Chapter 415, ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY

(415 ILCS 5/59.4) Sec. 59.4. Report on the status and impact of carbon capture and sequestration. Beginning July 1, 2029, and every 5 years thereafter, the Agency shall submit a report to the Governor and General Assembly that includes, for each carbon dioxide capture project in …

(415 ILCS 5/59.5) Sec. 59.5. Prohibitions. (a) No person shall conduct a carbon sequestration activity without a permit issued by the Agency under Section 59.6. This prohibition does not apply to any carbon sequestration activity in existence and permitted by the United States En…

(415 ILCS 5/59.6) Sec. 59.6. Sequestration permit; application contents. An application to obtain a carbon sequestration permit under this Act shall contain, at a minimum, the following: (1) A map and accompanying description that clearly identifies the location of all carbon seq…

(415 ILCS 5/59.7) Sec. 59.7. Sequestration permit application fee. Upon submission of a sequestration facility permit application, and in addition to any other fees required by law, the sequestration operator shall remit to the Agency an initial, one-time permit application fee o…

(415 ILCS 5/59.8) Sec. 59.8. Public participation. Prior to issuing a permit for carbon sequestration activity, the Agency shall issue a public notice of the permit application and draft permit. The public notice shall include a link to a website where copies of the permit applic…

(415 ILCS 5/59.9) Sec. 59.9. Closure. The owner or operator of a carbon sequestration activity permitted in accordance with this Act shall monitor the site during the post-injection site care period, which shall be no less than 30 years after the last date of injection, as well a…

(415 ILCS 30/5a) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 116.115a) Sec. 5a. Designation of agents of the Department. The Department may designate and use full-time municipal, district, county or multiple-county health departments as its agents in the administration and enforcement of this Act an…

(415 ILCS 65/5a) Sec. 5a. Fertilizer; application restrictions. (a) No applicator for hire shall: (1) Apply phosphorus-containing fertilizer to a lawn, except as demonstrated to be necessary by a soil test that establishes that the soil is lacking in phosphorus when compared agai…

(415 ILCS 30/5b) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 116.115b) Sec. 5b. Local programs. This Act does not prohibit the enforcement of ordinances of units of local government which require the issuance of a water well construction permit and which establish a system for the inspection of wate…

(415 ILCS 60/6) (from Ch. 5, par. 806) Sec. 6. Registration. 1. Every pesticide which is distributed, sold, offered for sale within this State, delivered for transportation or transported in interstate commerce or between points within the State through any point outside the Stat…

(415 ILCS 45/6) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 506) Sec. 6. "Agency" means the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency. (Source: P.A. 78-810.)

(415 ILCS 30/6) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 116.116) Sec. 6. Rules and regulations. The Department shall adopt and amend rules and regulations reasonably necessary to effectuate the policy declared by this Act. Such rules and regulations shall provide criteria for the proper location…

(415 ILCS 90/6) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 991-6) Sec. 6. Grant program. The Agency shall establish a grant program for local governments that desire to provide a local or regional household hazardous waste collection center. Grants shall be authorized to cover collection center cos…

(415 ILCS 65/6) (from Ch. 5, par. 856) Sec. 6. This Act shall be administered and enforced by the Department. The Department may promulgate rules and regulations as necessary for the enforcement of this Act. The Department of Public Health must inform school boards and the owners…

(415 ILCS 10/6) (from Ch. 85, par. 5906) Sec. 6. In accordance with the provisions set forth in Section 11-19-7 of the Illinois Municipal Code and Section 5-1047 of the Counties Code, units of local government may provide by ordinance, license, contract or other means that the me…

(415 ILCS 75/6) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 986) Sec. 6. At the request of a unit of local government to which a siting approval application for a new pollution control facility for the storage, treatment or disposal of hazardous waste has been made, pursuant to Section 39.2 of the E…

(415 ILCS 15/6) (from Ch. 85, par. 5956) Sec. 6. Each county waste management plan adopted under Section 4 shall include a recycling program. Such recycling program: (1) shall be implemented throughout the county and include a time schedule for implementation of the program. (2) …

(415 ILCS 50/6) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 586) Sec. 6. (a) The county board shall adopt by ordinance or resolution all necessary standards, rules and regulations for the management or establishment of a wastewater land treatment site and may in addition to any other penalty which m…

(415 ILCS 105/6) (from Ch. 38, par. 86-6) Sec. 6. No person shall allow litter to accumulate upon real property, of which the person charged is the owner or tenant in control, in such a manner as to constitute a public nuisance or in such a manner that the litter may be blown or …

(415 ILCS 20/6) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 7056) Sec. 6. The Agency shall be the lead agency for implementation of this Act and shall have the following powers: (a) To provide technical and educational assistance for applications of technologies and practices which will minimize the…

(415 ILCS 25/6) (from Ch. 85, par. 1706) Sec. 6. Nothing in this Act shall affect or modify the liabilities of any owner or operator for damage to any publicly-owned or privately-owned property resulting from a discharge or removal of oil or other pollutants; nor shall this Act b…

(415 ILCS 95/6) (from Ch. 121, par. 466) Sec. 6. When the Department determines that the topography of the land will not permit adequate screening of existing junkyards or scrap processing facilities or junkyards or scrap processing facilities lawfully established but which becom…

(415 ILCS 55/6) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 7456) Sec. 6. (a) The Department with the cooperation of the Agency, the Department of Public Health, the Department of Agriculture and others as needed, shall develop, coordinate and conduct an education program for groundwater protection.…

