Illinois Administrative Code

Section 700.APPENDIX G Illinois Environmental Protection Agency's Agricultural Land Preservation Policy Statement and Cooperative Working Agreement PREFACE On August 19, 1982, Governor James R. Thompson signed into law the Farmland Preservation Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 5, p…

Section 700.APPENDIX H Illinois Department of Mines and Minerals' Agricultural Land Preservation Policy Statement In response to the Farmland Preservation Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 5, par. 1301 et seq.), signed into law by Governor Thompson on August 19, 1982, the Department…

Section 700.APPENDIX I Illinois Department of Transportation's Agricultural Land Preservation Policy Statement and Cooperative Working Agreement PREFACE The Farmland Preservation Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1991, ch. 5, par. 1301 et seq.) [505 ILCS 75] requires the Department of Transpo…

Section 700.APPENDIX J Illinois Commerce Commission's Agricultural Land Preservation Policy Statement and Cooperative Working Agreement PREFACE On August 19, 1982, Governor James R. Thompson signed into law the Farmland Preservation Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 5, par. 1301 et …

Section 750.10 Definitions "Act" means the Sustainable Agriculture Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1991, ch. 5, par. 2651 et seq., as amended by P.A. 87-998, effective January 1, 1993) [505 ILCS 135/1 et seq.]. "Committee" means the Sustainable Agriculture Committee as defined in 505 ILCS 1…

Section 750.20 Purpose The purpose of the Act is to create a Program within the Department to fund and strengthen developmental research programs that serve production agriculture in Illinois. The purposes of the Program are identified in 505 ILCS 135/1-3 of the Act.

Section 750.30 Sustainable Agriculture Committee a) A Sustainable Agriculture Committee is established under the authority of 505 ILCS 135/1-5 of the Act effective January 9, 1990. 1) This Committee shall be comprised of 1 member representing and appointed by the Governor, 1 memb…

Section 750.40 Guidelines for Research, Demonstration and Education Projects a) Proposals for research, demonstration and education projects shall contain the following information on Application Form SA 93-01 provided by the Department: 1) name of organization, address and telep…

Section 755.10 Preamble The intent of Section 6(11) of the Soil and Water Conservation Districts Act [70 ILCS 405/6(11)] is to authorize the Illinois Department of Agriculture to pay health care costs of Soil and Water Conservation District employees incurred between January 1, 1…

Section 755.20 Definitions "Administrator" means the professional third-party claims administrator chosen by the Department based on the criteria set forth in this Part to collect claims information and supporting documentation, and to provide recommendations to the Department. "…

Section 755.30 Validity of Claims a) For a claim to be adjudged valid, the employee shall submit documentation required by the Department which proves to the satisfaction of the Department that: 1) The employee was covered by the District health insurance program offered through …

Section 755.40 Procedures for Requesting Payment of Outstanding Costs a) Employees shall submit claims on forms provided by the Department. Employees shall provide documentation of: 1) their policy's deductible amount and the amount of any payments applied toward it; 2) the name,…

Section 755.50 Claims Processing a) In order to provide for the accurate and timely processing of claims, the Department will secure the services of a professional administrator. The Administrator will be selected based on criteria elaborated in Exhibit A of this Part including: …

Section 755.60 Payment by the Department a) Before issuing payment for valid claims, the Department shall require the payee and the employee, if the two are not the same, to sign and submit: 1) a subrogation agreement. The agreement will be provided by the Department and will ass…

Section 755.EXHIBIT A Request for Proposal THE STATE OF ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE IS REQUESTING PROPOSALS TO FILL THE STATE'S NEEDS AS OUTLINED BELOW. PLEASE READ THIS ENTIRE PACKAGE AND SUBMIT PROPOSAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH THESE INSTRUCTIONS. DESCRIPTION OF GOODS OR SERVI…

Section 760.110 Purpose The purpose of the Illinois Rivers-Friendly Farmer Program is to promote farming practices that benefit rivers while maintaining farm profitability and to inform the public about farmers' contributions to cleaning up the rivers of Illinois. [505 ILCS 106/1…

Section 760.120 Applicability This Part shall apply to all applicants seeking to be designated and recognized by the State of Illinois as a "Rivers-Friendly Farmer".

Section 760.130 Severability If any Section, subsection, sentence or clause of this Part is judged invalid, such adjudication shall not affect the validity of this Part as a whole or any Section, subsection, sentence or clause of this Part not judged invalid.

Section 760.140 Definitions Except as stated in this Section, or unless a different meaning of a word or term is clear from the context, the definition of the words or terms in this Part shall be the same as that applied to the same words or terms in the Act. "Act" means the Illl…

Section 760.150 Submittal of Written Application – "Rivers-Friendly Farmer" Designation a) In accordance with Section 15 of the Illinois Rivers-Friendly Farmer Program Act [505 ILCS 106/15], a farmer seeking the "Rivers-Friendly Farmer" designation may submit a written applicatio…

Section 760.160 Application Fees – "Rivers-Friendly Farmer" Designation The Department shall collect an administrative filing fee of $15 for each written application submitted, in accordance with Section 30 of the Act. In addition, the Department shall collect a processing fee of…

Section 760.170 Evaluation of Written Application a) The Department shall review each written application submitted in accordance with the program criteria set forth in Section 20 of the Act. Farmers who satisfy all of the following criteria applicable to their operations and sub…

Section 760.180 Notice of Determination of Eligibility to Farmers Within 65 calendar days after receipt of a completed application form and required fees, the Department shall notify in writing the applicant that sufficient qualifications do or do not exist for the Department to …

