Chapter 225 — PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS

(225 ILCS 729/35) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 35. Licensure qualifications and fees. (a) Applicants for a license must submit to the Office all of the following: (1) fees as established by the Office; (2) evidence of current registration as an Illin…

(225 ILCS 729/40) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 40. Application. Each application for a license to practice under this Act shall be electronically submitted or in writing and signed by the applicant on forms provided by the Office of the State Fire Ma…

(225 ILCS 729/45) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 45. Issuance of license; renewal. (a) The State Fire Marshal shall, upon the applicant's satisfactory completion of the requirements authorized under this Act, and upon receipt of the requisite fees, iss…

(225 ILCS 729/5) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 5. Definitions. For the purposes of this Act: "Employee" means a person who is currently employed by a contractor licensed under this Act whose full or part-time duties include any activity specified in S…

(225 ILCS 729/50) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 50. Returned checks. Any person who on 2 occasions issues or delivers a check or other order to the State Fire Marshal that is not honored by the financial institution upon which it is drawn because of i…

(225 ILCS 729/60) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 60. License renewal; display of license; inspection. (a) As a condition of renewal of a license, the State Fire Marshal may require the licensee to report information pertaining to his or her practice th…

(225 ILCS 729/65) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 65. Disciplinary actions. Licensees shall be subject to disciplinary action for any of the following: (1) obtaining or renewing a license by the use of fraud or material deception; (2) being professional…

(225 ILCS 729/70) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 70. Complaints. All complaints concerning violations regarding licensees or unlicensed activity shall be received and logged by the State Fire Marshal. (Source: P.A. 92-618, eff. 7-11-02.)

(225 ILCS 729/73) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 73. Citations. (a) The Office of the State Fire Marshal may adopt rules to permit the issuance of citations for certain violations of this Act or the rules adopted under this Act. The citation shall be i…

(225 ILCS 729/75) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 75. Formal charges; hearings. (a) Following the investigative process, the State Fire Marshal may file formal charges against the licensee. The formal charges shall, at a minimum, inform the licensee of …

(225 ILCS 729/80) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 80. Sanctions. (a) The State Fire Marshal shall impose any of the following sanctions, singly or in combination, when he or she finds that a licensee is guilty of any offense described in Section 65: (1)…

(225 ILCS 729/85) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 85. Depositions; witnesses; judicial review. (a) The State Fire Marshal has the power to subpoena and bring before him or her any person in this State and to take testimony either orally or by deposition…

(225 ILCS 729/90) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 90. Order; prima facie proof. An order or a certified copy of an order, bearing the seal of the State Fire Marshal and purporting to be signed by the State Fire Marshal, is prima facie proof that: (1) th…

(225 ILCS 729/900) Sec. 900. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 92-618, eff. 7-11-02; text omitted.)

(225 ILCS 729/905) Sec. 905. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 92-618, eff. 7-11-02; text omitted.)

(225 ILCS 729/95) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 95. Publication of records. The State Fire Marshal shall, upon request, publish a list of the names and addresses of all licensees under the provisions of this Act. (Source: P.A. 92-618, eff. 7-11-02.)…

(225 ILCS 729/999) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 999. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 92-618, eff. 7-11-02.)

(225 ILCS 730/0.01) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 5200) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Well Abandonment Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(225 ILCS 730/1) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 5201) Sec. 1. It is the duty of the permittee of any well drilled or deepened for oil or gas, to file all geophysical logs and a well drilling report of said well in the office of the State Geological Survey of the University of Illinois wi…

(225 ILCS 730/2) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 5202) Sec. 2. The Department of Natural Resources shall notify the permittee, at the time a permit is issued, either to collect or not to collect for the Geological Survey, drill cuttings representing each 5 feet of the distance drilled in …

(225 ILCS 730/3) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 5203) Sec. 3. All geophysical logs and well drilling reports supplied to the Geological Survey in accordance with the provisions of this Act, all sample descriptions compiled by the Survey from examination of drill cuttings or cores, and al…

(225 ILCS 730/4) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 5204) Sec. 4. The Geological Survey shall issue a receipt for each geophysical log and well drilling report within 15 days of receipt of the geophysical log or well drilling report. The issuance of a receipt shall be deemed acceptance of th…

(225 ILCS 732/1-1) Sec. 1-1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Hydraulic Fracturing Regulatory Act. (Source: P.A. 98-22, eff. 6-17-13.)

(225 ILCS 732/1-10) Sec. 1-10. Intergovernmental cooperation. The Department shall have the primary authority to administer the provisions of this Act. The Illinois State Geological Survey, the Illinois State Water Survey, the Office of the State Fire Marshal, and the Agency shal…

(225 ILCS 732/1-100) Sec. 1-100. Criminal offenses; penalties. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, it shall be a Class A misdemeanor to knowingly violate this Act, its rules, or any permit or term or condition thereof, or knowingly to submit any false information un…

(225 ILCS 732/1-101) Sec. 1-101. Violations; civil penalties and injunctions. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, any person who violates any provision of this Act or any rule or order adopted under this Act or any permit issued under this Act shall be liable for a …

(225 ILCS 732/1-102) Sec. 1-102. Other relief. (a) Any person having an interest that is or may be adversely affected may commence a civil action on his or her own behalf to compel compliance with this Act against any governmental instrumentality or agency which is alleged to be …

(225 ILCS 732/1-105) Sec. 1-105. Violations, complaints, and notice; website. The Department shall maintain a detailed database that is readily accessible to the public on the Department's website. The database shall show each violation found by the Department regarding high volu…

