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1 | AN ACT concerning safety.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Environmental Protection Act is amended by | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | changing Section 3.135 as follows:
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6 | (415 ILCS 5/3.135) (was 415 ILCS 5/3.94)
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7 | Sec. 3.135. Coal combustion by-product; CCB.
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8 | (a) "Coal combustion
by-product" (CCB) means coal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | combustion waste when used beneficially in any of
the following | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | ways: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | (1) The extraction or recovery of material compounds | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | contained within CCB.
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13 | (2) The use of CCB as a raw ingredient or mineral | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | filler in the
manufacture of the following commercial | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | products: cement; concrete and concrete mortars; | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | cementious products
including block, pipe and | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | precast/prestressed components; asphalt or cementious | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | roofing products; plastic products including pipes and | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | fittings; paints
and metal alloys; kiln fired products | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | including bricks, blocks, and tiles; abrasive media; | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | gypsum wallboard; asphaltic concrete, or asphalt based | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | paving material. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | (3) CCB used (A) in accordance with the Illinois |
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1 | Department of Transportation ("IDOT") standard
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2 | specifications and subsection (a-5) of this Section or (B)
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3 | under the
approval of the Department of Transportation for | ||||||
4 | IDOT projects.
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5 | (4) Bottom ash used as antiskid material, athletic | ||||||
6 | tracks, or foot paths.
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7 | (5) Use in the
stabilization or modification of
soils | ||||||
8 | providing the CCB meets the IDOT
specifications for soil | ||||||
9 | modifiers.
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10 | (6) CCB used as a functionally equivalent substitute | ||||||
11 | for agricultural lime
as a soil conditioner.
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12 | (7) Bottom ash used in non-IDOT pavement sub-base or
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13 | base, pipe bedding, or foundation
backfill.
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14 | (8) Structural fill, when used in an engineered | ||||||
15 | application or combined
with cement, sand, or water to | ||||||
16 | produce a controlled strength fill material
and covered | ||||||
17 | with 12 inches of soil , within 30 days after deposit of the | ||||||
18 | coal combustion waste, unless infiltration is prevented by | ||||||
19 | the
material itself or other cover material. Coal | ||||||
20 | combustion waste may be used as CCB under this item (8) | ||||||
21 | only if the structural fill is located no less than 500 | ||||||
22 | feet from any residence and any well being used as a | ||||||
23 | residential water source. | ||||||
24 | Within 3 months after notification to the Agency under | ||||||
25 | item (C) of subsection (a-5) of this Section, the Agency | ||||||
26 | must inspect the structural fill project to ensure that the |
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1 | cover requirements of this item (8) are satisfied for each | ||||||
2 | project involving the use of coal combustion waste as | ||||||
3 | structural fill.
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4 | (9) Mine subsidence, mine fire control, mine sealing, | ||||||
5 | and mine reclamation. | ||||||
6 | (a-5) Except to the extent that the uses are otherwise | ||||||
7 | authorized by law
without such restrictions, the uses specified | ||||||
8 | in items (a)(3)(A) and (a)(7) through (9) shall be subject to | ||||||
9 | the
following conditions:
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10 | (A) CCB shall not have been mixed with hazardous waste | ||||||
11 | prior to use.
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12 | (B) CCB shall not exceed Class I Groundwater Standards | ||||||
13 | for
metals when
tested utilizing test method ASTM D3987-85. | ||||||
14 | The sample or samples tested shall be representative of the | ||||||
15 | CCB being considered for use.
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16 | (C) Unless otherwise exempted, users of CCB for the | ||||||
17 | purposes described in items (a)(3)(A) and (a)(7) through | ||||||
18 | (9) of this Section shall provide notification
to the | ||||||
19 | Agency for each project utilizing CCB documenting the | ||||||
20 | quantity of CCB
utilized and certification of compliance | ||||||
21 | with conditions (A) and (B) of this subsection.
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22 | Notification shall not be required for users of CCB for | ||||||
23 | purposes described in items (a)(1), (a)(2), (a)(3)(B), | ||||||
24 | (a)(4), (a)(5) and (a)(6) of this Section, or as required | ||||||
25 | specifically under a beneficial use determination as | ||||||
26 | provided under this Section, or pavement base, parking lot |
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1 | base, or
building base projects utilizing less than 10,000 | ||||||
2 | tons, flowable fill/grout
projects utilizing less than | ||||||
3 | 1,000 cubic yards or other applications utilizing
less than | ||||||
4 | 100 tons.
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5 | (D) Fly ash shall be managed in a manner that minimizes | ||||||
6 | the generation
of airborne particles and dust using | ||||||
7 | techniques such as moisture conditioning,
granulating, | ||||||
8 | inground application, or other demonstrated method.
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9 | (E) CCB is not to be accumulated speculatively. CCB is | ||||||
10 | not accumulated
speculatively if during the calendar year, | ||||||
11 | the CCB used is equal to 75% of the
CCB by weight or volume | ||||||
12 | accumulated at the beginning of the period.
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13 | (F) CCB shall include any prescribed mixture of fly | ||||||
14 | ash, bottom ash, boiler slag, flue gas desulfurization | ||||||
15 | scrubber sludge, fluidized bed combustion ash, and stoker | ||||||
16 | boiler ash and shall be tested as intended for use.
