Chapter 415 — ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY

(415 ILCS 180/5) Sec. 5. Findings and purpose. The General Assembly finds that: (1) Recycling rates have been stagnant in Illinois for over 15 years. Many Illinois counties continue to fall short of the long-standing recycling goal of 25% established in 1988 in the Solid Waste Pl…

(415 ILCS 180/99) Sec. 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 103-383, eff. 7-28-23.)

(415 ILCS 185/1) Sec. 1. Short title; references to Act. (a) This Act may be cited as the Safety and Aid for the Environment in Carbon Capture and Sequestration Act. (b) This Act may be referred to as the SAFE CCS Act. (Source: P.A. 103-651, eff. 7-18-24.)

(415 ILCS 185/10) Sec. 10. Ownership and conveyance of pore space. (a) Title to pore space belongs to and is vested in the surface owner of the surface estate. (b) A conveyance of title to a surface estate conveys title to the pore space in all strata underlying the surface estat…

(415 ILCS 185/15) Sec. 15. Integration and unitization of ownership interests. (a) If at least 2 pore space owners own pore space located within a proposed sequestration facility, the owners may agree to integrate the owners' interests to develop the pore space as a proposed sequ…

(415 ILCS 185/20) Sec. 20. Surface access for pore space owners. (a) If a sequestration operator must enter upon the surface property of an affected pore space owner to comply with Class VI well permit requirements or carbon sequestration activity permit requirements for the purp…

(415 ILCS 185/25) Sec. 25. Compensation for damages to the surface. (a) An affected pore space owner is entitled to reasonable compensation from the sequestration operator for damages resulting from surface access to the affected pore space owner's property for required activitie…

(415 ILCS 185/30) Sec. 30. Additional landowner rights. (a) Any carbon dioxide injection well or deep monitoring well authorized by the United States Environmental Protection Agency through a valid UIC Class VI permit must adhere to the new well set back requirements of 62 Ill. A…

(415 ILCS 185/35) Sec. 35. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 103-651, eff. 7-18-24; text omitted.)

(415 ILCS 185/40) Sec. 40. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 103-651, eff. 7-18-24; text omitted.)

(415 ILCS 185/45) Sec. 45. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 103-651, eff. 7-18-24; text omitted.)

(415 ILCS 185/5) Sec. 5. Definitions. As used in this Act: "Carbon dioxide sequestration reservoir" means a portion of a sedimentary geologic stratum or formation containing pore space, including, but not limited to, depleted reservoirs and saline formations, that is suitable for…

(415 ILCS 185/50) Sec. 50. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 103-651, eff. 7-18-24; text omitted.)

(415 ILCS 185/55) Sec. 55. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 103-651, eff. 7-18-24; text omitted.)

(415 ILCS 185/97) Sec. 97. Severability. The provisions of this Act are severable under Section 1.31 of the Statute on Statutes. (Source: P.A. 103-651, eff. 7-18-24.)

(415 ILCS 185/99) Sec. 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 103-651, eff. 7-18-24.)

(415 ILCS 190/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Large Event Facilities Act. (Source: P.A. 103-927, eff. 1-1-25.)

(415 ILCS 190/10) Sec. 10. Recycling and composting requirements. (a) On and after January 1, 2025, an owner or operator of an event facility that has a maximum legal capacity or occupancy of at least 3,500 persons shall offer the following: (1) the recycling of items that are ge…

(415 ILCS 190/15) Sec. 15. Penalties. (a) An owner or operator of an event facility that commits a violation of this Act is guilty of a business offense and shall be fined not less than $750 and not more than $1,500 for the first offense. An owner or operator of an event facility…

(415 ILCS 190/5) Sec. 5. Definition of event facility. In this Act, "event facility" means a permanent structure for holding public meetings or public events, including, but not limited to, baseball games, football games, hockey games, automobile races, or other musical, dramatic…

(415 ILCS 195/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Small Single-Use Plastic Act. (Source: P.A. 103-934, eff. 1-1-25.)

(415 ILCS 195/10) Sec. 10. Small, single-use plastic bottles at hotels. (a) Beginning July 1, 2025, a hotel with 50 rooms or more shall not provide small, single-use plastic bottles containing personal care products in any space within a sleeping room accommodation, within bathro…

(415 ILCS 195/15) Sec. 15. Penalties. A hotel in violation of this Act shall receive a written warning from the local unit of government in which the hotel is located for the first violation. The written warning shall recite the violation and advise that subsequent violations may…

(415 ILCS 195/5) Sec. 5. Definitions. As used in this Act: "Hotel" has the meaning given in the Hotel Operators' Occupation Tax Act. "Personal care products" includes shampoo, hair conditioner, and bath soap intended to be applied to or used on the human body in the shower or bat…

(415 ILCS 200/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Responsible Outdoor Lighting Control Act. (Source: P.A. 103-1007, eff. 1-1-25.)

