SB2395 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

LRB095 19694 BDD 46051 b

95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
SB2395

Introduced 2/14/2008, by Sen. Linda Holmes

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

415 ILCS 5/57.6a new

Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that, at least twice per calendar year, and more frequently if determined necessary by the Environmental Protection Agency, the operator of a filling station or motor-vehicle repair shop must wash or cleanse all vehicular-use areas of the facility to remove any and all residue, stains, or other matter remaining from oil spills and other spilled materials. Requires the operator to provide a positive mechanism to prevent the wash water or waste water from leaving the facility or discharging into any sewer system. Requires the operator to maintain records concerning the washing. Effective immediately.

FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning environmental safety.

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

Section 5. The Environmental Protection Act is amended by adding Section 57.6a as follows:

(415 ILCS 5/57.6a new)

Sec. 57.6a. Semiannual surficial cleansing.

(a) At least twice per calendar year, and more frequently if determined necessary by the Agency, the operator of a facility must wash or cleanse all vehicular-use areas of the facility to remove any and all residue, stains, or other matter remaining from oil spills and other spilled materials.

(b) Permitted methods of cleansing under this Section include power washing or equivalent wet washing or dry cleaning methods. If power washing or another wet-washing method is used, then the operator of a facility must provide a positive mechanism to prevent the wash water or waste water from leaving the facility or discharging into any sewer system. In addition, the operator shall manage and dispose of all waste and effluent in a manner consistent with federal and State law.

(c) The operator shall keep records of dates on which vehicular-use area cleaning is performed and records of waste disposal onsite for 3 years and make those records available for inspection upon request by the Agency.

(d) For the purposes of this Section:

"Facility" means a filling station or motor-vehicle repair shop.

"Vehicular-use area" means any part of the facility, except for any enclosed or partially enclosed structure, that is devoted to use by or for motor vehicles, including parking areas, storage areas for motor vehicles, loading areas, service areas and drives, and access drives and drive ways.

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