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17 | (b) To encourage and promote the utilization of CCB in | ||||||
18 | productive and beneficial
applications, upon request by the | ||||||
19 | applicant, the Agency shall make a written beneficial use | ||||||
20 | determination that coal-combustion
waste is CCB when used in a | ||||||
21 | manner other than those uses specified in subsection (a) of | ||||||
22 | this Section if the applicant demonstrates that use of the | ||||||
23 | coal-combustion waste satisfies all of the following criteria: | ||||||
24 | the use will not cause, threaten, or allow the discharge of any | ||||||
25 | contaminant into the environment; the use will otherwise | ||||||
26 | protect human health and safety and the environment; and the |
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1 | use constitutes a legitimate use of the coal-combustion waste | ||||||
2 | as an ingredient or raw material that is an effective | ||||||
3 | substitute for an analogous ingredient or raw material.
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4 | The Agency's beneficial use determinations may allow the | ||||||
5 | uses set forth in items (a)(3)(A) and (a)(7) through (9) of | ||||||
6 | this Section without the CCB being subject to the restrictions | ||||||
7 | set forth in subdivisions (a-5)(B) and (a-5)(E) of this | ||||||
8 | Section.
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9 | Within 90 days after the receipt of an application for a | ||||||
10 | beneficial use determination under this subsection (b), the | ||||||
11 | Agency shall, in writing, approve, disapprove, or approve with | ||||||
12 | conditions the beneficial use. Any disapproval or approval with | ||||||
13 | conditions shall include the Agency's reasons for the | ||||||
14 | disapproval or conditions. Failure of the Agency to issue a | ||||||
15 | decision within 90 days shall constitute disapproval of the | ||||||
16 | beneficial use request. These beneficial use determinations | ||||||
17 | are subject to review under Section 40 of this Act.
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18 | Any approval of a beneficial use under this subsection (b) | ||||||
19 | shall become effective upon the date of the Agency's written | ||||||
20 | decision and remain in effect for a period of 5 years. If an | ||||||
21 | applicant desires to continue a beneficial use after the | ||||||
22 | expiration of the 5-year period, the applicant must submit an | ||||||
23 | application for renewal no later than 90 days prior to the | ||||||
24 | expiration. The beneficial use approval shall be automatically | ||||||
25 | extended unless denied by the Agency in writing with the | ||||||
26 | Agency's reasons for disapproval, or unless the Agency has |
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1 | requested an extension for review, in which case the use will | ||||||
2 | continue to be allowed until an Agency determination is made. | ||||||
3 | Coal-combustion waste for which a beneficial use is | ||||||
4 | approved pursuant to this subsection (b) shall be considered | ||||||
5 | CCB during the effective period of the approval, as long as it | ||||||
6 | is used in accordance with the approval and any conditions. | ||||||
7 | Notwithstanding the other provisions of this subsection | ||||||
8 | (b), written beneficial use determination applications for the | ||||||
9 | use of CCB at sites governed by the federal Surface Mining | ||||||
10 | Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (P.L. 95-87) or the rules | ||||||
11 | and regulations thereunder, or by any law or rule or regulation | ||||||
12 | adopted by the State of Illinois pursuant thereto, shall be | ||||||
13 | reviewed and approved by the Office of Mines and Minerals | ||||||
14 | within the Department of Natural Resources pursuant to 62 Ill. | ||||||
15 | Adm. Code ยงยง 1700-1850. Further, appeals of those | ||||||
16 | determinations shall be made pursuant to the Illinois | ||||||
17 | Administrative Review Law.
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18 | The Board shall adopt rules establishing standards and | ||||||
19 | procedures for the Agency's issuance of beneficial use | ||||||
20 | determinations under this subsection (b). The Board rules may | ||||||
21 | also, but are not required to, include standards and procedures | ||||||
22 | for the revocation of the beneficial use determinations. Prior | ||||||
23 | to the effective date of Board rules adopted under this | ||||||
24 | subsection (b), the Agency is authorized to make beneficial use | ||||||
25 | determinations in accordance with this subsection (b). | ||||||
26 | The Agency is authorized to prepare and distribute guidance |
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1 | documents relating to its administration of this Section. | ||||||
2 | Guidance documents prepared under this subsection are not rules | ||||||
3 | for the purposes of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act.
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4 | The Agency must adopt rules concerning the use of coal | ||||||
5 | combustion waste under item (8) of subsection (a). The rules | ||||||
6 | must include specific guidelines detailing the use of coal | ||||||
7 | combustion waste as structural fill and a site approval process | ||||||
8 | for all uses of CCB as structural fill. The site approval | ||||||
9 | process must include (i) an opportunity for public comment and | ||||||
10 | (ii) input from the Department of Natural Resources on whether | ||||||
11 | the structural fill project will effect any endangered species. | ||||||
12 | (c) In addition to the other penalties and remedies | ||||||
13 | provided in this Act, any person harmed by a violation of item | ||||||
14 | (8) of subsection (a) of this Section may bring a civil action | ||||||
15 | in the circuit court of the county of that person's residence | ||||||
16 | for damages or other appropriate legal or equitable remedies | ||||||
17 | against the violator. | ||||||
18 | (Source: P.A. 94-66, eff. 1-1-06.)
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