Chapter 415, ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY

(415 ILCS 85/5) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 7955) Sec. 5. Toxic Pollution Prevention Assistance Program. There is hereby established a Toxic Pollution Prevention Assistance Program at the Illinois Sustainable Technology Center. The Center may establish cooperative programs with publi…

(415 ILCS 90/5) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 991-5) Sec. 5. Statewide plan. By March 1, 1995, the Agency shall develop a statewide household hazardous waste management plan that will ensure comprehensive collection and proper management of household hazardous waste from households in …

(415 ILCS 15/5) (from Ch. 85, par. 5955) Sec. 5. (a) Prior to adopting a waste management plan for submission to the Agency, the county shall form an advisory committee, which shall include representatives from municipalities within the county, citizen organizations, industry, th…

(415 ILCS 95/5) (from Ch. 121, par. 465) Sec. 5. The Department shall promulgate regulations governing the location, planting, construction and maintenance, including materials used in screening or fencing required by this Act. (Source: Laws 1967, p. 1927.)

(415 ILCS 45/5) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 505) Sec. 5. (a) "Public Water Supply" means all mains, pipes and structures through which water is obtained and distributed to the public, including wells and well structures, intakes and cribs, pumping stations, treatment plants, reservoi…

(415 ILCS 105/5) (from Ch. 38, par. 86-5) Sec. 5. No person shall dump, deposit, drop, throw, discard or otherwise dispose of litter from any motor vehicle upon any public highway, upon any public or private property or upon or into any river, lake, pond, stream or body of water …

(415 ILCS 145/5) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 5. Findings. The General Assembly finds that: Global climate change threatens the State's economy, public health, and environment. Units of local government across the State are endorsing the U.S. Confere…

(415 ILCS 120/5) Sec. 5. Purpose. The General Assembly declares that it is the public policy of the State to promote and encourage the use of electric vehicles as a means to improve air quality and reduce the risks from global warming in the State and to meet the requirements of …

(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 122/5) Sec. 5. Findings. The General Assembly finds that methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) presents substantial environmental risks to the water quality in Illinois, as well as to the public health, safety, and welfare of the people of the State of Illinois. (Source: P…

(415 ILCS 10/5) (from Ch. 85, par. 5905) Sec. 5. An annual report shall be prepared on the implementation, review and updating of the solid waste management plan. The report shall include the following: (a) An accounting of the quantity of waste received by those pollution contro…

(415 ILCS 135/5) Sec. 5. Definitions. As used in this Act: "Active drycleaning facility" means a drycleaning facility actively engaged in drycleaning operations and licensed under Section 60 of this Act. "Agency" means the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency. "Board" means t…

(415 ILCS 165/5) Sec. 5. Findings. The General Assembly finds that creating labeling standards for disposable wipes products will protect public health, the environment, water quality, and public infrastructure used for the collection, transport, and treatment of wastewater. It i…

(415 ILCS 35/5) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 116.155) Sec. 5. Department powers and duties. The Department has general supervision and authority over the installation of water well pumps and equipment and for the administration of this Act. With respect thereto it shall: (a) Adopt, pu…

(415 ILCS 160/5) Sec. 5. Definitions. As used in this Act, unless the context otherwise requires: "Commission" means the Illinois Commerce Commission. "Contaminant" means gas, salt water, or any other deleterious substance released from an underground natural gas storage facility…

(415 ILCS 30/5) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 116.115) Sec. 5. Department powers and duties. The Department has general supervision and authority over the location, construction and modification of water wells, closed loop wells and monitoring wells and for the administration of this A…

(415 ILCS 157/5) Sec. 5. Purpose; findings. (a) The purpose of this Act is to further the interest of the State of Illinois in Justice40, an initiative to deliver at least 40% of the overall benefits from federal investments in climate and clean energy to disadvantaged communitie…

(415 ILCS 155/5) Sec. 5. Legislative findings. The General Assembly finds that: (i) the principle of environmental justice requires that no segment of the population, regardless of race, national origin, age, or income, should bear disproportionately high or adverse effects of en…

(415 ILCS 61/5) Sec. 5. Definitions. In this Act: "Department" means the Department of Agriculture. "Pesticide" has the meaning given in the Illinois Pesticide Act. "Unit of local government" means a unit of local government, as defined in Article VII, Section 1 of the Illinois C…

(415 ILCS 25/5) (from Ch. 85, par. 1705) Sec. 5. The owner or operator of such facility from which oil or other pollutants are discharged in violation of Section 3 of this Act, shall be liable to such governmental body for the actual costs incurred for the removal of such oil or …

(415 ILCS 92/5) Sec. 5. Prohibition; definition; exceptions. (a) On and after July 1, 2010, no person may use, sell, manufacture, or distribute for sale any cleaning agent containing more than 0.5% phosphorus by weight, expressed as elemental phosphorus, in Illinois, except as ot…

(415 ILCS 75/5) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 985) Sec. 5. (a) Upon request by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, the Department shall conduct an initial assessment for any location designated as a Superfund Site. Such assessment shall be initiated within 60 days of the requ…

(415 ILCS 5/5) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1005) Sec. 5. Pollution Control Board. (a) There is hereby created an independent board to be known as the Pollution Control Board. On and after August 11, 2003 (the effective date of Public Act 93-509), the Board shall consist of 5 technica…

(415 ILCS 60/5) (from Ch. 5, par. 805) Sec. 5. Misbranded. The term misbranded shall apply: 1. To any pesticide or device designated as requiring registration by the Director under authority of this Act: A. If its labeling bears any statement or graphic representation relating to…

