103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB5241

 

Introduced 2/9/2024, by Rep. Laura Faver Dias

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
415 ILCS 5/22.12  from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1022.12

    Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Deletes provisions requiring owners of underground storage tanks containing hazardous waste to register the tanks with the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency and provide the Agency with information concerning the contents of the tanks. Deletes a provision requiring the owners of registered tanks to notify the Agency of any change in registration information or of the removal the tank from service.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning safety.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Environmental Protection Act is amended by
5changing Section 22.12 as follows:
 
6    (415 ILCS 5/22.12)  (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1022.12)
7    Sec. 22.12. (a) The Agency shall coordinate with the
8Office of the State Fire Marshal in the administration of the
9Leaking Underground Storage Tank program, as established in
10Subtitle I of the Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments of 1984
11(P.L. 98-616), as amended, of the Resource Conservation and
12Recovery Act of 1976 (P.L. 94-580). The Agency shall act as the
13lead agency in the formulation of regulations and policies,
14and shall be responsible for groundwater monitoring and any
15necessary site cleanup requirements encountered under the
16Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, the
17Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and
18Liability Act, or the State "Clean Illinois" program.
19    (b) By May 8, 1986, a person who is the owner of an
20underground storage tank containing hazardous waste on July 1,
211986 shall register the tank with the Agency on the form
22provided by the Agency pursuant to Subtitle I of The Hazardous
23and Solid Waste Amendments of 1984 (P.L. 98-616) of the

 

 

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1Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (P.L. 94-580),
2as amended.
3    (c) A person who is the owner of an underground storage
4tank containing hazardous waste installed or replaced after
5July 1, 1986 shall register prior to the installation of the
6tank.
7    (d) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (e), a
8person who is the owner of an underground storage tank
9containing hazardous waste registered under subsection (b) or
10(c) shall notify the Agency of any change in the information
11required under this Section or of the removal of an
12underground storage tank from service.
13    (e) A person who is the owner of an underground storage
14tank containing hazardous waste the contents of which are
15changed routinely shall indicate all the materials which are
16stored in the tank on the registration form. A person
17providing the information described in this subsection is not
18required to notify the Agency of changes in the contents of the
19tank unless the material to be stored in the tank differs from
20the information provided on the registration form.
21(Source: P.A. 88-496.)