Chapter 415, ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY

(415 ILCS 5/22.59) Sec. 22.59. CCR surface impoundments. (a) The General Assembly finds that: (1) the State of Illinois has a long-standing policy to restore, protect, and enhance the environment, including the purity of the air, land, and waters, including groundwaters, of this …

(415 ILCS 5/22.6) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1022.6) Sec. 22.6. (a) Commencing July 1, 1984, no person shall cause, threaten or allow the disposal in any landfill of any liquid hazardous waste unless specific authorization is obtained from the Agency by the generator and the landfil…

(415 ILCS 5/22.60) (For Section repeal see subsection (e)) Sec. 22.60. Pilot project for Will County and Grundy County pyrolysis or gasification facility. (a) As used in this Section: "Plastics" means polystyrene or any other synthetic organic polymer that can be molded into shap…

(415 ILCS 5/22.61) Sec. 22.61. Regulation of bisphenol A in business transaction paper. (a) For purposes of this Section, "thermal paper" means paper with bisphenol A added to the coating. (b) Beginning January 1, 2020, no person shall manufacture, for sale in this State, thermal…

(415 ILCS 5/22.62) Sec. 22.62. TRI-PFAS; incineration. (a) As used in this Section: "Incineration" includes, but is not limited to, burning, combustion, pyrolysis, gasification, or the use of an acid recovery furnace or oxidizer, ore roaster, cement kiln, lightweight aggregate ki…

(415 ILCS 5/22.63) Sec. 22.63. Rules for placement of limestone residual materials. The Board shall adopt rules for the placement of limestone residual materials generated from the treatment of drinking water by a municipal utility in an underground limestone mine located in whol…

(415 ILCS 5/22.7) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1022.7) Sec. 22.7. (a) (Blank). (b) The Board may adopt regulations relating to a state contingency plan which are not identical in substance to federal regulations promulgated by the Administrator of the United States Environmental Prote…

(415 ILCS 5/22.8) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1022.8) Sec. 22.8. Environmental Protection Permit and Inspection Fund. (a) There is hereby created in the State Treasury a special fund to be known as the Environmental Protection Permit and Inspection Fund. All fees collected by the Age…

(415 ILCS 5/22.9) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1022.9) Sec. 22.9. Special waste determinations. (a) (Blank.) (b) Not later than December 1, 1990, the Pollution Control Board shall, pursuant to Title VII of the Act, adopt regulations that establish standards and criteria for classifyin…

(415 ILCS 45/23) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 523) Sec. 23. Authority is hereby vested in the Illinois Pollution Control Board to conduct hearings on complaints charging that any public water supply owner, owner's manager or agent, official custodian, municipal, state or other officia…

(415 ILCS 60/23) (from Ch. 5, par. 823) Sec. 23. Subpoenas. The Director may issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses or the production of books, documents, records, or other information in the State at any hearing affecting the privilege granted by license, certific…

(415 ILCS 5/23) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1023) Sec. 23. The General Assembly finds that excessive noise endangers physical and emotional health and well-being, interferes with legitimate business and recreational activities, increases construction costs, depresses property values,…

(415 ILCS 45/23.1) Sec. 23.1. Administrative citations. (a) Violations of the requirement set forth in paragraph (3) of subsection (b) of Section 1.1 of this Act shall be enforceable by administrative citation under this Section or as otherwise provided in this Act. (b) If Agency…

(415 ILCS 60/24) (from Ch. 5, par. 824) Sec. 24. Criminal Penalties. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, any person violating any provisions of this Act or regulations adopted thereunder is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor with a fine of not less than $5,000. (b) A r…

(415 ILCS 5/24) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1024) Sec. 24. No person shall emit beyond the boundaries of his property any noise that unreasonably interferes with the enjoyment of life or with any lawful business or activity, so as to violate any regulation or standard adopted by the …

