
13     landfill or waste disposal site, the facility is located
14     outside the boundary of the 100-year floodplain, or if the
15     facility is a facility described in subsection (b)(3) of
16     Section 22.19a, the site is flood-proofed;
17         (v) the plan of operations for the facility is designed
18     to minimize the danger to the surrounding area from fire,
19     spills, or other operational accidents;
20         (vi) the traffic patterns to or from the facility are
21     so designed as to minimize the impact on existing traffic
22     flows;
23         (vii) if the facility will be treating, storing or
24     disposing of hazardous waste, an emergency response plan
25     exists for the facility which includes notification,
26     containment and evacuation procedures to be used in case of
27     an accidental release;
28         (viii) if the facility is to be located in a county
29     where the county board has adopted a solid waste management
30     plan consistent with the planning requirements of the Local
31     Solid Waste Disposal Act or the Solid Waste Planning and
32     Recycling Act, the facility is consistent with that plan;
33     for purposes of this criterion (viii), the "solid waste
34     management plan" means the plan that is in effect as of the
35     date the application for siting approval is filed; and
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1     recharge area, any applicable requirements specified by
2     the Board for such areas have been met.
3     The county board or the governing body of the municipality
4 may also consider as evidence the previous operating experience
5 and past record of convictions or admissions of violations of
6 the applicant (and any subsidiary or parent corporation) in the
7 field of solid waste management when considering criteria (ii)
8 and (v) under this Section.
9     If the facility is subject to the location restrictions in
10 Section 22.14 of this Act, compliance with that Section shall
11 be determined as of the date the application for siting
12 approval is filed.
13     (b) No later than 14 days before the date on which the
14 county board or governing body of the municipality receives a
15 request for site approval, the applicant shall cause written
16 notice of such request to be served either in person or by
17 registered mail, return receipt requested, on the owners of all
18 property within the subject area not solely owned by the
19 applicant, and on the owners of all property within 250 feet in
20 each direction of the lot line of the subject property, said
21 owners being such persons or entities which appear from the
22 authentic tax records of the County in which such facility is
23 to be located; provided, that the number of all feet occupied
24 by all public roads, streets, alleys and other public ways
25 shall be excluded in computing the 250 feet requirement;
26 provided further, that in no event shall this requirement
27 exceed 400 feet, including public streets, alleys and other
28 public ways.
29     Such written notice shall also be served upon members of
30 the General Assembly from the legislative district in which the
31 proposed facility is located and shall be published in a
32 newspaper of general circulation published in the county in
33 which the site is located.
34     Such notice shall state the name and address of the
35 applicant, the location of the proposed site, the nature and
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1 the probable life of the proposed activity, the date when the
2 request for site approval will be submitted, and a description
3 of the right of persons to comment on such request as hereafter
4 provided.
5     (c) An applicant shall file a copy of its request with the
6 county board of the county or the governing body of the
7 municipality in which the proposed site is located. The request
8 shall include (i) the substance of the applicant's proposal and
9 (ii) all documents, if any, submitted as of that date to the
10 Agency pertaining to the proposed facility, except trade
11 secrets as determined under Section 7.1 of this Act. All such
12 documents or other materials on file with the county board or
13 governing body of the municipality shall be made available for
14 public inspection at the office of the county board or the
15 governing body of the municipality and may be copied upon
16 payment of the actual cost of reproduction.
17     Any person may file written comment with the county board
18 or governing body of the municipality concerning the
19 appropriateness of the proposed site for its intended purpose.
20 The county board or governing body of the municipality shall
21 consider any comment received or postmarked not later than 30
22 days after the date of the last public hearing.
23     (d) At least one public hearing is to be held by the county
24 board or governing body of the municipality no sooner than 90
25 days but no later than 120 days after the date on which it
26 received the request for site approval. No later than 14 days
27 prior to such hearing, notice shall be published in a newspaper
28 of general circulation published in the county of the proposed
29 site, and delivered by certified mail to all members of the
30 General Assembly from the district in which the proposed site
31 is located, to the governing authority of every municipality
32 contiguous to the proposed site or contiguous to the
33 municipality in which the proposed site is to be located, to
34 the county board of the county where the proposed site is to be
35 located, if the proposed site is located within the boundaries
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1 representatives of the governing authority of a municipality
2 contiguous to the proposed site or contiguous to the
3 municipality in which the proposed site is to be located and,
4 if the proposed site is located in a municipality, members or
5 representatives of the county board of a county in which the
6 proposed site is to be located may appear at and participate in
7 public hearings held pursuant to this Section. The public
8 hearing shall develop a record sufficient to form the basis of
9 appeal of the decision in accordance with Section 40.1 of this
10 Act. The fact that a member of the county board or governing
11 body of the municipality has publicly expressed an opinion on
12 an issue related to a site review proceeding shall not preclude
13 the member from taking part in the proceeding and voting on the
14 issue.
15     (e) Decisions of the county board or governing body of the
16 municipality are to be in writing, specifying the reasons for
17 the decision, such reasons to be in conformance with subsection
18 (a) of this Section. In granting approval for a site the county
19 board or governing body of the municipality may impose such
20 conditions as may be reasonable and necessary to accomplish the
21 purposes of this Section and as are not inconsistent with
22 regulations promulgated by the Board. Such decision shall be
23 available for public inspection at the office of the county
24 board or governing body of the municipality and may be copied
25 upon payment of the actual cost of reproduction. If there is no
26 final action by the county board or governing body of the
27 municipality within 180 days after the date on which it
28 received the request for site approval, the applicant may deem
29 the request approved.
30     At any time prior to completion by the applicant of the
31 presentation of the applicant's factual evidence and an
32 opportunity for cross-questioning by the county board or
33 governing body of the municipality and any participants, the
