HB5662 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
HB5662

Introduced , by Rep. Lisa M. Dugan

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

420 ILCS 20/9

from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 241-9

Amends the Illinois Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Act. Requires the Department of Nuclear Safety's forms and rules to be developed and adopted after a site is established. Effective immediately.

FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning nuclear safety.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Illinois Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Act is amended by changing Section 9 as follows:

(420 ILCS 20/9) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 241-9)

Sec. 9. Requirements for waste transporters.

(a) No person shall transport any low-level radioactive waste to a storage, treatment or disposal facility in Illinois licensed under Section 8 without a permit granted by the Department.

(b) No person shall transport any low-level radioactive waste to a storage, treatment or disposal facility licensed under Section 8 without a manifest document. The Department shall develop the form for such manifests and shall promulgate rules and regulations establishing a system of tracking wastes from their point of generation to storage, treatment, and ultimate disposal.

(b-5) Upon establishing a site, the Department shall develop the form for such manifests and shall promulgate rules and regulations establishing a system of tracking wastes from their point of generation to storage, treatment, and ultimate disposal.

(c) Each application for a permit under this Section shall contain any information as may be required under regulations promulgated by the Department, including, but not limited to, information respecting:

(1) The estimated quantities and types of wastes to be transported to a facility located in Illinois;

(2) The procedures and methods used to monitor and inspect the shipments to ensure that leakage or spills do not occur;

(3) The timetables according to which the wastes are to be shipped.

(4) The qualifications and training of personnel handling low-level radioactive waste; and

(5) The use of interim storage and transshipment facilities.

(d) The Director may issue a permit to any applicant who has met and whom he believes will comply with the requirements of the Illinois Hazardous Materials Transportation Act and any other applicable State or federal laws or regulations. In the event that an applicant or permittee proposes modifications of a permit, or in the event that the Director determines that modifications are necessary to conform with the requirements of the Act, the Director may issue any permit modifications necessary to protect human health and the environment and may specify the time allowed to complete the modifications.

(e) The Department shall inspect each shipment of low-level radioactive wastes received at the regional disposal facility for compliance with the packaging, placarding and other requirements established by rules and regulations promulgated by the Illinois Department of Transportation under the Illinois Hazardous Materials Transportation Act and any other applicable State or federal regulations. The Department shall notify the Attorney General of any apparent violations for possible prosecution under Sections 11 and 12 of that Act.

(Source: P.A. 90-29, eff. 6-26-97.)

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.