(415 ILCS 55/5) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 7455) Sec. 5. (a) There shall be established a Groundwater Advisory Council. The Council shall be composed of 9 public members appointed by the Governor, including 2 persons representing environmental interests, 2 persons representing indus…

(415 ILCS 52/5) (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2044) Sec. 5. Findings; policy. (a) The General Assembly finds that: (1) Current scientific research suggests that exposure to certain perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) may cause adverse human he…

(415 ILCS 55/5-5) Sec. 5-5. Mahomet Aquifer Council. (a) There shall be established a Mahomet Aquifer Council. The Council shall be composed of the following members: (1) one member of the Senate, appointed by the President of the Senate; (2) one member of the House of Representa…

(415 ILCS 45/5.1) Sec. 5.1. Class definitions. Except as otherwise provided by Agency rules adopted pursuant to subsection (2.5) of Section 1 of this Act: "Class A community water supply" means (i) any surface water community water supply and (ii) any community water supply that …

(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 160/50) Sec. 50. Federal moneys. The Department may apply for, accept, receive, and receipt for federal moneys for the State given by the federal government under the Federal Act for any purpose within the authority of the Department. The Department may also act as an a…

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

(415 ILCS 175/50) Sec. 50. Program plan submission fee. A manufacturer or representative organization submitting a program plan shall pay an administrative fee of $10,000 to the Agency at the time of submission. (Source: P.A. 103-372, eff. 1-1-24.)

(415 ILCS 135/50) Sec. 50. Cost recovery; enforcement. (a) The Agency may seek recovery from a potentially responsible party liable for a release that is the subject of a remedial action and for which the Fund has expended moneys for remedial action. The amount of recovery sought…

(415 ILCS 5/51) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1051) Sec. 51. If any Section, subsection, sentence or clause of this Act shall be adjudged unconstitutional, such adjudication shall not affect the validity of the Act as a whole or of any Section, subsection, sentence or clause thereof no…

(415 ILCS 5/52) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1052) Sec. 52. (a) No person shall fire, or in any other way discriminate against, or cause to be fired or discriminated against, any employee or any authorized representative of employees by reason of the fact that such employee or represe…

(415 ILCS 5/52.3-1) Sec. 52.3-1. Findings; purpose. (a) The General Assembly finds that: (1) During the last decade, considerable expertise in pollution prevention, sophisticated emissions monitoring and tracking techniques, compliance auditing methods, stakeholder involvement, a…

(415 ILCS 5/52.3-10) Sec. 52.3-10. Effect of amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly. Nothing contained in this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly shall remove any liability for any operation, site, or facility operating without any required legal permit or authoriza…

(415 ILCS 5/52.3-2) Sec. 52.3-2. Agency authority; scope of agreement. (a) The Agency may enter into an initial Environmental Management System Agreement with any person regulated under this Act to implement innovative environmental measures that relate to or involve provisions o…

(415 ILCS 5/52.3-3) Sec. 52.3-3. Effect of Environmental Management System Agreements. (a) An Environmental Management System Agreement shall operate in lieu of all applicable requirements under Illinois and federal environmental statutes, regulations, and existing permits that a…

(415 ILCS 5/52.3-4) Sec. 52.3-4. Performance assurance. (a) The Agency shall ensure that each Environmental Management System Agreement contains appropriate provisions for performance assurance. Those provisions may specify types of performance guarantees to be provided by the pa…

(415 ILCS 5/52.3-5) Sec. 52.3-5. Effect of amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly. Nothing contained in this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly shall remove any liability for any operation, site, or facility operating without any required legal permit or authorizati…

(415 ILCS 5/52.5) Sec. 52.5. Microbead-free waters. (a) As used in this Section: "Over the counter drug" means a drug that is a personal care product that contains a label that identifies the product as a drug as required by 21 CFR 201.66. An "over the counter drug" label include…

(415 ILCS 5/53) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1053) Sec. 53. (a) The General Assembly finds: (1) that used and waste tires constitute a growing solid waste problem of considerable magnitude that is exacerbated by the fact that tires do not readily degrade or decompose; (2) that the acc…

(415 ILCS 5/54) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1054) Sec. 54. For the purposes of this Title, except as the context otherwise clearly requires, the words and terms defined in the Sections which follow this Section and precede Section 55 shall have the meanings given therein. Words and t…

(415 ILCS 5/54.01) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1054.01) Sec. 54.01. "Altered tire" means a used tire which has been altered so that it is no longer capable of holding accumulations of water, including, but not limited to, used tires that have been shredded, chopped, drilled with hole…

(415 ILCS 5/54.02) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1054.02) Sec. 54.02. "Converted tire" means a used tire which has been manufactured into a usable commodity other than a tire. "Conversion" or "converting" means action which produces a converted tire. Usable products manufactured from t…

(415 ILCS 5/54.03) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1054.03) Sec. 54.03. "Covered tire" means a used tire located in a building, vehicle or facility with a roof extending over the tire, or securely located under a material so as to preclude exposure to precipitation. (Source: P.A. 86-452.…

(415 ILCS 5/54.04) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1054.04) Sec. 54.04. "Disposal" means the placement of used tires into or on any land or water except as an integral part of systematic reuse or conversion in the regular course of business. (Source: P.A. 86-452.)

(415 ILCS 5/54.05) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1054.05) Sec. 54.05. "New tire" means a tire which has never been placed on a vehicle wheel rim. (Source: P.A. 86-452.)

(415 ILCS 5/54.06) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1054.06) Sec. 54.06. "Processing" means the altering, converting or reprocessing of used or waste tires. (Source: P.A. 86-452.)