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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 Section 22.51 as follows:
 
6     (415 ILCS 5/22.51)
7     Sec. 22.51. Clean Construction or Demolition Debris Fill
8 Operations.
9     (a) No person shall conduct any clean construction or
10 demolition debris fill operation in violation of this Act or
11 any regulations or standards adopted by the Board.
12     (b)(1)(A) Beginning 30 days after the effective date of
13 this amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly but prior to
14 July 1, 2008, no person shall use clean construction or
15 demolition debris as fill material in a current or former
16 quarry, mine, or other excavation, unless they have applied for
17 an interim authorization from the Agency for the clean
18 construction or demolition debris fill operation.
19     (B) The Agency shall approve an interim authorization upon
20 its receipt of a written application for the interim
21 authorization that is signed by the site owner and the site
22 operator, or their duly authorized agent, and that contains the
23 following information: (i) the location of the site where the

 

 

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1 clean construction or demolition debris fill operation is
2 taking place, (ii) the name and address of the site owner,
3 (iii) the name and address of the site operator, and (iv) the
4 types and amounts of clean construction or demolition debris
5 being used as fill material at the site, and (v) a site
6 reclamation plan that addresses potential hazards to public
7 health and safety.
8     (C) The Agency may deny an interim authorization if the
9 site owner or the site operator, or their duly authorized
10 agent, fails to provide to the Agency the information listed in
11 subsection (b)(1)(B) of this Section. Any denial of an interim
12 authorization shall be subject to appeal to the Board in
13 accordance with the procedures of Section 40 of this Act.
14     (D) No person shall use clean construction or demolition
15 debris as fill material in a current or former quarry, mine, or
16 other excavation for which the Agency has denied interim
17 authorization under subsection (b)(1)(C) of this Section. The
18 Board may stay the prohibition of this subsection (D) during
19 the pendency of an appeal of the Agency's denial of the interim
20 authorization brought under subsection (b)(1)(C) of this
21 Section.
22     (2) Beginning September 1, 2006, owners and operators of
23 clean construction or demolition debris fill operations shall,
24 in accordance with a schedule prescribed by the Agency, submit
25 to the Agency applications for the permits required under this
26 Section. The Agency shall notify owners and operators in

 

 

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1 writing of the due date for their permit application. The due
2 date shall be no less than 90 days after the date of the
3 Agency's written notification. Owners and operators who do not
4 receive a written notification from the Agency by October 1,
5 2007, shall submit a permit application to the Agency by
6 January 1, 2008. The interim authorization of owners and
7 operators who fail to submit a permit application to the Agency
8 by the permit application's due date shall terminate on (i) the
9 due date established by the Agency if the owner or operator
10 received a written notification from the Agency prior to
11 October 1, 2007, or (ii) or January 1, 2008, if the owner or
12 operator did not receive a written notification from the Agency
13 by October 1, 2007.
14     (3) On and after July 1, 2008, no person shall use clean
15 construction or demolition debris as fill material in a current
16 or former quarry, mine, or other excavation without a permit
17 granted by the Agency for the clean construction or demolition
18 debris fill operation or in violation of any conditions imposed
19 by such permit, including periodic reports and full access to
20 adequate records and the inspection of facilities, as may be
21 necessary to assure compliance with this Act and with Board
22 regulations and standards adopted under this Act. The Board
23 shall amend these rules as expeditiously as possible to bring
24 them into compliance with the requirements of this amendatory
25 Act of the 96th General Assembly.
26     (4) This subsection (b) does not apply to:

 

 

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1         (A) the use of clean construction or demolition debris
2     as fill material in a current or former quarry, mine, or
3     other excavation located on the site where the clean
4     construction or demolition debris was generated;
5         (B) the use of clean construction or demolition debris
6     as fill material in an excavation other than a current or
7     former quarry or mine if this use complies with Illinois
8     Department of Transportation specifications; or
9         (C) current or former quarries, mines, and other
10     excavations that do not use clean construction or
11     demolition debris as fill material.
12     (c) In accordance with Title VII of this Act, the Board may
13 adopt regulations to promote the purposes of this Section. The
14 Agency shall consult with the mining and construction
15 industries during the development of any regulations to promote
16 the purposes of this Section.
17         (1) No later than December 15, 2005, the Agency shall
18     propose to the Board, and no later than September 1, 2006,
19     the Board shall adopt, regulations for the use of clean
20     construction or demolition debris as fill material in
21     current and former quarries, mines, and other excavations.
22     Such regulations shall include, but shall not be limited
23     to, standards for clean construction or demolition debris
24     fill operations and the submission and review of permits
25     required under this Section.
26         (2) Until the Board adopts rules under subsection

 

 

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1     (c)(1) of this Section, all persons using clean
2     construction or demolition debris as fill material in a
3     current or former quarry, mine, or other excavation shall:
4             (A) Assure that only clean construction or
5         demolition debris is being used as fill material by
6         screening each truckload of material received using a
7         device approved by the Agency that detects volatile
8         organic compounds. Such devices may include, but are
9         not limited to, photo ionization detectors. All
10         screening devices shall be operated and maintained in
11         accordance with manufacturer's specifications.
12         Unacceptable fill material shall be rejected from the
13         site; and
14             (B) Retain for a minimum of 3 years the following
15         information:
16                 (i) The name of the hauler, the name of the
17             generator, and place of origin of the debris or
18             soil;
19                 (ii) The approximate weight or volume of the
20             debris or soil; and
21                 (iii) The date the debris or soil was received.
22     (d) This Section applies only to clean construction or
23 demolition debris that is not considered "waste" as provided in
24 Section 3.160 of this Act.
25     (e) For purposes of a clean construction or demolition
26 debris fill operation:

 

 

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1         (1) The term "operator" means a person responsible for
2     the operation and maintenance of a clean construction or
3     demolition debris fill operation.
4         (2) The term "owner" means a person who has any direct
5     or indirect interest in a clean construction or demolition
6     debris fill operation or in land on which a person operates
7     and maintains a clean construction or demolition debris
8     fill operation. A "direct or indirect interest" does not
9     include the ownership of publicly traded stock. The "owner"
10     is the "operator" if there is no other person who is
11     operating and maintaining a clean construction or
12     demolition debris fill operation.
13 (Source: P.A. 94-272, eff. 7-19-05; 94-725, eff. 6-1-06.)
 
14     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
15 becoming law.