(415 ILCS 200/10) Sec. 10. Definitions. As used in this Act: "ANSI/IES standards" means the American National Standards Institute and Illuminating Engineering Society's lighting guidelines, also known as the IES Lighting Library Standards Collection. "Correlated color temperature…

(415 ILCS 200/15) Sec. 15. Outdoor lighting control. All new luminaires purchased with State funds after the effective date of this Act or installed after the effective date of this Act on a structure or land that is owned and managed by the Department of Natural Resources, inclu…

(415 ILCS 200/20) Sec. 20. Exceptions. This Act does not apply if: (1) the luminaires are on a structure or land that is owned, supported, funded, leased, or managed by the State in a county or municipality that, by ordinance or resolution, has adopted provisions that are equal t…

(415 ILCS 200/25) Sec. 25. Other laws. If this Act conflicts with any other federal law, State law, or local ordinance controlling lighting, outdoor luminaries, signage, outdoor advertising, displays, or devices that is more stringent than the Act, then the federal law, State law…

(415 ILCS 200/5) Sec. 5. Findings. The General Assembly finds that: (1) Article XI of the Illinois Constitution states the public policy of the State and the duty of each person is to provide and maintain a healthful environment for the benefit of this and future generations and …

(415 ILCS 200/99) Sec. 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January 1, 2025. (Source: P.A. 103-1007, eff. 1-1-25.)

(415 ILCS 205/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Portable and Medium-Format Battery Stewardship Act. (Source: P.A. 103-1033, eff. 8-9-24.)

(415 ILCS 205/10) Sec. 10. Definitions. As used in this Act, unless the context clearly requires otherwise: "Agency" means the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency. "Agency-sponsored household battery recycling program" means a household battery recycling program sponsored by…

(415 ILCS 205/15) Sec. 15. Requirement that producers implement a stewardship plan. (a) Beginning January 1, 2026, a producer selling, making available for sale, or distributing covered batteries or battery-containing products containing one or more covered batteries in or into t…

(415 ILCS 205/20) Sec. 20. Role of retailers. (a) Beginning July 1, 2026, a retailer may not sell, offer for sale, distribute, or otherwise make available for sale a covered battery or battery-containing product containing one or more covered batteries unless the producer of the …

(415 ILCS 205/25) Sec. 25. Stewardship plan components. (a) By July 1, 2025, each battery stewardship organization must submit to the Agency for approval a plan for covered batteries. The Agency shall review and approve a plan based on whether it: (1) lists and provides contact i…

(415 ILCS 205/30) Sec. 30. Performance goals. (a) Each battery stewardship plan must include performance goals that measure, on an annual basis, the achievements of the program, including: (1) the collection rate for batteries in Illinois; (2) the recycling efficiency rate of the…

(415 ILCS 205/35) Sec. 35. Funding. (a) A battery stewardship organization implementing a battery stewardship plan on behalf of producers must develop and administer a system to collect charges from participating producers to cover the costs of plan implementation, including: (1)…

(415 ILCS 205/40) Sec. 40. Collection and management requirements. (a) Battery stewardship organizations implementing a battery stewardship plan must provide for the collection of all covered batteries, including all chemistries and brands of covered batteries, on a free, continu…

(415 ILCS 205/45) Sec. 45. Education and outreach requirements. (a) Each battery stewardship organization must carry out promotional activities in support of plan implementation including, but not limited to: (1) the development and maintenance of a website; (2) the development a…

(415 ILCS 205/5) Sec. 5. Findings. The General Assembly finds that: (1) It is in the public interest of the citizens of Illinois to encourage the recovery and reuse of materials, such as metals, that replace the output of mining and other extractive industries. (2) Without a dedi…

(415 ILCS 205/50) Sec. 50. Reporting requirements. (a) By June 1, 2027, and each June 1st thereafter, each battery stewardship organization must submit an annual report to the Agency covering the preceding calendar year of battery stewardship plan implementation. The report must …

(415 ILCS 205/55) Sec. 55. Fee and Agency role. (a) By July 1, 2025, and by July 1 of each year thereafter, each battery stewardship organization shall pay to the Agency an annual fee of $100,000. The fee shall cover the Agency's full costs of implementing, administering, and enf…

(415 ILCS 205/60) Sec. 60. Penalties and civil actions. (a) Any person who violates any provision of this Act is liable for a civil penalty of $7,000 per violation, except that the failure to pay a fee under this Act shall cause the person who fails to pay the fee to be liable fo…

(415 ILCS 205/65) Sec. 65. Marking requirements for batteries. (a) Except as otherwise provided in rules adopted by Illinois Pollution Control Board under subsection (b), a producer or retailer may sell, offer for sale, or distribute in or into Illinois a covered battery or batte…

(415 ILCS 205/70) Sec. 70. General battery disposal and collection requirements. (a) On and after January 1, 2028, all persons must manage unwanted covered batteries through one of the following options: (1) delivery to a collection site, event, or program established by or inclu…

(415 ILCS 205/75) Sec. 75. Assessment of battery-containing products and their batteries. (a) By July 1, 2027, the battery stewardship organization must complete an assessment of the opportunities and challenges associated with the end-of-life management of portable and medium-fo…

(415 ILCS 205/80) Sec. 80. Antitrust. Producers or battery stewardship organizations acting on behalf of producers that prepare, submit, and implement a battery stewardship program plan under this Act and who are thereby subject to regulation by the Agency are granted immunity fr…

(415 ILCS 205/85) Sec. 85. Collection of batteries independent of a battery stewardship program. Nothing in this Act shall prevent or prohibit a person from offering or performing a fee-based, household collection, or a mail back program for end-of-life portable batteries or medi…

(415 ILCS 205/90) Sec. 90. The Environmental Protection Act is amended by repealing Section 22.23d. (Source: P.A. 103-1033, eff. 1-1-28.)