(225 ILCS 230/1005) (from Ch. 111, par. 7855)
Sec. 1005. Agency authority. The Agency is authorized to exercise the following functions, powers and duties with respect to solid waste site operator certification:
(a) To conduct examinations, as well as to approve the use of examinations conducted by third parties, to ascertain the qualifications of applicants for certificates of competency as solid waste site operators; (b) To conduct courses of training on the practical aspects of the design, operation and maintenance of sanitary landfills; (c) To issue a certificate to any applicant who has satisfactorily met all the requirements pertaining to a certificate of competency as a solid waste site operator; (d) To suspend, revoke or refuse to issue any certificate for any one or any combination of the following causes: (1) The practice of any fraud or deceit in obtaining or attempting to obtain a certificate of competency; (2) Negligence or misconduct in the operation of a sanitary landfill; (3) Repeated failure to comply with any of the requirements applicable to the operation of a sanitary landfill, except for Board requirements applicable to the collection of litter; (4) Repeated violations of federal, State or local laws, regulations, standards, or ordinances regarding the operation of refuse disposal facilities or sites; (5) For a holder of a certificate, conviction in this or another State of any crime which is a felony under the laws of this State or conviction of a felony in a federal court; for an applicant, consideration of such conviction shall be in accordance with Section 1005-1; (6) Proof of gross carelessness or incompetence in handling, storing, processing, transporting, or disposing of any hazardous waste; or (7) Being declared to be a person under a legal disability by a court of competent jurisdiction and not thereafter having been lawfully declared to be a person not under legal disability or to have recovered. (e) To adopt rules necessary to perform its functions, powers, and duties with respect to solid waste site operator certifications. (Source: P.A. 102-1017, eff. 1-1-23.)