(225 ILCS 732/1-110) Sec. 1-110. Public information; website. (a) All information submitted to the Department under this Act is deemed public information, except information deemed to constitute a trade secret under Section 1-77 of this Act and private information and personal in…

(225 ILCS 732/1-120) Sec. 1-120. Applicable federal, State, and local laws. Compliance with this Act does not relieve responsibility for compliance with the Illinois Oil and Gas Act, the Illinois Environmental Protection Act, and other applicable federal, State, and local laws. (…

(225 ILCS 732/1-123) Sec. 1-123. Application of water well laws. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to affect the application of the Illinois Water Well Construction Code, the Illinois Water Well Pump Installation Code, the Water Well and Pump Installation Contractor's Licens…

(225 ILCS 732/1-125) Sec. 1-125. Administrative review. All final administrative decisions, including issuance or denial of a permit, made by the Department under this Act are subject to judicial review under the Administrative Review Law and its rules. (Source: P.A. 98-22, eff. …

(225 ILCS 732/1-130) Sec. 1-130. Rules. The Department shall have the authority to adopt rules as may be necessary to accomplish the purposes of this Act. Any and all rules adopted under this Act by the Department are not subject to the review, consultation, or advisement of the …

(225 ILCS 732/1-135) Sec. 1-135. The Oil and Gas Resource Management Fund. The Oil and Gas Resource Management Fund is created as a special fund in the State treasury. All moneys required by this Act to be deposited into the Fund shall be used by the Department to administer and …

(225 ILCS 732/1-140) Sec. 1-140. Severability. The provisions of this Act are severable under Section 1.31 of the Statute on Statutes. (Source: P.A. 98-22, eff. 6-17-13.)

(225 ILCS 732/1-15) Sec. 1-15. Powers and duties. (a) Except as otherwise provided, the Department shall enforce this Act and all rules and orders adopted in accordance with this Act. (b) Except as otherwise provided, the Department shall have jurisdiction and authority over all …

(225 ILCS 732/1-20) Sec. 1-20. Applicability. Except as provided in Section 1-98 of this Act, this Act applies to all wells where high volume horizontal hydraulic fracturing operations are planned, have occurred, or are occurring in this State. The provisions of this Act shall be…

(225 ILCS 732/1-25) Sec. 1-25. Setbacks and prohibitions. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, no well site where high volume horizontal hydraulic fracturing operations are proposed, planned, or occurring may be located as follows. Unless specified otherwise, all dis…

(225 ILCS 732/1-30) Sec. 1-30. High volume horizontal hydraulic fracturing permit required. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person may not drill, deepen, or convert a horizontal well where high volume horizontal hydraulic fracturing operations are planned or occ…

(225 ILCS 732/1-35) Sec. 1-35. High volume horizontal hydraulic fracturing permit application. (a) Every applicant for a permit under this Act shall first register with the Department at least 30 days before applying for a permit. The Department shall make available a registratio…

(225 ILCS 732/1-40) Sec. 1-40. Public notice. (a) Within 5 calendar days after the Department's receipt of the high volume horizontal hydraulic fracturing application, the Department shall post notice of its receipt and a copy of the permit application on its website. The notice …

(225 ILCS 732/1-45) Sec. 1-45. Public comment periods. (a) The public comment period shall begin 7 calendar days after the Department's receipt of the permit application and last for 30 calendar days. (b) Where a public hearing is conducted under Section 1-50 of this Act, the Dep…

(225 ILCS 732/1-5) Sec. 1-5. Definitions. For the purposes of this Act, unless the context otherwise requires: "Agency" means the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency. "Aquatic life" means all fish, reptiles, amphibians, crayfish, and mussels. "Aquifer" means saturated (with …

(225 ILCS 732/1-50) Sec. 1-50. High volume horizontal hydraulic fracturing permit; hearing. (a) When a permit application is submitted to conduct high volume horizontal hydraulic fracturing operations for the first time at a particular well site, any person having an interest tha…

(225 ILCS 732/1-53) Sec. 1-53. High volume horizontal hydraulic fracturing permit; determination; judicial review. (a) The Department shall issue a high volume horizontal hydraulic fracturing permit, with any conditions the Department may find necessary, only if the record of dec…

(225 ILCS 732/1-55) Sec. 1-55. High volume horizontal hydraulic fracturing permit; conditions; restriction; modifications. (a) Each permit issued by the Department under this Act shall require the permittee to comply with all provisions of this Act and all other applicable local,…

(225 ILCS 732/1-60) Sec. 1-60. High volume horizontal hydraulic fracturing permit; denial, suspension, or revocation. (a) The Department may suspend, revoke, or refuse to issue a high volume horizontal hydraulic fracturing permit under this Act for one or more of the following ca…

(225 ILCS 732/1-65) Sec. 1-65. Hydraulic fracturing permit; bonds. (a) An applicant for a high volume horizontal hydraulic fracturing permit under this Act shall provide a bond, executed by a surety authorized to transact business in this State. The bond shall be in the amount of…

(225 ILCS 732/1-70) Sec. 1-70. Well preparation, construction, and drilling. (a) This Section shall apply to all horizontal wells that are to be completed using high volume horizontal hydraulic fracturing operations under a high volume horizontal hydraulic fracturing permit. The …

(225 ILCS 732/1-75) Sec. 1-75. High volume horizontal hydraulic fracturing operations. (a) General. (1) During all phases of high volume horizontal hydraulic fracturing operations, the permittee shall comply with all terms of the permit. (2) All phases of high volume horizontal h…