(415 ILCS 60/24.1) (from Ch. 5, par. 824.1) Sec. 24.1. Administrative actions and penalties. (1) The Director is authorized after an opportunity for an administrative hearing to suspend, revoke, or modify any license, permit, special order, registration, or certification issued u…

(415 ILCS 12/25) Sec. 25. Home rule. No home rule municipality with a population of less than 2,000,000 or home rule county may provide for the collection of recyclable materials in a manner less restrictive than the provisions of this Act. This Act is a limitation under subsecti…

(415 ILCS 170/25) Sec. 25. Survey. (a) On or before January 1, 2022, and on or before January 1 of each of the 5 years thereafter, the Office of the State Fire Marshal shall conduct a survey of fire departments to determine: (1) Each fire department's name, Fire Department Identi…

(415 ILCS 60/25) (from Ch. 5, par. 825) Sec. 25. Continuity: Regulations adopted under laws repealed by enactment of this Act shall remain in full force and effect. (Source: P.A. 81-197.)

(415 ILCS 200/25) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-800) 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 stri…

(415 ILCS 52/25) (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2044) Sec. 25. Committee technical assistance. The Prairie Research Institute's Illinois Sustainable Technology Center shall provide technical assistance to the Committee. (Source: P.A. 104-838, eff. 8-21-26.)…

(415 ILCS 165/25) Sec. 25. Jurisdictional wastewater authority; authority to enforce; civil penalties. (a) Jurisdictional wastewater authorities have the concurrent and exclusive authority to enforce this Act and to collect civil penalties for violations of this Act, subject to t…

(415 ILCS 160/25) Sec. 25. Requirements; underground natural gas storage facility operation. A person who operates an underground natural gas storage facility shall: (1) after the date any applicable safety standard established under this Act takes effect, comply with the require…

(415 ILCS 175/25) Sec. 25. Plan submission. The plan required by Section 15 shall be submitted not later than July 1, 2025 after the effective date of this Act. (Source: P.A. 103-372, eff. 1-1-24; 103-887, eff. 1-1-25.)

(415 ILCS 180/25) Sec. 25. Severability. The provisions of this Act shall be severable and if any phrase, clause, sentence, or provision of this Act or the applicability thereof to any person or circumstance shall be held invalid, the remainder of this Act and the application the…

(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 5/25) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1025) Sec. 25. The Board, pursuant to the procedures prescribed in Title VII of this Act, may adopt regulations prescribing limitations on noise emissions beyond the boundaries of the property of any person and prescribing requirements and …

(415 ILCS 135/25) Sec. 25. Powers and duties of the Agency and Board. (a) The Agency shall have all of the general powers reasonably necessary and convenient to carry out this Act, including, but not limited to, the power to: (1) Take actions and enter into agreements necessary t…

(415 ILCS 130/25) Sec. 25. Findings and recommendations to the Governor. (a) Upon completion of the public hearings conducted pursuant to subsection (c) of Section 20, the House Committee and Senate Committee shall each prepare a report containing its findings and recommendations…

(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 135/250) Sec. 250. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 90-502, eff. 8-19-97; text omitted.)

(415 ILCS 5/25a-1) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1025a-1) Sec. 25a-1. At least 60 days before beginning the decommissioning of any nuclear power plant located in this State, the owner or operator of the plant shall file, for information purposes only, a copy of the decommissioning plan…

(415 ILCS 5/25b) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1025b) Sec. 25b. Any person, corporation or public authority intending to construct a nuclear steam-generating facility or a nuclear fuel reprocessing plant shall file with the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Se…

(415 ILCS 5/25b-1) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1025b-1) Sec. 25b-1. (a) The General Assembly finds: (1) That many industrial facilities in the State may be emitting or discharging toxic chemicals into the environment on an ongoing basis, and that such releases may pose a chronic thre…

(415 ILCS 5/25b-2) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1025b-2) Sec. 25b-2. (a) Facilities which are required to file toxic chemical release forms with the State pursuant to Section 313 of the federal Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986 shall file such forms with the I…