Section 760.190 Sign – "Rivers-Friendly Farmer" Designation a) In addition to providing notification and issuing a certificate to an applicant that meets requirements to receive the "Rivers-Friendly Farmer" designation, the Department shall advise the applicant that a sign depict…

Section 760.200 Trust Account The Department, in accordance with Section 40.7 of the Civil Administrative Code, shall establish a promotional trust account. All monies collected by the Department for the Illinois Rivers-Friendly Farmer Program shall be deposited into the account.…

Section 760.210 Promotional Activities a) The Department, along with local entities such as SWCDs, may develop and implement a marketing program that informs the agricultural community and the general public of the Illinois Rivers-Friendly Farmer Program. b) In order to increase …

Section 800.10 Definitions In determining the meaning of words used in these rules, unless the context indicates otherwise, words importing the singular include and apply to several persons or things, words importing the plural include the singular, and words used in the present …

Section 800.15 Reporting Requirements: Persons Subject to Section 3(a), (b), (c) or (d) of the Act a) Any foreign person subject to reporting under Section 3(a), (b), (c) or (d) of the Act shall file with the Director a copy of Form ASCS 153* which is required to be filed under t…

Section 800.20 Reporting Requirements: Foreign Person, Other Than Individual or Government a) Any foreign person, other than an individual or government, required to submit a report under Section 3, paragraphs (a), (b), (c) or (d) of the Act must submit a report to the Director c…

Section 800.25 Reporting Requirement: Additional Information: Reporting Interest, Nature and Name of Foreign Person a) Any foreign person, other than an individual or a government, whose legal name is contained on any report submitted in satisfaction of Section 800.20 may also be…

Section 800.30 Additional Information If the Director feels that the information provided under 8 Ill. Adm. Code Sections 800.15 and 800.20(a) does not completely describe the nature of the holding or the instrument holding the land, the Director shall require by written request …

Section 800.35 Penalty Determinations In assessing the penalties for violation of the Act, the Director shall take into consideration: a) Cost involved in ensuring compliance with the Act in the case in question. b) The cost incurred in recovering the penalty. c) The amount of pe…

Section 800.40 Public Inspection Any report filed with the Director shall be available for public inspection during regular working hours in accordance with 8 Ill. Adm. Code Section 1.505 (Rules Relating to Administrative Rules) as promulgated by the Department. Reports shall not…

Section 800.45 Refund Procedures All monies collected from penalties shall be deposited in the general revenue fund. In the event that the aggregate penalty imposed by this Act and Public Law 95-460 exceeds 25% of the fair market value of the interest in the agricultural land wit…

Section 850.10 Written Complaint Required a) A complaint regarding motor fuel quality received by the Department via telephone, in writing or by e-mail must be completed before the Department will submit an official sample (a sample taken by a Department inspector) for laboratory…

Section 850.20 Access to Motor Fuels and Records The Department is authorized to enter upon any public or private premises during regular business hours in order to have access to motor fuels. Collection of such samples is subject to Constitutional requirements. Upon receipt of a…

Section 850.30 Responsibility for Standards of Quality The last seller of the motor fuel to the complainant is responsible for the standards of quality of the motor fuel.

Section 850.40 Administrative, Laboratory and Sampling Fees a) The Department shall sample and test motor fuels to determine the quality of a motor fuel as follows: 1) when there is a specific problem with a motor fuel within a locality; 2) when there is a complaint against a spe…

Section 850.50 Label on Motor Fuel Dispensing Device The label, which identifies the maximum percentage by volume of ethanol, methanol, and co-solvent in a motor fuel and which is required by Section 4.1 of the Motor Fuel Standards Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 5, par. 1704.1) t…

Section 850.60 ASTM Standards a) The standards set forth in the Annual Book of ASTM Standards Section 5, Volumes 05.01, 05.02, 05.03, 05.04 and 05.05 and supplements thereto, and revisions thereof are adopted unless modified or rejected by a regulation adopted by the Department. …

Section 900.101 Applicability This Subpart applies to 8 Ill. Adm. Code 900. The applicability of Subpart B, Setbacks, is set forth at Section 900.201 of this Part. The applicability of Subpart C, Notice of Intent to Construct, is set forth at Section 900.301 of this Part. The app…

Section 900.102 Severability If any provision of this Part or its application to any person or under any other circumstances is adjudged invalid, such adjudication does not affect the validity of this Part as a whole or of any portion not adjudged invalid.

Section 900.103 Definitions Except as stated in this Section, or unless a different meaning of a word or term is clear from the context, the definition of words or terms in this Part shall be the same as that applied to the same words or terms in the Environmental Protection Act …

Section 900.104 Incorporations by Reference a) The following materials are incorporated by reference: 1) APHA. American Public Health Association, 1015 Fifteenth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20005, (202) 789-5600, "Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater", 19th…

Section 900.105 Recordkeeping a) The Department shall maintain a file for all facilities registering or otherwise filing documents with the Department under this Part. b) The file shall contain all registration materials, along with all supporting data and justifications, records…

Section 900.201 Applicability a) All new livestock management or livestock waste handling facilities shall comply with the setback distances as established in Section 35 of the Livestock Management Facilities Act [510 ILCS 77/35] and with the provisions of this Subpart. b) Commen…

Section 900.202 Procedures a) Grandfather provision: Facilities in existence prior to July 15, 1991. Livestock management facilities and livestock waste handling facilities in existence prior to July 15, 1991 shall comply with setbacks in existence prior to July 15, 1991, as set …