94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
SB1229

 

Introduced 2/18/2005, by Sen. Don Harmon

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
415 ILCS 5/22.3   from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1022.3

    Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning hazardous waste disposal sites.


LRB094 05672 RSP 35721 b

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

SB1229 LRB094 05672 RSP 35721 b

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 Section 22.3 as follows:
 
6     (415 ILCS 5/22.3)  (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1022.3)
7     Sec. 22.3. The The owner and operator of a hazardous waste
8 disposal site shall, without limitation, be responsible for the
9 site for a period of 20 years after closure of the site, or
10 such longer period of time as required by the federal Resource
11 Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, P.L. 94-580, or
12 regulations issued thereunder, or by Board regulation adopted
13 pursuant to subsection 22(a) or (f) of this Act. The owner and
14 operator shall monitor such site for gas migration, drainage
15 problems, erosion, settling, ground and surface water
16 pollution and other environmental and safety problems which
17 occur, and shall take whatever remedial action is necessary to
18 solve any such problems which occur at the site during the
19 period of responsibility. Notwithstanding the provisions of
20 this Section, nothing contained herein shall be construed to
21 limit any duties or liabilities imposed on an owner or operator
22 of a solid waste disposal site pursuant to this Act or
23 regulations thereunder or arising by operation of law.
24 (Source: P.A. 81-856.)