(415 ILCS 5/25b-3) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1025b-3) Sec. 25b-3. In cooperation with the United States Environmental Protection Agency, the Agency shall provide in a computer data base an Illinois Toxic Chemical Inventory. The Inventory shall be based on the toxic chemical release…

(415 ILCS 5/25b-5) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1025b-5) Sec. 25b-5. Review of toxic chemical status. The Agency shall periodically review the status of toxic chemicals and types of facilities covered under the reporting requirements of Section 313 of the federal Emergency Planning an…

(415 ILCS 5/25b-6) Sec. 25b-6. Failure to receive toxic chemical release form; notice. Prior to taking action pursuant to Title VIII for a violation of Section 25b-2 of this Act, the Agency shall issue, no earlier than August 1 of each year, by certified mail or personal service …

(415 ILCS 5/25c-1) Sec. 25c-1. Oil Spill Response Fund. (a) There is hereby created within the State treasury an interest-bearing special fund to be known as the Oil Spill Response Fund. There shall be deposited into the Fund all monies recovered as reimbursement for response cos…

(415 ILCS 5/25d-1) Sec. 25d-1. Definitions. For the purposes of this Title, the terms "community water system", "non-community water system", "potable", "private water system", and "semi-private water system" have the meanings ascribed to them in the Illinois Groundwater Protecti…

(415 ILCS 5/25d-10) Sec. 25d-10. Avoiding duplication. The Agency shall take whatever steps it deems necessary to eliminate the potential for duplicative notices required by this Title and Section 9.1 of the Illinois Groundwater Protection Act. (Source: P.A. 94-314, eff. 7-25-05.…

(415 ILCS 5/25d-2) Sec. 25d-2. Contaminant evaluation. The Agency shall evaluate releases of contaminants whenever it determines that the extent of soil, soil gas, or groundwater contamination may extend beyond the boundary of the site where the release occurred. The Agency shall…

(415 ILCS 5/25d-3) Sec. 25d-3. Notices. (a) Beginning January 1, 2006, if the Agency determines that: (1) Soil contamination beyond the boundary of the site where the release occurred, soil gas contamination beyond the boundary of the site where the release occurred, or both pose…

(415 ILCS 5/25d-4) Sec. 25d-4. Agency authority. Whenever the Agency determines that a public notice should be issued under this Title, the Agency has the authority to issue an information demand letter to the owner or operator of the site or facility where the release occurred o…

(415 ILCS 5/25d-5) Sec. 25d-5. Contamination information. Beginning July 1, 2006, the Agency shall make all of the following information available on the Internet: (i) Copies of all notifications given under Section 25d-3 of this Section. The copies must be indexed and the index …

(415 ILCS 5/25d-6) Sec. 25d-6. Agency coordination. Beginning January 1, 2006, the Agency shall coordinate with the Department of Public Health to provide training to regional and local health department staff on the use of the information posted on the Internet under Section 25d…

(415 ILCS 5/25d-7) Sec. 25d-7. Rulemaking. (a) Within 180 days after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly, the Agency shall evaluate the Board's rules and propose amendments to the rules as necessary to require potable water supply well surveys a…

(415 ILCS 5/25d-8) Sec. 25d-8. Liability. Except for willful and wanton misconduct, neither the State, the Director, nor any State employee shall be liable for any damages or injuries arising out of or resulting from any act or omission occurring under this amendatory Act of the …

(415 ILCS 5/25d-9) Sec. 25d-9. Admissibility. The Agency's giving of notice or failure to give notice under Section 25d-3 of this Title shall not be admissible for any purpose in any administrative or judicial proceeding. (Source: P.A. 94-314, eff. 7-25-05.)

(415 ILCS 5/26) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1026) Sec. 26. The Board may adopt such procedural rules as may be necessary to accomplish the purposes of this Act. In adopting such rules the Board shall follow the rulemaking procedures of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. Witho…