34 applicant may file not more than one amended application upon
35 payment of additional fees pursuant to subsection (k); in which
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1 subsection (e) shall be extended for an additional period of 90
2 days.
3     If, prior to making a final local siting decision, a county
4 board or governing body of a municipality has negotiated and
5 entered into a host agreement with the local siting applicant,
6 the terms and conditions of the host agreement, whether written
7 or oral, shall be disclosed and made a part of the hearing
8 record for that local siting proceeding. In the case of an oral
9 agreement, the disclosure shall be made in the form of a
10 written summary jointly prepared and submitted by the county
11 board or governing body of the municipality and the siting
12 applicant and shall describe the terms and conditions of the
13 oral agreement.
14     (e-5) Siting approval obtained pursuant to this Section is
15 transferable and may be transferred to a subsequent owner or
16 operator. In the event that siting approval has been
17 transferred to a subsequent owner or operator, that subsequent
18 owner or operator assumes and takes subject to any and all
19 conditions imposed upon the prior owner or operator by the
20 county board of the county or governing body of the
21 municipality pursuant to subsection (e). However, any such
22 conditions imposed pursuant to this Section may be modified by
23 agreement between the subsequent owner or operator and the
24 appropriate county board or governing body. Further, in the
25 event that siting approval obtained pursuant to this Section
26 has been transferred to a subsequent owner or operator, that
27 subsequent owner or operator assumes all rights and obligations
28 and takes the facility subject to any and all terms and
29 conditions of any existing host agreement between the prior
30 owner or operator and the appropriate county board or governing
31 body.
32     (f) A local siting approval granted under this Section
33 shall expire at the end of 2 calendar years from the date upon
34 which it was granted, unless the local siting approval granted
35 under this Section is for a sanitary landfill operation, in
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1 years from the date upon which it was granted, and unless
2 within that period the applicant has made application to the
3 Agency for a permit to develop the site. In the event that the
4 local siting decision has been appealed, such expiration period
5 shall be deemed to begin on the date upon which the appeal
6 process is concluded.
7     Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, upon the
8 expiration of a development permit under subsection (k) of
9 Section 39, any associated local siting approval granted for
10 the facility under this Section shall also expire.
11     If a first development permit for a municipal waste
12 incineration facility expires under subsection (k) of Section
13 39 after September 30, 1989 due to circumstances beyond the
14 control of the applicant, any associated local siting approval
15 granted for the facility under this Section may be used to
16 fulfill the local siting approval requirement upon application
17 for a second development permit for the same site, provided
18 that the proposal in the new application is materially the
19 same, with respect to the criteria in subsection (a) of this
20 Section, as the proposal that received the original siting
21 approval, and application for the second development permit is
22 made before January 1, 1990.
23     (g) The siting approval procedures, criteria and appeal
24 procedures provided for in this Act for new pollution control
25 facilities shall be the exclusive siting procedures and rules
26 and appeal procedures for facilities subject to such
27 procedures. Local zoning or other local land use requirements
28 shall not be applicable to such siting decisions.
29     (h) Nothing in this Section shall apply to any existing or
30 new pollution control facility located within the corporate
31 limits of a municipality with a population of over 1,000,000.
32     (i) (Blank.)
33     The Board shall adopt regulations establishing the
34 geologic and hydrologic siting criteria necessary to protect
35 usable groundwater resources which are to be followed by the
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1 control facilities. Such regulations, insofar as they apply to
2 new pollution control facilities authorized to store, treat or
3 dispose of any hazardous waste, shall be at least as stringent
4 as the requirements of the Resource Conservation and Recovery
5 Act and any State or federal regulations adopted pursuant
6 thereto.
7     (j) Any new pollution control facility which has never
8 obtained local siting approval under the provisions of this
9 Section shall be required to obtain such approval after a final
10 decision on an appeal of a permit denial.
11     (k) A county board or governing body of a municipality may
12 charge applicants for siting review under this Section a
13 reasonable fee to cover the reasonable and necessary costs
14 incurred by such county or municipality in the siting review
15 process.
16     (l) The governing Authority as determined by subsection (c)
17 of Section 39 of this Act may request the Department of
18 Transportation to perform traffic impact studies of proposed or
19 potential locations for required pollution control facilities.
20     (m) An applicant may not file a request for local siting
21 approval which is substantially the same as a request which was
22 disapproved pursuant to a finding against the applicant under
23 any of criteria (i) through (ix) of subsection (a) of this
24 Section within the preceding 2 years.
25     (n) In any review proceeding of a decision of the county
26 board or governing body of a municipality made pursuant to the
27 local siting review process, the petitioner in the review
28 proceeding shall pay to the county or municipality the cost of
29 preparing and certifying the record of proceedings. Should the
30 petitioner in the review proceeding fail to make payment, the
31 provisions of Section 3-109 of the Code of Civil Procedure
32 shall apply.
33     In the event the petitioner is a citizens' group that
34 participated in the siting proceeding and is so located as to
35 be affected by the proposed facility, such petitioner shall be
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1 record.
2     (o) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section, a
3 transfer station used exclusively for landscape waste, where
4 landscape waste is held no longer than 24 hours from the time
5 it was received, is not subject to the requirements of local
6 siting approval under this Section, but is subject only to
7 local zoning approval.
8 (Source: P.A. 94-591, eff. 8-15-05.)
 
9     (415 ILCS 115/Act rep.)
10     Section 10. The Illinois Pollution Prevention Act is
11 repealed.
 
12     Section 95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes
13 changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text
14 that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section
15 represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does
16 not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes
17 made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other
18 Public Act.
 
19     Section 97. Applicability. The changes made by Section 5 of
20 this amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly apply only to
21 siting applications filed on or after the effective date of
22 this amendatory Act.
 
23     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
24 becoming law.