(415 ILCS 85/6) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 7956) Sec. 6. Toxic Pollution Prevention Innovation Plan. (a) Beginning January 1, 1990, any person may submit to the Agency a plan which proposes to achieve toxic pollution prevention through the use of an innovative production process inv…

(415 ILCS 35/6) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 116.156) Sec. 6. Rules and regulations. The Department shall adopt and amend rules and regulations reasonably necessary to effectuate the policy declared by this Act. Such rules and regulations shall: (a) Provide criteria for the proper ins…

(415 ILCS 5/6.1) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1006.1) Sec. 6.1. The Department of Commerce and Community Affairs (now Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity) shall conduct studies of the effects of all State and federal sulfur dioxide regulations and emission standards on the…

(415 ILCS 95/6.5) Sec. 6.5. Eminent domain. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, any power granted under this Act to acquire property by condemnation or eminent domain is subject to, and shall be exercised in accordance with, the Eminent Domain Act. (Source: P.A. 94-1…

(415 ILCS 135/60) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) Sec. 60. Drycleaning facility license. (a) No person shall operate a drycleaning facility in this State without a license issued by the Council or Agency. Until July 1, 2020, the license required under this s…

(415 ILCS 160/60) Sec. 60. Saving clause. If any provision, clause, or phrase of this Act or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or application of this Act that can be given effect without the i…

(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 175/60) Sec. 60. Implementation. Six months following the date of the program approval, a manufacturer or representative organization shall implement a postconsumer paint collection plan approved in accordance with Section 15. (Source: P.A. 103-372, eff. 1-1-24.)

(415 ILCS 175/65) Sec. 65. Postconsumer paint from households and small businesses. (a) Delivery of leftover architectural paint by households and very small quantity generators to a collection site is authorized to the extent provided in the postconsumer paint program approved i…

(415 ILCS 135/65) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) Sec. 65. Drycleaning solvent tax. (a) A tax is imposed upon the use of drycleaning solvent by a person engaged in the business of operating a drycleaning facility in this State at the rate of $10 per gallon o…

(415 ILCS 160/65) Sec. 65. Department authority; enforcement. The Department shall have the authority to adopt reasonable rules as may be necessary from time to time in the proper administration and enforcement of this Act. (Source: P.A. 100-1172, eff. 1-4-19.)

(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 135/67) Sec. 67. Certification of registration. On and after January 1, 1998, no person shall engage in the business of selling drycleaning solvents in this State without a certificate of registration issued by the Department of Revenue. A person, officer or director of…

(415 ILCS 135/68) Sec. 68. Incorporation by reference. All of the provisions of Sections 2a and 2b of the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act shall apply to persons in the business of selling drycleaning solvents in this State to the same extent as if those Sections were included in th…

(415 ILCS 135/69) Sec. 69. Civil penalties. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, any person who violates any provision of this Act, any rule adopted under this Act, or any license or registration or term or condition thereof, or that violates any Council, Board, or c…

(415 ILCS 135/69.5) Sec. 69.5. Criminal penalties. In addition to all other civil and criminal penalties provided by law, any person who knowingly makes to the Agency or Department of Revenue an oral or written statement that is false, fictitious, or fraudulent and that is materi…

(415 ILCS 30/6a) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 116.116a) Sec. 6a. Prohibitions. Beginning January 1, 1988, no new non-community, semi-private or private water system well may be located within 200 feet of any potential primary or potential secondary source or any potential route. This …

(415 ILCS 20/6a) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 7056a) Sec. 6a. The Agency shall: (1) Work with nationally based consumer groups and trade associations to support the development of nationally recognized logos which may be used to indicate whether a container and any other consumer prod…

(415 ILCS 30/6b) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 116.116b) Sec. 6b. Assurance of potable water supply. Except as provided in Section 14.2 of the Environmental Protection Act, the owner of every potable water supply well which has been contaminated due to the actions of the owner or opera…

(415 ILCS 30/6c) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 116.116c) Sec. 6c. Public Health Water Permit Fund. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a special fund to be known as the Public Health Water Permit Fund. All fees collected by the Department pursuant to Section 6 of this Act sha…

(415 ILCS 90/7) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 991-7) Sec. 7. Evaluation and report. The Agency shall submit to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before January 1, 1995, a report evaluating the effectiveness of the programs provided under this Act including all of the followin…

(415 ILCS 55/7) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 7457) Sec. 7. (a) The Department, with the advice of the Committee and the Council, shall develop a coordinated groundwater data collection and automation program. The collected and automated data shall include but need not be limited to gr…

(415 ILCS 95/7) (from Ch. 121, par. 467) Sec. 7. (a) The Department may, in addition to any other remedies, initiate an appropriate action in the circuit court of the county in which a junkyard or scrap processing facility is located, to prevent the unlawful establishment, operat…

(415 ILCS 105/7) (from Ch. 38, par. 86-7) Sec. 7. No person shall abandon a motor vehicle on any highway, on any public property or on any private property of which he is not the owner or tenant in lawful possession in this State. The person to whom last was issued the certificat…

(415 ILCS 50/7) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 587) Sec. 7. Judicial review). Any person aggrieved by any final order, decision or determination of the county board or its duly appointed hearing officer is entitled to judicial review of the matter under the provisions of the Administrat…

(415 ILCS 75/7) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 987) Sec. 7. The Department may enter into contracts or agreements with individuals, corporations, hospitals, universities, not-for-profit corporations, governmental entities or other organizations whereby such individuals, organizations or…

(415 ILCS 65/7) (from Ch. 5, par. 857) Sec. 7. When an administrative hearing is held by the Department, the hearing officer, upon determination of any violation of this Act or rule or regulation, shall either refer the violation to the State's Attorney's office in the county whe…